http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:14:27 GMT 2009-11-23T17:14:27Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/482698/Security_Implications_of_the_Humble_Computer_Clock?source=rss_net Is the clock on every computer system in your organization set to the correct time? Making sure that computers are set with the correct time is one of those seemingly petty technical things that can unfortunately have big, negative consequences if not done properly. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT Simson Garfinkel <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/482698/Security_Implications_of_the_Humble_Computer_Clock?source=rss_net 2009-03-02T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/465522/Sun_Microsoft_Boost_IDEs?source=rss_net NetBeans is upgraded to include retooling for PHP, an early access version of NetBeans for Python, and support for Spring, Hibernate, JavaServer Pages, and the Java Persistence API. Meanwhile, Visual Studio adds jQuery capabilities to its software development IDE via JavaScript IntelliSense support. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT Paul Krill <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/465522/Sun_Microsoft_Boost_IDEs?source=rss_net 2008-11-24T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/461478/Microsoft_Eyes_Visual_Studio_Advancements?source=rss_net Among the many improvements planned for the software development environment are a Windows Presentation Foundation-based editor, a code-generation tool, C++ enhancements and support for Windows 7 multi-touch and ribbon capabilities. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT Paul Krill <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/461478/Microsoft_Eyes_Visual_Studio_Advancements?source=rss_net 2008-11-10T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/457887/Microsoft_Releases_Developer_Tools_for_Parallel_Computing_Concurrency_and_Coordination?source=rss_net The multicore PCs you buy can do powerful, asynchronous computing, and the software you need to build might benefit from decentralized hardware resources, but your developers' ability to exploit those capabilities& not so much. Microsoft's new set of libraries promises to help developers exploit multicore processing without requiring anyone to become a threading and distributed computing guru. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT Esther Schindler <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/457887/Microsoft_Releases_Developer_Tools_for_Parallel_Computing_Concurrency_and_Coordination?source=rss_net 2008-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/457530/Exploring_Oslo_s_Modeling_Language_Promises?source=rss_net Microsoft is sharing bits of Oslo at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) this week. Learn what's new in M, the company's language for creating domain-specific languages, and why Microsoft thinks it's such a big deal. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT Esther Schindler <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/457530/Exploring_Oslo_s_Modeling_Language_Promises?source=rss_net 2008-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/454520/6_Scripting_Languages_Your_Developers_Wish_You_d_Let_Them_Use?source=rss_net Several up-and-coming scripting languages--some open-source--are gaining popularity among software developers. These dynamic programming languages, including Groovy, Scala, Lua, F#, Clojure and Boo, deserve more attention for your enterprise software development, even if your shop is dedicated to Java or .NET. Here's why. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT Esther Schindler <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/454520/6_Scripting_Languages_Your_Developers_Wish_You_d_Let_Them_Use?source=rss_net 2008-10-13T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/454504/Microsoft_Woos_Developers_Under_The_Silverlight?source=rss_net As it releases version 2.0 of Silverlight, Microsoft is turning to the next phase of its strategy: Directly wooing developers and designers to the rich Internet platform. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT Eric Lai <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/454504/Microsoft_Woos_Developers_Under_The_Silverlight?source=rss_net 2008-10-13T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/452613/The_A_Z_of_Programming_Languages_C_?source=rss_net Microsoft's Anders Hejlsberg reveals the history behind one of the most common programming languages, C#, and what the future holds for C#4.0. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT Naomi Hamilton <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/452613/The_A_Z_of_Programming_Languages_C_?source=rss_net 2008-10-03T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/452014/Why_UDDI_Rocks?source=rss_net SOAP, WSDL, WS-*, and UDDI are proven and widely adopted technologies and REST is growing strongly, believes a UDDI supporter from Microsoft. But while REST is often cited as a SOAP alternative, Microsoft's Steven Martin thinks this a distinction without a difference. "Does it really matter if there are angle brackets or curly braces on the wire?" he asks. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT Rich Levin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/452014/Why_UDDI_Rocks?source=rss_net 2008-10-02T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/452570/Microsoft_Prepping_Preview_of_REST_Support_App_Server_Improvements?source=rss_net PDC handouts will highlight workflow, communication technologies and hosting platform for services. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT John Fontana <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/452570/Microsoft_Prepping_Preview_of_REST_Support_App_Server_Improvements?source=rss_net 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/451622/Microsoft_Announces_Visual_Studio_2010._Developers_Respond.?source=rss_net Microsoft's development environment offers new tools for Agile development, software testing enhancements and improved support for cloud computing. Microsoft showed us a sneak peek, and we invited developers to chime in with their feedback. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT Esther Schindler <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/451622/Microsoft_Announces_Visual_Studio_2010._Developers_Respond.?source=rss_net 2008-09-29T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/446666/Why_Steve_Ballmer_Will_Make_Microsoft_Good_for_SOA?source=rss_net Microsoft is poised to be an important player in service-oriented architectures. Longtime open-source advocate Nicholas Petreley sums up the reason in two words: Steve Ballmer. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT Nicholas Petreley <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/446666/Why_Steve_Ballmer_Will_Make_Microsoft_Good_for_SOA?source=rss_net 2008-08-28T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/440726/Goodwin_Procter_Makes_Strong_Case_for_Knowledge_Management?source=rss_net Integrates data using Microsoft's Sharepoint Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT Jarina D'Auria <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/440726/Goodwin_Procter_Makes_Strong_Case_for_Knowledge_Management?source=rss_net 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/397313/Five_Things_the_Boss_Should_Know_About_Microsoft_s_LINQ?source=rss_net Do you think that LINQ is just another in a long series of odd Microsoft technologies? This database-meets-software-development technology could easily save your development staff time and avoid complexity! Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT John Paul Mueller <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/397313/Five_Things_the_Boss_Should_Know_About_Microsoft_s_LINQ?source=rss_net 2008-06-16T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/388363/Clear_Channel_Broadcasting_Better_IT_Integration_Between_Software_Development_and_Operations?source=rss_net The media company discovered a weakness in developing Web services and SOA applications: the ability to monitor and track transactions to locate system failures. In solving its technology problem, the IT team also improved communication between operations and development. And isn't that a happy story? Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT Esther Schindler <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/388363/Clear_Channel_Broadcasting_Better_IT_Integration_Between_Software_Development_and_Operations?source=rss_net 2008-06-09T04:00:00Z