PHPfest Tutorial: Oracle Database 10g Express Edition and Zend Core for Oracle
[ Source: Oracle ]
January 2008-Oracle Database XE is an entry-level, small footprint starter database. It is free to download, develop, and deploy, and one can freely distribute it with the applications. There are no database licensing costs. Oracle Database XE has a browser-based management interface, Oracle Application Express. Support is provided through an OTN discussion forum via peers and product experts. The installation procedure on the Oracle Database Developer CD for Linux x86 differs slightly to the procedure below. ....
Migrating From RISC/UNIX: Its Time to Choose Linux
[ Source: Novell ]
January 2008-For the past decade and more, RISC/UNIX has established a history of solid reliability in the data center. It characteristically runs mission-critical applications, including back-end databases, and has a standing for good performance, high reliability, proven scalability and dependable security. But these benefits come at a high total cost of ownership (TCO). UNIX generally requires expensive proprietary software and hardware as well as budget-draining annual maintenance costs. These expenses are likely a key factor in ....
A Java Based VoIP Application
[ Source: Universita Politecnica delle Marche ]
January 2008-The popularity of the Internet and multimedia services over the Internet has grown heavily in past few years, and software phones and videophones have become one of the major IP telecommunication applications for desktops or handheld PCs. This white paper presents a platform independent soft phone application, based on Java programming language, which is able to inter-operate in a pre-existent Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) framework, in order to extend the already present LAN telephony ....
Procter & Gamble Creates a Collaborative Community
[ Source: Siemens ]
January 2008-Procter & Gamble (P&G) is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of consumer packaged goods. They wanted to cost effectively create innovative products to improve the lives of consumers globally and also wanted to make a distributed development strategy successful is a collaboration environment that includes all players. Although the standard corporate desktop environment included some collaborative tools, it did not support easy sharing of 3D visual product data. P&G found the solution in Teamcenter’s ....
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.
Migrating From Business Objects Crystal Reports to SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
[ Source: Microsoft ]
January 2008-Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services (SSRS) is the emerging solution of choice for businesses requiring enterprise reporting capabilities and competes directly with top-tier reporting solutions like Crystal Reports. Because SSRS ships with SQL Server 2005, companies can fully leverage their investment in SQL Server and benefit from the deep integration with the other areas of the product. Some of the latest enhancements to Reporting Services, including an ad-hoc report designer called Report Builder, bring ....
Oracle JDBC Logging Using java.util.logging
[ Source: Oracle ]
January 2008-This paper provides the entire tools one needs for most purposes. One can send different parts of the log stream to different places and write custom filters that pick out exactly the log messages one wants to see. These advanced uses are beyond the scope of this note. The basic tools described above should cover most of ones needs and will give one a head start in learning the more advanced techniques. The best source ....
iSeries Performance Capabilities Reference i5/OS Version 5, Release 4
[ Source: IBM ]
January 2008-The objective of this paper is to help provide assistance in terms of iSeries performance, capacity planning information, and tips to obtain best performance on iSeries servers. The paper includes performance information on new System i5 servers, DB2 UDB for iSeries SQL Query Engine Support, WebSphere Application Server, Java including Classic JVM and IBM Technology for Java (32-bit), iSeries Netserver file serving, Cryptography, Domino 7, Workplace, RAID6 versus RAID5 disk comparisons, Virtual Tape, IPL Performance, ....
Oracle9iAS Forms Services - How to Deploy Icons
[ Source: Oracle ]
January 2008-Because Web-based applications no longer use platform specific file formats for iconic buttons and tree controls, icons first need to be converted into GIF or JPG format. It is recommended to cleanly separate image locations from the Forms installation directories if one is not using Jar files. This Whitepaper explores various options of deploying icons in Oracle9L Forms applications. This paper provides an end-to-end example as a jumpstart to deploy icons in Oracle9L Forms. This ....
Best Practices for Running Oracle Databases in Solaris Containers
[ Source: Sun Microsystems ]
January 2008-This paper provides a summary of Solaris Containers in the Solaris 10 Operating System (OS), with strategy for running a non-RAC Oracle database in a container. Oracle 9i R2 and 10g R1 databases (RAC and non-RAC) have been certified to run in a global zone. The paper concentrates on running a non-RAC Oracle database in a container in the Solaris OS, and it explains in detail the process of creating a non-global zone suitable for ....
Software as a Service Survey-2007
[ Source: InformationWeek ]
April 2007-
Is your company adopting Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)? Which applications are you considering SaaS for, and what challenges are you facing? Learn what 250 business-technology professionals said regarding their company's software delivery strategies in this new InformationWeek Research report.
This InformationWeek Research report examines the issues around software as a service adoption -- focusing on these topics:
Deployment of business intelligence tools
Drivers of deployment
Challenges and barriers
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Microsoft and Tensoft Supply-Chain Solution Cuts Costs 15 Percent, Boosts Customer Service for ASIC Maker
[ Source: Tensoft ]
May 2008-
ASIC manufacturer Open-Silicon needed a better way to track yields. So, it turned to an integrated financial and supply-chain management solution from Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner Tensoft. The solution, including Microsoft Dynamics® GP and Tensoft Fabless Semiconductor Management, reduces costs by up to 15 percent or more, gives customers visibility into order status, and provides better customer service more cost-effectively. This case study documents the business needs, technology solution and associated benefits derived by implementing ....
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 ....
Social Project Management or Project Management 2.0?
[ Source: Wrike Inc ]
May 2008-
Project management topic is a hot topic nowadays. Why? Probably one of the reasons is that this part of the management science is undergoing significant changes due to the introduction of the new technologies for managing project teams. People are using blogs, wikis and collaboration planning tools to work on projects together. How do these tools influence contemporary project management? Do traditional project management practices need to be improved? To answer these questions let's take ....
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
Five Things You Should Know About 3D CAD Software
[ Source: PTC ]
November 2008-
You may be spending most of your time making design changes instead of creating new designs. But with the right 3D CAD software, you can solve this problem – and quite a few others.
The Total Economic Impact™ of Daptiv PPM
[ Source: Daptiv ]
March 2009-
In August 2008, Daptiv commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) that enterprises may realize by deploying Daptiv PPM. Daptiv PPM is on-demand collaborative business software that allows organizations to select, staff, and manage projects across teams, departments, and divisions. This study illustrates the financial impact of deploying Daptiv PPM in a medium-sized, multi-location retail organization. In conducting in-depth interviews with four existing customers, Forrester found that ....
Ensuring Web Service Quality for Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA’s)
[ Source: Oracle ]
March 2009-
Web services hold the promise of integrating software applications from heterogeneous networks and exchanging information in a simple, standardized manner.
Current trends show that the vast majority of companies are moving to services-oriented architectures (SOAs) and deploying Web services within and across their IT infrastructure. However, the success of those deployments is determined not only by the integrations and innovations that Web services make possible, but also by how Web services affect the ....
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.
PaaS-onomics: A CIO's Guide To Lowering Costs Of Application Initiatives
[ Source: LongJump ]
October 2008-
This whitepaper discusses how Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) can help CIOs address the long tail of IT projects, and provide significant ROI to the business. PaaS offers a very demonstrable ROI while also strengthening operations. Both these factors should have CIOs taking a closer look at PaaS not only for its economic benefits, but as an opportunity to improve information management and processes across the enterprise.
Automating Post-Trade Processes Provides Insight, Efficiencies, And Savings
[ Source: Firm58, Inc ]
August 2008-
The dramatic changes reshaping today’s securities industry are creating intense new pressures for financial services firms. Growing trade volumes combined with the proliferation of electronic exchanges have sharply increased trade complexity, driving up costs and processing demands. Globalization has forced companies to deal with multiple currencies, 24x7 trading, and a constant flow of cross-border settlements. Mergers and acquisitions have created integration nightmares, with companies struggling to connect highly fragmented legacy systems across multiple locations. Regulatory ....
Improving Customer Retention and Satisfaction
[ Source: Citrix ]
July 2009-
It is 5 times more expensive to acquire a new customer than to retain an old one. Good customer support is crucial when it comes to retaining customers and driving more sales, but how do operations deliver exceptional service to ensure 100% satisfaction and loyalty. This white paper explores the relationship between customer retention and the quality of technical support and reveals 12 crucial remote-support tools that enable your team to boost customer satisfaction.
10 Steps for Reducing Contact Center Expenses
[ Source: Citrix ]
March 2009-
A slow economy is the perfect time to take stock of contact center operations. In fact, you probably can’t afford to put it off any longer. Rain or shine, customers expect the same service quality, which means you’ve got to find ways to stretch your budget and operate more efficiently. This Forrester Research white paper provides 10 strategies you can implement immediately to improve contact center performance while reducing expenses.
How Remote Support Addresses the SSPA's Top 5 Initiatives
[ Source: Citrix ]
December 2008-
The SSPA and Citrix Online recently partnered to identify the top 5 initiatives for delivering best-in-class support and services.
Applying Remote Support Technology for Maximum Impact
[ Source: Citrix ]
August 2009-
Remote-support technology is a powerful tool for support delivery. By using remote support, technicians can access the users’ desktop to effectively diagnose and resolve the issues. But to yield maximum advantage the remote-support technology must be applied to the right type of problems. This ServiceXRG white paper explores 5 strategic applications of remote support that yield maximum benefit and how to measure their business impact.
Supporting Employees Anytime, Anywhere
[ Source: Citrix ]
March 2009-
New business demands require a new approach to end-user support. This is leading organizations to a remote service delivery model that leverages the Web and Saas technology.
Integration Patterns - Database Consistency Integration Server Comparison
[ Source: Fiorano Software ]
October 2009-
Database consistency is one of the most widely used integration patterns. In this pattern, an update to a table in a source database (DB1) results in an update to another table in a target database (DB2) running on a different machine. Information flow is one-way, from source to target, and asynchronous.
Find answers to your most important questions:
• Differences between Asynchronous and Synchronous data flows and how this impacts ....
Cloud Computing Implementation Frameworks and SOA
[ Source: Fiorano Software ]
November 2009-
Today's enterprise environment is rapidly changing. The disparate mix of operating systems, applications and databases for businesses and organizations increasingly characterizes the IT system landscape, exacerbated by consolidation across nearly all industry sectors. Service-agnostic cloud computing and frameworks to efficiently harness, provision, launch, debug, and manage distributed services virtualized across the enterprise poses both, a great challenge and an opportunity to streamline business operations.
As enterprise applications and technologies grow in complexity and ....
Modeling the Virtual Data Center
[ Source: Elastra ]
November 2009-
The transition to cloud computing is not simply about outsourcing or applying old technology to new IT processes, it signals a shift in how IT is designed and delivered. The ultimate value of cloud computing is realized by significantly reducing lead times needed to deliver critical business services. And, to realize this value, a new approach to modeling the new “virtual” data center should be considered.
The quickest path to model-driven automation within the ....
Application Infrastructure Automation: Tools for fast and cost-effective application deployment
[ Source: Elastra ]
December 2009-
By automating IT service delivery many IT organizations are significantly reducing lead times needed to deliver business change. At the same time, application development has become more agile by using design patterns, service-oriented architectures, and new capabilities in development and testing tools.
Despite this progress, managing the application infrastructure—the varied layers between servers, operating systems, and applications—remains very complex. In most business-critical applications, intricate relationships exist between applications, servers, networks, and storage infrastructures. These ....
4G Long Term Evolution Service Launched
TeliaSonera's LTE mobile broadband commercial network in Stockholm is now the fastest and largest in the world.
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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