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Latest PDT release from the Foundation will help improve the PHP development experience for developers.

Microsoft's browser adds more HTML5-friendly features.

With features that include a revised user interface, the JBoss Portal 5 release is designed to make it easier for users to create, manage and build sites.

The Eclipse Foundation release train keeps on rolling with Helios project, releasing 39 open source projects totaling more than 33 million lines of code.

Out-of-process plugin enhancements, plus security fixes, make for a more stable release, Mozilla says.

Latest upgrade to developer framework adds support for JavaFX Composer and PHP, putting to rest some developers' concerns about the future of the IDE after the Sun acquisition.

New source code management distribution from Subversion aims to equip developers with an easier path for building and managing code.

Big Blue's largest software development facility in North America will focus on cutting edge technologies including cloud computing, mobile and enterprise applications.

A release candidate of Ruby on Rails 3 with several new features is set for delivery this week.

The focus is on stamping out bugs early in the development process.

New security offerings will deal with security issues during the application development process rather than after the app is done.

Linux is gaining ground on Windows as a development platform, and Eclipse is quite popular for Java developers.

Expression Studio 4 now available for trial download, sales of the Web site development suite coming later this month and in July.

Microsoft said the first beta Service Packs for Windows 7 and the latest Windows Server release are coming next month.

More than 60 bugs were uncovered in PHP in the course of one month. Should PHP users and developers be worried?

Rumors swirl of several moves Microsoft might make in support of Apple, including announcements at next week's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC).

In an effort to accelerate open source CouchDB efforts, Couchio, a commercial entity led by the founder of Apache's CouchDB project, is rolling out a cloud-hosting initiative.

New study finds creators of dynamic language are increasingly taking a good look at cloud-based deployments.

The latest version of Google's Chrome 5 browser has been released for Mac and Linux. Google's added some useful features as well.

Software giant releases File Format Software Development Kit (SDK) and the PST Data Structure View Tool to allow developers to build applications that run on its Outlook e-mail client.

MARK Hurd may join Oracle only a month after leaving Hewlett-Packard with a $US28 million (.6m) pay-off....

Ask Enrique Bonansea what his company emonster does and he is likely to say they build the unbuildable, what others say cannot be done or…...

ALBANY The initial results of the state Department of Motor Vehicles’ use of facial recognition technology to identify fraud cases, which began last February, has been instrumental in identifying more than 1,000 cases of possible fraud, according to state officials....

For Mark V. Hurd, landing a top position at Oracle would be a quick rebound after a tumultuous exit....

Development tools ship this month, and the first handsets should soon follow. Microsoft Windows - Operating system - Microsoft - Windows 2000 - FAQs Help and Tutorials...

When students return to Adrian High School on Tuesday for the start of another school year, many of the changes the school is undertaking under a federal school improvement grant will be behind the scenes....

Mark Hurd , who last month stepped down as Hewlett-Packard Co.’s chief executive officer , is in talks to join Oracle Corp. as a “top executive,” the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter....

The vacant Arkansas State University system president’s post has drawn two applicants....

ATandT on Sunday made the LG Encore available for sale. The Encore is a touch phone with a three-inch display and LGs feature phone touch operating system. The Encore has quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band 850/1900Mhz 3.6Mbps HSDPA 3G, aGPS, accelerometer, and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR with support for A2DP. It has a 3 megapixel camera with video capture and is compatible with ATandTs Video Share service ......

The Stock Exchange has the green light from regulators to start operating its new clearing house system on September 6....

According to Apples UK website yesterday, its new operating system, iOS 4.1, is set to debut this coming Wednesday, September 8. iOS 4.1 is the first major update to iOS 4 and is expected to add a host of new features, including HD video uploading, HDR photography, and Game Center, a multi-player system. The software update is also expected to fix numerous bugs found in Apples iOS 4 operating ......

Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Mark Hurd may join Oracle Corp.’s senior management, people familiar with the situation told The Wall Street Journal....

APPLICATION SUPPORT ANALYST Boice-Willis Clinic, a multi-specialty physician practice, is recruiting for an Application Support Analyst....

The Arts Council of York County will host its annual Oyster Roast from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Community Performance Center, 249 E. Main St., Rock Hill....

How-to lessons in bride burning,honour killings and widow remarriage are fodder for television shows.Nona Walia reports....

We are still experimenting with the new design of our search engine news wrap-up column, trying to turn it into an even more informative microblog. Here are this week’s headlines. 3 Free Online Alternatives to Google Calendar If you start looking for good web based Google calendar alternatives that are free, you won’t find a lot [...]...

What just happened? At the time, all we knew was the world economy was about to disappear down the toilet. Now, in books and movies, people are beginning to make sense of the credit crunch, the past few years of financial turmoil. And as the fog of confusion clears, here comes the anger. Because what happened seems pretty outrageous....

Rise of Direct Marketing Spending Suggests Continued Economic Rebound -- NEW YORK, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) today released its Quarterly Business Review (QBR) for the second quarter of 2010. DMA partnered with Winterberry Group, a leading strategic management consulting firm that helps advertising and marketing companies build shareholder value, on this report. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100905/NY59905 ) (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100905/NY59905 ) For the second consecutive quarter, direct and...

  You cant believe everything on the Internet.But if youre a business, you cant ignore it either.Good or bad, right or wrong, online chatter influences customers in ways that traditional word-of-mouth doesnt."Offline reputation is often generated by word of mouth and usually dies after the stor......

Details of how people can donate money to support Canterbury residents and businesses in the aftermath of Saturdays earthquake...

ITS ONLY MONEY: Heading to college? Higher Ones debit card is on hundreds of campuses. Get in the know about how it works. You may be surprised....

In 2nd District, incumbent Rep. James Langevin consolidates his financial advantage...

Digg has had one heck of a week. On Wednesday the social news aggregator decided it was a good time to make the switch to version 4 of its platform , which sent servers crashing and drove users bonkers. That was followed with overwhelming outrage over the buggy and feature-stripped new site, and today loyal Digg users spammed the site pleading for founder Kevin Rose to "do the right thing." This ......

Were always on the lookout for upcoming Web tech events from around world. Know of something taking place that should appear here? Let us know in the comments below or email us . You can import individual events in the Events Guide into Google Calendar using the link beside each entry, or download the entire thing as an iCal file (which is importable into Google Calendar, Outlook, Windows Live ......

More and more companies today are setting up their own business websites because they realize that the online market is a fantastic money making machine. Along with building their websites, companies today are also investing in myriad services to achieve their set targets from online sales. One of the most prominent services in this regard is SEO or Search Engine Optimization. This is a ......

The popular Web site Craigslist has shut down its controversial adult services section after complaints from 17 states about prostitution....

LG 3D HDTVs Set Up at Stadium for 3D Broadcast of Boise State vs. Virginia Tech -- LANDOVER, Md., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- As Virginia Tech and Boise State face off Monday night in the first NCAA® college football game broadcast in 3D, LG Electronics USA and Best Buy are joining forces to bring the 3D experience to college football fans at FedExField(TM). At the Labor Day game, broadcast by ESPN 3D, fans at the stadium will be able to experience the game in 3D at Best Buy-LG kiosks built around eight 55-inch LG Infinia LX9500 3D HDTVs on the Club Level of the stadium. Fans wil...

National front-door media and marketing firm ranks in Inc. Magazine's annual list of America's fastest-growing private companies for the second time in 3 years -- NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- PowerDirect Marketing, the category leader in front-door media andamp; marketing services, today announces that it again has been ranked among the fastest-growing companies in America by Inc. magazine. PowerDirect has ranked twice on Inc.andapos;s 500 5000 list in the last three years. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100817/INC5000LOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100817/INC5000LOGO) "We are proud to be recognized again...

Search engine optimization and Internet marketing consulting firm Bruce Clay, Inc. has made the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. . This marks the fourth year in a row that Bruce Clay, Inc. has achieved this ranking....

First quadricopter piloted by Wi-Fi arrives today at U.S. homes and select Brookstone retail locations -- SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Parrot AR.Drone, the first quadricopter controlled by an iPod touch®, iPhone® or iPad(TM), takes flight today in cities around the U.S. The first Parrot AR.Drones, shipped by exclusive retail partner Brookstone, arrived this week to aspiring pilots across the country. One of the first customers to receive the product, Kevin Sigua of Indianapolis, is amazed by his AR.Drone from Brookstone. Sigua wanted an AR.Drone since viewing the product in action at...