Darryl K. Taft

KeyLabs, a certification testing facility, announced Friday that NetDirect LLC, a provider of Java-based database access solutions, is the first vendor to pass the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) certification test suite at its lab. KeyLabs, a division of Lab Acquisition Corp., announced that NetDirect had successfully completed the suite of tests, earning JDBC certification for […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. is poised to finalize key XML standards and back an alternative interoperability standards group to give it and Java more credibility in Web services development. The JAX-RPC (Java API for XML-based Remote Procedure Call) standard is expected to be approved by the Java Community Process executive committee next month. At the same […]

The winners in the web services race will be companies whose offerings internalize Web services standards, such as XML and WSDL, across their platforms in an integrated fashion, rather than simply by bolting them on. IBM is among a growing number of major tool developers looking to make this dream of integration a reality. Earlier […]

Software AG Inc. on Tuesday announced a new XML-based solution for the financial services industry. Reston, Va.-based Software AG Inc., a subsidiary of Software AG, Europes largest systems software provider, rolled out its XML-based solution, called SAGe Insurance. SAGe Insurance combines Software AGs expertise (SAGe) in the insurance industry with the companys EntireX XML Mediator […]

Borland Software Corp. on Tuesday previewed upcoming C++ technology that supports software development for mobile devices such as smart phones, communicators and voice-enabled PDAs. The Scotts Valley, Calif., company previewed the technology at BorCon 2002, its annual user conference in Anaheim, Calif. The Borland C++ solution will enable developers to rapidly produce C++ applications that […]

Adobe Systems Inc. this week will ship FrameMaker 7.0, a new version of its enterprise authoring and publishing solution. According to the San Jose, Calif., company, the new version makes XML easier to use for nondevelopers. FrameMaker has long been a structured authoring tool for SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language), and the new version adds […]

The application development industry is making subtle shifts to accommodate corporate requirements for creating Web services—particularly the need for more upfront modeling. Major development tool makers, including Accenture Ltd. and Borland Software Corp., are rolling out products that feature such modeling capabilities. New York-based Accenture in July will launch Accenture Web Service and Application Development […]

Sensitive data is at its most vulnerable to being stolen or leaked during the testing and development of applications. Thats because of the number of times it changes hands. New software, File-Aid/Data Solutions 3.3, from Compuware Corp. should reduce the risk of vulnerability considerably, said company officials in Farmington Hills, Mich. File-Aid/Data Solutions 3.3 is […]

TogetherSoft Corp. on Monday announced that J.D. Edwards & Co. has agreed to standardize on TogetherSofts application development environment. Officials with Raleigh, N.C.-based TogetherSoft said J.D. Edwards has agreed to use the Together ControlCenter for strategic application development efforts. Together ControlCenter is an integrated software development platform that enables developers to more easily design and […]

Oracle Corp. Monday announced the releases Oracle 9i Developer Suite, a new set of tools for building Internet applications and Web services featuring transactional and business intelligence capabilities. The new suite targets Java, XML and SQL developers, and provides full development lifecycle support in a standards-based platform, the company said. Oracle said the toolset supports […]