News JFrog Launches Runtime Security Solution to Boost Software Integrity from Code to Cloud By John K. WatersSeptember 18, 2024 JFrog has introduced a new runtime security solution aimed at enhancing software integrity and streamlining collaboration between developers and security teams. The addition of JFrog Runtime to the company’s … [Read more...]

JDK 23 Arrives with AI, Performance, and Security Enhancements Oracle announced the general availability of JDK 23 this week, a feature release with enhanced capabilities focused on cloud-native applications, enterprise performance, and the growing demands of AI. Available now, this release of the Java dev kit includes 12 new JDK enhancement proposals (JEPs), as well as thousands of smaller … [Read more...]

News Hewlett Packard Enterprise Launches HPE Private Cloud AI, Unveils New Solution Accelerators for Enterprise GenAI Apps By John K. WatersSeptember 11, 2024 Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced the launch of HPE Private Cloud AI, a platform designed to streamline the deployment of GenAI applications for businesses of all sizes. … [Read more...]

News Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI Integrates IBM's Granite with InstructLab Tools By John K. WatersSeptember 10, 2024 Red Hat has announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI), a platform that integrates IBM's open-source Granite large language models (LLMs) with its InstructLab tools for model alignment, … [Read more...]

News Java 23 Release Candidate Introduces Key Previews, Drops String Templates By John K. WatersSeptember 3, 2024 Java Development Kit (JDK) 23 has reached the release candidate stage, marking its next step toward general availability on September 17, 2024. The upcoming non-LTS (Long Term Support) release, with only six months of official … [Read more...]

Azul Honors Global Innovators with Inaugural Java Hero Awards Open-source Java platform provider Azul just announced the winners of its first-ever Azul Java Hero Awards, which recognizes exceptional achievements in Java deployments worldwide. The company named 17 organizations and individuals who "who achieved innovative world-class results with Java to help their businesses become more … [Read more...]

News ACI Worldwide Collaborates with Red Hat to Enhance Cloud-Based Payment Services By John K. WatersSeptember 3, 2024 Real-time payments software provider ACI Worldwide is partnering with Red Hat to expand its Enterprise Payments Platform, the two companies announced today. This partnership will allow ACI’s platform to be deployed across … [Read more...]

The Citizen Developer Another Layer of Abstraction: Citizen AI By Howard M. CohenAugust 23, 2024 In my last column I asked the question, "Where Did Low Code/No Code Go?" suggesting that platforms enabling business people to move icons around a screen to create applications may have a very short half-life, giving way quickly to AI-powered … [Read more...]

News Salesforce Adds Data Cloud Capabilities to Sandbox Environments By John K. WatersAugust 21, 2024 Salesforce announced Monday that developers can now build, test, and deploy Data Cloud-powered applications within their existing sandbox environments, a development aimed at streamlining the software development process and reducing … [Read more...]

Sway AI's Low-Code/No-Code Platform Comes to Microsoft Azure Low-code/no-code AI platform provider Sway AI announced this week the integration of its namesake offering with Microsoft Azure, giving Azure customers a unique way to build and deploy secure AI and machine learning (ML) applications directly within the Azure ecosystem. Sway AI is a fascinating application of low-code/no-code (LCNC) … [Read more...]

News Report Reveals Expanding Use of Game Engines Beyond Gaming By John K. WatersAugust 16, 2024 Development and DevOps solutions provider Perforce Software has released its annual "State of Game Development" report, which this year highlights a growing trend: game development technology being utilized beyond its traditional gaming roots. … [Read more...]

News As .NET 6 Support Ends, Security Risks Emerge By David RamelAugust 14, 2024 Many Visual Studio developers are looking forward to the debut of .NET 9 in November, but they should also be aware of a potential security issue with .NET 6, which will reach end of support at the same time and could leave apps vulnerable to cybersecurity … [Read more...]

News Azul Claims Mass Migration from Oracle Java Amid Rising Costs and Licensing Concerns By John K. WatersAugust 6, 2024 Independent Java solutions provider Azul has released the findings from its first annual Oracle Alternatives Survey, which asserts that 86% of enterprises are migrating from Oracle Java. According to Azul, the … [Read more...]

News BMW Group Joins Eclipse Foundation’s Software Defined Vehicle Working Group By John K. WatersAugust 6, 2024 The BMW Group has officially joined the Eclipse Foundation’s Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) Working Group as a strategic member, enhancing global collaboration on open-source software for modern vehicles. The SDV Working Group … [Read more...]

JetBrains Enhances AI-Powered Coding Tools in Latest 2024.2 IDE Updates It has been said that coding can sometimes feel like trying to explain quantum physics to a cat. If any dev tool maker understands this, it's JetBrains, which is no doubt why they’ve supercharged their AI Assistant in the 2024.2 updates for their suite of IDEs. The latest version introduces advanced and faster code … [Read more...]

News MongoDB Launches AI Applications Program to Accelerate Enterprise AI Integration By John K. WatersJuly 24, 2024 MongoDB, the company behind the MongoDB database engine, has launched the MongoDB AI Applications Program (MAAP). This first-of-its-kind initiative aims to empower organizations to harness the rapidly advancing capabilities … [Read more...]

News CrowdStrike Apologizes, Blames Flaw in Testing Software for Faulty Update that Took Down Millions of Windows Systems By Chris PaoliJuly 24, 2024 Security firm CrowdStrike revealed that a flaw in its testing software led to a faulty update, causing more than 8.5 million Windows systems to crash last week. In a blog post published … [Read more...]

The Hidden Vulnerability in Your Software Supply Chain I read a lot of industry reports based on surveys of one group or another, mostly developers, but it's not often I lay my eyes on one that makes me laugh and shudder at the same time. The report, "Know the Enemy: What Execs Need to Understand to Secure their Software Supply Chain," was sent to me by the folks at JFrog, best known for … [Read more...]

JetBrains Launches Self-Hosted Version of Qodana Software development tools maker JetBrains has announced the availability of a self-hosted version of its Qodana code quality platform. An extension of the cloud version launched last summer, this release is also based on the static code analysis engine of JetBrains' IDEs. The platform supports native integration with both those IDEs and VS … [Read more...]

News Eclipse Foundation Releases Open-Source Theia IDE By David RamelJuly 3, 2024 After approximately seven years in development, the Eclipse Foundation's Theia IDE project is now generally available, emerging from beta to challenge Microsoft’s similar Visual Studio Code (VS Code) editor. The Eclipse Theia IDE is part of … [Read more...]