Development

Ten software vendors, including Sun Microsystems Inc., BEA Systems Inc. and Oracle Corp. on Tuesday announced the Java Tools Community (JTP), an organization devoted to improving interoperability in the design of development tools, making it easier for developers to use Java technology.

Macromedia Inc. on Monday announced Macromedia Director MX 2004, an upgraded version of the multimedia authoring tool that adds support for JavaScript, Flash MX 2004 content, and DVD-Video.

Software still stinks. The Cutter Consortium, an Arlington, Mass.-based IT consulting and advisory service, recently surveyed more than 150 software development organizations across several industries and found that 38 percent of developers said their companies do not have an adequate software quality assurance program.

Tapping a familiar theme of late, BEA Systems Inc. and Compuware Corp. on Thursday will forge an alliance intended to make it easier to develop Java applications.

Version 2.6.0 of the Linux kernel is ready for business. Readers of the linux-kernel mailing list learned that testing of the open-source operating system's new core ended late Wednesday, when Linus Torvalds sent an e-mail beginning with the cryptic phrase "The beaver is out of detox."

Microsoft Corp. is creating a new central engineering division that will work on the core of the Windows OS the company said Monday.

Enterprise reporting company Actuate Corp., announced a new product on Monday that it claims will give power users

The client/server chat program has long been a popular assignment for Java students because it is an excellent example of two important concepts: sockets...