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Looking to make Web development easier for Java developers, the Apache Software Foundation began offering this week Apache Wicket 1.3, an open-source, component-based Web framework.

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Privacy advocates are criticizing Sears for making the purchase history of its customers publicly available on the Web.

The Eclipse Foundation is developing an open-source SOA framework for applications ranging from enterprise software to embedded systems.

WSO2 seeks to bridge the Ruby programming language and the Ruby on Rails Web framework with the SOA and Web services spaces.

With new project, Google tries to entice developers to run their Web applications on Google's infrastructure.

Online retail continues to grow despite the struggling economy, according to a report released by Shop.org.

Despite displaying a security vendor's "Hacker Safe" logo on its Web site, online technology retailer Geeks.com is warning an unspecified number of customers about a possible data compromise.

The widespread invasion reported earlier this month is both affecting more Apache servers than previously believed and exhibiting a high rate of reinfection, according to researchers.