Microsoft extends Visual Studio Express 2012 to desktop apps
Previously, these packages were limited to Metro, Azure, Windows Phone, and the Web, but developer pressure has led to Microsoft offering a desktop version
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Microsoft revamps UI on Visual Studio IDE upgrade
Microsoft is making changes to the user interface for the planned Visual Studio 11 IDE, which impact coloring, icon usability, and application of the Metro look and feel.
Oracle upgrades standard Java, JavaFX
Oracle on Thursday is releasing updates to the standard edition of Java and the JavaFX rich client application platform, including the first delivery of the Java Development Kit and JavaFX Software Development Kit for Mac OS X. The latest enhancements for Java garbage collection and the Java Virtual Machine are featured as well.
Microsoft forms subsidiary to engage with open source communities
Microsoft is spinning out a wholly owned subsidiary to bridge the gap between proprietary Microsoft technologies and non-Microsoft technologies in mixed IT environments by engaging with open source and standards communities.
Yahoo open-sourcing Mojito JavaScript framework
Yahoo is releasing via open source Monday its Mojito JavaScript Web framework, which supports HTML5 application deployments on both connected devices and back-end servers.
Microsoft extends app building to the Cloud
Microsoft on Tuesday will preview a cloud-based application build service and improvements to its Visual Studio IDE to make it easier to build SharePoint programs.
Microsoft upgrades ASP.Net MVC to enable faster-loading Web apps
Microsoft is upgrading its ASP.Net MVC software, adding mobile Web functionalty as well as capabilities for building Web applications that load faster, a company official said.
Pyxis Mobile becomes Verivo Software, broadens its scope
Pyxis Mobile is changing its name to Verivo Software in an effort to reflect the company's evolving mission in the mobile computing space.
Microsoft details Mango release of Windows Phone platform
Microsoft detailed on Wednesday both the planned "Mango" update to its Windows Phone smartphone platform, due this fall with nearly 1,500 new APIs, and development tool improvements to help build applications for the platform.
Microsoft previews Internet Explorer 10
Preaching the mantra of HTML5, Microsoft has begun offering a preview of its planned Internet Explorer 10 browser, which emphasises the critical Web specification and its visual effects.
.Net development moves to Android
Novell is extending on Wednesday development of Google Android mobile applications to developers with Microsoft .Net application-building skills.
Oracle and IBM find solidarity in Java
Oracle and IBM officials took the stage together Wednesday to champion Java and stress that their own interests mandate continued vitality of the platform.
Oracle re-launches Java community project site
Java.net has been re-launched as the home of Java community projects, featuring a new look and new tools for developers, an Oracle official said on Tuesday.
Enterprise adoption of social networking presents security hurdles
The growing use Facebook and Twitter in enterprises presents security challenges for companies that now need to communicate with customers via these <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/t/social-networking">social networking</a> technologies, said <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/ibm-ties-lotuslive-sugarcrm-ariba-database-650">SugarCRM</a> CEO Larry Augustin at JasperWorld 2011 on Wednesday.
Eclipse takes on content management
The Eclipse Foundation is making a move into <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/t/contentdocument-management">content management</a>, with Nuxeo donating Java-based content management repository services to the open source tools organization.
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