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HP launches second beta of IaaS cloud tools

HP launched a second beta of the cloud computing services it plans to offer commercially as the company prepares to enter the market for IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service).
Microsoft CodePlex tacks on Git versioning support

Responding to user demand, Microsoft now allows projects using its CodePlex open source code repository to use the increasingly popular Git version-control system built by Linux creator Linus Torvalds.
EMC acquires app development management firm Pivotal Labs

EMC plans to buy Pivotal Labs, an application development consultancy that focuses on helping users create applications to run in big data environments.
AccuRev to add Git to Kando enterprise developer tool

Developer tool provider AccuRev will release a package designed to help enterprises incorporate the increasingly popular Git open source version-control software into their development operations, the company announced Tuesday.
Open source Ruby on Rails framework gets 3.2 point release

Those who maintain Ruby on Rails have released a new version of their popular open-source Web application development framework, one that features a number of improvements to help developers build applications more quickly.
Heroku and Engine Yard bolster language support on clouds

Heroku and Engine Yard, the platform-as-a-service cloud vendors, have been branching out to accommodate more developers by backing more programming languages.
Ruby on Rails 3.1 will sped up web page rendering

Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson has released version 3.1 of his open-source web application development framework, adding new features that should speed the rendering of web pages for users.
Red Hat Arquillian app testing technology coming next month

The Java test harness, which simplifies integration testing, is expected to be included in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
VMware's unveils Cloud Foundry offering

VMware unveiled an open platform-as-a-service offering on Tuesday that supports multiple programming frameworks including Spring for Java, Ruby on Rails and Sinatra for Ruby.
JavaFX upgrade to reach public beta stage in spring

Version 2.0 will boast improvements like Java APIs for JavaFX, embedding HTML content within a JavaFX app and improved deployment

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Developers flock to Linus Torvald's Git code version control system

Developers are taking a strong liking to the distributed system, though Subversion and others remain in the game.
Facebook and Twitter pose a security threat for enterprise

Companies that communicate with customers via Facebook and Twitter must protect sensitive data, SugarCRM official notes at JasperSoft conference.
Twelve top programming mistakes to avoid

The dirty dozen of application development pitfalls, and how to avoid these all too common programming blunders.
Eight programming languages on the rise

From Ruby to Erlang, once niche programming language are gaining converts in today?s enterprise.
Microsoft ad warns VMware customers about lock-in

Microsoft is warning customers that signing long-term enterprise licence agreements can chain them for years to the unpredictable, often self-serving development schedule of an IT vendor - which may not suit the customer's unique needs and priorities.
The 10 hottest IT jobs

Today's hot IT jobs are those that can help satisfy growing demand for technologies such as virtualisation, cloud, network security and social computing skills. Here we examine 10 IT jobs and the technology know-how required to land them.
IT confronts the data centre power crisis

Data centres' growing appetite for power "could have serious consequences for the overall affordability of computing, not to mention the overall health of the planet", says Google engineer.

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