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U.S. Army, iRobot Sign $200M Pact

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Army has awarded iRobot a $200 million contract to build robots and spare parts for use on the battlefield.

Microsoft lays out road map for next BizTalk releases

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Microsoft today disclosed its plans for updating and shipping future versions of its BizTalk business process management server.

Adobe sets Genesis mashup pilot

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Users could bring together in a single workspace a Salesforce.com application with PowerPoint materials and Google searches.

Extend, Replace, or Convert; which is the best way forward for COBOL Applications?

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT

(Source: Micro Focus) There are a number of choices when looking at ways to take existing COBOL applications forward. This white paper discusses the most common three options- Extend, Replace, and Convert. It examines the benefits and problems both real and perceived with each option and demonstrates the most cost effective method to modernize applications to address current and future business needs.

Oracle app dev chief leaves, raising questions on Fusion

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Jesper Andersen, Oracle's senior vice president for application development, is leaving the company to run a network management team at Cisco Systems, raising questions about the future of Fusion, Oracle's next-generation applications suite.

Microsoft touts functional programming with F#

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT

F# users can now move from scripting and explorative development to large-scale component and application design -- all from within Visual Studio.

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