Microsoft, Adobe confident there is room for Silverlight, Flash

Exec at OSBC speaks of a symbiotic relationship between the HTML5 standard and proprietary plug-ins for Web applications... more

Microsoft says its contentious relationship with open source is changing

At OSBC, a company exec noted that Microsoft relies upon a diverse ecosystem that includes open source to satisfy customers... more

Java founder emphasizes Oracle's commitment

James Gosling, formerly of Sun, also touts latest version of Java Enterprise Edition... more

Java pioneer distances himself from JCP

James Gosling is scheduled to talk up enterprise Java at conference, but says the Java amendment process has gotten 'complicated'... more

What users want from Oracle's Java Community Process

Skeptics fear Oracle will continue a heavy-handed tradition, while some see open source efforts starting to sideline the JCP... more

Microsoft embraces HTML5 specification in IE9

The move could be at odds with company's promotion of its own Silverlight RIA technology... more

Novell's Mono project bringing .Net development to Android

Developers for the Mono project also are readying a version of Silverlight for Apple's iPhone... more

Microsoft touts Windows Phone 7 Series and Silverlight 4

The company showed off tools and demos during a presentation at the Mix10 conference... more

People Power pushes 'green' wireless apps

Startup introduces developer's kit for building systems to help reduce energy consumption in buildings... more

Microsoft to offer Web analytics for Silverlight

Rich Internet plug-in technology to get open source analysis framework at Mix10 conference... more

Microsoft releases MVC upgrade for building Web apps

ASP.Net MVC 2 provides improved Visual Studio tooling support, strongly typed HTML helpers, and enhanced model validation support ... more

Google opens Google Apps Marketplace

Third-party developers can integrate with Google's own applications... more

Android native development kit updated

OpenGL ES 2.0 added to package enabling developers to build performance-critical parts of an app in native code... more

Eclipse restructures Mylyn task-focused interface project

Open source Mylyn getting different subprojects that should give developers more integration and features... more

Appcelerator releases Titanium cross-platform app dev technology

Titanium lets developers build native apps for both desktop and mobile devices using Web techniques... more

IBM looks to pair security technologies for software development

Former Watchfire and Ounce Labs capabilities would be partnered in an enterprise-level product to be released later this year... more

Microsoft puts its stamp on cross-platform link to ALM server

Visual Studio Team Explorer 2010, based on Teamprise technology acquired from SourceGear, enables TFS to serve as an ALM server for multiple platforms... more

IBM and Eclipse efforts focus on OSGi modularity

Big Blue looks to boost app server while Eclipse ponders framework based on the Java module system... more

Opera 10.50 browser features boosted speed and improved HTML5 support

The company claims its newest browser version is the fastest ever for Windows computers... more

Software AG finds 4GL and Eclipse to be a Natural fit

Company offers NaturalOne IDE for the decades-old language... more