Development Tools


RSA Conference: Microsoft Releases Preview of U-Prove

Microsoft released a community technology preview (CTP) of its U-Prove cryptographic tech, and opened up its patented crypto algorithms under the company's Open Specification Promise (OSP)

Open Source Starter Kit Builds Runtime Repository for VS 2010 Dotfuscator Suite

The new Dotfuscator Software Services in Visual Studio 2010 moves beyond obfuscation with the community edition of PreEmptive's Runtime Intelligence Service for .NET.

UPDATE: Microsoft's Free SEO Tool Released

Microsoft on Tuesday released a free search engine optimization tool for Web sites.

Gurock SmartInspect Improves Application Logging

Gurock SmartInspect not only allows you to log anything you want, it includes a powerful tool for analyzing the results.

Surface Workstation SDK Made Broadly Available at PDC09

The free SDK enables developers to use a PC, multiple mice, and PC-based simulator tools to build and test apps for Microsoft Surface.

Microsoft Offers Mitigation Security Tool for ISVs

Microsoft wants you to know that even as you read this article, "people around the world are hunting for vulnerabilities in software applications."

Microsoft Opens Windows to Eclipse Developers

Microsoft will let developers who use Eclipse-based IDEs integrate their Java and PHP applications with the latest versions of Windows, Silverlight and the forthcoming Azure cloud platform.

Oracle Promises Integration of Disparate Wares

With its portfolio bulging with 3,000 disparate products based on 59 acquisitions, Oracle outlined some key updates on its efforts to make them work together at its annual OpenWorld conference.

Sybase Releases PowerBuilder 12 Beta and Adds WPF Support

Sybase released the beta of PowerBuilder 12, which sports a new IDE for developing apps using a Windows Presentation Foundation-based interface on top of the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 shell.

Zend Updates PHP Framework and Tools

Zend Technologies, the creator and commercial maintainer of PHP, today released upgraded versions of its development environment, Zend Studio, and the open-source Zend Framework.

Microsoft Starting Contest for Surface Developers

Redmond is taking steps to increase Microsoft Surface developer participation.

Oracle Releases Fusion Middleware 11g and JDeveloper Update

In what could be one of its most significant releases this year, Oracle released its new Oracle Fusion Middleware suite and JDeveloper update.

Survey Shows Developers Lean Toward Lighter SCM Tools Over ALM

Software developers still use software configuration management more than fully featured suites, according to a report published by Forrester.