WASHINGTON – Sun Microsystems technology executive James Gosling has resigned. Gosling was the designer of the popular Java computer programming language, and resigned following Sun's takeover by Oracle.

DEERFIELD, ILL. – AEC Technology Strategies 2010 Conference is the 11th annual information technology conference for business and IT leaders in engineering, architecture, and construction. Learn more about the May 20-21 conference in Las Vegas, or register here.

NEW YORK, NY – A new BIM-focused iPad app has been released. The app, goBIM, allows users to navigate models and review data tagged to elements of the model. Learn more about this app.

Graphics guru Edward Tufte talks about his new gig with the White House, which has tasked him to make Recovery.gov -- the digital hub for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- functional (a novel approach for a federal operation.)

CMiC, a provider of software solutions for the construction industry, and JE Dunn Construction Company, the tenth-largest general building contractor in the United States, announced the successful completion of the One Dunn initiative, in which CMiC helped JE Dunn convert and consolidate all current system data so JE Dunn could merge 5 operating companies into one. The One Dunn initiative standardizes process, including project management, payroll, accounts payable, logistics and accounts receivable, across JE Dunn’s 18 offices and has made security and the maintenance of roles easier.