PreviousGrokster decision muddies P2P waters
News The decision against the peer-to-peer software maker is unlikely to halt illegal file-sharing but may hamper software development, according to industry experts [28 Jun 2005]
BEA gets Java running on chips
News Builder: The company plans to make its own JVM run natively on a processor, according to sources. Which one isn't clear [27 Jun 2005]
UK's programming talent show their wares
News Builder: The UK final of the Microsoft-sponsored Imagine Cup 2005 has shown what software's bright young things are capable of [23 Jun 2005]
JBoss simplifies Java development
News Builder: The 'Professional Open Source' software company has brought its range up to the latest Java standards [22 Jun 2005]
GlassFish gives developers a glimpse of Java
News Builder: Sun are still not making Java open source, and have been heavily criticised for their latest alternative effort to open up Java code [21 Jun 2005]
Open-source LAMP a beacon to developers
Feature Builder: For years, the business-software development world has been split largely between Microsoft's .NET toolset and Java. Get ready for a third option [14 Jun 2005]
Developers get a taste of Intel-based Macs
Feature Builder: In late night sessions this week, Apple developers have been getting their first look at how much work they have ahead to convert their programs to run on Intel-based Macs [10 Jun 2005]
Microsoft uses developer tools to promote Longhorn
News Builder: Later this year, Microsoft will look to kick-start the market for Windows Longhorn applications with development tools and the company's own server applications, including long-awaited updates to Visual Studio and SQL Server. [09 Jun 2005]
BEA dives into application assembly
News Builder: BEA Systems on Thursday is expected to launch a new product line that the back-end software maker hopes will expand the company's audience and perk up sales [09 Jun 2005]
VMware launches developer programme
News Builder: Subscribers will be able to download pre-built virtual machines with software installed from VMware business partners, including Oracle, Red Hat and Novell [06 Jun 2005]
Macromedia aligns with Eclipse
News Builder: Macromedia is to join the Eclipse Foundation and plans to create Zorn, an IDE based on Eclipse [06 Jun 2005]
Search for the UK's best coders kicks off
News Builder: Have you made an outstanding contribution to software development, or been involved in a leading open source initiative? If so, you could be joining us for a gala dinner at London's Park Lane Hilton [02 Jun 2005]
The dangers of zealotry in development
Feature Builder: Interoperability is now the name of the game when it comes to sofware development. Brand loyalty is dangerous, and should be stamped out for the good of your firm [19 May 2005]
UK's brightest programming talent sought for BrainAcademy 2005
News Builder: You've seen Pop Idol. Now those with more technical skills can enter their own contest. No cameras involved [16 May 2005]
Wine development stifled by software patent
News Builder: Borland's claim over exception handling is hampering the open source project's work [13 May 2005]
Apache to brew its own pot of Java
News Builder: The open source foundation is going to create, from scratch, an open source implementation of J2SE, and has Sun's approval to do so [10 May 2005]
Developers squashing GCC 4.0 bugs
News Builder: The promised speed improvements haven't materialised yet with the new open source compiler, but its lead developer is happy with the first release [09 May 2005]
BEA reaches beyond Java developers
News The firm is targeting software architects who may not have specific Java skills with its latest attempts to boost its flagging revenue figures [03 May 2005]
IBM integrates Rational into Tivoli tools
News The hardware behemoth is going to integrate tools normally reserved for developers into its systems-management lines [29 Apr 2005]
GCC 4.0 boosts code performance
News Builder: The popular free software compiler suite promises to make everyone's programs run faster [26 Apr 2005]
