S.P.I. Dynamics, a leading provider of Web application security testing software and services, today released research from its SPI Labs division predicting the top Web application security threats for 2007. The research found that software developers who embrace Rapid Application Deve

AtTask has announced the availability of @task version 4 release 3, which sets a new standard for Web-based applications, from its customizable presentation and workflow, to its ability to optimize personal productivity and enhance project success. @task v4 r3 includes the latest Async

IBM has announced that Gartner has positioned IBM in the Leaders Quadrant in its November 22, 2006 report, 'Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools, 2006.' According to Gartner, 'Leaders' are performing well today, have a clear vision of market direction, and are actively building co

IBM has announced that the IBM System Storage DS8300 Turbo, introduced on August 22, 2006, is the fastest enterprise class storage system in the industry as measured by the Storage Performance Council's SPC-1 Benchmark, outperforming the previous DS8300 SPC-1 Results by 22 percent.

IBM today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Consul risk management, a privately held software company headquartered in Delft, Netherlands, with a principal office in Herndon, Virginia. Financial details were not disclosed. The acquisition is subject to regulatory ap

Unica announced the latest version of its web analytics solution, Affinium NetInsight 7.1. Innovative capabilities in Affinium NetInsight 7.1, including real time visual exploration capabilities, will enable online business marketers to optimize web sites and Web 2.0 applications with

At the Gartner Application Integration and Web Services Conference, Kapow Technologies, the provider of mashup solutions for the enterprise, unveiled openkapow, the industry's first software service and developer community designed to accelerate mashup adoption and industry best practi

This week at ITU Telecom World 2006, Microsoft is showcasing for the first time its full portfolio of solutions and services developed specifically for the global telecommunications industry. In its exhibit presence and participation in ITU Telecom World, Microsoft is highlighting the

DHI Technologies, developer of advanced tools for JavaScript programmers, announced the release of JavaScript Reporter, a Javascript development tool.Reporter provides unparalleled assistance for building interactive Web 2.0 and AJAX applications.

The WildTangent Games Network (WGN), the fastest growing online games network in North America, today announced the release of the first ever 'Web 2.0' video game, BlasterBall 3. In a first for gamers worldwide, WildTangent Studios, the production arm of the WildTangent Games Network,

XandMail, announced it was chosen by Alcatel for the provision and integration of its e-mail software to Alcatel?s Voice Messaging Services (VMS) and Video Mail Box (VMX) platforms. Alcatel selected XandMail?s Web 2.0 Communication and Mobile Communication Solutions after a rigorous an

Sun Microsystems, creator of the open source Solaris OS, announced the launch of The Big Mashup, a unique online experience examining how the world of entertainment and news gathering is rapidly changing as the network blurs the line between audience and entertainer, viewer and newscas

CollabNet unveiled openCollabNet, a new online community based on Web 2.0 principles and built around Subversion and CollabNet solutions. Developed as an extension to CollabNet's products, the new site connects the 1.5 million users of CollabNet and Subversion, allowing them to share i

I logged into my Google Reader this morning to get a feel of the new features. The first thing which stood out was the clean and simple view of Google Reader Home.

Reality Digital, dealing in user-generate content (UGC) and video sharing for businesses, has announced partnerships with international technology resellers, Germany's ISC Opcorner AG [www.opcorner.com] and Italy's Bitage [www.bitage.it]. The resellers will add Reality Digital's user-g

Staff It Now, an innovative job sourcing and job marketing solution, has created an unique artificial intelligence program. This program, when combined with blogging and other Web 2.0 developments, will enable technology-based employers and better qualified candidates to effectively fi

Fotango UK, creator of software solutions for professional developers, has announced the launch of a web application design competition aimed at developers. The Zimki Application Design Competition has been launched to encourage web developers and application designers to build origina

The current rage is all about community building and social software, especially using the Internet (I refuse to call it the web) as the backbone for such community building. I think devices like the Wii represent the next step in social software. If you've been reading this blog for a

Brad Garlinghouse, author of the 'Peanut Butter Manifesto' to his fellow Yahoo! executives - which made the front page of the Wall Street Journal at the weekend - intended his leaked memo as a call to action for Yahoo! to regain its focus.

KnowNow, pioneer in enterprise-class Web 2.0 solutions, announced a preferred partnership with Automattic, the creators of the popular WordPress.com blogging service. Together, the two companies will provide a trusted blog communication and authoring platform for enterprise customers.

Jadu's new range of Web 2.0 products have been designed to enhance the delivery of web-based content and services, help organise information and vastly improve communication. Jadu makes Web 2.0 technology accessible to local authorities to help enable the transformation of services.

Zimbra, the leader in open source, next-generation collaboration and messaging software, today announced that it has more than four million paid Zimbra mailboxes globally through onsite deployments and its hosted partner program. More than 1,000 enterprises and organizations have deplo

November 13 marked the 16th birthday of the World Wide Web, according to the definitive timeline published by the W3C itself, which identifies the first web page (no longer extant) as having been located. The occasion has not unsurprisingly unleashed a wave of Web nostalgia, with contr

Semantic Mash-ups ('SMash-ups') are combinations of information from multiple sources using the W3C Semantic Web languages (RDF and OWL) to control merging and filtering of the mashed-up data, explains Dean Allemang, who will be giving a session entitled 'Using RDFa To Build Semantic M

The convergence of events involving On Demand services, desktop-like Web experience, and new development tools has enabled a new type of developer and a new type of application, which is highly disruptive to traditional software models. It has also enabled Customer Driven Design (CDI)

Mashups represent a promising new development approach to building composite applications and enabling easier integration of existing applications, utilizing a host of Web 2.0 technologies such as AJAX, Ruby, RSS, ATOM, REST, and SOAP-based web services. openkapow is based on the Kap

HCL Technologies (HCL), a global engineering, R&D and IT services firm, launched FIRST 2.0, a proven methodology and suite of end-to-end engineering services that enables enterprises to compete effectively in the world of Web 2.0. The announcement is in line with HCL's focus on creatin

Web 2.0 University, offering fast-paced, highly intensive courses taught by renowned Web 2.0 advocate Dion Hinchcliffe and a team of experts will begin accepting registrations immediately, Kate Allen, Hinchcliffe & Company's Chief Operating Officer said.

Kapow Technologies has reported its best sales quarter ever, adding more than 20 new customers and a total of 30 deals in the period ending September 30th. First is the explosion of successful Web 2.0 business models that rely on seamless integration of HTML and the data and logic behi

Kapow Technologies, an enterprise mashup software company, has reported its best sales quarter ever, adding more than 20 new customers and a total of 30 deals in the period ending September 30th.

IBM has announced a new line-up of next-generation processor systems and blades, high speed connectivity and coprocessor acceleration technology for the IBM System Cluster 1350. With its improved ability to handle a broad range of application environments and capability to scale up to

JotSpot says it will no longer bill customers for the privilege of using the wiki service it previously charged $5-$200 a month to host. Whether JotSpot users will have to use Google IDs like Writely is unclear.

IBM has announced Lotus Expeditor, a development platform for creating Eclipse-based and Web 2.0 applications. Lotus Expeditor's open standards-based programming model enables enterprises to integrate existing and new applications and deliver them to a variety of connected and disconne

Every now and then we create reusable components, and so far we are giving them away for free. Some pathetic bloggers call this 'giving back to the community'. We look at it simple: if we do not have time to productionize the component, we donate it.

Omniture, a provider of online business optimization software, has announced that Virgin America, a highly anticipated U.S. airline launching in 2007, has selected Omniture to measure and optimize their online channel. Operating under the mantra to 'build an airline people will love,'

GoodStorm, an ecommerce company, has opened its GoodStorm API release 2.0 giving web developers access to ecommerce functionality and product metadata for selling books, non-DRMed MP3s, CDs, DVDs, and video games online.

Back four years ago (2002), a good friend who works at Microsoft told me confidentially that Microsoft is working on something called 'XAML'. 'Very similar to Nexaweb - watch out', he said. To the contrary, I was actually thrilled. Regardless of what it means from a competitive perspec

Chris Rowe, founder of innovative recruitment site, Employmint, is using the Web 2.0 model to turn the recruitment business on its head. 'The global acceptance of Google grew to the point that people don't search any more, they Google.' explains Chris. Google leveraged the search engin

Kapow Technologies, the enterprise mashup software platform provider, announced the addition of Joe Keller as chief marketing officer. As the company's first C-level marketing executive, he will be responsible for expanding and managing the company's worldwide marketing efforts, primar

Oracle today announced Oracle(R) WebCenter Suite, a new component of Oracle Fusion Middleware. Oracle WebCenter Suite will improve information worker productivity by delivering a unified, context-aware user experience that integrates a full set of enterprise services. It delivers a un