___________________________________________________________ Computerworld Application/Web Development May 15, 2008 ___________________________________________________________
***************SPONSOR************************************** Aberdeen Group Report: Learn about how Best-in-Class IT organizations experience lower operating costs, improved application and data availability and enhance corporate image as a result of implementing a green initiative. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3234382/1071738/114260/0/ ************************************************************ In this issue: * Developers confirm, explain why they're avoiding Windows Vista * Adobe rolls out beta of Flash Player 10 * Developers target XP over Vista by wide margin * Do new Web tools spell doom for the browser? * Eli Lilly aims to tap 'rock star' programmers Computerworld Blogs: * The biker way * Crank up Web services performance * HP+EDS: Now what? * Technology transfer spurs sci-tech renaissance OTHER RESOURCES _______________ HP's Virtualization: HP's Remote Client Solutions Webinar http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3234382/1071738/101868/0/ Computerworld Report: The data center is real, but storage is turning virtual. Learn about how virtualizing your enterprise will save you money. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3234382/1071738/111979/0/ Report - Learn about an automated approach to Vista deployments in this third party analysis, available free, for a limited time! http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3234382/1071738/112533/0/ Sterling Webcast A recent AMR Research study revealed that approximately 70% of companies feel collaboration with long tail suppliers is as important to their business success as collaboration with their core suppliers. If you're not one of them, what are you missing? http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3234382/1071738/111255/0/ _________________________________________________________ Developers confirm, explain why they're avoiding Windows Vista Windows developers are saying that lack of demand and the historical tendency of a certain percentage of Microsoft technologies to become quickly irrelevant are among the factors keeping eleven out of twelve programmers surveyed from devoting time to writing Windows Vista-specific apps. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3234382/1071738/114261/2/ _________________________________________________________ Adobe rolls out beta of Flash Player 10 Adobe today rolled out a beta release of the new Adobe Flash Player 10 plug-in, which adds tools for building special effects into Web applications. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3234382/1071738/114262/2/ _________________________________________________________ ***************SPONSOR************************************** White Paper: This joint VMware and EqualLogic white paper describes a virtualized infrastructure that applies storage and server virtualization technologies to cost-effectively achieve a flexible, high-performance, dynamic IT infrastructure that is simple to manage and scale. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3234382/1071738/114263/0/ ************************************************************ _________________________________________________________ Developers target XP over Vista by wide margin Developers are still hesitant to write applications for the Windows Vista operating system, according to a survey by Evans Data. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3234382/1071738/114264/2/ _________________________________________________________ Do new Web tools spell doom for the browser? As the Web has become an enterprise application delivery model, new kinds of online experiences are challenging old notions of what it means to browse the Web. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3234382/1071738/114265/2/ _________________________________________________________ Eli Lilly aims to tap 'rock star' programmers Eli Lilly plans to use TopCoder's stable of "rock star" programmers to help build enterprise IT applications. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3234382/1071738/114266/2/ _________________________________________________________ ***************SPONSOR************************************** Enabling Data Centers that Are Both Automated and Dynamic As data centers move towards the role of service providers to the business, the automation of IT processes must evolve. Automating IT processes offers advantages in both improved business service and cost control but scheduled server provisioning tasks is simply not enough. Provisioning, change and configuration management must be performed dynamically and in real-time. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3234382/1071738/114267/0/ ************************************************************ COMPUTERWORLD BLOGS ___________________ The biker way This pilot fish is fresh out of college with a psychology degree, but he gets a job in IT anyway and his first assignment away from the office is not what he expects. To view the rest of the blog post, click the following link. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3234382/1071738/114268/2/ Crank up Web services performance Many Web services-based applications have performance issues. Here's one approach to boost their speed. To view the rest of the blog post, click the following link. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3234382/1071738/114269/2/ HP+EDS: Now what? Now that Hewlett-Packard and Electronic Data Systems have decided to tie the knot, where does that put them -- and us? To view the rest of the blog post, click the following link. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3234382/1071738/114270/2/ Technology transfer spurs sci-tech renaissance More and more companies are depending on their development's research to come from universities. 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