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Four patches from Microsoft this month

05/08/08 -- 04:15 PM Patches designed to stave off remote code execution (RCE) exploit attacks continue to pervade Microsoft's security and hotfix strategy.

Java seeks closure on closures

05/07/08 -- 03:57 PM Closures—blocks of code with unbound variables—could make better use of multicore processors, according to programmers.

Microsoft e-gov tool free for governments

05/07/08 -- 03:18 PM Microsoft makes its Citizen Services Platform for creating Web-based electronic government services available to local and regional governments.

Eclipse expands runtime scope

05/07/08 -- 11:33 AM Developers of the open-source Eclipse platform have been expanding its ability to run applications across different systems.

OpenSolaris modernizes packaging

05/06/08 -- 12:55 PM New utility that should make it easier for organizations to package and distribute programs.

Post time for coders

05/05/08; Vol. 27, No. 10 The numerator: The 10 most heavily used programming languages worldwide.

Where GIS gets lost

05/05/08; Vol. 27, No. 10 COVER STORY: Agencies’ use of powerful geospatial apps often hits a dead end when it comes to working together.

Tools to make sense of sensors

05/05/08; Vol. 27, No. 10 SensorBridge software helps Army build the middleware that converts data into database-ready information.

Vegas bets on BPEL

04/28/08; Vol. 27, No. 9 Process execution language links systems and automates tasks.

JITC approves Cisco collaboration software

04/25/08 -- 07:37 AM Cisco Unified MeetingPlace combines videoconferencing and collaboration functionality into a single package.

Peter Gallagher | System re-use—an LOB we can all agree on

04/24/08 -- 09:58 AM Progressive Disclosure—commentary: Coordinated attention by the feds in promoting re-usable software using commercial models has the potential to show huge savings.

Shibboleth authentication tool upgraded

04/22/08 -- 10:59 AM Open-source suite for federated identity management gets improved security, easier management.

IDS/IPS software gets Common Criteria certification

04/21/08 -- 04:13 PM Third Brigade Deep Security, an intrusion detection and prevention system, is the first IDS/IPS to get Evaluation Assurance Level 3+ certification.

OGC approves KML encoding standard

04/17/08 -- 03:06 PM The Open Geospatial Consortium has approved Google’s Keyhole Markup Language—the language used for developing Google Earth—as an open standard.

SQL Server 2005 SP3 expected this summer

04/17/08 -- 02:32 PM Microsoft releases an incremental update in the mean time, Cumulative Update 7.

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