Alcatel-Lucent buys mobile apps dev-tool vendor OpenPlug

Alcatel-Lucent has acquired OpenPlug, the creator of ELIPS Studio, a tool that allows developers to write an application once and then translate it into native code that can run on iPhones and Android-based smartphones.

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Oracle suit vs. Google unlikely to prompt Java forking, expert says

Spring Framework founder Rod Johnson says fragmentation probably won’t happen, though Oracle’s behavior isn’t helping

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Oracle offers student coders free access to JavaOne

Oracle is hoping to entice a younger generation of Java programmers into its fold by offering students complimentary admission to the upcoming JavaOne and Oracle Develop conferences.

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ActiveState updates Python with links to databases

The new ActiveState Python distribution includes modules for GUI design and interacting with databases

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VMware positions Java for the cloud

Spring Framework linked with app server, other technologies to create a Java cloud platform.

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How to build an Android application, step by step

Learn about Android app components in this excerpt from Sams Teach Yourself Android Application Development in 24 Hours.

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Ruby on Rails 3.0 now available

Open source Web framework upgrade includes Merb performance boosts as well as cross-site scripting protection

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8 must-see TED talks for IT pros

What do technology’s great thinkers have to say about future user interfaces, computing a theory of the universe and how gamers could save the world? Watch these brief, illuminating talks from Stephen Wolfram, Tim Berners-Lee and more.

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Microsoft pitches Script Junkie site for ’serious Web development’

The site helps developers better navigate technologies such as HTML, JavaScript

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Micro Focus links ALM tools with Microsoft, Eclipse development platforms

The company expands former Borland automated testing products SilkTest and SilkCentral Test Manager

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