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.
Application Analysis Envisioning Process
[ Source: Microsoft ]
January 2008-The Application Analysis Envisioning Process (AAEP) for Lotus Notes applications provides a process to identify and classify Lotus Notes applications, understand their core components and functionality, and provide accurate guidance for a recommended target solution. The primary goal of this process is to encourage a standard approach that can be used to define migration and target solution recommendations, as well as estimate migration costs and timelines. The Application Analysis Envisioning Process has four phases. Each ....
SAP Best Practices for CRM: Positioning and Concept of Use
[ Source: SAP ]
January 2008-This paper published by SAP attempts to position SAP Best Practices for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and answer several key questions regarding the use of SAP BEST PRACTICES. The paper is targeted at the same groups as SAP BEST PRACTICES themselves; Presales, Sales, Consulting, Marketing, and Product Management. It also provides a useful overview of SAP BEST PRACTICES for consultants and project leads who are interested in SAP BEST PRACTICES and are considering using them ....
Additional Setup Tasks When Microsoft SQL Reporting Services Is Installed on a Separate Server From Microsoft CRM or Microsoft SQL Server
[ Source: Microsoft ]
January 2008-Since some reporting tasks are processed by Microsoft CRM, some by Reporting Services, and some by Microsoft SQL Server, when Reporting Services is on a different computer than either the Microsoft CRM server or the server running Microsoft SQL Server, a second authentication must occur. This second authentication is done by the service on the middle computer that is impersonating the end-user to the service on the third computer. This is called double-hop Kerberos authentication. ....
An Overview of HP Quality Center and HP Business Process Testing
[ Source: Hewlett-Packard ]
January 2008-HP Business Process Testing is a web-based test design solution that bridges the quality chasm between subject matter experts and quality engineers. HP Quality Center is designed to address the wide-ranging challenges that the quality assurance professionals face. This paper provides an overview of Mercury Quality Center Test Management. The shows how Test Director gives full visibility into all of testing efforts. It also shows how QuickTest Professional can automate the testing process.
The Advantages of Microsoft .NET
[ Source: Pin Digita ]
January 2008-Microsoft .NET is a set of software technologies for connecting information, people, systems, and devices. ASP.NET combines unprecedented developer productivity with performance, reliability, and deployment. ASP.NET makes building real world Web applications dramatically easier. ASP.NET server controls enable an HTML-like style of declarative programming that let a person build great pages with far less code than with classic ASP. Displaying data, validating user input, and uploading files are all amazingly easy.
Oracle Forms Services - Secure Web.Show_Document() Calls to Oracle Reports Server 6i
[ Source: Oracle ]
January 2008-This paper published by Oracle shows one how to secure calls to Oracle Reports Services, issued by Forms using the Web. The solution described in this paper is based on a Java Bean that resides on the Oracle Forms Web client and works with the Forms 6i and Reports 6i components of Oracle9L Application Server Release 1.
A Macro for Importing Multiple Excel Worksheets Into SAS Data Sets
[ Source: SAS Institute ]
January 2008-Microsoft Excel is a widely available application and is commonly used to capture and transmit data. Many methods exist to import data from Excel to SAS often are for manipulation and analysis, some of methods to import data are PROC IMPORT, IMPORT WIZARD and ODBC. This paper introduces a macro, %xl2sas, which uses Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) technique to import all the worksheets within an Excel workbook by one invocation. %xl2sas can automatically handle a ....
WebSphere Application Server V6.1: Classloader Problem Determination
[ Source: IBM ]
January 2008-This paper begins with an introduction on understanding class loaders and class loaders within WebSphere Application Server. This includes an explanation of configuration options for the class loader and how they can be used with the application to achieve a specific behavior. Next paper provides information that will help to recognize when a class loader problem occurs and propose some solutions to help to resolve them. Process includes instructions on collecting class loader specific traces, ....
Data Pump in Oracle Database 11g: Foundation for Ultra High-Speed Data Movement Utilities
[ Source: Oracle ]
January 2008-Oracle Database 10g, Data Pump is a fully integrated feature of Oracle Database that enables very high-speed loading and unloading of data and metadata to and from the database. It automatically manages and schedules multiple, parallel streams of loading or unloading for maximum throughput. Data Pump infrastructure is callable through the PL/SQL package DBMS_DATAPUMP. Thus, custom data movement utilities can be built using Data Pump. Oracle Database Data Pump is a callable feature in Oracle ....
Bringing IT Operations Management to Open Source & Beyond
[ Source: GroundWork Open Source ]
July 2008-
Download this IDC analyst report to learn how open source solutions can drive more value from the existing deployment of open source tools by providing a common data model, integration platform, and presentation layer for IT organizations moving away from component management to service management.
Solaris ZFS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux ext3: File System Performance
[ Source: Sun Microsystems ]
January 2008-
The Solaris 10 06/06 Operating System (OS) introduces a major new data management Technology, the Solaris ZFS file system. Replacing the traditionally separate file system and volume manager functionality found in most operating environments, Solaris ZFS provides immense capacity and performance coupled with a proven data integrity model and simplified administrative interface. This white paper explores the performance characteristics and differences of Solaris ZFS and the ext3 file system through a series of benchmarks based ....
Solaris ZFS and Microsoft Server 2003 NTFS: File System Performance
[ Source: Sun Microsystems ]
January 2008-
The Solaris 10 06/06 Operating System (OS) introduces a new data management technology the Solaris ZFS file system. Replacing the traditionally separate file system and volume manager functionality found in most operating environments, Solaris ZFS provides immense capacity and performance coupled with a proven data integrity model and simplified administrative interface. This paper published by Sun Microsystems highlights the performance characteristics and differences of Solaris ZFS and the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 NTFS file system ....
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.
Vista SP1: What You Need To Know Before You Deploy
[ Source: Global Knowledge ]
June 2008-
The release of Windows Vista SP1 allows you to take advantage of improvements that Microsoft and its partners have developed to provide the best experience possible. SP1 addresses key feedback Microsoft has received from customers without sacrificing application compatibility. SP1 delivers improvements and enhancements to existing features that significantly affect customers, but it does not deliver substantial new operating system features. This white paper help will help you decide whether you should deploy now or ....
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 ....
Core Mission: Solving the Core Systems Transformation Puzzle
[ Source: TechWeb, the Global Leader in Business Technology Media ]
June 2009-
New financial services realities demand enhanced core functionality around risk, regulatory compliance and customer retention. To meet these demands while coping with a continuing global financial crisis and maximize the return on their technology investments, many banks are taking a phased approach to implementing new core capabilities. Three articles explore how some financial services firms are addressing their core systems issues: -- A Return to Core Values: Amid an economic downturn that is only ....
Open Source Moves to Enterprise
[ Source: GroundWork Open Source ]
July 2008-
Learn about an open source management alternative for the mid-enterprise in Ptak, Noel and Associates’ (PNA) report. PNA has been watching the emerging integrated open source management suite market. A short time ago, solutions were too new to project open source and subscription adoption trends but since then, enterprise solution sales have increased.
CSC's Java-based POINT IN J - End-to-End Policy Administration
[ Source: CSC ]
October 2008-
Long thought of as the 800 lb. gorilla in property and casualty insurance systems, CSC has demonstrated that it is a fast moving and agile 800 lb. gorilla. POINT IN J, introduced during Connect 2008, is CSC's Java-based end-to-end policy administration system that runs on Sun Microsystem’s Solaris operating system and Sun hardware. POINT IN J takes advantage of technologies not typically seen in the insurance industry and will appeal to both legacy insurers and ....
Virtualization Beyond Consolidation: Driving Down OPEX, Not Just CAPEX
[ Source: Dell ]
April 2008-
Virtualization enables IT simplification, reduces both operational and capital expenditures, and is a foundational element in the future of high tech.
Bloor White Paper: Complex Event Processing
[ Source: Progress Software ]
October 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. This papers seeks to explain what events are, whey they are important to your business, and what the options are for processing and managing these events (depending on their type and volume).
IDC Report: Complex Event Processing Opportunity Analysis and Assessment of Key Products
[ Source: Progress Software ]
October 2009-
Read this excerpt of the 2009 IDC study by Maureen Fleming and Jeff Silverstein looking at complex event processing. The excerpt includes IDC opinion on the market for CEP, what defines CEP and independently profiles Progress Apama, which was ranked "Top CEP Innovator" in the report.
Apama CEP Forrester Wave Report:
[ Source: Progress Software ]
October 2009-
Forrester Research has named Apama as a standout leader in the complex event processing (CEP) platform market in "The Forrester Wave™: Complex Event Processing Platforms, Q3 2009” Report".
The Report evaluated nine CEP platform vendors based on a comprehensive set of evaluation criteria. Apama excelled in every area:
• Current offering: Apama's development tools, event processing features and runtime architecture garnered stellar marks.
• Strategy: Forrester found Apama to be backed by ....
Event Processing in Transport and Logistics: Business Transformation through Real-time Response
[ Source: Progress Software ]
October 2009-
In the transport and logistics market where timing is critical, a matter of minutes can make or break a performance-based contract. Your success will depend on your organization’s ability to visualize, monitor and act on internal events and external events that effect your operations.
In this white paper, Progress Apama’s David Olson reveals the four trends that deserve attention because they are where managing business events can have an impact:
• Consolidation
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Overtaken by Events? The Quest for Operational Responsiveness. A survey of Global Energy, Telecoms, and Logistics Businesses
[ Source: Progress Software ]
October 2009-
Operational responsiveness is the ability of business processes and systems to respond to changing conditions and customer interactions as they occur, enabling business leaders to capitalize on opportunities, drive greater efficiencies, and reduce risk. The survey identified a number of key pointers as to why businesses would be keener than ever to improve how they respond operationally including:
• 91% of the respondents said they are trying to act in a more personal “one-to-one” manner ....
The Perfect Storm: Why Now is the Time for Open Source
[ Source: Red Hat ]
October 2009-
The current state of the economy has led to substantial budget restraints and increased pressure on IT departments. These pressures have given IT departments the opportunity to take a closer look at open source solutions. This closer look has revealed that open source solutions are much more than affordable.
This paper serves as an introduction to open source solutions with a description of the open source value proposition, summaries of various open source IT ....
Red Hat Enterprise Linux: The Clear Leader in Enterprise Web Applications
[ Source: Red Hat ]
October 2009-
A number of leading technology firms, including IBM, HP, and SAP, invited Red Hat to participate in industry-standard benchmarks that compared Red Hat Enterprise Linux to Microsoft Windows and other operating systems in real-world conditions. The results of the 2009 benchmark studies reveal that Red Hat Enterprise Linux:
● Is the best platform for online transaction processing
● Achieves more business processes per minute and enables more processing with less hardware at the ....
Advanced Consulting Enterprises - Mapping Database Solutions to Your Needs
[ Source: Oracle ]
October 2009-
Guardianship Program of Dade County is a non-profit private agency that provides guardian services for indigent adults in Miami-Dade County in South Florida. Guardianship Program is involved in all decisions - paying bills, medical treatments, rent - for each person in its system. Keeping track of each decision for each individual was not a simple task.
To manage all of this, Guardianship Program implemented an Oracle Database and Oracle Developer Tools, installed and managed ....
Leveling the Field: Powerful Software Solutions for Midsize Companies
[ Source: Oracle ]
October 2009-
You no longer need to be a large enterprise with deep pockets to afford comprehensive industry-focused software. Now, midsize firms and even start ups can benefit from Oracle’s Accelerate program, which is a fixed-scope/fixed-price approach that ultimately lowers your software costs and speeds time to value.
Download this useful paper to learn how Oracle’s partners like Jibe Consulting, a management and technology consulting business based in Portland, OR, use Oracle Business Accelerators with their ....
How Midsize Businesses Are Using ERP To Gain Competitive Advantage in a Tough Economy
[ Source: Oracle ]
October 2009-
For midsize enterprises, now is the perfect time to invest in a significant IT expansion – despite the economic climate. Please read this case study to find out how installing the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 helped Gavina Coffee improve efficiencies, cut overall costs, and make the business more competitive.
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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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