In order to ensure the creation of quality next-generation .NET applications,
ComponentOne has introduced a development kit for use with
Borland's development environment. Known as ComponentOne DevKit for Borland
Delphi 2005, the product combines Borland's new Delphi 2005 development
environment, along with ComponentOne's entire line of award-'winning
components for .NET, ASP.NET, Mobile Devices, and even COM.
Gustavo Eydelsteyn, managing director of ComponentOne, outlined what the
company is aiming for with its latest development kit. He said, "Our goal is
to provide the Delphi community with tools to enhance their productivity. Not
only will they be able to easily build next-generation .NET applications, but
they can slash development time and add features and functionality to their
applications with little or no code."
Borland Delphi 2005 for Microsoft .NET Frame... (more)
The late Walter Cronkite as a role model for IT managers? At first glance, we
might not see the connection between "the most trusted man in America" and
high tech management. But if we pull back the layers of how Cronkite
approached his job, there are solid day-to-day career lessons for those
working in IT.
Seven Best Practices Straight From the Desk of Uncle Walter
1. Explain things in a simple way so everyone can understand. CBS' Bob
Schieffer said people "understood Cronkite was guiding you through events."
He translated the complex or hard to understand in a way that made you n... (more)
Professional XML Web Services isn't really an XML book, but more a pure Web
services book. The XML part is because XML is used to represent Web services
(in the WSDL, for example). The book covers many types of Web services, not
just XML Web services (a term that's like a binary executable).
The book consists of 15 chapters. That's not much, if you take into account
that it was written by 12 authors. In fact, no author has written more than
two chapters. I must admit that my feelings about the result are mixed. Some
chapters flow really well and are clear to read, but others take ... (more)
I've been in the XML world for about two years now - a dinosaur at today's
rate. Still, I have problems with understanding conceptual and syntax issues
of WSDL and XML Schema - especially the latter. In addition to being complex,
XML Schema and WSDL are relatively new (or soon to be new) WC3
recommendations. So now I have two WC3 recommendations that are intimidating
and complex in nature. If they're difficult for me, what about XML beginners
on my team? How will they understand them? Enough said...
What this industry really needs is an inexpensive tool that will allow the
creat... (more)
(September 4, 2003) - A special edition of Altova XMLSPY 5 will be included
within future editions of Borland Delphi Studio, Borland C++ Builder, and
Borland C#Builder for the Microsoft .NET Framework IDEs. By combining a
special version of the Altova XMLSPY 5 XML development environment with
Borland XML enabled software development environments, the Borland developer
community can easily model, edit, test, and debug XML-enabled enterprise
applications.
"XML technologies have become an increasingly important aspect of enterprise
software development projects," said Simon Thornhil... (more)