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IBM Teams With Oracle in Open Java Push
Abandoning its long-held resistance to the OpenJDK effort, IBM is joining forces with Oracle in its open source reference implementation of the Java platform.
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Cloud, Mobile Top Developers Priorities: IBM
In a new survey, IBM's developerWorks unit has found that more than half of IT professionals expect mobile software applications to vault past conventional computing platforms in the next five years.
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New Fedora Linux Leader to Focus on Community
As the new head of the Red Hat-sponsored Fedora Linux project, Jared Smith looks to foster a spirit of inclusion, explaining that the work of the community is about more than just "bits and bytes."
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Zend Ramping Up PHP in the Cloud
Leading commercial PHP sponsor Zend is getting serious about the cloud, aiming to leverage a new partnership for cloud-based development and testing, along with improvements to the Zend Framework.
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CodePlex Foundation Rebrands as Outercurve
Open source CodePlex Foundation, a Microsoft-sponsored initiative, rebrands as Outercurve in an effort to eliminate confusion with the software giant's forge of the same name. So what changed?
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Microsoft Previews VB for Windows Phone 7
Microsoft is releasing a Community Technology Preview of its popular Visual Basic language for Windows Phone 7 this week, hoping to draw developer interest in the forthcoming mobile OS.
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Oracle Looks Ahead to Future of Java
At JavaOne event, Oracle executive details the company's plans to enhance graphics, performance and programming capabilities following the Sun acquisition.