Friday, February 29, 2008

iPhone Software Development Kit coming March 6th?

Apple has called a special event at its Cupertino headquarters next Thursday, 6th March, to discuss the current state of the iPhone and its future.

It's widely believed that Apple will use this time to launch — or at least provide a decent information update — on the Software Development Kit (SDK). Steve Jobs had originally said that this software, which will allow third-party applications to natively (and officially) run on the iPhone, would be available this month. However, that date slipped.

Many believe that the iPhone should have been an open system from the start. It's one of the main reasons (along with trying to break away from the exclusive network carriers) why so many iPhones have been hacked.

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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Sun: MySQL buy 'most important in software history'

Sun has claimed that completing its purchase of the open source database developer MySQL will enable it to become the most complete provider of open source server software.

Jonathan Schwartz, Sun's chief executive, said in a conference call on Tuesday that the US$1 billion acquisition "completed our capability to deliver a holistic, secure, open source platform for networks", providing the last, key piece in a software stack that now rivals Microsoft's.

The move, which Schwartz described as "the most important acquisition in Sun's history and in the history of the modern software industry" is significant because: "What we see customers doing is migrating to complete platforms. The market clearly elected a proprietary platform for desktops and we see that happening increasingly with open source solutions on the server side."

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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Adobe launches rich web-development tools

Adobe's attempts to push interest in rich internet applications received a boost with the official launch of its AIR cross-operating system runtime and Adobe Flex 3 open-source framework.

Launched on Monday, Adobe claims AIR combines the dynamic nature of the web with the data capabilities of the desktop, while Flex 3 is a cross-platform set of components and tools for building rich internet applications (RIAs) that run on any browser and operating system.

Targeted at both designers and developers, AIR and Flex 3 are described by Adobe chief technology officer Kevin Lynch as technologies intended to "create highly interactive and expressive applications".

"This year we predict a significant uptake in RIA development as our toolset and technologies are now quite mature, and because our RIAs deploy to Flash, 98 percent of internet-enabled desktop users worldwide can actually see the content that is produced," said Andrew Shorten, Adobe platform evangelist.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Software Project - Development of Email Browser

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Project Details:

Type : Project

Id : 14346115

Category : Software & Technology

Title : Development of Email Browser

Estimated Budget : Upto 150 USD

Description:

We are an Indian based company looking for providers to develop a special browser which can sort out the emails datawise, timewise, and with reference to Id numbers. All the particular mails with specific Id numbers should be exported to a table in MS word along with the fields arranged in datewise and timewise. Payout would be upto 150 USD and the mode of payment will be by cheque so interested service providers are requested to contact and send their proposal as soon as possible.

Country : India

Status : Closed

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Monday, February 25, 2008

UPDATE 2-U.S. retail software sales fell in January

U.S. retail software sales fell last month in a sign that consumers may be cutting back on discretionary spending as the economy weakens, an analyst with market research firm NPD said on Monday.

Total dollar volume fell 29.5 percent from January 2007, said NPD analyst Chris Swenson. The extent of that drop was exaggerated because the figures tally five weeks of sales for January 2007 versus only four weeks in 2008.

After normalizing the data, Swenson estimates that total software sales were down 12 percent.

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Sunday, February 24, 2008

Web 2.0 - Trend in Web Design and Development

Is Web 3.0 has also come into existence?

With the advent of web 2.0, websites and e-commerce business has got new dimensions in the world of internet. It has advantages of increasing user interactivity over web 1.0 which was a traditional way of web site designing.

Web 2.0 features added to the websites are a need for success of business on the internet.

Tim Berners Lee, head of W3C Consortium and inventor of World Wide Web also announced web 2.0 a main contributor in the internet revolution.

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Friday, February 22, 2008

Web Design Project - PHP Board using a SQL Database

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Project Details:

Type : Project

Id : 39100124

Category : Web Design and Development

Title : PHP Board using a SQL Database

Budget Estimate : Need Best Quotation

Description :

We are UK based company looking for a Web Designer who can work on our website which is having PHP board using a SQL database. We want to extent its functionality in the following ways:
  1. There is an online CV wizard. At present only a notification of interest is emailed to the employer along with an invitation to log in and view the CV. Extension is needed so that one can email a PDF of the CV to a registered employer who has opted for this possibility.

  2. We want two "down down" menu category fields added to the jobseeker registration page. These would be identical to the fields that appear on the job category on the home page. This would enable employers to carry out more precise searches for candidates. At present this function doesn\'t exist as the jobseeker has to manually enter their profession.

  3. When employers search for jobseekers there needs to be added functionality of an initial list page of candidates with a brief summary of candidate skills and a photo of each one. This feature exists for jobseekers looking for employers. I want to add it to the functionality of employers looking for jobseekers.
We would prefer to use what we have and simply extend it rather than have three different pieces of software. We would be paying on each element that will be done by the Service providers. The payment would be done via pay pal. We really look forward to receive the best Proposal to start this work as soon as possible.

We have attached the website link with details.

Interested Service Providers are requested to contact us with their profile and demonstration as soon as possible.

Country :United Kingdom

Status : Closed

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Thursday, February 21, 2008

Microsoft opens door to open-source software community

Microsoft is increasing the openness of its software to appease antitrust regulators and please businesses trending toward more diverse computer systems.

Microsoft said Thursday it is making "broad-reaching changes" to its technology and business practices to enhance the ease with which its software interacts with partners, customers and competitors.

"These steps represent an important step and significant change in how we share information about our products and technologies," said Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer.

"Our goal is to promote greater interoperability, opportunity and choice for customers and developers throughout the industry by making our products more open and by sharing even more information about our technologies."

The US software giant has been gradually shedding its historically protective mindset regarding intellectual property as Microsoft veterans retire and new blood is hired, according to Silicon Valley analyst Rob Enderle.

"There has been an incremental shift in Microsoft's internal thinking that was given a significant jolt by the European Union," Enderle told AFP.

"The underpinnings for the decision are continued frustration with trying to find ways to keep the EU happy and more pressure from customers."

Microsoft's newly announced principles apply to all its top-selling software and fit a patent framework addressed by European courts, said Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith.

"Microsoft is taking all necessary steps to make sure we are in full compliance with European law," Smith said in a conference call.

"The interoperability announcement represents the changed legal landscape for Microsoft and the technology industry."

EU competition regulators responded with a skeptical statement that "takes note" of Microsoft's "intention" to improve the compatibility of its software with rival products, but still voiced antitrust concerns.

"This announcement does not relate to the question of whether or not Microsoft has been complying with EU antitrust rules in this area in the past," the European Commission said.

The commission has long accused Microsoft of abusing its dominant market power by making software that is incompatible with products made by its rivals.

EU regulators slapped a fine of nearly 500 million euros (741 million dollars) on Microsoft in 2004 for abusing its dominant market power.

A new European Commissions investigation targets the interoperability of a broad range of software, including Microsoft's popular Office package, with rival products.

Microsoft posted more than 30,000 pages of previously safeguarded software protocol information online for anyone to view.

"Today's step is certainly qualitatively and quantitatively different from any step that we as a company have taken in the past," he said.

"We realize it is committing the company not just to mere words, but to actions that will live up to these principles completely."

Microsoft said it would post thousands of additional pages of software protocols on its website in coming weeks.

The protocols, previously only available for fees, show software engineers how to enable applications to communicate and exchange data with popular Microsoft programs such as Outlook and Office.

A test of Microsoft's move will be whether developers can mine useful nuggets from the mountain of information, said analyst Michael Cherry of private firm Directions on Microsoft.

"If we really wanted to sit down today and do something, how long would it take us? And if we have problems, who do we ask?" Cherry said.

Microsoft's senior vice president of server and tools business, Bob Muglia, told AFP to expect the firm's software to be increasingly molded to work with other companies' products.

"These announcements are like McDonald's releasing the recipe for its secret sauce," said AR Communications strategic consultant Carmi Levy.

"This announcement signals that Microsoft is finally ready to commit to an entirely new business model. This is a radical shift from Microsoft's traditional bull-in-a-china-shop strategy."

Microsoft said its new principles include ensuring open connections, promoting data portability, and fostering closer ties with the open-source community.

Open-source applications consist of software considered public property and freely available for people to use and modify.

People will be able to freely customize programs to work with Microsoft software, but if they sell applications for others to use, Microsoft will extract fees, according to Ballmer.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Software licensing costs set to fall

SaaS and SOA mean more power to the CIO's elbow...

Software licensing costs are set to fall over the next decade as IT industry trends converge to give buyers more bargaining power.

Analyst Gartner predicts vendors will find themselves increasingly challenged as IT departments look to reduce software costs as they have done with hardware and services.

In a research note Gartner VP William Snyder said: "Up until now the unique nature of the software market has meant that buyers had very little negotiating power after the initial purchase of a software licence. We expect those dynamics to change considerably over the next five to 10 years giving CIOs and software procurement officers more bargaining power while potentially reducing software vendor profit margins."

Gartner has identified seven major trends converging to change software delivery models, reduce dependence on the giant application vendors and force prices down.

These include business process outsourcing; software as a service (SaaS); low-cost development environments, such as China and India, combined with modular architectures and service-oriented architectures; the emergence of third-party software maintenance and support; growing interest in open source; the rise of Chinese software companies; and the expansion of the Brazilian, Chinese and Indian markets.

Although Gartner says open source won't topple the likes of IBM and Microsoft the analyst believes it will put pressure on traditional software margin structures, particularly in areas such as servers, operating systems, development tools and database technologies.

Gartner also predicts a quarter of all new business software will be delivered by SaaS by 2011.

Synder said buyers need to realise that the pendulum is beginning to swing in their favour with an increasing number of alternatives in the software market.

He said: "We would advise IT organisations to use BPO and open source alternatives to improve their negotiating power with software suppliers as well as employing the emergence of third-party vendors as a means to reduce higher maintenance fees on older versions of software. Costing out the possibility of using offshore skills to build application functionality as web services will also help negotiations with vendors."

Earlier this week silicon.com's CIO Jury found IT departments are increasingly scrutinising the value for money of Microsoft's Enterprise Agreements because of question marks over tangible benefits.

Source : http://software.silicon.com/

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Web Designing Project - Flash and HTML Designer

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Project Details:

Type : Project

Id : 71412913

Category : Web Design and Development

Title : Flash and HTML Designer

Budget Estimate : Look for Best Proposal

Description :

We are US based company need a refresh for our eCommerce site. We are looking for Flash based product rotator that works by having 5 sets (3 images for each set) of variables passed to it. It would be similar to the Circuit City, Buy.Com, and BestBuy.com product rotators (we do not want a copy). We would like our category pages and product pages redesigned as well. We look forward to receive best proposal for our requirement to start this work.

Interested Service Providers are requested to contact us with their profile as soon as possible.

Country : United States

Status : Closed

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Monday, February 18, 2008

Software Project - Need a Management System

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Type : Project

Id : 14278070

Category : Software & Technology

Title : Need a Management System

Estimated Budget : 3800 USD (Approx.)

Description:

We are a India based company looking for software management system (PSMS) for sales and service. We have sales facility available in current system and want to add new "service" part with facilities to record the details of the product, client information and the problem of the customer ,to generate invoice, bills etc. We have complete code of the present software. Which need to be upgrade or can create a complete new system with latest technologies like Java, MySQL, Html, crystal report, ajap. Our Estimated budget is 3800 USD (Approx.) and turn around time is 5-6 months. Interested Service providers are requested to contact us as soon as possible

Country : India

Status : Closed

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Sunday, February 17, 2008

Meaning of Web Site Design

A web site is a collection of information about a particular topic or subject. Web site design is defined as the arrangement and creation of web pages that in turn make up a web site. A web page consists of information for which the website is designed and developed. For example, a web site might be compared to a book, where each page of the book is a web page.

The first step towards web site designing is to decide the theme of the website and freeze on the structure of the website. A website typically consists of text and images. The first page of a website is known as the Home page or Index. Each web page within a website is an HTML file which has its own URL. After each web page is created, they are typically linked together using a navigation menu composed of hyperlinks.

Once a website is completed, it must be published or uploaded in order to be viewable to the public over the internet. This is done using an FTP client. Once published, the webmaster may use a variety of techniques to increase the traffic, or hits, that the website receives. This may include submitting the website to a search engine such as Google or Yahoo, exchanging links with other websites, creating affiliations with similar websites, etc. While designing a website the guidelines laid down by search engines should be followed. This will help in faster indexing of the website in search engines.

A company gets a website designed to reach out masses through search engines. While designing a web site, design aesthetics should be complemented with the guidelines laid down by the search engines. This will help you to have a website which is aesthetically appealing as well as search engine friendly.

Olive e Business in New Delhi, India has over a decade experience in web site design and development. For more information on how to design a search engine friendly web site, contact us.

Source : http://www.americanchronicle.com/

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Friday, February 15, 2008

Web Development Project - Web Developer Required

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Project Details:

Type : Project

Id : 59968216

Category : Web Design and Development

Title : Web Developer Required

Budget Estimate : Ongoing

Description :

We are a USA Based animation company. We are looking for web developers capable of a designing flash/html web site. The site functionality will need work like the website given in attachment. But the web site should be without the game board at this time. This will be something that will need to be added in the future. All artwork and renderings will be provided. Only assembly and programming work needed by developer. We need best quotation from your side. Interested Service providers are requested to contact us as soon as possible.

Country : United States

Status : Closed

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Software Project - Develop a media player

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Type : Project

Id : 21425141

Category : Software & Technology

Title : Develop a media player

Estimated Budget : 2000 USD

Description:

We are an India based company looking for a service provider to develop a software like windows media player but it must also support Video, capture, editing , creating play lists , video filter technologies , handling of image like mpeg, avi, flash and .ppt files, VC ++ programming etc. Our budget is 2000 USD. Interested Service providers are requested to contact us as soon as possible

Country : India

Status : Closed

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Monday, February 11, 2008

Why Is Custom Software Development Crucial For Your Business?

Custom Software Development begins with identifying the goals and needs of your business. It is less expensive and does not have additional programs and features that you will never use. It helps you to save time and get the right software to do exactly the work that you need to do.

With the world moving at a very fast pace, it becomes necessary to maintain all things accurately. In order to run a business well in such a world, most of the entrepreneurs need customized software to shape the needs of their businesses. This is because customized software applications can help you to organize and manage your business effectively.

When you buy and install ready-made software, it is possible that the software may be insufficient for your use. Using it, you may have to make compromises. Hence it is better to have customized software which can satisfy the needs of your organization and save you from many problems.

Custom software development has many advantages. It is flexible and user friendly. It saves you more time and reduces expenses. But everything is not good about custom software development. It also has its own shortcomings. Custom software development can be effective, only if you find the right software development company. Hence the choice of your software company is of crucial importance. Only then, the quality of the software developed would be of the expected standards. The software development company should have good back-end support to provide you will all the maintenance help that you need.

The custom software development process begins with discussing requirements and providing a detailed analysis of your business. Then, the software professionals start with developing and designing of the software. The effectiveness of custom software development depends upon many factors such as quality of software, maintenance, infrastructure of the company and support. Custom software applications have more benefits. They are less expensive when compared to generic applications. They are easy to operate and flexible. It is very important for the group to understand the type of business and the software required to run the business effectively. A well planned and structured approach leads to successful custom software development.

Nowadays, offshore custom software development is much in demand due to several reasons. The most important thing is that software development requires a lot of time and effort. It also requires great monetary investment. In order to avoid this entrepreneurs prefer to outsource their services to companies elsewhere. Offshore software development can help you develop custom software for your business at competitive prices and within stipulated time-frames.

Source : http://www.articledashboard.com

The article is written by John Wircken. It is mainly based upon Custom Software Development.

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Friday, February 8, 2008

Who benefits from a website's privacy policy?

"We may keep you informed of such products and services (including special offers, discounts, offers, competitions and so on) by any of the following methods: E-mail, Telephone, SMS text message and other electronic messages such as picture messaging ..." This was the site's privacy policy. What I wanted to buy: a lightbulb.

It turned out that this privacy policy wasn't really the policy. When asked, the company explained: "It's an off-the-shelf policy and actually doesn't reflect the policy that we follow." In other words, it came with its website because some lawyer thought more about covering the company's legal ass than consumer protection. Sadly, this is what most privacy policies are in fact about.

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Thursday, February 7, 2008

Software Project - Auto Trading and Placement software using BetFair API

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Type : Project

Id : 20251934

Category : Software & Technology

Title : Auto Trading and Placement software using BetFair API

Estimated Budget : 100 - 300 USD

Description:

We are UK based looking for software developers for our requirement using Betfair API for Auto trading and placement with certain criteria. Software security is our primary requirement to avoid any unauthorized use or illegal copying. Payout will be 100 – 300 USD and turn around time is of 1 month. Service providers are requested to contact with quotations and profile.

Country : United Kingdom

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Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Web Design Projects - Internet Marketing Services required

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Type : Project

Id : 10026738

Category : Web Design and Development,Internet Marketing

Title : Internet Marketing Services required

Estimated Budget : Need Quotation

Total Requirement : Ongoing

Description :

We are a USA Based company. We are looking for a company or a freelancer who can help us our internet marketing. Service provider will develop marketing concepts and copy for websites and other advertising media such as email campaigns targeted at the lodging and hotel industry; update existing content; and provide general creative support. They will also be responsible for writing content for search engine optimization and for pay-per-click campaigns. We need a person with good English with at least 2 years of writing experience in the lodging/hospitality industry. He must be familiar with the online space. Basic understanding of what constitutes successful interactive/online communication. Appreciation for the potential of advertising/marketing on the web. Passion for/personal experience with the online space. Basic knowledge of appropriate hardware (Mac and/or PC) and software (Microsoft Word, etc.). Excellent creative writing abilities, organizational skills and attention to detail. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to work effectively with a diverse group. Must possess at least 2 years of experience working in the lodging / hospitality industry. We are looking for best possible quotation. Interested Service provider are requested contact us as soon as possible.

Budget Estimate : 300 to 500 USD

Country : United States

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Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Top Five Benefits of Virtualized Software Development

Over the past years, server virtualization has made great inroads in the data center. It promises to improve data center efficiency and lower overall cost of ownership by solving persistent challenges, such as server proliferation, CPU underutilization and application isolation. But server virtualization is not the only game in town; both startups and established companies are racing to introduce application and OS virtualization products that will virtualize the desktop. And now, a third virtualization front is emerging in the area of virtualized software development (VSD).

VSD targets embedded applications, mostly software applications embedded into electronics devices, such as cell phones, set-to-box, routers, complex aerospace equipment and war devices. But embedded applications also are found in blade, server or any high performance computing equipment. VSD is a product development strategy that frees development from dependence on the real hardware on which your application will be deployed. Instead VSD enables the deployment of technology, products and best practices to execute development on the desktop.

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Monday, February 4, 2008

Software Project - Software for Medical Billing

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Project Details:

Type : Project

Id : 75000349

Category : Software & Technology

Title : Software for Medical Billing

Estimated Budget : Need Quotation

Description:

We are a USA Based medical billing company. We are looking for a service provider who can create software for medical billing and medical claims processing for electronic medical billing. We are expecting best possible quotes from you. Interested Service providers are requested to contact us as soon as possible.

Budget Estimate :200 to 500 USD

Country : United States

Status : Closed

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Sunday, February 3, 2008

Web Development Projects - Design Wordpress PSD

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Project Details:

Type : Project

Id : 10484143

Category : Web Design and Development, Database Development Services

Title : Design Wordpress PSD

Description :

We are India based and looking for service providers for our requirement of Wordpress PSD design. We need a valid xhtml/css coding compatible with latest v 2.3.2 Wordpress script for our site and the entire graphic and images for our web site will be provided by us. Payout would be 300 to 500 USD and payment will be made after completion of work. Interested service providers are requested to contact us with their profile as soon as possible.

Budget Estimate : 300 to 500 USD

Country : India

Status : Closed

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Friday, February 1, 2008

Suppose They Fixed the Web Browser, Then What?

In a recent editorial, Ed Hardy asked software developers and device makers to improve their browsers so that the web experience will be something that's actually desirable. As it stands now, aside from Apple, and some inroads by Opera Mini, mobile Web browsing is pretty horrible.

So what would happen if the browsers did step it up? Would people come to the Net in a mobile wave? Or would other problems come to the forefront as additional layers of disruption to mobile Web use?

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