We used a hidden frame (compatible with pre-AJAX browsers) to transfer info from the back-end and had made all sorts of string, object and rendering functions as well. In retrospect, this should have been a Web app, but it was installed software. This HN thread by the founder of Github on side projects got me thinking. Should have. MORE >>

On that machine, is software that actually handles the request from your user and that software is our second major component: web servers. AJAX : Asynchronous Javascript and XML. That’s because it’s using AJAX. This is the fourth part of a series on becoming your own technical co-founder. Learning Python. MORE >>

IBM is acquiring Worklight , a privately held Israeli company that provides a mobile software platform for smartphones and tablets. Once the acquisition has been completed, Worklight’s operations will be merged with IBM’s software laboratory in Israel, which is headed by Dr. Daniel Yellin. million). ATX Networks Inc. MORE >>

He has been able to take complicated topics like cloud computing and boil them down into pithy messages like “the end of software&# as depicted in the simple logo to the right. It emphasizes both cloud computing and salesforce.com’s differentiation – they’re not “software.&#. Software. Them vs. Us. MORE >>

Secondly you need some software to create flow charts in. Word on AJAX You seemingly can‚Äôt launch a new web site these days without using a few dollops of AJAX here and there. However, you can‚Äôt incorporate AJAX into your mock-up, as there‚Äôs no functionality. The first thing you need to do is get tooled up. MORE >>