Microsoft offers development tools for Mac, Web
Company readies tools for Mac OS and AJAX-style Web applications, while striving to keep Windows on forefront of "user experience."September 15, 2005, 12:45 PM PDT
Why women leave IT in the U.K.
Macho culture and long hours drive women out of IT culture in the U.K., according to recent research.September 9, 2005, 12:11 PM PDT
Microsoft Web plan takes aim at Google
Mirroring efforts at Google, Yahoo and elsewhere, software maker to offer developers tools to build online applications.September 8, 2005, 1:10 PM PDT
Google aims for Web developers' hearts and minds
news analysis Latest products hint at company's efforts to create a platform on which to build add-on products and services.August 26, 2005, 4:00 AM PDT
Intel plans to test Mac development tools
Chipmaker will offer test versions of software tools aimed at improving the performance of programs that run on its chips.August 23, 2005, 7:55 PM PDT
Microsoft gets hip to AJAX
Company is building software that provides developers with tools designed to ease creation of AJAX-style applications.June 27, 2005, 9:01 PM PDT
Smaller outfits look to Java
Java developers gain tools for building rich-client applications and open-source content management.June 27, 2005, 3:01 PM PDT
IBM backs Sun's Solaris, renews Java pact
update Big Blue will create versions of its server software for Sun's operating system and will support Java for an additional 10 years.June 27, 2005, 9:59 AM PDT
Report: Tech jobs rise on East Coast
From the beginning of the year to June 1, job postings on tech career site Dice.com rise 26 percent.June 23, 2005, 1:10 PM PDT
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Intel updates programming tools for new chip designs
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Patent ruling costs Microsoft $8.9 million
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Indian software, service exports on rise
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Facing 'new world of work,' Microsoft locks up Office
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Grassroots computing languages hit the big time
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C++ creator upbeat on its future
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IBM signs up Java accelerator start-up
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Developers grumble about Microsoft tools pricing
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Faster XML ahead?
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Microsoft delays tool, database updates
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Hand-wringing over America's supposed technical decline badly misstates the reality, UC Davis computer scientist Norm Matloff says.
Open source shook up the software development world as established companies and challengers sought to harness the collaborative development model.