Microsoft initiative invests in parallel computing

Technical Computing initiative will also focus on the cloud and the development of powerful technical computing tools and apps

Former Watchfire and Ounce Labs capabilities would be partnered in an enterprise-level product to be released later this year

The plan to meld HotSpot with JRockit is evolving, and a single JVM based on both technologies is expected within two years

Both the Visual Studio 2010 IDE and the accompanying .Net Framework 4 programming platform are being readied for a late-April launch

The MonoTouch platform allows developers to use languages written for .Net when developing iPad applications

The Novell Suse Appliance Toolkit enables enterprises and ISVs to package apps with an OS and database for a single VM image

Glassfish v3 application server, Netbeans 6.8 IDE, and Java EE 6 SDK among the products announced by Sun

IT specialists see potential for Microsoft’s cloud platform to take care of peak compute loads

Not likely to survive on its own, Sun would need a new buyer for itself or its technologiesrnrn

Mono Tools lets Visual Studio developers use the Microsoft IDE for cross-platform application development

Oracle CEO urges approval of Sun acquisition, says Oracle’s database does not compete with MySQLrn

Oracle emphasizes Java, JavaServer Faces as major cogs in its middleware plan

A brash upstart-turned-industry-stalwart has provided drama over the years, but became too tied to its technology

Over time the Surface vision system will recognize more objects

Upgrade builds reusable business processes and include them in the governance framework