James Borck
James R. Borck is senior contributing editor of the InfoWorld Test Center.
by James Borck
Before hitching up with Windows Phone and Windows 8, Microsoft's cross-platform rich Internet application framework gets a modest upgrade... more
Silverlight challenges the RIA supremacy of Flash, Flex, and AIR with superior development tools and design tool integration... more
Fresh out of beta, Flash Builder 4 delivers time-saving tools that speed data delivery for Flex apps, streamlines testing and workflow for Flash and AIR... more
InfoWorld's 2009 Bossies spotlight today's Top 40 open source products for business and IT pros... more
Adobe Flex 4 SDK, Flash Builder 4, and Flash Catalyst betas close the gap between great UI design and rich Internet application development... more
Multilingual ActiveState Komodo 5.0 conquers Perl, PHP, Python, and Ruby projects with strong debug facilities, excellent code control, and an unbeatable set of utilities... more
Version 1.5 of Adobe's cross-platform, desktop-integrated RIA framework bolsters the business case with database encryption and sweetens the deal with Flash and speed improvements... more
Jitterbit 2.0 impresses with easy GUI for mastering migration projects, while Talend Open Studio 3.0 scales gracefully to meet enterprise integration demands... more
Sun's new rich Internet application framework should be a hit with Java developers, but the promising preview trails Adobe Flex/AIR and Microsoft Silverlight... more
New Enterprise Edition delivers SMB-worthy features at a rock-bottom price, but key shortcomings make it a poor match for large sales and service teams... more
Version 3.0 of the Eclipse-based Flex IDE hits the high notes with real-time charting, wizards for data binding and Web services, new tools for app profiling, and support for AIR; Creative Suite integration could use improvement... more
Adobe's rich Internet application toolkit lifts Flash and AJAX out of the browser and onto the desktop; debut release shines with light technical requirements and good features, though security and OS integration could go deeper... more
Microsoft-centric suite offers a respectable low-cost entry into BPM with tools for graphical process design, Web services support, and good administration with minimal technical requirements... more
Lombardi Teamworks 6 Enterprise sets the curve with superior simulation and analysis tools, nicely integrated performance monitoring, and unmatched ease of development for IT and business users... more
Duelling ESB suites continue to advance on service-oriented integration, offering a choice between simple and affordable or sophisticated and costly ... more
MIMEsweeper Web Appliance offers solid, plug-and-play protection against Internet malware and data leaks... more
Innovative Microsoft-centric suite wades into shallow waters of business process management ... more
Ensure relevant data gets channeled to the right people by giving users greater control over the data flow... more
Coral8 Engine 4.6 speeds deployment of complex event processing with easy SQL-like programming... more
Enriched suite yields a crop of enhancements... more
