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Review of 2008: A Developer's PerspectiveThe year that's just ended was a terrific one for the proliferation of new technologies and frameworks. I have been hearing a lot about the following technologies in the year 2008: mashups, cloud computing, domain modeling, Eclipse - especially Equinox, Single Sourcing, and EclipseLink.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 02-Jan-2009 18:45
Hybrid Software Development: Producting Results
With a global recession potentially looming, software development managers are being asked to slash resource budgets in 2009 while maintaining schedules. When you need to deliver more features with fewer coding resources, there is only one answer: hybrid development. Hybrid software development involves the combination of internally developed code with external code from vendors, partners, and, especially, the open source community.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 31-Dec-2008 00:00
Cloud Computing Journal: Distributed Computing and Virtualization
Most Cloud providers let you run apps of any kind on their compute, store, and connectivity resources. Salesforce, which up until now limited themselves to their own apps for SFA and CRM, has declared itself a Cloud Computing company. In their case they really are a Cloud Computing Company, but I am going to try to outline this whole phenomenon and discussion in terms that I can relate to. Perhaps you can to.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 30-Dec-2008 13:30
Lowering TCO Through .NET Application Management
Today's fast-paced business environment has put pressure on organizations to develop and maintain applications at an unsurpassed rate to drive increased employee productivity, company revenue, and customer satisfaction. The ultimate goal is to improve operational efficiencies while lowering total cost of ownership (TCO) and increase return on investment.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 29-Dec-2008 17:45
Microsoft Dabbles in Open Source
Microsoft has started an open source blogging engine dubbed Oxite, targeted initially at developers who want to learn ASP.NET MVC. Microsoft allows that the community could push it out for consumers. The Oxite FAQ asks why we need another blog engine and answers that "At the time of this post, there currently aren't any big ASP.NET MVC example applications. Oxite is meant to be a good example to learn about ASP.NET MVC. At the same time, we think it is a useful sample to get a site of your own going too."
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 16-Dec-2008 04:00
Taleo Selects OpSource to Deliver On-Demand Talent Management Solution
OpSource has announced that Taleo will leverage OpSource On-Demand to deliver Taleo Business Edition Platform. Taleo Business Edition is the company?s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering consisting of recruiting and performance management solutions for small and medium businesses (SMBs). When Taleo decided to outsource SaaS delivery for its SMB client base they needed a scalable solution they could depend on to meet performance requirements and eliminate the large upfront costs of a data center.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 16-Dec-2008 01:00
MyEclipse 7.0: Delivers a Comprehensive Environment for AJAX and Web Services
Genuitec has announced the production release of MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench 7.0. The new release, built upon Eclipse 3.4.1/Ganymede, delivers a comprehensive environment for AJAX and Web Services in the Eclipse space. In addition, MyEclipse 7.0 is delivered on top of the Pulse Eclipse Management Platform. This platform allows users to customize and maintain their MyEclipse environments both at the individual and corporate level.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 11-Dec-2008 18:14
Servoy 4.1: Eclipse Plug-in for Cloud Computing
Servoy has introduced Servoy 4.1 featuring a single code base development and deployment for desktop and Web applications. Servoy 4.1 is an update to Servoy 4.0, an Eclipse plug-in, enabling Servoy developers to produce enterprise-level applications using a standards-based IDE (Integrated Development Environment), including building iPhone applications.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 11-Dec-2008 09:45
Using Aspects to Unit-Test the Integration of Third-Party Components
Unit testing is hard. There I said it. Although I have been developing software for the past 18 years I still find that putting my applications through their paces via unit testing is difficult. I have learned the lesson (I'm sure like many of you) the hard way. Unit testing is probably the most important part of software development. We all get caught in the trap once in a while when we believe that there is no need to test a piece of software we just wrote.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 04-Dec-2008 03:30
Concurrent Enhances RedHawk Linux
Concurrent has announced a new version of its RedHawk Linux real-time operating system, RedHawk version 5.2. The upgraded RedHawk Linux provides features such as the Precision Time Protocol standard and improved application performance on Non-Uniform Memory Architecture (NUMA) platforms. Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is an IEEE time-transfer standard that provides for very precise synchronization of multiple systems on a network.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 03-Dec-2008 00:00
Inside Sun's Java Training Classrooms
As a software journalist, there are times when certain vendors will shut the door on reporting opportunities that might represent too much of an "inside view" of their technology or their organization. I've been to more developer events than I can remember where I've been handed a large red or yellow press badge so that I can be easily identified and kept out of the inner sanctums reserved for customers or employees.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 02-Dec-2008 22:45
Virtualization 2.0 Is All About Manageability
With virtual infrastructures becoming prevalent in production environments and often supporting critical business services, the second phase of virtualization is here. In Virtualization 2.0, it's all about manageability. The shifting emphasis to business service management rather than just virtual machine management means that it is no longer sufficient to simply monitor the uptime or resource usage of virtual machines and servers and believe that the entire IT infrastructure is working well.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 01-Dec-2008 18:45
Cloud Computing Expo: Intel?s New Chip is Here
Intel?s most complex x86 desktop chip ever, a tiny part loaded with an incredible 731 million transistors that?s been five years in the making, has been released to the most dubious demand environment ever, especially for desktops ? dubious enough for Intel to have cut its guidance last week. We?re talking here about the first of the company?s long-expected new-microarchitecture Nehalem chips, officially called Core i7, its first AMD-like ?true? quad with all four cores on a single sliver of silicon and ? also AMD-like ? no front-side bus.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 21-Nov-2008 19:00
Final Results of 2008 JCP Executive Committees Elections Are Out
The Java Community Process (JCP) Program Management Office has announced the final results of the 2008 JCP Executive Committees (EC) elections. After two ballot rounds ? for ratified and elected seats ? the winners are Ericsson, SpringSource, SAP, Intel, and Werner Keil for the Java SE/EE EC and Nokia, Philips, IBM, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB and Sean Sheedy for the Java ME EC.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 19-Nov-2008 15:00
New ILOG JViews 8.5 Offers Eclipse Integration and Support for RIA
ILOG has announced ILOG JViews 8.5, the latest version of ILOG?s Java-based visualization suite, with new features that enhance the creation of Rich Internet Applications as well as desktop applications. ILOG JViews 8.5 adds support for the Eclipse platform including the new ILOG JViews Graph Layout module, and additional support for Ajax frameworks to help developers build interactive user displays for RIA faster. With seven modules targeting diagrams, charts, graph layout and map displays, ILOG JViews demonstrates ILOG?s role as innovator and industry leader in providing solutions for high-end visualization applications, such as large-scale industrial monitoring systems or Web-enabled road traffic information systems.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 18-Nov-2008 20:00
Cisco Aims Higher Even Than Cloud Computing
"It's a chance for Cisco to participate on a bigger scale, helping to bring peace to the world. Is that too big a dream?...(long pause)...Maybe." With that thought Cisco CEO John Chambers ends an interview published this week by BusinessWeek in which he reveals that Cisco's cloud computing ambitions are nothing compared to its terrestrial goal, which is "to become the best company in the world, and the best company for the world."
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 15-Nov-2008 14:35
EMC Creates New Category: Cloud Optimized Storage
With today's EMC announcement of their cloud optimized storage (COS) platform called Atmos, we are starting to see the first time an enterprise ready attempt at a global cloud storage system. For the most part, these types of global distributed file systems have been what Chuck Hollis at EMC described as home grown solutions built by academics or hobbyists.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 12-Nov-2008 04:00
Recession of 2008 Made "Cloud Computing" the New Hot Topic
Cloud computing has replaced virtualization as the new hot topic of 2008. Yet underneath the headlines a very basic shift is taking place in the network that promises even more conversations in the very near future. Let?s call this shift the rise of infrastructure 2.0 or the result of escalating pressures on an already tired network infrastructure.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 01-Nov-2008 03:15
Mezeo Personal Cloud Storage Enables Service Providers To Monetize Online Storage Market
Mezeo Software Corporation has announced its first deployable online file sharing and collaboration solution, Mezeo Personal Cloud Storage. Built upon the Mezeo platform currently in production at KDDI, Mezeo PCS enables service providers to quickly leverage the online file storage market and offer their own branded file service solution. Mobile operators, ISPs, converged telcos and managed hosters will find Mezeo of particular interest; it provides them an immediate entry into valuable services boost revenue and drive customer retention.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 30-Oct-2008 19:15
XAware Adds Support For Eclipse 3.4
XAware has announced its upgraded support for Eclipse 3.4. This enhancement gives developers and architects the ability to use the latest version of the Eclipse development environment as they create composite data services for service-oriented architecture (SOA), rich Internet applications (RIA) and software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. A stable release is available immediately, and general availability is scheduled for early December.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 29-Oct-2008 19:45
Divide and Conquer: Open Source and SaaS Take on Enterprise Software
Enterprise software is under attack. Traditional infrastructure players like BEA are seeing their core products replaced with free open source projects, while traditional application vendors like Oracle/Siebel are being displaced by SaaS. But is this a slugfest with only one winner? Will SaaS and open source ultimately turn against each other for dominance of the software business model ? WWF Smack Down style ? where the once united tag team, after conquering their opponent, starts to fight between themselves?
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 29-Oct-2008 19:15
Cleanest 58' Sea Ray Sedan Bridge at the 2008 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
This boat has a comprehensive Passport Premire Warranty good into 2012. This 58 Sedan only has 195 hours of use on her optional 900 MAN engines. The engines and generator were just dealer serviced! She is truly turn key. Ready to be enjoyed with options like the DSS Satellite TV system, hydraulic marine lift swim platform, forward deck sunpad and flybridge TV. These are in addition to all the great Sea Ray standard features. "Fuyacht" will be on display at the Marine Max slip during the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 29-Oct-2008 13:15
SOA World Expo: Nexaweb Adds Reusable Framework to Enterprise Web Suite
Nexaweb has announced the Nexaweb Reference Framework, a new addition to its flagship Enterprise Web Suite, engineered to reduce the time, costs, and architectural decisions associated with modernizing business applications and bringing them to the Web. The Nexaweb Reference Framework offers customers a set of development constructs that form the foundation of applications.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 29-Oct-2008 03:00
Cloud Computing Bootcamp: Microsoft's Azure Bullet Points
Microsoft have done far more than simply follow others. They have created a complete new platform that leverages much of what the likes of Amazon, Google, Sales Force, Open Social API, all are doing in their own spaces but bringing them together. While sign-ups are being accepted to test this new platform, details on pricing are not available, so we have no real way to compare how more expensive or cheaper it is going to say switch storing our data in Microsoft's Azure platform compared to say Amazon's S3 or Nirvanix. But this announcement will definitely appease the .NET developers and have them all breath a sign of relief that their favourite big brother hasn't let them down and forced them to learn python to utilize Google's App Engine.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 28-Oct-2008 22:45
rPath Founder & CEO to Present at SYS-CON's Cloud Computing Expo
Today, offerings such as Amazon Web Services' Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) are providing a new model for on demand compute resources based on virtual machines. Virtual appliances are a natural deployment vehicle for this type of infrastructure, allowing a clean separation between the memory, compute, and storage resources managed by the appliance provider and the complete software stack managed by the end user. Virtual appliances also allow a simple transition from internal virtualization clusters to outsourced providers, enabling capacity spikes to be handled. This session will showcase the tremendous flexibility, scalability, and financial savings that result from leveraging virtual appliances and cloud computing. Billy Marshall, CEO and founder of rPath will present a real life case study on KnowledgeTree, a document management provider, to examine the implementation of this strategy.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 26-Oct-2008 03:00
Why Cloud Computing Will Save IT From the "Recession of 2008"
Well, ignoring what Larry Ellison and Richard Stallman think about it, Cloud Computing will be "the" technology that gets Wall Street and other IT organizations out of the ?Recession of 2008? and it will be "the" ultimate cost-cutting solution for every IT organization around the world, small or large. We recently moved our mid size blog site from five Dell blades which were housed in the data center of a hosting company to the Amazon Cloud, simply and smoothly. Never mind the actual cost we initially paid for the hardware and we won't have in the future, guess what happened to our $1,700 per month hosting fees? Went down to pennies overnight!
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 25-Oct-2008 20:00
Java, Security, and Open Source
Now that a significant number of JSRs are being developed as open source projects, I thought it would be interesting to explore the implications of this for security. First, let's start with the basics. Security is fundamental to the Java platform ? it's built in to the Java Language and the Java Virtual Machine specifications.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 24-Oct-2008 11:45
The Next Wave of Virtualization
Virtualization adoption in the desktop and datacenter space has been rampant over the past few years given the popular benefits that the technology has to offer. Classical virtualization benefits are numerous and result in savings on many levels. The ability to host multiple server environments, each as a virtual machine, on a single physical blade yields a measurable reduction in hardware costs.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 24-Oct-2008 04:00
IBM Starts Hosting Lotus Notes
IBM has turned Lotus Notes into a fluffy hosted service called Lotus Notes Hosted Messaging as it's been threatening to do. The move sorta catches IBM up to Microsoft with its $10-a-head-a-month Exchange Online. Big Blue is targeting its new Gmail-like service at companies with 1,000?10,000 employees for a Microsoft-competitive $8?$18 a head a month and says it can tailor the software and service plans to smaller ? and larger ? companies too.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 22-Oct-2008 23:30
First-Ever Cloud Computing Bootcamp Expected to be Sold-Out
Being held for the first time at The Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, CA, on November 19, 2008, the Cloud Computing Bootcamp will show you how to take advantage of the cloud. Cloud computing is an opportunity for businesses to implement low-cost, low-power and high-efficiency systems to deliver scalable infrastructure. But moving to a cloud infrastructure is not necessarily as nice and clean as the providers would want you to think.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 22-Oct-2008 21:00
Sun Microsystems Delivers Java SE 6 Update 10
Sun Microsystems has announced the availability of Java Platform Standard Edition 6 Update 10 (Java SE 6u10), which improves the usability and performance of the Java platform on desktop computers. Java SE 6u10 is optimized for consumers with new features that include improved startup time for Java applications and applets, the ability to drag Java applets directly from the browser and have them run as desktop widgets, more powerful and stylized application graphics, a faster and simpler installation experience and a new cross-platform look and feel.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 21-Oct-2008 23:00
MuleSource Enriches SOA Governance Platform
MuleSource has announced the general availability of Mule Galaxy 1.5, the latest major release of MuleSource's open source SOA governance platform with integrated registry/repository. Both Galaxy 1.5 Community, which is available as a free download under the GPLv2 license, and the enterprise-class Galaxy 1.5 Enterprise, are now available.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 21-Oct-2008 18:30
Oracle Packs AJAX Session in Silicon Valley in the Midst of Historical 2008 Recession
Today at the 6th International AJAX World RIA Conference & Expo in San Jose, CA, a totally packed General Session has been taking place given by Pieter Humphrey of Oracle, who gave a hugely popular session on Rich Enterprise Applications...what he calls (inevitably) REAs. It is easy to forget that Oracle, most often associated with its CEO Larry Ellison, also has tens of thousands of other dynamic members of staff.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 21-Oct-2008 01:00
10 Tips for Riding Out the Recession as a Software Vendor
On Saturday September 27, 2008, two days before the single largest drop in the history of the stock market, Jason Calacanis - former Weblogs Inc. co-founder (and GM of Netscape) - wrote a lengthy blog post aimed at inspiring folks at startup companies "to get focused and to save as many as possible from hitting the wall." As Calacanis reminded readers of his blog, "Great entrepreneurs build value and market-share in down markets." Here, SYS-CON's AJAX & RIA Journal asks a selection of the industry's brightest minds what their own advice would be in these troubled times.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 20-Oct-2008 11:00
Clouds Mating!
NetSuite, the Larry Ellison SaaS company, is buying OpenAir, the 56-man shop that is supposed to be the leader in on-demand professional services automation, for $26 million cash, net of the cash on the acquisition's balance sheet. NetSuite says it probably won't be able recognize most of the deferred revenue on OpenAir's balance sheet so the acquisition will add to its losses this year. It is now projecting non-GAAP losses of $2.5 million-$3.5 million (four-six cents) on revenues of $156 million-$159 million.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 18-Oct-2008 01:15
The Future of Cloud Computing - An Army of Monkeys?
There's been a good deal of confusion of late between the general concept of cloud computing, which I define as "Internet ('Cloud') based development and use of computer technology ('Computing')", and its various components (autonomic, grid & utility computing, SaaS etc.). Some of this confusion is understandable given issues get complex quickly when you start peeling off the layers, however much of it comes from the very same opportunistic hardware & software vendors who somehow convinced us years ago that clusters had become grids. These same people are now trying to convince us that grids have become clouds in order to sell us their version of a 'private cloud' (which is apparently any large, intelligent and/or reliable cluster).
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 18-Oct-2008 01:00
AJAX World Expo - Developing Rich Client Applications Using Swing
Before describing solutions available for rich client application development, it would be a good idea to explain what exactly a rich client application is and which rich client topologies can feasibly be built using the Java platform. In the main, a rich client is a part of a software system that contains a user interface (UI) and whose front end is "rich," i.e., the user interface has rich graphical content and is highly interactive.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 14-Oct-2008 18:15
Microsoft To Release Silverlight 2
Miguel de Icaza, the head of the open source Moonlight project, reassuringly says that ?the Silverlight Control Pack under the Microsoft Permissive License really addresses the needs of developers by enabling them to learn how advanced controls are authored directly from the high-quality Microsoft implementation. By using the OSP for the Silverlight vocabulary, they further solidify their commitment to interoperability. I am impressed with the progress Microsoft continues to make, and we are extremely satisfied with the support for Moonlight and the open source community.?
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 14-Oct-2008 13:00
NComputing Wins 50,000-Seat Deal in India
NComputing, a comer in low-cost computing run by the guy who started eMachines, has picked up a deal to supply 1.8 million kids in 5,000 schools in Andhra Pradesh with computer access. Andhra Pradesh is the largest and most populous state in South India and the deal, another thumb in the eye for One Laptop Per Child, represents 50,000 seats. In the next few months local authorities will be tapping education IT firms such as Educomp, Everonn, NIIT and Social Computers to build computer labs that teach computer skills and office productivity as well as reading and math.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 14-Oct-2008 01:15
Cloud Computing One-Day Event in Toronto Cancelled
Plum Communications has moved its one-day Cloud Computing event and CloudCamp to a future date. This event was supposed to take place on November 12, 2008. If it ever actually takes place in a future date, the event is aiming to offer "knowledge-based" seminars with round-table discussions between users and industry experts, spanning a range of topics including Cloud Computing - is it ready for prime time?; Assessment of Platform as a Service and Infrastructure Models; The Challenge of Scale; and Migration Risks and Rewards.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 13-Oct-2008 05:00
Krugle to Exhibit at SYS-CON's Virtualization and Cloud Computing Conference & Expo
SYS-CON Events announced today that the leading global AJAX and virtualization technology provider Krugle to exhibit at SYS-CON's upcoming SOA World Conference & Expo 2008 West, colocated with the 4th International Virtualization Conference & Expo, (www.virtualizationconference.com), which will take place November 19-21, 2008, at the Fairmont Hotel in the heart of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, California.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 12-Oct-2008 18:30
rPath Ships Virtualization Appliances
rPath announced that SOASTA has selected rPath?s rBuilder and the rPath Lifecycle Management Platform to build and maintain its CloudTest application images for virtualized and bare metal environments. rPath provides SOASTA with end-to-end technology that simplifies the entire range of lifecycle management activities and reduces development, deployment and support costs.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 12-Oct-2008 03:00
How Linked Data and AJAR Changes Everything
The web has evolved into a structured data space of loosely connected databases, enabling granular data access-by-reference to web-accessible entities, courtesy of HTTP. This evolution and the emergence of AJAX-based RIA technologies lay the foundation for a new generation of libraries, widgets, and frameworks, that together embrace and extend enterprise data access practices of yore.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 11-Oct-2008 16:45
Learn Server-Side, PHP-Generated AJAX
As web-based applications are pushing the "Rich User Experience" envelope, AJAX is quickly becoming a standard front-end for any PHP application. But unfortunately as PHP applications that utilize AJAX are being forced to morph from two-tier to three-tier architectures, pushing code to the client adds inherent issues with security and code maintenance. New techniques are being developed which focuses on server-side generated AJAX, allowing developers to code AJAX applications in PHP instead of JavaScript. This session will discuss and demo many of these new techniques which will allow for the development of rich, AJAX user experiences without needing to code any JavaScript whatsoever.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 10-Oct-2008 19:00
Spice Up User Experience with Silverlight
Microsoft introduced Silverlight as cross-platform, cross-browser, next generation RIA solution. This session will use real world implementations to show you how to build a Silverlight application from start to finish, as well overall strategy why we should or shouldn't use Silverlight. No matter whether you have LAMP, ASP.NET or Java web application, you can take advantage of Silverlight to impress your user with the "Wow" effects.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 10-Oct-2008 04:00
Entellium Duo Charged with Cooking Books, Ripping Off VCs
The FBI arrested former Entellium CEO Paul Johnston and CFO Parrish Jones Tuesday night and on Wednesday the pair was hauled into district court in Seattle to face criminal charges of wire fraud. Seems they kept two sets of books: one that they allegedly used to con about $50 million from investors like Ignition Partners and Sigma Partners and the real ones that weren't anywhere near as bonnie.
Source : eclipse developer's journal | 10-Oct-2008 03:00