Turbocharge Vista Sidebar Gadget Development With PowerGadgets
[ Source: Jupitermedia ]
January 2008-PowerGadgets targets non-coding IT professionals; PowerGadgets wraps disparate and complex data with a powerful charting API, making it easy to represent data visually, on the desktop. One can use any SQL Server query, Web service, or Windows PowerShell object as the basis for rendering intuitive charts, maps, and gauges. Developing Windows Vista Sidebar gadgets generally involves a lot of JavaScript programming
How to Change the Company Name and User Name in 2007 Office Programs
[ Source: Microsoft ]
January 2008-This paper contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before one modifies it. This paper describes how to change the company name and the user name in 2007 Microsoft Office programs after it runs the Setup program. These procedures do not work in Microsoft Office 2000 and in earlier versions of Microsoft Office. One should be sure to restore the registry if a problem occurs.
Customer Interaction Management: Delivering High Value Service, Sales, and Support
[ Source: Talisma ]
January 2008-Customer Interaction Management is the whole process whereby customers get what they want, when they want it, from the place that has something they need. This means that a person needs to know what each customer needs, and can convey not just the data to them, but also in the form (at) they demand across all possible touch points. This paper identifies and reviews critical elements of Customer Interaction Management including customer self-service tools, chat ....
Using Oracle Application Express to Interact With XML-RPC Style Web Services
[ Source: Oracle ]
January 2008-Oracle Application Express - a feature of the Oracle Database - is a powerful and easy to use web application development platform. XML-RPC style Web services support Remote Procedure Calls over the internet. An XML document is posted to a service as an HTTP-POST request. This white paper describes how to create an Application Express application that interacts with the YouTube XML-RPC Web service API that lists music videos.
Crystal Reports .NET Programming
[ Source: Brian Bischof ]
January 2008-This paper published by Brian Bischof was written by a professional software developer for other software developers. In this paper one will find countless code listings to make every code-junkie happy. Beginning programmers and advanced programmers alike will find that this paper meets their needs. This paper teaches one to design first report and integrate it into a .NET application. This paper takes a person from being a novice to intermediate report designer.
MapInfo MapX Mobile V5.05: The Premier Developer Tool for Creating Customized Mapping and Map-Enabled Applications for Pocket PC Powered Devices
[ Source: MapInfo ]
January 2008-MapX Mobile enables developers to create powerful, feature-rich applications for any mobile workforce. Map-enabled mobile applications can improve service, reduce response times, increase individual and group performance, and improve operational efficiency by providing every individual worker with quick and easy access to maps and underlying information. MapX Mobile includes Pocket PC 2003 Operating System and Microsoft Embedded Tools 4.0 support .NET compact framework to develop Pocket PC applications.
Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC With Oracle 10g RAC: Integrating VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC With Oracle 10g Cluster Ready Services
[ Source: Symantec ]
January 2008-Changes have been incorporated into VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC (SFRAC) to integrate with CRS and provide more value added benefits. This paper published by Symantec is a technical primer on CRS and its integration with SFRAC, and also provides relevant information regarding the Oracle Cluster Registry (OCR), Voting Disk, and Server Control utility (SRVCTL) which are now required to effectively manage Oracle 10g RAC. This paper discusses about integrating veritas storage foundation for ....
Converting Your Java App Into a Windows Service
[ Source: Jupitermedia ]
January 2008-This paper published by Microsoft Jupitermedia discusses about how one can convert java app into a windows service. Reusing a framework usually is a good idea, but sometimes developing ones own code for a specific task is easier. Developing code to convert a Java application into a Windows service turns out to be one of those rare cases.
Clicki: A Framework for Light-Weight Web-Based Visual Applications
[ Source: Australian Computer Society ]
January 2008-This paper describes about clicki: a framework for light-weight web-based visual applications. Web application frameworks typically provide little support for graphical web applications such as diagram editors. This restricts applications developed using these frameworks to either very limited interactions, or using technologies that are only supported by a small subset of web browsers. Clicki is an object-oriented web application framework in the style of traditional graphical user interface frameworks, with minimal requirements on the client ....
Parallel Execution with Oracle Database 10g Release 2
[ Source: Oracle ]
January 2008-Parallel execution is one of the fundamental database technologies that enable organizations to manage and access terabytes of data. This paper discusses Oracle Database 10g parallel execution architecture and shows its superiority over alternative architectures for real world applications. It also talks about the seamless integration of Oracle’s parallel execution component with other, business-critical components, such as Oracle Real Application Clusters. Parallel execution is the capability that addresses this challenge. The more effectively the database ....
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 ....
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 ....
Better PDF for Business
[ Source: Nuance ]
August 2008-
Existing investments in connected desktop PC systems, coupled with the pervasiveness of Microsoft Office, should provide organizations with the ability to easily automate their document processes. However, in spite of advances in technology, the costs associated with creating, sharing and storing documents continue to rise.
The single greatest challenge to streamlining document-based processes in business is the fact that there are two incompatible dominant electronic document formats - Microsoft® Office and PDF. Microsoft Office ....
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 ....
Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers
[ Source: Citrix ]
July 2008-
Gartner summarizes its view on Application Delivery Controllers, evaluates strengths and weaknesses of solutions, and provides Magic Quadrant reporting for a quick comparison across all vendors. Learn from Gartner how you can benefit from an all-in-one device that delivers the highest levels of availability, performance and security
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.
Beyond Job Scheduling: The Road to Enterprise Process Automation
[ Source: UC4 Software ]
May 2008-
The relentless pace of today’s business environment and its enormous pressures on IT staff has made it critical for corporate business systems to become more responsive and reliable. End-user expectations for reliability and speed grow dramatically as more and more users have come in contact with a wider array of software applications.
The rise of the web has proven to be the ultimate nemesis for the so-called ‘batch window’ – that nightly ....
Automated Testing Solution Accelerates System Deployment
[ Source: Infosys Technologies ]
December 2006-
A leading financial planning, asset management and insurance company used ACCORD, Infosys' regression testing solution, to provide complete automation for its server-side testing and to reduce the time and effort involved in deploying an investment management system.
Drive Down IT Compliance and Application Costs with Automated Configuration Management
[ Source: Oracle ]
March 2009-
Today, Oracle offers Oracle Enterprise Manager a comprehensive application management solution. Oracle Enterprise Manager allows you to manage your applications top-down from a business perspective. This allows you to identify business exceptions rapidly, pinpoint root cause issues using drilldowns in the underlying technologies, and remediate the issues automatically before they become emergencies.
A key component of Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Management Pack is the Configuration Change Console. This console provides breakthrough capabilities to automate ....
Deploy Changes 80% Faster: Oracle Real Application Testing—Business Agility Through Superior Testing
[ Source: Oracle ]
March 2009-
Companies that cannot adapt to address fluctuating business opportunities and challenges face serious downside risk. The ability to adopt new IT technology successfully can be a major enabler for change, while the inability can be a major anchor that holds a company back, preventing business evolution.
Superficially, it can seem relatively easy to make technology changes, but testing and ....
Making Testing Results: Repeatable, Reliable, and Measurable
[ Source: Capgemini ]
November 2009-
Why engage testing services? In today’s increasingly competitive marketplace the growing complexity of software coupled with a shortening of the average product lifespan has increased the economic cost of errors for both consumers and suppliers. The utilization of a competent testing services organization allows your business to reap the long-term benefits of testing, while experiencing a myriad of benefits immediately—from lower costs to shorter time-to-market. Capgemini is a global organization with the essential resources necessary ....
Navigating Business in Stormy Conditions with Event Processing
[ Source: Progress Software ]
August 2009-
The business world is both challenging and changing and how you respond will determine whether you survive or thrive. You must know how to respond and that means systems that will get the right information to the right people at the right time. With Complex Event Processing (CEP) you can respond to any and all sources of information. You can make proactive decisions – and do it in real-time. With CEP, you gain the power ....
Leverage Operational Responsiveness to Increase Customer Satisfaction
[ Source: Progress Software ]
August 2009-
Beat the competition by responding immediately to customer actions through operational responsiveness.
Operational responsiveness is the ability of business processes and systems to respond to changing conditions and client interactions as they occur, enabling business leaders to capitalize on opportunities, drive greater efficiencies, and reduce risk.
Download this whitepaper to learn how to incorporate operational responsiveness into business technology and to increase satisfaction through better responsiveness across your business.
IDC Complex Event Processing Excerpt
[ Source: Progress Software ]
August 2009-
We all have an intuitive idea of what an event is. However, when it comes to the use of the term “event” within a business context then it is easy to get confused, and this isn’t helped by the various terms and acronyms used by software vendors and the market.
Nor is it immediately obvious (outside specific environments such as process and manufacturing systems control where the concept of shop floor events are ....
Tapping into the Information Pipeline in Real-Time: Creating new levels of visibility and control for the Oil and Gas Industry
[ Source: Progress Software ]
August 2009-
From production to distribution, the oil and gas industry has a rich flow of information coming from applications, devices and personnel. If you can identify important patterns of events that flow in real-time, visibility, optimization and control strategies can have an immediate impact. View this Webinar to learn how the Oil & Gas industry is using complex event processing as a competitive advantage by allowing you to monitor and analyze information in real-time.
Through ....
Accelerating Dynamic Web Content: Efficiently Serving Uncacheable Web Content from Origin
[ Source: fastsoft ]
October 2009-
For companies in the dynamic content business – including social networking sites, Internet portals, e-commerce sites, digital media companies, and on-demand software or SaaS – fast website performance is critical. A dependable, snappy end-user experience is a key force in decreasing site abandonment and driving consumer adoption for both advertising and subscription-based revenue models.
As web sites become more personalized, rich and interactive, the percentage of dynamic content (versus static content) continues to rise. ....
Tuning, Tweaking, And Troubleshooting Your Virtual Infrastructure
[ Source: Interop ]
May 2009-
Virtualization is great, but the business application is king. Getting your virtual infrastructure to perform optimally is essential to meeting application service levels. This requires performance monitoring and management; capacity management and chargeback; and troubleshooting tools that successfully navigate the complexities of the entire virtual infrastructure, including servers, storage, and networking. This panel discussion, moderated by Barb Goldworm, introduces some of the ways IT can address application performance and capacity management across virtual infrastructure.
Raising The Bar On Productivity: Novell GroupWise 8
[ Source: Novell ]
November 2009-
Novell GroupWise 8 raises the bar on productivity with a highly connected collaborative workspace that leverages the latest Web-based technologies. Learn about key end-user enhancements like the Web 2.0-enabled Home View and cross-boundary calendaring. Explore administrative enhancements like Novell Teaming integrations, attachment indexing, and more.
Team Productivity Doesn’t Have To Be Difficult: Novell Teaming 2
[ Source: Novell ]
November 2009-
Novell Teaming is a next-generation collaborative application that brings people, projects, and processes together. People can create workspaces that boost efficiency, foster innovation, streamline processes and, ultimately, drive business growth.
Novell Teaming vs. SharePoint: A Competitive Comparison
[ Source: Novell ]
November 2009-
Business and IT managers everywhere are evaluating next-generation collaboration solutions to improve user productivity and reduce costs. Get essential information about how Novell Teaming and Microsoft SharePoint compare in the areas of flexibility, affordability, usability, and innovation.
CERN's Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider will produce roughly 15 million gigabytes of data annually, to be accessed by a distributed computing and data storage infrastructure called the...
IDC Complex Event Processing Excerpt
This paper seeks to explain what events are, why they are important to your business, and what the options are for processing and managing these events (depending on their type and volume).
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