Articles by Open Web Developer News Desk

Project Insight Project Management Software Releases Project Scorecard

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EDT

Project Insight has released Project Scorecard, a project scoring system that enables companies to measure projects on how they fit into corporate goals and objectives. With the recent economic downturn, businesses are hard-pressed to prioritize major projects and determine whether or not they meet company strategies.

GIS Planning Integrates Browser-Based Google Earth into its Services

Fri, 30 May 2008 08:45:00 EDT

As soon as Google announced the availability of browser-based Google Earth functionality, GIS Planning's development team jumped on the opportunity to integrate the application into their existing Google Maps-powered services. In doing so, GIS Planning became one of the first developers anywhere to successfully integrate this technology.

Zoho Invites Google & Yahoo Users to Login

Wed, 14 May 2008 15:15:00 EDT

Zoho announced that it is welcoming Google and Yahoo users with a unified login designed to encourage those users to try Zoho applications. Now, Google and Yahoo users who visit Zoho can simply log into Zoho using the usernames and passwords associated with their Google and Yahoo accounts.

Google Reports 31% Profits Increase in First Quarter of 2008

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:15:00 EDT

After a better-than-expected quarterly earnings report called 'amazingly good' by the New York Times, it would seem that Google is defying macro-economic downtrend. 'It's clear we are well positioned for 2008 and beyond, regardless of the business environment we are surrounded by,' said Google Inc. Chairman Eric Schmidt.

Google VP of Engineering To Become EMI Music's New President of Digital

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:45:00 EDT

Douglas Merrill, Google VP of Engineering, is leaving Google to become EMI Music's new President of Digital. Merrill joined Google late in 2003 as Senior Director of Information Systems. In this capacity he led multiple strategic efforts including Google?s 2004 IPO and its related regulatory activities. He holds direct line accountability for all internal engineering and support worldwide.

Krugle Makes Code Search OpenAPI Available for Partners

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:15:00 EST

Krugle, the company that provides code search for the world's leading developer networks, including IBM developerWorks, CollabNet, SourceForge.net, and Yahoo! Developer Network, has announced the availability of its OpenAPI for partners. 'With the opening of this interface, Krugle is better able to serve the needs of its developer network partners,' said Matt Graney, senior director of product management, Krugle.

IT Mill Integrates Google Web Toolkit

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:00:00 EST

IT Mill Ltd has released version 5.0 of its IT Mill Toolkit under the Apache 2.0 open source license. With IT Mill Toolkit 5 developers now have the building blocks for RIAs that will allow them to work with Java alone. Toolkit 5.0 unites client-side AJAX tools with server-side Java tools, shortening the RIA development cycle.

Federal Trade Commission Clears Google's Acquisition of DoubleClick

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST

Google welcomed the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's clearance of its planned acquisition of DoubleClick Inc., a premier provider of display ad serving technology and services. Google announced in April 2007 a definitive agreement to acquire the company for $3.1 billion in cash from San Francisco-based private equity firm Hellman & Friedman along with JMI Equity and management.

New Report Discusses Google Android and Funambol Open Source Impact on Mass Market for Mobile Email

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:00:00 EST

Funambol announced the availability of a free Funambol position paper entitled 'How Google Android Stimulates the Mass Market for Mobile Email and how Funambol Mobile Open Source Monetizes It'. The paper discusses how Android will spur adoption of mobile email by large numbers of people and how Android and Funambol can transform the market.

Open Web Developer Summit to Take Place April 21-22, 2008 in New York City

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:45:00 EST

In keeping with the longstanding SYS-CON tradition of being at the very forefront of software development with all its online and offline resources, SYS-CON Media & Events jointly today announced a double whammy, launching both 'Open Web Developer's Journal' (http://openweb.sys-con.com) and 'Open Web Developer Summit' (http://openweb.sys-con.com) - to be held for the first time in New York City April 21-22, 2008.

SMobile Predicts Spike in Mobile Viruses Once Google Phone Hits the Market

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:00:00 EST

According to SMobile Systems, the launch of Google Phone platform will be among the most positive transformational moments in mobile communications history by further merging computers with mobile devices. But while millions of people will now be able to 'compute on the run,' those same consumers will be a high-value target for hackers, spammers and others intent on hacking the new phones.

emoze's Push-Email Upgrade Supports Google Apps

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:45:00 EST

emoze has upgraded its free software that provides secure push email to mobile phones all over the world, to support Google Apps. This service from Google enables consumers and businesses to use their own custom domain names with several Google products.

SMobile Systems' Security Solution for Google's Android

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:45:00 EST

SMobile Systems has created a mobile security solution for devices coming to market using the Android platform, the Google-initiated, Linux-based open source mobile operating system. On Monday, November 12, the Open Handset Alliance released the Android's software development kit. SMobile's team of security engineers immediately went to work to create a security solution designed specifically for the platform.

db4objects Announces db4o Database as Android Ready

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST

db4objects announced that db4o runs seamlessly on the Android platform, a software stack for mobile devices introduced recently by the Google-backed Open Handset Alliance. The Android stack comes complete with application framework, development environment, tools, debuggers and vital applications for developers to leverage and create applications.

Credit Suisse Says Google's Good for $900

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:00:00 EST

Credit Suisse has pushed its 12-month price target on Google from $800 to $900, causing the stock to regain some of the 125 bucks it's lost to the market roiling since Google grazed $750 earlier this month. Most of Wall Street believes in its heart that Google will see a dizzying $1,000 but few have written it down. Credit Suisse analyst Heath Terry believes Google will drive out all contenders and effectively own 100% of search, which he describes as a 'natural monopoly,' and that all advertising, including TV, radio and outdoor, will eventually go digital using Google as its 'de facto operating system.' He is figuring on upwards of 35% sales growth over the next five years and at least 30% earnings growth.

Google To Take Online Storage World By Storm

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:00:00 EST

According to the Wall Street Journal this morning Google's preparing a service that would let users store on its computers essentially all of the files they might keep on their personal-computer hard drives - such as word-processing documents, digital music, video clips and images. Or, as CBS News says it, 'Google Wants To Be Your Hard Drive.'

Wireless Google - Next Steps: Bidding for a $4.6BN Chunk of Spectrum from the FCC

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:00:00 EST

A Google spokesman told the Wall Street Journal today that Google is 'making all the necessary preparations to become an applicant to bid' for a chunk of 700MHz spectrum from the FCC. 'Our goal is to make sure that American consumers have more choices in an open and competitive wireless world,' the spokesman continued.

Google Announces $10 Million Android Developer Challenge

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:00:00 EST

The Android Developer Challenge will provide $10 million to developers who build mobile applications for Android, a complete, open, and free mobile platform. The Challenge is designed to support the developer community and spark innovation on the Android platform by awarding cash prizes ranging from $25,000 to $275,000 to developers whose applications are picked by a panel of judges.

Plaxo Is First Site To Publicly Implement OpenSocial

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:00:00 EST

Less than 24 hours after the launch of OpenSocial, not only was it running live in Plaxo, but there were already several first-class gadgets from top developers like RockYou and Slide. 'This is just the beginning - there's so much more to do to truly open up the social web,' wrote Plaxo's Joseph Smarr, in his personal blog on web development, tech, and life.

Google and 34 Others Launch Android Platform, Form the Open Handset Alliance

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:00:00 EST

A broad alliance of leading technology and wireless companies today joined forces to announce the development of Android, calling it 'the first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices.' Google, T-Mobile, HTC, Qualcomm, Motorola and others have collaborated on the development of Android through the Open Handset Alliance, a multinational alliance of technology and mobile industry leaders.

Google Goes On Disrupting: Last Week OpenSocial, This Week Open Phones

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:00:00 EST

In a move likely to be hailed as the final blow for the walled gardens favored till now by the wireless operators, Google is leveraging Linux and Java to open up the wireless handset market in the same way that it just launched OpenSocial to break open social networking and get beyond the walled garden approach of, for example, Facebook.

The OpenSocial Era of Cross-Network Social Applications Begins

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:30:00 EST

We already brought word last week of Marc Andreeseen's detailed overview of OpenSocial, but what of other leading participants in the introduction of common APIs to the world of social networking? Here is a round-up of what is being written, thought, and said about OpenSocial by those most closely involved either as innovators or users.

OpenSocial: "It's Good for Developers" Says Google's Joe Kraus

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:45:00 EDT

Google saw a problem with the way social networks were going, according to Joe Kraus, Director of Product Management, and OpenSocial was its way of overcoming it. Till now, to get an application to run on all the diferent social networks a developer had to customize their application for each one. 'When your 'development team' is just one or two people,' notes Kraus, 'the proliferation of APIs forces you to make tough choices, because you can't do that much one-off work.'

Google's OpenSocial Initiative Gains Massive Momentum

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:00:00 EDT

OpenSocial, the industry-backed application programming interface (API) developed by Google to promote interoperability and shared data across all online social networks, is gaining momentum at a rapid pace. The sites that have already committed to supporting OpenSocial - Bebo, Engage.com, Friendster, hi5, Hyves, imeem, LinkedIn, mixi, MySpace, Ning, Oracle, orkut, Plaxo, Salesforce.com, Six Apart, Tianji, Viadeo, and XING - represent an audience of about 200 million users globally.

Social Network Wars: Google + Everyone Else vs Facebook

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:45:00 EDT

In a move to bolster its attempt to add a social layer on top of the entire suite of Google services, Google yesterday joined other leading social networking players in introducing a common set of standards to allow software developers to write cross-network programs. According to The New York Times the sites in the OpenSocial alliance 'have a combined 100 million users, more than double the size of Facebook.'

Google Sales Surge 57% and Net Income 46% in Quarter 3

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:00:00 EDT

Google, whose shares hit a record of $641.41 a week ago, reported that sales in its third quarter had surged by 57% compared with the period a year ago, and net income by 46%. 'We are very pleased with the impressive growth we experienced across our business,' said CEO Eric Schmidt, who also told analysts, drily: 'It is obvious to us that our model continues to work very well.'

Google Doodle Celebrates Birthday of the Search Engine That Changed the World

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:00:00 EDT

Larry Page and Sergey Brin registered the google.com domain in 1997, and Google was officially launched one year later, making Google 9 this year. Google's birthday has alweays been celebrated on September 27th with a doodle displayed on the homepage, and today is no exception.

Google Is 9 Years Old Today!

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:00:00 EDT

Will Google Gears Be the Basis for Online/Offline Version of Gmail?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:15:00 EDT

Google Gears specifically allows AJAX web apps to run offline without a net connection. An open source runtime, it allows you to build offline Web applications, so presumably the bright folks at the Googleplex are keen to eat in their own kitchen.

Google Search Page Today Features Children's Author Roald Dahl

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:45:00 EDT

September 13 being Roald Dahl's birthday (he was born September 13, 1916), Google is celebrating today with a special celebration logo on the Google search page featuring items and characters from Dahl's world famous children's books.