Application Modernization: Preserving Your Organization's DNA
[ Source: Software AG ]
March 2008-
The term "modernization" has once again achieved buzz-word status in the IT industry. The term became very popular around Y2K and then went back into hibernation. Now nearly every major software vendor uses the term somewhere in their marketing, and major analyst firms such as Gartner and Forrester are devoting more and more ink to it. And it's no wonder. A group of CIOs surveyed by Gartner in 2008 reportedly named "legacy application modernization" as ....
UI, Unplugged: Workday Re-invents the User Experience in Enteprise Applications
[ Source: Workday ]
March 2008-
At some point over the past couple of decades, enterprise applications acquired a reputation of being hopelessly complex and hard to use. Well, it’s true. They are. But it’s not surprising why. Today, vendors of legacy enterprise applications still try to put a pretty user interface (UI) on top of ancient technology history – a client/server architecture that hasn’t changed much since the late 80s. And it ....
A Leading Global Banking and Financial Services Firm Improves Production System Support
[ Source: Virtusa Corporation ]
January 2008-
Virtusa took the entire responsibility for system maintenance, using a well-planned transition process that resulted in improved on-time resolution with minimal disruption to the client's business. We adopted effective process and quality management systems, resulting in better on-time delivery with high quality results.
How to Lower Your Total Cost of Ownership of Open Source: What IT Executives Need to Know
[ Source: Palamida ]
June 2008-
IT executives at leading organizations have become aware of the need to shift their organizations from cost centers to profit centers by aligning their mission with business requirements and operations. In doing so, they have ensured that their teams are valuable business partners and instrumental in enhancing revenue and profits. One key technology enabler in this new role has been the use open source software in internally developed applications for competitive advantage. Today, developers increasingly ....
Improving Application Development with Digital Libraries
[ Source: Safari Books Online ]
June 2008-
Technology managers understand that software developers, architects, and engineers face many challenges in the application development process. To increase efficiency and drive down cost in an environment driven by changing market conditions, these professionals must meet or exceed extremely high standards of quality and speed.
In order to achieve these goals, application development solutions must be accessible and ....
Nucleus Research Analysis: NetSuite Helps Global Companies Cope
[ Source: NetSuite ]
May 2008-
This report reviews Nucleus Research's findings in a study of NetSuite OneWorld customers. Companies interviewed reported the ability to manage multiple currencies, languages, time zones, and accounting structures through a single interface. Learn more about the benefits offered to global companies.
Aflac Japan Trims IT Management Costs, Slashes Development Cycle, and Boosts Application Performance with Nexaweb Enterprise Web 2.0 Solution
[ Source: Nexaweb ]
May 2007-
Aflac Japan is the leading life insurance company in the Japanese market, insuring one in four Japanese households, and is represented by 8,000 agents, making it the country's largest foreign insurer in terms of premium income. Using Nexaweb's Enterprise Web Suite, Aflac Japan has deployed a comprehensive Web-based Insurance Premium Calculation System (IPCS) that combines legacy inquiry, Internet-mediated and stand-alone applications. The IPCS runs in any client environment, including desktops in the office, mobile and ....
Nexaweb Advance: End-to-End Application Modernization
[ Source: Nexaweb ]
March 2008-
Legacy applications built with technologies like PowerBuilder, ColdFusion (v5 and older) Oracle Forms, COBOL and Visual Basic are costing enterprises millions to maintain, and more to upgrade. Modernizing these systems to fully functional Web applications, however, is not as simple as adding flashy UIs and deploying them in a browser. It requires well-designed procedures to transform the legacy code to a common language, and utilize that data and business logic to deploy highly-functional, interactive applications ....
Optimizing Application Monitoring
[ Source: GroundWork Open Source ]
July 2008-
Tired of finding out from your customers that you're offline? This white paper explains various methods of application monitoring and a methodology for choosing which ones make sense in your environment.
HP Polyserve Software - SQL Server Solution
[ Source: HP ]
August 2008-
Find out how to save up to $1 million for every 10 SQL Servers you own. Attend this demo and learn how HP's approach to virtualization effectively consolidates SQL Server database environments with dramatic benefits. During this demo you'll be stepped through the actual application itself and shown a number of features such as Dynamic Re-Hosting, server failover and on-demand capacity growth.