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VMware launches open source PaaS project

VMware has launched Cloud Foundry, an open source platform-as-a-service project aimed at stimulating development of Cloud apps.

By Rodney Gedda | 13 April, 2011 10:34

Tags: cloud computing, Cloud Foundry, open source, paas, Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), VMware

Tomcat 7 finalised

The volunteer developers behind Apache Tomcat have released version 7.0.6 of the open-source Java servlet container.

By Joab Jackson | 17 January, 2011 09:07

Tags: apache, Apache Software Foundation, Application servers, middleware, open source, software, SpringSoft, tomcat, VMware

Apache resigns from Java community

Protesting what it perceives as Oracle's undue control of Java, the Apache Software Foundation has resigned its seat from the Java SE/EE Executive Committee, the organization announced Wednesday.

By Joab Jackson | 10 December, 2010 06:01

Tags: Apache Software Foundation, application development, Development tools, Java, Languages and standards, open source, oracle, software

Oracle moving to merge JRockit, HotSpot JVMs

Oracle is moving forward with plans to merge its two Java virtual machines (JVMs) and to provide a single microkernel for its open source GlassFish and commercial WebLogic application servers.

By Paul Krill | 08 November, 2010 22:11

Tags: application development, Developer World, Java, Languages and standards, oracle, software, Spot

VMware angles Spring as premier Java development tool

Oracle may own the Java trademark, but VMware is touting its own Spring framework as the best programming model for enterprise Java developers.

By Joab Jackson | 22 October, 2010 05:18

Tags: application development, Enterprise application integration, Java, middleware, Red Hat, software, SpringSource, VMware

Apache revs Maven for greater speed and extensibility

The Apache Foundation has completed a major upgrade of its Maven software build system, making it speedier and more extensible.

By Joab Jackson | 21 October, 2010 07:03

Tags: apache, Apache Foundation, applications, Maven, open source, Product lifecycle management, project management, software

Rubinius Ruby language variant gets an upgrade

Rubinius, an implementation of the Ruby programming language featuring enhancements for JIT (Just In Time) compilation and garbage collection, is being upgraded Friday, gaining improvements in debugging, memory usage, and performance.

By Paul Krill | 25 September, 2010 07:51

Tags: application development, Developer World, engin, Languages and standards, ruby on rails, software

Red Hat offers its cloud APIs as industry standard

As the industry call for cloud interoperability grows more fervent, open-source enterprise software company Red Hat has submitted its cloud platform, Deltacloud, to the DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force) as a potential standard for cloud interoperability, the company said Wednesday.

By Joab Jackson | 26 August, 2010 04:02

Tags: api, Application servers, cloud computing, Enterprise application integration, enterprise architecture, Linux, middleware, open source, Red Hat, server virtualization, software, Virtualization

RackSpace's OpenStack targets cloud lock-in

Rackspace's contribution of code to a new open-source project called OpenStack could help establish a counterweight to larger and proprietary players like Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), according to some observers.

By Chris Kanaracus | 20 July, 2010 04:02

Tags: amazon ec2, Amazon Web Services, Citrix Systems, cloud computing, dell, development platforms, Infrastructure services, open source, OpenStack, rackspace, software, VMware

Red Hat overhauls JBoss portal interface

Red Hat has released version 5.0 of its portal software, the JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform, the company announced Thursday at its Red Hat Summit in Boston.

By Joab Jackson | 25 June, 2010 06:56

Tags: applications, Application servers, jboss, middleware, open source, Portals, Red Hat, software

VMware's SpringSource to buy in-memory vendor GemStone

VMware's SpringSource is acquiring database-caching software company GemStone Systems, the company announced Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

By Joab Jackson | 07 May, 2010 06:03

Tags: databases, SpringSource, VMware

Open source finds its way into CFD trading

As open source platforms become more popular, they find their way into less usual areas than before.

By Jan Kovar | 23 March, 2010 07:35

Tags: jboss, open source, postgresql, stock markets, trading

Red Hat boosts JBoss SOA platform and developer tools

Red Hat rolled out on Monday updates to its SOA platform and development tools in the company's JBoss middleware product line at the EclipseCon 2010 conference.

By Paul Krill | 23 March, 2010 06:39

Tags: jboss, middleware, Red Hat, soa

CA brings SOA security to open source JBoss

CA has announced its SiteMinder and SOA Security Manager products are now available for the open source JBoss middleware platform.

By Rodney Gedda | 09 February, 2010 10:08

Tags: application server, ca, Java, jboss, open source, Red Hat, security, soa

Union Pacific Railroad ditches its mainframe for SOA

At the heart of Union Pacific Corp.'s railroad operations is an IBM mainframe-based transportation control system that's been chugging along like a hardworking locomotive for nearly 40 years. According to industry experts, it was a pioneering system when first introduced, and it made the Omaha-based transportation giant one of the first companies in the world to make extensive use of online transaction processing technologies.

By Thomas Hoffman | 09 January, 2010 05:40

Tags: soa, mainframe

Apache mulls end of 1.3, 2.0 releases

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) may stop releasing new versions of the older 1.3 and 2.0 series of its flagship Web server product with most development now focused on the 2.2 series.

By Rodney Gedda | 12 January, 2010 15:22

Tags: apache, HTTP, open source, software development, Web servers

Apache readies Tomcat Java servlet container upgrade

The Apache Software Foundation for open source projects is readying an upgrade to its Tomcat Java servlet container, with improvements eyed in areas such as scalability and security, Apache personnel said on Wednesday afternoon.

By Paul Krill | 05 November, 2009 12:26

Tags: apache, application server, Brian Behlendorf, CollabNet, Java, Microsoft, servers, Subversion, tomcat

Open-source CRM and ERP: New kids on the cloud

When Nikon decided to merge and consolidate customer data from more than 25 disparate sources into one system, officials didn't want the burden of maintaining it in-house, yet whatever they went with had to meet all their requirements and work picture-perfect.

By Esther Shein | 31 October, 2009 04:37

Tags: cloud computing, CRM, ERP, nikon, open source, RightNow

Yahoo updates Zimbra's application platform

Yahoo has updated the application platform of its Zimbra messaging and collaboration suite, making it possible for developers to create more sophisticated gadgets that can be integrated with the product more deeply.

By Juan Carlos Perez | 01 October, 2009 05:19

Tags: e-mail, groupware, Yahoo, zimbra

Red Hat defends its subscription license model for Linux

Anyone finding Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) subscriptions a tough sell for management used to Microsoft's one-time license fee for Windows must emphasize that there are more factors to be considered, chiefly return on investment, Red Hat officials said Friday.

By Paul Krill | 07 September, 2009 06:29

Tags: jboss, Linux, Red Hat, ruby

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