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Common struggles with version control

A number of changes in the use of software have resulted in a series of common issues for software development teams pertaining to version control and SVN hosting. Older problems, such as wide team and project scopes, are still around, but more modern sna... Read >

Enterprise wiki initiatives part of social media efforts

Enterprise wiki initiatives part of social media efforts More often than not, enterprise social media novices think networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, are the only elements of a successful effort. However, eWeek recently reported implemen... Read >

Game development gets a boost with new education program

By rachelzee | November 12, 2010 AMD recently announced a $10,000 grant through its foundation to the Institute for Play, which is currently working on developing a “social impact game community" on the Gamestar Mechanic software development platform. Th... Read >

Agile development a good fit for many different companies

By jonturk | November 16, 2010 For many companies still using the waterfall method and other older forms of software development, new methodologies, such agile development, present opportunities to create new products more quickly and in line with consum... Read >

Federal government endorses cloud computing, agile development

By jonturk | November 19, 2010 On Friday, the Obama administration revealed its new plans for IT investment and infrastructure improvement, which included both endorsements in cloud computing and agile development and management. According to Datamation,... Read >

Development teams need to curb expectations of stakeholders when using agile practices

By jonturk | August 31, 2010 For those teams partaking in the recent trend of adopting agile practices in their software development processing, finding a way to manage the expectations of the stakeholder is important. A recent article from CIO.com exp... Read >

Dell, HP acquisition battle shows progress of cloud computing, hosted software

By eddieadams | August 30, 2010 Recently, PC heavyweights Dell and Hewlett-Packard have been engaging in a financial battle for cloud computing provider 3Par. During the last several weeks, both companies have one upped each other with what each believ... Read >

Many companies using cloud computing, SaaS applications without knowing

By kerrybrooks | August 31, 2010 A recent article from Computerworld stated many companies that turn their nose at the idea of cloud computing and hosted software are actually employing its services without knowing. According to the article, "if you as... Read >

Cloud computing not registering internationally, only 37 percent of small businesses aware of it ove

By sdnadmin | July 19, 2010 While cloud computing adoption has continued to increase in the technology world for companies of all sizes, recent research conducted by Techaisle has given the new technology some interesting international perspective. A... Read >

Software vulnerabilities rise in 2010, third-party bugs responsible

By sdnadmin | July 14, 2010 Recent research from security firm Secunia found third-party software was increasingly responsible for many of the vulnerabilities seen during the first half of 2010. While mainstream software providers such as Microsoft e... Read >