Microsoft Tuesday said it will deepen ties between its Visual Studio development tools and the secure applications development processes first developed inside the company and now available to outsiders.
Microsoft will release on Tuesday guidelines for developers building online applications and for those utilizing the Agile code-development process.
Sick of the term 'Agile development' already? Never fear. Kelly Goto, consultant and co-author of the book, <i>WebFlow that Works</i>, thinks Web and IT managers should take the word 'agile' out of the discussion. Instead, Web teams should be talking about 'iterations' in their user centred design approach.
Avaya has bought Agile Software, bringing in-house the team that created and develops the call center software Avaya sells to midsize businesses.