$100M Metaverse fund for Efinity
Friday, November 12, 2021 by Richard Harris
Enjin announced a $100M Metaverse Fund for Efinity, a cross-chain NFT network it's building on Polkadot. Enjin is also bidding for Auction Slot 4 in Batch 1 of Polkadot's Parachain Auctions, beginning on December 2nd, 2021. If successful, Efinity will begin operating on mainnet by the end of 2021.
$100M Metaverse fund for Efinity
Efinity's US$100M...
All things Java
Friday, January 10, 2020 by Richard Harris
In an age when there is a constant demand for new, especially when it comes to technology, some things continue to stand the test of time. Java, for example, has been around for decades, but it is still the go-to programming language for untold numbers of developers. In fact, the language has never fallen below No. 2 on the Tiobe Index, and as of August 2019, it was No....
Mesh networking security from NeuVector at IBM Think 2019
Thursday, February 14, 2019 by Richard Harris
NeuVector announced a new platform integration with the Istio and Linkerd2 service meshes that expands NeuVector’s security capabilities for production Kubernetes deployments. The integration - developed in coordination with IBM Cloud and the Istio open source development team - delivers new capabilities for network visibility and threat detection, even for connec...
Next generation low code platforms snub citizen developers
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 by Sumit Sarkar
Analysts have touted the growth of high productivity application development platforms which are attractive to many enterprises unable to find the necessary digital talent. These evolving platforms, also described as no or low code, focus on increasing productivity over traditional software development by expanding the pool of talent that can deliver apps. Many professi...
IBM is buying Red Hat: What they want you to know
Monday, October 29, 2018 by Richard Harris
IBM announced plans to acquire Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source technology for approximately $34B.
According to Mergermarket data, this is the second-largest computer software deal ever recorded globally, which dates back to 1998.
As IBM’s most significant acquisition, and the most significant tech acquisition of 201...
OpenBMC to develop new baseboard management controller
Thursday, March 22, 2018 by Richard Harris
In a recent article written by The Linux Foundation's own Jim Zemlin, Executive Director, the company has announced that the OpenBMC Project is developing a new standard stack that can be used across systems and computing environments. Some of the supporters of the project include companies like IBM, Facebook, Google, Intel, and Microsoft."The OpenBMC Project community ...
Open source software turns 20
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 by Richard Harris
First let me say in full disclaimer that I love open source software and initiatives, and I come from the enterprise world as it where in 1998. The days where IT budgets were as fat as overfed guppy goldfish, and open source tech was barely used in production environments. Open source source software has always had the same set of challenges following closely behin...
Wireline is seeking applications for its developer fund
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 by Christian Hargrave
Wireline is now opening applications for its open source developer fund. The fund will be investing in developers crafting applications to power the next generation of the cloud. It is the first time that funds from a token sale will be used to support open source software development.With global IT spend approaching US$1.5 trillion, there is huge potential for open sou...
Flexera issues warning about Cyberattacks
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 by Christian Hargrave
As 143 million Equifax consumers continue to pick up the pieces from stolen Social Security numbers, birth dates, drivers’ licenses, addresses and credit card numbers, Flexera has another warning - expect a long tail of incidents and breaches in the months and years to come.Flexera surveyed over 400 software suppliers, Internet of Things (IoT) manufacturers and in-house...
The cloud is changing under our nose according to Packet
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 by Richard Harris
We recently sat down with Zac Smith, CEO of Packet to talk about the challenges with existing cloud and infrastructure solutions for the modern app developer. As new and emerging technologies and consumer experiences including IoT, virtual/augmented reality, mobile gaming, drones, and autonomous cars become more common, developers building apps to power these things wil...
VersionOne Releases Updates to Agile Lifecycle Management Platform
Monday, April 25, 2016 by Richard Harris
VersionOne has announced its Spring 2016 Release of its VersionOne Lifecycle, an agile lifecycle management platform. The platform supports Scrum, Kanban, XP, SAFe, hybrid and other development methodologies. It offers an integrated platform that provides over 70 pre-built integrations to commercial and open-source development tools such as Microsoft Visual Studio, Ecli...
Learn Why Node.js is an Open Source Juggernaut
Saturday, February 20, 2016 by Richard Harris
The Node.js Foundation was created last year to support the open source community involved with Node.js, which offers an asynchronous event driven framework designed to build scalable network applications. Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine. It uses a non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient. Node.js' packag...
Advice for Mobile App Developers Turned CEOs
Friday, August 22, 2014 by Miguel Valdés Faura
When Apple introduced the concept of mobile “Apps” on the first iPhone, they provided developers with the unique opportunity to sell their creations directly to consumers. And all of the sudden, developers were not just developers, they were business people concerned with all aspects of running a business – marketing, accounting, etc. Many indie developers for all inten...
May 2014 Issue of ADM is Here!
Friday, May 2, 2014 by Richard Harris
Okay first a little gloating, I'm proud to announce the 12 issue of App Developer Magazine, May 2014! The issue is over 80 pages and contains some excellent resources including everything from using Facebook to help promote your app, to knowing where to invest in the mobile industry, it's all right here!Here is the complete lineup:FEATURESGuide: Using Facebook To G...
AllJoyn Enables Open Source Development Across Internet of Things Connected Products
Thursday, April 17, 2014 by Richard Harris
AllJoyn is an open source project, initially developed by the Qualcomm Innovation Center, and hosted by the AllSeen Alliance, which provides a universal software framework and core set of system services that enable interoperability among connected products and software applications across manufacturers to create dynamic proximal networks.Manufacturers ca...
OpenFL Technologies and Sungame Corporation Announce Support for Glasses Free 3D
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 by Richard Harris
Sungame is working with OpenFL Technologies to provide Stereoscopic 3D (S3D) support for the free OpenFL development platform. This enables OpenFL developers, in addition to developers familiar with Flash, to quickly support glasses-free 3D devices.OpenFL developers can leverage S3D where supported, while remaining compatible with 2D screens. Games and ap...
List of Completely Free Programming Books
Thursday, September 26, 2013 by Richard Harris
Developers and programmers alike need resources, and if you are looking for a free way to dive into programming, I've got the source for you. Head on over to stackoverflow and check out this growing list of books online or offline that you can use to either get started with or sharpen your app development mastery.
Everything from C# essentials...
Consolidation in the App Development Industry Continues as Appcelerator Purchases Singly
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
Appcelerator has added another bullet to its arsenal of Cloud based mobile services with its acquisition of Singly and its API integration management services.
Appcelerator and CEO Jeff Haynie have shown that they are not shy in doing what it takes to increase growth, including going outside the company to bring in complimenting assets.
With the purchase of Sin...
