Google adding Java support to App Engine
News The search giant's App Engine is getting an 'early preview' of Java language support, a move that could significantly broaden Google's cloud-computing service [08 Apr 2009]
EC wants software makers held liable for code
News The European Commission is proposing that software makers give guarantees about the security and efficiency of their code [08 May 2009]
- software makes should not be held liable - 1000188178
- The unpopular view - Andrew Meredith
Police expert calls for open-source data tools
News The emergency services should be using open-source software to ease the exchange of data, according to ACPO data expert Ian Readhead [23 Jun 2009]
Google offers coders early Android 1.5 SDK
News The search giant's new Cupcake software developer kit lets coders take advantage of features including video support, soft keyboards and an updated browser [15 Apr 2009]
Java makes Google App Engine more mainstream
Analysis As cloud computing gathers steam, Google gives programmers what they have been asking for by gracing its App Engine with support for Java programs [09 Apr 2009]
Sun updates JavaFX and Java SE
News Sun pushes out new versions of Java SE and of JavaFX, its platform for developing rich internet applications, which could underpin a push into new devices [03 Jun 2009]
Microsoft to release .NET Micro Framework code
News The technology, aimed at portable devices such as wristwatches, will get a new business model following a round of layoffs that affected its developer team [11 May 2009]
Adobe announces Flash Catalyst 
Video At the Web 2.0 Expo, Adobe's Kevin Lynch demos Flash Catalyst, a web-development program that allows developers to import pictures and make each shape into a web element [06 Apr 2009]
What developers want from the cloud
Analysis Software developers explain why they want a standards-based cloud, and platforms to provide tools that will allow them to deploy apps to the cloud quickly [23 Apr 2009]
Ingres, Red Hat team on developer stack
News The open-source developer stack combines the Ingres database with JBoss packages from Red Hat and is meant to measure up to proprietary tools from IBM, Oracle and others [29 May 2009]
Knuth: England is home of literate programming
Video On a visit to London, Professor Donald Knuth gives a rare video interview to ZDNet UK about the past, present and future of computing [12 Jun 2009]
Android developers get native-code kit
News The Android Native Development Kit allows application writers to reuse code in native languages such as C and C++, making it possible to write certain kinds of high-performing apps [26 Jun 2009]
IBM offers AI help to mobile developers
News An EU-funded project uses brute force and intelligence to auto-optimise mobile software [01 Jul 2009]
Apache Stonehenge SOA tool hits first milestone
News The project, which aims to provide developers with a set of sample SOA apps that work across languages and platforms, has seen its first key release [08 Jun 2009]
Intel plans for parallel-programming universe
Q&A Intel's James Reinders outlines the chipmaker's strategy for convincing more developers to switch to parallel programming [30 Apr 2009]
Ellison and McNealy discuss future of Java
Video At JavaOne in San Francisco, Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison talks to Sun chairman Scott McNealy about plans for Java development [03 Jun 2009]
Google tests out customisation for Apps
News The company is recruiting testers for a beta of a scripting feature that lets businesses customise and automate actions in its online applications [28 May 2009]
