Monday, March 14, 2011
Oracle releases Java mobile development framework The company has launched a Java development framework for industrial application developers. Oracle first announced the mobile client in October 2009, and issued a technical preview in April 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
The shape of the IT workforce in 2010 Somewhere in the mid-'90s, work became very complicated. IT work in particular became semi-indefinable. Is someone who translates medical notes into insurance codes an IT worker?
Monday, June 28, 2010
VMware's Maritz: OSes are having their jobs stolen The traditional roles of server OSes are being performed by new programming frameworks and a virtualization layer, he said. Maritz added these developments are helping enterprises run old and new applications in a more efficient, cloud-like manner
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
New IBM framework targets transportation sector On day two of its Impact 2010 conference, IBM unveiled a new software framework for helping travel and transportation industry customers provide better service. Why IBM is confident that air and rail is a “major growth opportunity”
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
IBM pushes industry framework for 'smarter' government A Year into its 'smarter planet' initiative, IBM is pushing nations to adopt its government industry framework, which seeks to translate the same streamlined processes found in most enterprises into the public sector.
Monday, March 15, 2010
What COBIT can do for you A KPMG consultant walks through its application of the Control Objectives for Information and RelatedTechnology framework at the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System. How to get beyond internal controls
Friday, August 14, 2009
Mobile developers debate framework and Web approaches Mobile software developers agree open source boosts app development but clash on how to deal with mobile device fragmentation
Monday, March 23, 2009
Novell releases SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Following a beta period that began last September, SLE11 now offers enhancements to its common Linux framework so workloads can be easily deployed across the enterprise from desktop to data centre. One analyst thinks SLE11 could help “close the gap” between Novell and Red Hat in the North American server operating system market
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Homeland Security asks Dalhousie to visualize data A Canadian researcher will develop an open source framework that will analyze network traffic in order to identity security risks both in the U.S. government and enterprises elsewhere
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Is IMS enough? There are several missing ingredients in the IP Multimedia Subsystem standard that prevent it from providing an environment for portable applications
Monday, March 31, 2008
Getting a lift from SOA As a leading Canadian loyalty firm, Aeroplan is no slouch at doling out rewards to its customers. By implementing a service oriented architecture, the company is reaping some rewards of its own. IT exec Remi Lafrance provides an inside look at Aeroplan’s SOA initiative
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Instantiations releases new tool versions for Eclipse developers Eclipse developers can benefit from an enhanced version of CodePro AnalytiX server, GEF support for WindowTester Pro, and a new relationship with CodeGear to integrate Swing Designer into JBuilder 2008
Monday, February 04, 2008
Australian to co-chair W3C emergency services group Dr Renato Iannella will co-chair an international group developing an information sharing plan for the emergency services organization
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Canadian Windows ISV helps mobile Linux effort OpenNETCF may bring mobile technology from Microsoft to an industry consortium that's trying to spread the use of open source software on portable devices. How to make Linux work with .Net
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Eclipse reels in Swordfish to offer SOA framework The non-profit foundation works on a runtime platform that leverages three popular projects: Service Component Architecture, Java Business Integration and Open Services Gateway initiative
Monday, November 19, 2007
IT buying guidelines may not suit some enterprises The SEI’s Capability Maturity Model Integration for Acquisition is already helping the likes of GM and HP do a better job of purchasing equipment, but COBIT supporters wonder if it will scale down
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Case study Alberta Ministry of Justice rules in favour of SOA At a time when many IT managers are still trying to get a handle on the concept of service-oriented architecture, the Government of Alberta's Ministry of Justice is already starting to reap the benefits of this collaborative framework. How the ministry succeeded in replacing a 20-year-old technology.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Five ways to deploy SOA without breaking a sweat What business needs is an array of services that can be recombined, resulting in new business processes that support new products or services. United Airlines and Thomson Financial provide examples
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Shared services raise governance challenges Technology that allows different government entities to share resources and information horizontally opens vast new possibilities to improve services - but also butts squarely against traditional vertical silos of accountability. Governance structures are now being stretched in new directions to foster but control innovation.
Monday, June 04, 2007
Smartcards to integrate levels of e-government in Australia The smartcard paradigm will result in better and more secure access to government services across jurisdictions, according to the Australian Federal Special Minister of State, Gary Nairn. In Sydney to speak at this year's Australian Smart Cards Summit, Nairn said building "communities of interest" would stimulate interoperability, which in turn would pave the way for more government use of smartcards.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Reaping the benefits of ITIL If you’re considering ITIL or already going down the ITIL path, you need not worry about the hype being real. It works. That’s the consensus of members of the CIO Executive Council, many of whom are well under way in implementing several of ITIL’s 12-process framework.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Microsoft hit with patent suit over .Net Vertical Computer Systems is suing Microsoft for patent infringement related to Microsoft's .Net framework for building Windows-based software. 
Monday, April 09, 2007
Linux Foundation makes open source more attractive with Linux Standard Base updates The Linux Foundation updated its Linux Standard Base server specification Monday to include new automated testing toolkits to make it easier to develop applications for different distributions of the open-source operating system. 
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Oracle launches open identity protection plan Oracle working with other technology vendors, has launched an open-framework initiative to develop software to protect identity-related employee, customer and partner information, the company said.