Application development: Borland as we know it will be no more. Marking the end of an era, the company says it will sell its struggling Java tools business and re-direct its focus toward application lifecycle management, for which it bought quality and testing product maker Segue Software for $100 million. Columnists’ corner: Web browsers are taking on a new role, most recently as orchestrator of Web services, writes Jon Udell in this week’s installment of Strategic Developer. He lists several examples, not the least of which is his very own LibraryLookup project, but also including Amazon and RSS. “I’m cautiously optimistic about the future of the kinds of advanced Web standards that can make this stuff really sing,” Udell explains. Security: Microsoft reports bugs in WMF and Internet Explorer, and a third one is found by security vendor Secunia. The company said that the bug could enable an attacker to gain control of a user’s PC if that user opened a malicious e-mail attachment, or visited a Web site containing a specially-crafted WMF image. Firefox, meanwhile, has another security issue of its own: A hacker blasted Mozilla for downplaying security vulnerabilities and posted code for attacking a specific flaw. The news beat: Three companies show off tools that unite developers with end-users at Demo 06. Among those is Krugle, which called its software “Google for programming code” because users can either search code or drop it right into the search bar. Symantec acquires Relicore, and its data center management software, for an undisclosed sum. IBM touts higher clock speeds, lower power demands, in its Power 6 chip. And Vinton Cerf calls for an Internet neutrality law. Software Development