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Mobile Worker Trends Show Strong Growth, Wider Choices, Studies Say
2012 will mark the first year that 3G and 4G mobile devices make up the majority of all worldwide smartphone sales, topping 50% for the first time ever, according to ABI Research. Meanwhile, IDC predicts the worldwide mobile worker population is exploding, and will impact more than 1-in-3 users (1.3 billion) by 2015.
Full Story >Desktone Takes Desktop to the Cloud, Breaks Through VDI Barriers
Desktone’s cloud-based desktop-as-a-service platform is letting Paladin Building Services deploy virtual desktops in the cloud. Desktone’s Desktop Cloud architecture is helping redefine VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) solutions by lowering upfront costs, eliminating complexity and making it easier to scale systems.
Full Story >Dell, Microsoft Partner on Windows Azure Appliance for Cloud
Dell is teaming up with Microsoft Corp. to use the Windows Azure platform appliance as part of its Dell Services Cloud for designing and delivering cloud services. Dell SaaS’s, powered by Windows Azure appliance, will be a key brand and delivery vehicle for commercial cloud solutions, both companies said.
Full Story >Veryant isCOBOL Achieves Windows 7 Compatibility
Veryant’s isCOBOL Application Platform Suite 2010 has earned “Compatible with Windows 7” designation, having passed compatibility, installation, performance, reliability and security tests and requirements set by Microsoft.
Full Story >Attachmate Reflection 2011 Marries Mainframe Access, Virtualization
Attachmate Corp will marry cutting-edge mainframe terminal emulation and virtualization technologies in July when it ships its next-gen Reflection 2011 with native support for Microsoft App-V’s application virtualization environment. The product aims to reduce cost and complexity for moving to Windows 7.
Full Story >Microsoft, JBoss Co-op To Gain Mo’ in 2006
Microsoft and JBoss will work together on a range of interop projects throughout 2006, with an aim to better tie J2EE and Hibernate in with Windows and .NET platforms. IDN outlines the 2006 Microsoft/JBoss work, which picks up speed in the wake of JBoss' latest enhancement to JEMS middleware stack, which has a strong focus on enabling J2EE connects to .NET.
Full Story >Borland Delphi, C++ Upgrades Eye .NET Interop
Borland's latest upgrade to its Delphi, and C++Builder tools sport features that will make it easier for these non-Microsoft devs to participate in .NET-based projects. IDN takes a drill-down look at how Borland's Enterprise Core Objects (ECO) technology brings devs using Borland's Delphi 2006 and C++Builder 2006 key enterprise features to .NET, including object-relational mapping and transparent object persistence.
Full Story >Download: .NET Devs' Latest Free, Open IDE
Microsoft .NET devs can now download a free and Open Source IDE for code creation, testing, auto-insertion, XML previews, and debugging. It even come with an implementation of Windows Forms. Get the latest download and details on how the #develop IDE project may change the nature of .NET development.
Full Story >Microsoft Services for Unix is Faster, and Free
To improve connectivity between Windows and Unix/Linux devs, Microsoft has released an upgrade to its Services for Unix Windows-to-Unix/Linux interoperability software. Starting with the current SFU 3.5 release, the software is now free to all Windows users. Get details on where SFU 3.5 zips up protocol and file performance, and get the free download.
Full Story >Tools Warehouse Aids Unix/Windows Integration
For sysadmins and developers looking to better integrate their Windows, Java and Unix resources, one long-time services firm has amassed a long list of tools and utilities. IDN takes a look at how Interop Systems, and its vast tools warehouse for Interix, is helping enterprise techs better support end-to-end dataflow and management over mixed Unix/Windows environments.
Full Story >Microsoft Eyes Upgrades to Window-to-Unix Tools
Microsoft is beginning to scope out a beta program for its Services for Unix (SFU) product, aimed at providing interoperability -- and even integration -- features between Windows and Unix/Linux platforms. See what may be in store for the future SFU, and how it's already making an impact in mixed Windows/Unix, Linux sites.
Full Story >J2EE Specs Seek To Align with Non-Java World
As IDN reported earlier, the final J2EE 1.4 spec will be tabled to help developers using SOAP, WSDL and XML make sure their code runs across Java, .Net and Windows/Unix. But, the longer-term impacts for the Java/J2EE developer may reach wider than you might think, and open the Java community to a wide array of not-Java-only technologies. Read IDN's interview with a key Java exec.
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