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Configuring the PHP Version of Eclipse 3.5 RC4

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:30:00 EDT

Step by step instructions to configure Eclipse for PHP with the WampServer on a Windows platform. The most recent version of Eclipse, version 3.5 RC4, is used.

Annual Eclipse Release Now Available

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:03:00 EDT

For the sixth year in a row, the Eclipse community has delivered its annual release train on its scheduled date. Galileo, the 2009 release train, is the largest ever release from the Eclipse community, comprising 33 projects and over 24 million lines of code. Over 380 committers from 44 different organizations participated to make this release possible.

Cloud Computing for Dummies Will Be Published This Summer

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:00:00 EDT

In an increasingly interconnected business world, everything is becoming a service. Today even manufactured products are services and managing these services is a challenge. Service Management for Dummies, a just released Dummies series book written by Hurwitz & Associates analysts, Judith Hurwitz, Robin Bloor, Marcia Kaufman, and Fern Halper, clarifies what Service Management is all about. The book takes a common-sense approach to explain the scope of IT services covering everything from understanding the importance of standards and best practices to virtualization in a service management world.

Serena Software Offers Best of Both Worlds

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:00:00 EDT

Serena Software announces the latest version of its enterprise-ready solutions for software change and configuration management, Serena(R) Dimensions(R) CM and Express 2009 R1. This release optimizes the developer experience, adding multi-stream development and continuous integration capabilities to support Agile development and other iterative methodologies.

Software AG Comments on Oracle-Sun Acquisition

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:15:00 EDT

Software AG today provided comment on the recent announcement of Oracle Corporation and Sun Microsystems’ acquisition noting that big mergers can create complexity for the customers.

Enterprise License Agreement Expands Freescale Access to Virtutech Simics

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:06:00 EDT

The agreement extends the Simics license usage across Freescale. The Simics licenses include the core Hindsight platform, TLM based Model Builder, Networking Interface, unique multithreading capabilities, Accelerator and the Simics Model Libraries, which contain thousands of TLM devices, hundreds of SOCs and cores, especially processors based on Power Architecture® technology.

Eclipse.Org Releases Swordfish Next-Generation ESB for SOA

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:00:00 EDT

The Eclipse Foundation has announced the first release of Swordfish, a next-generation enterprise service bus (ESB) that provides the flexibility and extensibility required by enterprises to successfully deploy a service-oriented architecture (SOA) strategy. Swordfish is based on the OSGi standard and builds upon successful open source projects, including Eclipse Equinox and Apache ServiceMix.

Deutsche Post Spin-Off to Bring Eclipse App Development to the Cloud

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EDT

Deutsche Post spin-off Sopera GmbH has waded into the cloud game with what it calls a next-generation application development platform. The company’s Eclipse SOA initiative offers a platform in Eclipse, the IBM-started open source IDE, for building service-oriented architecture (SOA) programs. It will include a new service registry/repository, integrate process orchestration engines, and provide integration between the Eclipse Swordfish (SOA Runtime Framework) and the SOA Tooling Platform (STP).

Aptana Unveils Cloud Integration for Java and Eclipse

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:45:00 EDT

Aptana has announced the immediate availability of Java support in its application hosting and lifecycle management service, Aptana Cloud Connect. Aptana Cloud Connect is architected to integrate with both leading cloud hosting providers and Aptana Studio, the popular open source web development IDE that also plugs into Eclipse.

Aptana Unveils Cloud Integration for Java and Eclipse

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:10:00 EDT

EclipseCon 2009. Aptana, Inc., announced the immediate availability of Java support in its application hosting and life-cycle management service, Aptana Cloud Connect(TM). Aptana Cloud Connect is architected to integrate with both leading cloud hosting providers and Aptana Studio, the popular open source web development IDE that also plugs into Eclipse. By integrating directly with Eclipse via Aptana Studio, Aptana Cloud Connect delivers unprecedented efficiency for authoring, deploying and managing Java, Ruby on Rails, PHP, and other types of web applications running in cloud data centers.

Eclipse.Org Announces Latest PHP Development Tools

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST

The Eclipse Foundation announced a major upgrade to the Eclipse PHP Development Tools project. PDT is an open source development tool that provides all the basic code editing capabilities developers need to get started developing PHP applications. The focus of the PDT 2.0 release is to add support for the object-oriented programming features of PHP and to improve the overall user experience of the PDT environment. To support the object-oriented features of PHP, PDT 2.0 now includes:

Micro Focus Offers Micro Focus COBOL for Eclipse

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:00:00 EST

Micro Focus has announced the availability of Micro Focus COBOL for Eclipse, encompassing versions of Micro Focus' Net Express and Server Express solutions designed specifically for the Eclipse open source ecosystem. Micro Focus COBOL for Eclipse provides an integrated development environment across multiple platforms enabling organizations to save on development costs while increasing agility and productivity. Organizations are able to create the same development environment across Windows, Linux and UNIX, making it easier for programmers to move between languages

Review of 2008: A Developer's Perspective

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:55:00 EST

The year that's just ended was a terrific one for the proliferation of new technologies and frameworks. I have been hearing a lot about the following technologies in the year 2008: mashups, cloud computing, domain modeling, Eclipse - especially Equinox, Single Sourcing, and EclipseLink.

MyEclipse 7.0: AJAX, SOA and Web Services

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST

Genuitec has announced the production release of MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench 7.0. The new release, built upon Eclipse 3.4.1/Ganymede, delivers a comprehensive environment for AJAX and Web Services in the Eclipse space. In addition, MyEclipse 7.0 is delivered on top of the Pulse Eclipse Management Platform. This platform allows users to customize and maintain their MyEclipse environments both at the individual and corporate level.

Virtualization 2.0 Is All About Manageability

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:45:00 EST

With virtual infrastructures becoming prevalent in production environments and often supporting critical business services, the second phase of virtualization is here. In Virtualization 2.0, it's all about manageability. The shifting emphasis to business service management rather than just virtual machine management means that it is no longer sufficient to simply monitor the uptime or resource usage of virtual machines and servers and believe that the entire IT infrastructure is working well.

XAware Adds Support For Eclipse 3.4

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:45:00 EDT

XAware has announced its upgraded support for Eclipse 3.4. This enhancement gives developers and architects the ability to use the latest version of the Eclipse development environment as they create composite data services for service-oriented architecture (SOA), rich Internet applications (RIA) and software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. A stable release is available immediately, and general availability is scheduled for early December.

Genuitec Expands Strategic Membership of the Eclipse Foundation

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:30:00 EDT

Genuitec announced their expansion into “Strategic Member” status for the Eclipse Foundation. This highest level of Foundation membership ensures both financial and technological backing of the Eclipse platform, as well as increased influence on the platform's evolution through board membership.

Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse Now Available

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:30:00 EDT

Furthering its dedication to providing Java developers productivity with choice, Oracle announced the Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse, a new component of Oracle Fusion Middleware. This release marks the first free Eclipse 3.4 environment to support Oracle WebLogic Server 10g Release 3.

Web Services Manifesto - RESTful Architecture and Programmable Web

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:30:00 EDT

I don't need to go into too much detail here about what exactly REST is - I know that most of the readers of this blog are well versed in Web Services technologies and architectural patterns. The thing that I want to cover is that REST is an architectural decision, it is not a protocol or a wire format or even an industry standard. It is a set of recommendations for how you organize the information exposed by your Web Services. Before I go into detail here, I personally think that REST is the way to go. Unless you have a particular need to be strapped into the SOAP/WS-* roller coaster, your Web Service should be exposing resources via RESTful URLs. I can't imagine why people would chose not to do so.

MyEclipse Delivers Advanced AJAX Tools for Ganymede

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:15:00 EDT

Genuitec announced the availability of MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench 7.0 milestone 1. This milestone release delivers advanced AJAX tooling for Java EE and full Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) capabilities for Eclipse 3.4 Ganymede, among other enhancements.

CA Products Complement Alternative Technology's Virtualization Offerings

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:15:00 EDT

Alternative Technology continues to expand its offerings by announcing it will supply a broad range of CA distributed enterprise IT management software. Those offerings include: application & development databases; application performance management; database management; dynamic & virtual systems management; governance, risk & compliance; infrastructure & operations management; IT service & asset management; project, portfolio & financial management; security management; and storage & information governance.

Deploying into the Clouds: Concepts, Benefits, and Experiences

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:45:00 EDT

Cloud Computing offers significant benefits over traditional solutions for deploying production systems as well as for conducting development and testing activities. This session will distill the unique characteristics of clouds and describe how to best think about deployments in the clouds. Case studies and real experiences from Thorsten von Eicken's two years of cloud computing experience will illustrate the pros and cons of today's cloud offerings. His technical discussion will cover: Layers of cloud computing, Cost breakdown versus traditional solutions, IT management and development, testing benefits/examples, Extreme, fast scalability at low cost - case study.

Sun Expects Q4 Earnings Above Estimates

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:15:00 EDT

On Tuesday evening Sun issued a fourth-quarter guidance range largely above analysts' estimates. The company pre-announced that revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter ended June was $3.725 billion to $3.8 billion, with gross margin in the 44-45% range. Sun expects non-GAAP profits of 25-35 cents a share. Some analysts nonetheless had been looking for $3.8 billion and 27 cents.

White Paper: "Infrastructure Optimization via Desktop Virtualization"

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:15:00 EDT

To address this issue of improving capacity utilization, more and more companies and information technology departments are implementing infrastructure solutions, such as server and storage consolidation through virtualization. With the promise of a new day rising upon the desktop environment, companies are taking a 'return-to-the-mainframe' mentality, leveraging these same solutions, and in many cases, the same IT skills, to re-deploy desktops. Via mainframe-inspired System x x86 server hardware located within the datacenter, the entire desktop operating system and application stack can be virtualized, delivering the complete multimedia experience that users have become accustomed to, but without the security concerns and spiraling management costs of the traditional 'fat client' PC approach.

Chelsio 10GbE Adapters Certified for VMware ESX 3.5 Hypervisor Virtualization

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:15:00 EDT

Chelsio Communications announced that its single- and dual-port 10GbE adapters are now certified for the VMware ESX hypervisor and have been added to the VMware ESX 3.5 Hardware Compatibility List. With this certification, Chelsio offers VMware customers low-latency adapters for high-performance computing in virtualized environments. This is another important step toward Chelsio's goal to enable unified wire networking for the agile data center by providing simple, standards-based solutions.

3Leaf Systems' CTO Bob Quinn to Speak at the 2008 Virtualization Conference & Expo East

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDT

3Leaf Systems announced that Bob Quinn, chairman, founder and chief technology officer, will present at the 2008 Virtualization Conference & Expo East being held June 23-24 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. This engagement is part of 3Leaf's strategic vision to bring dynamic server resource allocation and utilization to enterprise data centers while lowering capital and operating costs with its Virtual Compute Environment (VCE) infrastructure, announced in April 2008.

The Missing Piece in Cloud Computing: Middleware Virtualization

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:15:00 EDT

To achieve the full potential of 'cloud computing' we need a broader definition of virtualization, and that is the complete de-coupling of the logical components of an application (represented by the software stack) and the physical resources. In the case of middleware, whether it is data access, messaging or the business logic, the physical location of the resources should not matter to the developer and to the end user. This is not a trivial thing to do, especially when it comes to data-intensive, stateful (transactional or otherwise) applications and services. In this session we will explore the challenges and propose a solution, including a live demo.

Desktone Executive to Explore the Future of Virtual Desktops at SYS-CON's Virtualization Conference & Expo

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Desktone announced that Julian Weinstock, VP of product management, will be a featured speaker at SYS-CON 2008 Virtualization Conference & Expo on June 23rd, 2008 in New York City. Weinstock will explore the technology trends, business scenarios and economic imperatives that are shaping the future of virtual desktops, enabling new delivery and consumption models.

WSO2 Senior Executives Address SOA Governance and Role of SOA in a More Flexible Enterprise at SOA World East 2008

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Senior technical executives at WSO2, the open source SOA company, will be featured speakers at the 13th Annual SOA World Conference & Expo East, where they will discuss service-oriented architecture (SOA) governance and the role of SOA in a more flexible enterprise. A silver sponsor of SOA World, WSO2 also will demonstrate two new SOA product releases being launched in conjunction with the show. SOA World is being held June 23-24, 2008 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York, NY.

ScaleMP Founder and CEO to Present on High-End Computing Virtualization at SYS-CON's SOA World Conference & Expo

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:30:00 EDT

ScaleMP announced that Shai Fultheim, the company's founder and CEO, is a featured speaker at the SOA World Conference and Expo, taking place on June 23-24, 2008 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, N.Y. The ScaleMP session called 'Virtualization for High-End Computing' will be presented by Shai Fultheim on June 23 at 9:10-9:55 a.m., as part of the Enterprise Virtualization track.

Novell Joins Microsoft Server Virtualization Validation Program

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EDT

Novell announced it has joined Microsoft's Server Virtualization Validation Program. As a result of Novell's participation in this program, customers will be able to confidently run Windows Server 2008 as a virtualized guest on top of the Xen hypervisor in SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 and receive cooperative support from either company. Novell is currently running the tests required by the validation process in the Server Virtualization Validation Program, and expects the tests to be completed by August 2008.

Composite Software to Exhibit at SYS-CON's Virtualization Conference & Expo

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:30:00 EDT

Composite Software provides a virtual approach to data integration. Hundreds of enterprises including five of the top six U.S. investment banks as well several Government agencies, such as the Office of Secretary of Defense and Intelligence, and software vendors including Cognos, Informatica and BMC, rely on the Composite Information Server to virtualize, abstract and federate data from multiple, disparate sources and deliver this real-time information to their applications. Composite Software's technology fulfills real-time information requirements, enabling enterprises to respond faster to business requests, reduce their data integration costs, and keep pace with ever-changing business needs.

Managed Methods to Exhibit at SYS-CON's SOA World Conference & Expo

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:15:00 EDT

Managed Methods develops and sells versatile and cost-effective solutions products for monitoring Web services and managing service-oriented architectures. Their focus is providing practical tools that enable visibility and management of Web services operations in the production environment. As an organization, Managed Methods offers the following value: IT Operations Monitoring Experience, Focus on Product Flexibility and Value, Customization, Customer-driven and Flexible Licensing.

Are Your Applications vAvailable?

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:15:00 EDT

At Marathon Technologies, we service a range of industries that must have their applications up and running at all times, or as we call it: vAvailable. vAvailable is the integration of virtualization and high availability technologies to create a cost-effective solution that ensures applications won't go down. With virtualization technologies, high availability has now launched well between today's alternative solutions such as clustering. This session will define vAvailable and this is a huge step between today's alternatives. Mr. Melnick will discuss a new standard for application availability using virtualization technology that embraces Windows and business process applications.

IT Security in a Hostile World

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:15:00 EDT

Computer systems manage and protect increasingly high value information and assets across the enterprise. Meanwhile, hackers grow in number and resourcefulness. Commercial virtualization solutions add to the already fertile attack surface of enterprise operating systems. Green Hills discusses the state of enterprise security threats and presents a secure operating environment that can guarantee the security of the world's critical infrastructure, financial systems, medical records, and corporate intellectual property. This solution uses technology adopted in the military and intelligence community to protect sensitive national secrets.

Virtualization Question & Answer Panel

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDT

How is Hyper-V different from the Virtual Server type experience? How come it doesn't feel like a hypervisor based virtualization solution? Is File Virtualization the next great wave? Do database applications running on individual physical servers represent a large consolidation opportunity? Is 'sprawl' more likely in the virtual world? These and a host of other virtualization technology-related issues will be the focus of this Power Panel featuring some of the industry's leading executives and practitioners.

Leveraging Virtualization for Software Testing & Development

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:15:00 EDT

As more and more enterprises and ISVs seek additional ways to leverage virtualization technology, virtual lab automation (VLA) has emerged as an innovative solution for streamlining software development and automating the entire development and test environment setup while utilizing existing server virtualization infrastructure. Additionally, VLA improves resource utilization and efficiency while pushing products to market faster. This presentation will review the virtual test and development infrastructure and provide best practice recommendations for how VLA can add significant value to developers, testers and IT operations staff and help drive business growth and employee productivity.

Stoneware Named "Silver Sponsor" of SYS-CON's Virtualization Conference & Expo

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:15:00 EDT

Stoneware is a privately held corporation providing innovative software that delivers 'Universal Web Access' to all of an organization's web, Windows, and hosted applications through a 'Virtualized Web Desktop' interface. Based on Web 2.0 technology, Stoneware's webOS is an offering in the virtualization market, focusing on the growth of web applications and the shift from client/server to cloud computing. The company services various sectors including education, manufacturing, medical, and legal industries.

Business Resiliency in Blended Physical/Virtual Environments

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:15:00 EDT

While virtual machines continue to proliferate in enterprise data centers with great results, high-powered physical servers aren't going away. Most enterprise data centers are in fact 'blended environments,' with some application services running on VMs, while often more mission-critical applications continue to run on physical servers. This session will explore approaches to manage both virtual AND physical servers in exactly the same fashion - creating truly resilient environments regardless of platform.

Virtualizing End Points - A Closer Look at This Game Changing Architecture

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:00:00 EDT

The need for a way to more effectively manage and reduce the complexity of end points has never been greater. While virtualization technologies offer a breakthrough approach to reduce the complexities of managing end points, there are different ways organizations are leveraging this technology. This session discusses the distinct differences between how organizations are approaching virtualizing end points and the benefits each implementation offers for gaining the performance, security and control needed to manage end points for today's dispersed organizations.

Skytap to Exhibit at SYS-CON's Virtualization Conference & Expo

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:15:00 EDT

Skytap is a provider of cloud-based virtualization solutions available as secure, on-demand services over the Web. Skytap solutions enable IT and development teams to develop, test, deploy and manage applications in a virtual environment, increasing their ability to respond to business needs and shorten time to market, while reducing overhead and cost. Skytap users have access to virtually unlimited computing capacity which can augment on-site infrastructure for short-term needs or eliminate the need for it entirely. Skytap's virtual infrastructure and software platform provides services such as virtual infrastructure provisioning, monitoring & management, security, remote access and collaboration, storage management, and reporting.

How to Build a Cost Effective Bullet Proof Remote Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:45:00 EDT

With a remote workforce, either through offshoring business processes or remote home workers, it is essential to keep the data safe while providing the most flexible computing experience. This session will discuss the strategies and pitfalls when building a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). It will discuss cost issues and help customers build a compelling Retrun On Investment through determining the Total Cost of Ownership of a VDI implementation. This session will also cover the strategic architecture and how to build a VDI Solution that will allow an Organization to reap the benefits of a remote workforce.

Introducing Automated Business Process Discovery: Step #1 To Process Improvement

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:45:00 EDT

In a recent study, CIOs ranked 'improving business processes' as their #1 priority for 2008. But the big question has always been - How does one get started with a BPM initiative? The traditional approach has been to engage external consultants and to dedicate significant time and resources to map out how a company does business. Very often, the outcome is delayed and riddled with inaccuracies. Keith Swenson, Fujitsu's Chief Architect, talks about Fujitsu's new Automated Business Process Discovery Offering, that helps companies: Quickly visualize existing business processes ? in less than two weeks, Identify process bottlenecks, steps that get repeated, and 'loop-backs' in processes, and Pin point areas to focus your process improvement initiative on to demonstrate quick ROI.

PlateSpin to Support Citrix XenServer Virtualization Customers

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:45:00 EDT

PlateSpin reaffirmed its commitment to support Citrix XenServer across the PlateSpin product line. XenServer support is a key element of PlateSpin's multiplatform strategy, which aims to offer enterprises a unified suite of solutions for managing heterogeneous data center environments and making physical and virtual infrastructures work as one.

Which Technologies Will Carry the Rich Internet Torch?

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:30:00 EDT

If Gartner's assessment of AJAX's position on the Hype Cycle is correct, then the days when AJAX is the only game in town are over. Enter the age of what Anne Thomas Manes of the Burton Group calls 'Fit Clients' - a hybrid of Thick Clients (a.k.a. Fat Clients) and Thin Clients (HTML and RIA). Adobe AIR is definitely a Fit Client technology, but it's not the first and won't be the only player in this space.

iPhone 3G - MobileMe vs. Live Mesh

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:00:00 EDT

So how does this relate to MobileMe? MobileMe is, according to Phil Schiller's keynote, 'Exchange for the rest of us'. What this means is that using MobileMe, you will receive push contacts, push e-mail, and push calendar notifications. This will work with any MobileMe-aware application, including Outlook on the PC and iCal, Mail, and Address Book on the Mac and iPhone. This also includes the old iDisk functionality which allows you to share files among all of your devices using file synchronization technologies. iDisk works, but don't ever try to code directly on an iDisk folder with Xcode unless you have a back-up. Hopefully this peculiarity has been fixed in MobileMe.

Reiser May Take Authorities To Murdered Wife's Body: Wired

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:45:00 EDT

Right now Reiser faces a sentence to 25 years to life for first-degree murder, a conviction based on circumstantial evidence. If he cooperates it could mean he's looking at second-decree murder, a mandatory sentence of 15 years to life and the possibility of parole unless an autopsy proves the killing was premeditated like 'two bullet holes to the back of the head,' Wired said.

Big Blue's Cloud Computing Software Unveiled

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:45:00 EDT

IBM has released new software that allows data centers to benefit from so-called cloud computing, allowing them to scale more cost-effectively. The software is based on an updated version of IBM's Tivoli Provisioning Manager product that includes new automation features that remove much of the manual graft in data center management.

AJAX RIA News - Silverlight Hits Its First Birthday

Fri, 30 May 2008 08:45:00 EDT

It was in April 2007 we launched Silverlight 1.0, and it's now May 2008 and we're already looking forward to a v2 release (exciting amount of great features). It personally feels like the 1.0 launch was 2-3 years ago, but it's kind of surreal to think that Silverlight has really only just hit its first birthday! (not only did the baby mature fast, but it's gained many fans a long the way!)

SOA World - The End of Middleware As You Know It

Thu, 29 May 2008 14:30:00 EDT

Dramatic industry changes - including vendor consolidation, outsourcing and the growth of open source - highlight the need for a better way. When a SOA implementation costs too much, the culprit is often the old-fashioned, proprietary and expensive server or hub-based middleware. A better, distributed approach to SOA infrastructure can help reduce cost and increase the benefit of SOA implementation. This presentation includes an overview of the industry trends driving us toward SOA and explains why traditional middleware systems do not meet modern requirements as well as a distributed approach to SOA infrastructure.