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Agile-based PaaS and SOA: The Rising Rapid Application Development Platform

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The combination of Agile software development, PaaS and SOA are enabling companies to produce tested and cost-effective apps very quickly.

QMetry Leverages BI-based Reporting to Improve SDLC

(04/20/11)

QA and the SDLC require superb reporting. To meet that need, test case management vendor QMetry has embedded Jaspersoft's JasperReports into its reporting and business intelligence (BI) engine.

Which Continuous Integration Tool Is Best for Hosted CI?

(04/18/11)

The development team for the continuous integration platform FaZend.com installed, configured, and maintained leading continuous integration tools, including Hudson and CruiseControl. Find out what they learned about working with the top CI tools.

Red Hat Submits New Data Caching Spec to Java EE 7

(04/14/11)

Red Hat pushes a new data caching specification at the JCP, claiming data caching will have the greatest impact on Java EE 7's cloud enablement.

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Time for Developers to Forget "Web" and Embrace Native Code?

(04/08/11)

With the Internet now a ubiquitous platform, developers may need to drop the word "Web" from their vocabularies and embrace native code.

Citrix OpenCloud: The Seven-legged Cloud Service

(04/04/11)

Despite lacking some developer-friendly tools offered by other cloud services, Citrix OpenCloud provides seven solutions that together can meet almost any cloud-based need.

Featured SQL Server Tip: How to Read Environment Variables Using T-SQL

(03/28/11)

The xp_cmdshell extended stored procedure in SQL Server enables you to read environment variables in T-SQL.

JDK 7 Reference Card Gets Developers Ready for Java 7

(03/24/11)

The JDK 7 Reference Card is a single reference guide for all the newly included, enhanced and changed JSRs that make up Java 7 -- everything from NIO.2 to Project Coin -- as well as like lowdown on features like closures.

Amazon EC2 as the Entry-level Cloud for Developers

(03/23/11)

Amazon's pricing scheme for the EC2 cloud platform makes it accessible to every level of developer.

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