Why Vista Matters to Developers: "Vista is all about Avalon" 02/12/2007
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Why Vista Matters to Developers: “‘Vista is all about Avalon,’ said Stephen Forte, chief technology officer at Corzen, in New York. ‘I refuse to call it whatever its marketing name is,’ said Forte, who, as a Microsoft regional director, has known the technology since its early days under its code name. ‘So building Windows applications just got easier and much more exciting,’ Forte said.”
Microsoft Gives SAASy Advice 02/08/2007
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Microsoft Gives SAASy Advice: “In the SAAS world, companies have to overcome three primary challenges: scalability, customization and multi-tenant efficiency, Carraro said.
So the Microsoft guidance helps organizations deal with scaling from enterprise level to Internet level opportunities. It introduces architecture patterns to all for customization for each tenant, and the architecture will also leverage economies of scale.
‘It’s an enablement effort on our part,’ O’Brien said.”
Forrester narrows list of specs for Web services 02/08/2007
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Forrester narrows list of specs for Web services: “Most Web services developers will have to work out a balance between those two extremes, he said. The standards and specifications for conservatives and those for the more aggressive are identified in his Forrester report titled, ‘Web Services Specifications: Core Web Services.’
For the conservative developer, the list is short:
SOAP 1.1
WSDL 1.1
SOAP Messages with Attachments
WS-I Basic Profile 1.0
WS-I Basic Profile 1.1
In the report he notes: ‘Only SOAP 1.1 and WSDL 1.1 have near-universal support, so ask your vendors before using any other specifications.’
The list for the more aggressive, adds two more specs:
SOAP 1.2
WS-I Attachments Profile 1.0
With this list, Heffner issues the caveat that at the end of 2006 only about half the vendors supported SOAP 1.2 and support for WS-I Attachments Profile 1.0 was less than that.”
inCode Releases Top 10 Wireless Predictions for 2007 02/01/2007
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inCode Releases Top 10 Wireless Predictions for 2007: “Here are inCode’s predictions:
1. Social networking goes mobile. Sites such as MySpace and Facebook will add mobile users to their business model, and similar services will gain popularity with professionals and older users.
2. Mobile TV. It’s just now making its first entries into the mobile device market, but it will become a primary driver of revenues.
3. Cheaper and more flexible multifunction devices. Look for 3G devices but with more functionality, higher speeds, and prices below $99.
4. GPS will become the location technology that the wireless industry actually uses in 2007. While many phones already have GPS support, applications that use that capability will blossom.
5. Internet Big Names will play a major role in IP Multimedia Services for mobile devices. An inCode study found that while these services haven’t taken off as expected, this may be because users don’t understand what they do. Expect to see names like Yahoo and Google on your mobile device.
6. China and India will become the hot mobile device markets, and as a result, mobile devices and services will focus on those markets first, rather than the United States and Europe as in the past.
7. Mobile advertising will boom. Be prepared for ads with your text messages and elsewhere on your 3G phone, targeted just for you.
8. Home entertainment will become part of the wireless world. This will include music and video downloads over both high-speed data connections and Wi-Fi. You will be able to play music, watch television or meet other data communications needs with your wireless device. This will be especially important in emerging markets, according to inCode.
9. Users realize that security is important. 2007 may be the year that hackers really make a move on the mobile device universe.
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10. Enterprises will embrace mobility. Companies will incorporate mobile devices throughout the corporation and will start to depend on wireless access to data as a routine practice. Some companies may completely replace their wired telephone infrastructure with wireless devices.
