Microsoft extends app building to the cloud

Extension to Team Foundation Service platform lets developers build source code on Windows Azure cloud

Presentation posted on the QCon conference website indicates plans for object capabilities and JVM and cloud improvements

Survey finds majority of organizations pondering custom apps or running line-of-business apps

The search giant proposes enhancements for the Web’s TCP transport layer to reduce latency

But user empowerment still allows IT to assess apps and manage mobile devices

The Application Developers Alliance would enable collaboration and provide education, cloud access, and lobbying efforts

The annual conference schedule also addresses JavaFX and Java support for HTML5

Microsoft’s emphasis on touch cited as new opportunity for developers looking to target tablets in the post-PC era

Android 3.2 features optimizations for a wider range of tablets and enhanced compatibility for fixed-size applications

With its Novell acquisition now closed, the company is looking to expand the customer base of Suse Linux

API mapping tool offers porting assistance in moving apps from iOS to Microsoft’s mobile platform

The next-generation browser has a heavy emphasis on HTML5 and offers CSS3 capabilities and accelerated graphics

The proprietary multimedia plug-in platform and rival to HTML5 will offer 64-bit capabilities, digital rights management

An attractive application of Hadoop and other Big Data technologies is to analyze users’ social activities, sometimes without their express knowledge

Java.net features new look and tools and has been moved to Oracle’s servers