NEWS & VIEWS

Where Android beats the iPhone
03/03/2010 -  Can Google Android phones compete with the Apple iPhone? A few weeks ago, Google loaned me a Nexus One smartphone for experimentation, and I've spent the time since downloading applications and writing my own code. The good news is that the platform is not only competitive but is often a better choice than the iPhone for many programmers and the enterprises that employ them.
Peter Wayner, InfoWorld

Real-world advice for Web app developers
02/24/2010 -  Hopeful entrepreneurs and developers attending the Future of Web Apps conference in Miami Beach received a heavy dose of real-world advice from successful peers, including some tips that at first pass seem counterintuitive.
Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service

Speed, usefulness are key to successful Web apps
02/24/2010 -  To be successful, a Web application must be fast, instantly useful, playful and search-engine friendly with a clean user interface, according to venture capitalist Fred Wilson from Union Square Ventures.
Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service

Proactive performance monitoring for Web apps
02/23/2010 -  Gaining deep insight into Web application performance is essential to maintaining the quality of service users expect in the Web 2.0 era. But more often than not, that is easier said than done -- especially when your Web app is operating under heavy load.
Martin Heller, InfoWorld

Oracle set to merge Java virtual machines
02/18/2010 -  Oracle's plan to merge the Sun HotSpot Java Virtual Machine with the JRockit JVM is still evolving, but a single JVM based on both technologies is expected in 18 months to two years, an Oracle official said during a Webcast this week.
Paul Krill, InfoWorld

Oracle calls for JavaOne papers
02/11/2010 -  Oracle has issued a call for papers for a rescheduled JavaOne conference, to be held this year alongside Oracle OpenWorld, Sept. 19-23, in San Francisco.
Joab Jackson, IDG News Service

Oracle revises plan to shut down Project Kenai
02/09/2010 -  In a revision of what the company had said previously, Oracle now will enable projects hosted on the soon-to-be-shut Project Kenai site to be moved to the java.net site.
Paul Krill, InfoWorld

Oracle upgrades Eclipse free plug-in package
02/05/2010 -  Oracle on Thursday upgraded Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 11g, which is a set of free plug-ins for Eclipse IDE users to build Java EE and  Web services applications for the Oracle Fusion Middleware platform.
Paul Krill, InfoWorld

Rails 3.0 beta features merger with Merb framework
02/09/2010 -  Ruby on Rails 3.0, an upgrade to the popular Web development framework that features a merger with the Merb framework, has just gone into a beta release, according to a blog post on the Ruby on Rails Web site this week.
Paul Krill, InfoWorld

Oracle's big bear hug for Java bodes really well
02/02/2010 -  It's been almost 10 months since I first pondered the possibility of an Oracle/Sun merger. Now, with the European Commission's last objection lifted, that merger is finally a reality. Senior Oracle execs outlined their plans for Sun in a media event Wednesday, and while most of the attention was on Oracle's forthcoming line of integrated hardware/software solutions based on Sun technologies, there was encouraging news for Java developers, too.
Neil McCallister, InfoWorld

Oracle unplugs Sun's virtual world
02/02/2010 -  Oracle is dropping support for Sun Microsystems' Project Wonderland, a Java-based platform for developing 3-D virtual worlds, according to a Jan. 30 post on the project's official blog.
Chris Kanaracus, IDG News Service

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