Software is computer code that tells a computer how to perform a specific task. There are many kinds of software, including operating systems, applications, and malware. Software can be distributed ...

Application software is a subclass of computer software that employs the capabilities of a computer directly and thoroughly to a task that the user wishes to perform. This should be contrasted with ...

The line between middleware and application software is blurred, which is why this chapter introduces both together. Middleware is software that has been abstracted out of the application layer for a ...

I was talking to a colleague the other day, and they made a statement that I found very interesting. In enterprise IT organizations, only transactional applications are of any real importance. I ...

Software applications in widespread general use can be broken down into two developmental types – those designed to run on the Web and others that are non-Web-based. Web-based apps are designed for ...

Just in case you’re not familiar, let’s talk about the basics of software integration. It’s a buzzy, vague phrase that’s easy to misinterpret. Software integration simply means taking multiple types ...

In this special guest feature from Scientific Computing World, Robert Roe writes that software scalability and portability may be more important even than energy efficiency to the future of HPC. As ...