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  • Microsoft Windows architect says ditch the kernel

    The key may not be in throwing more energy into refining techniques such as parallel programming, but rather rethinking the basic abstractions that make up the operating systems model.Today's computers don't get enough performance out of their…
  • Startup offers EMC Centera data migration services

    The services use software with a standards-based API, which the company said ensures that data integrity complies with regulatory rules.Interlock CEO Gary Lieberman said the company's new service, also offered via consultancy GlassHouse…
  • Microsoft launches Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview

    That update was notable for adding other Windows 7 features, such as that operating system's ribbon-style interface, to Vista last year.The preview will not run on Windows XP, the operating system that accounts for more than 71% of all…
  • Twitter @anywhere to let publishers embed tweets into websites

    Twitter plans to launch a new platform that lets web publishers display 'tweets' on their sites more broadly and easily than is possible today via the company's APIs (application programming interfaces).
  • Ex-Sun XML envangelist Tim Bray joins Google

    Bray said he admired for the Android project for being open source, for its application programming interfaces, and for the fact that it competes with Apple's iPhone.The iPhone vision of the mobile Internet's future" is "a sterile Disney-fied…
  • Microsoft shuffles web browsers on ballot screen

    The ballot appears on Windows PCs where Internet Explorer (IE) is set as the default browser, and lets users download and install rivals, including Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari and others.Last week, Rob Weir, an IBM software architect who had…

Latest Features

  • How virtual servers make the cloud more elastic

    From a software programming perspective, the virtualisation layer supports all variants of Linux running unmodified from their original distribution. Q offering simplified cluster installation and management; and scaling up aggregation and…
  • Overlooked online threats

    A more complex attack could involve modifying the programming in the router to forward encrypted traffic, log passwords or make changes to the machines attached to the router by exploiting known security issues there.The mechanismHome routers are…
  • Google Go gets the thumbs up from developers

    Less than four months after its unveiling at an early, experimental stage, Google Go looks promising to developers who say it offers significant improvements over other programming languages. Less than four months after its unveiling at an early…
  • Microsoft vs. Google: The empire strikes back

    Further, Azure's close relationship with the Windows programming environment means developers can use familiar client-side tools to develop cloud services, including Microsoft's flagship Visual Studio IDE.
  • Active Directory: 10 years old and thinking cloud

    NGAD also is a reshaping of the programming model for Active Directory.But it all started on 17 February, 2000, with the official release of Windows 2000, which featured the first ever network directory from Microsoft.Directory technology had…
  • Managing networks is still about problem solving

    So, finding the best switch equipment began looking like not so much a cost decision as an ease-of-use consideration in terms of switch management.The college chose the Enterasys B and C Series switches mainly because out of the vendor options…
 

How-Tos

  • How to secure your data in the cloud

    The Cloud Security Alliance has taken a second run at creating recommendations for businesses to follow in order to better secure cloud services.The new document aligns CSA's definition of cloud computing with that of the National Institute of…
  • How to DoS a federal wiretap

    They say that they could get the same results by programming a computer to make seven VoIP calls per second or to fire off 42 SMS messages per second. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania say they've discovered a way to circumvent the…
  • Five ways to improve website uptime

    Use better programming methodsOne emerging method of dealing with traffic problems is to program using techniques that can withstand spikes. Many of those mechanisms involve the use of advanced programming techniques to address site-to-site…
  • How to manage multivendor virtualisation

    Automation is a key part of that, with features such as application dependency mapping, change management and live migration becoming increasingly critical as enterprises scale out their virtualization infrastructures.At Tenzing, working smart…
  • Cutting the costs of VoIP

    But if that solution requires significant training and programming and support is mediocre, it may be worth spending the extra money to go with a solution that is not open source.VoIP cost metricsNemertes tracks VoIP costs in the following…
  • Case Study: Data centre moving day: REJIS makes it a smooth one

    The organisation now handles more than 200 different government clients for applications development and it supports more than a dozen different programming languages.Tip: "Put staff at various remote locations during the move," says Eric Gorham…

Reviews

  • PHP code tools round up

    Since October 2009, the TIOBE Programming Community Index has PHP holding third place, behind Java and C, among programming languages overall. Workloads of that magnitude demand a serious programming language and supporting environment.
  • Eclipse PDT review

    There are numerous IDEs based on Eclipse, and countless programming language projects have been crafted in Eclipse IDEs. There are numerous IDEs based on Eclipse, and countless programming language projects have been crafted in Eclipse IDEs.
  • Ashampoo Office 2010 review

    The sole difference is that Ashampoo's version is less expensive and does not include BasicMaker, the programming language add-on. Perform the usual office productivity tasks with Ashampoo Office 2010, a cheaper but somewhat less feature-rich…
  • Microsoft Zune HD

    HD radio delivers cleaner sound than analogue FM does, and allows stations to broadcast additional channels with different programming. The Zune HD is a huge step forward for Microsoft's Zune line, but you still have to pay extra for some of the…
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 review

    Companies can employ this capability to build You-Tube-like sites, but without the need for programming or additional applica-tions.According to Microsoft, accessibility was a highly requested new feature, and from my testing the company listened.
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server OS review

    Sitting in userspace, the GCD is designed to allow Apple's Snow Leopard to be more efficient in its use of memory and resources for programming needs.It does this by allowing apps that can sense the GCD to spawn threads that are very small…

White Papers

  • Oracle Database 11g Product Family

    They're available on a choice of operating systems and include a common set of application development tools and programming interfaces. Oracle Database 11g is available in a variety of editions tailored to meet the business and IT needs of all…
  • Customer success story: Sony Pictures Entertainment

    As a result, the sector is under increasing to capture and retain audiences with fresh, innovative programming.This presents companies such as SPE with two key challenges: to produce new content quickly in response to market needs; and second, to…
  • Strategies for Simplifying .NET Application Deployment

    By abstracting a number of low-level functions, the .NET framework also frees developers to more rapidly deploy internal business solutions customized to the specific requirements of their employees, processes, and IT environment.Overview of the…
  • Not All .NET Enabled ERP Solutions Are Created Equal

    Programmers can chose from several different programming languages, such as C#, VB .NET, J#, Net Express and others. The Microsoft .NET strategy continues to confuse many users and vendors due to the lack of understanding surrounding the technology.
  • Strategies for Streamlining J2EE Application Deployment

    In an effort to improve the responsiveness and cost-effectiveness with which they bring new applications to market, many businesses utilise the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE), which provides a way to rapidly develop distributed…
  • Softheon's Medicare Part D Solution: PDP from Enrollment through Exceptions and Appeals

    These field definitions are tailored to each document type, but without requiring any programming to set up the folder templates or to change fields in the future. This inherent flexibility in the Softheon Framework allowed a quick adoption of this…
 
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