http://www.skywaysoftware.com/blog Simplifying Software Delivery™ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:15:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As we near the end of the entry period for our first annual developer contest, please be sure to send us your entries by 9/30!  First prize is $25,000 and total prize awards will exceed $40,000.  For more information, visit www.skywaycup.org. Good luck and speak with you soon.  DC http://www.skywaysoftware.com/blog/?p=69 We are pleased to announce the formation of our Board of Advisors and the addition of Ed Merks, a widely-recognized software application delivery expert and significant member of the Eclipse Foundation, and Erich Winkler, a former IT Executive whose career spanned numerous international assignments with Altria and Philip Morris. The Skyway ... http://www.skywaysoftware.com/blog/?p=67 Skyway Software, the expert in simplifying software delivery, is listed as a key Composite Application vendor in Application Architecture, 2008, as published by Gartner in their annual Hype Cycle report. This Hype Cycle report covers a broad collection of Web 2.0, cloud computing, and service-oriented architecture technologies and methodologies and provides Gartner’s predictions for the most important technologies ... http://www.skywaysoftware.com/blog/?p=65 Do you follow the trends?  While Java still holds a commanding lead in the general-purpose language, its important to note that specific-purpose languages (such as Ruby [read: domain-specific language) continue to grow in importance and relevancy, as shown below.   Why?  Because flexibility and customization still matter -- a lot.  Read our take ... http://www.skywaysoftware.com/blog/?p=63 At your request, we are providing additional thought leadership directly from our Technical Teammates!  Read our tech blog here and gain hints on how to optimize your Skyway Builder experience, get tips on new tools, analyze our perspective on tech trends, and discover how our technologists tie it all together for their own ... http://www.skywaysoftware.com/blog/?p=61 Skyway Software, the expert in simplifying software delivery, is listed as a key Composite Application vendor in Web and User Interface Technologies, 2008, as published by Gartner in their annual Hype Cycle report. This Hype Cycle report covers a broad collection of Web-oriented technologies and methodologies and provides Gartner’s predictions ... http://www.skywaysoftware.com/blog/?p=53 A bit dated (May 2008), but still relevant.  Hosted by Sys-Con.tv, it's a discussion of Skyway Software, our products, customers, and the Skyway Cup. Enjoy!  Speak with you soon.  DC http://www.skywaysoftware.com/blog/?p=52 Last Week I was in Antwerp for the SpringOne08 conference where Skyway was honored to be one of the event sponsors and presenters.  It was great to meet with everyone who took time to stop by the booth, and to have an opportunity to attend several of the great talks ... http://www.skywaysoftware.com/blog/?p=44 IT folks are always looking for ways to simplify and accelerate the delivery process.  There are often niche ideas that linger around for years until technology finally advances to the point of making such niche ideas feasible to the masses.  Sometimes it is not even a technology advancement that is ... http://www.skywaysoftware.com/blog/?p=51 Thank you for making our presence at SpringOne 2008 a success!  Considered the premiere European conference on Spring technologies and SpringSource products, SpringOne was held June 11-12 in Antwerp, Belgium.  SpringOne participants lined up at the Skyway Booth to engage with our Technical Team and learn how Skyway Builder is ... http://www.skywaysoftware.com/blog/?p=43