Using Single-Purpose SAS Macros to Format EXCEL Spreadsheets With DDE
[ Source: SAS Institute ]
January 2008-In this paper author describes the single-purpose macros that enables the SAS user to accurately format spreadsheets with ease. More specifically, positional parameters in X4ML (EXCEL version 4 Macro Language) are replaced with keyword parameters in the SAS macro language. X4ML, a predecessor to VBA, (Visual Basic for Applications) supports DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange), a legacy communications protocol accessible in BASE SAS. The main objective of this paper is to enable SAS users to develop ....
Oracle Unbreakable Linux: An Overview
[ Source: Oracle ]
January 2008-Oracle Unbreakable Linux is a support program that provides enterprises with industry-leading global support for the Linux operating system at significantly lower costs. The support program, which is available for any customer whether or not they are running Oracle, currently supports two architectures, x86 and the latest Intel and AMD chips, such as Xeon and Opteron (x86-64) as used by most of the Linux users. This paper gives an overview of Oracle Unbreakable Linux.
ERP In Banking 2005 - An Empirical Survey
[ Source: European Business School ]
January 2008-When looking at the motivations for investments in ERP software, it was found that qualitative, intangible software benefits appear to be the most important criteria for banks in deciding whether to invest in ERP software or retain custom-built applications. This paper published by SAP aims to provide information on n the use of software for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in the banking industry n prevalent software sourcing strategies and selection criteria n industry expectations, achievements, ....
IDoc Based Adapterless Communication Between SAP NetWeaver Application Server (SAP NetWeaver AS) and Microsoft BizTalk Server
[ Source: Microsoft ]
January 2008-This white paper demonstrates how to integrate Microsoft BizTalk Server and SAP NetWeaver Application Server without using additional adapters. Microsoft BizTalk Server uses the HTTP IDoc XML Interface SAP NetWeaver Application Server offers for sending and retrieving IDocs in XML format. The paper contains a walk-through for setting up the SAP NetWeaver Application Server to enable them to post and retrieve IDocs in XML.
Enterprise Survivable Servers (ESS): Architectural Overview
[ Source: Avaya ]
January 2008-Enterprise Survivable Servers (ESS) is a contribution which takes an existing Avaya Communication Manager (CM) system to a higher level of availability and survivability. ESS achieves this by allowing media servers to be used as alternate controllers within a system by leveraging IP control of port network gateways and being completely autonomous of the main servers both functionally and geographically. ESS protects the communication system against a disastrous main server failure and at the same ....
Achieving Interoperability: ILOG JRules, .NET and JNBridgePro
[ Source: JNBridge ]
January 2008-In this mixed, multitiered IT environments, use a mixture of Microsoft .NET and J2EE as a logical choice, and combining the two platforms in the same production environment is becoming a common best practice. ILOG JRules is an extremely powerful Java technology. It unlocks the power of business rules for Java applications. This whitepaper from JNBridge is for developers and system architects who are interested in executing business rules with the ILOG JRules rule engine ....
CANopen.NET - Programming-Less Interconnection Between GUI- and Control-Application
[ Source: CC Systems ]
January 2008-CANopen-based systems are equipped with one or more nodes with Windows-based Graphical User-Interfaces (GUIs). CANopen.NET provides a .NET-database interface via the .NET type dataset to the data in the object dictionary. .NET framework provides the most attractive solutions for design of GUIs both for Windows and Windows CE based nodes. CANopen.NET provides a programming-less interconnection between CANopen-based control applications and Windows.NET-based GUI-applications. This paper from CC explains. .NET technologies that can be used both on ....
Rational XDE Model Structure Guidelines for Microsoft .NET
[ Source: IBM ]
January 2008-This white paper provides recommendations on how to represent and structure the RUP model artifacts in Rational XDE, Microsoft .NET Edition. Of course, whether one decides to model these RUP artifacts in XDE is a project-specific decision. This paper notes those models XDE provides automation support for and those it does not, which may influence the decision. The focus of this paper is on how to structure XDE models. However, since all XDE models exist ....
Using Windows Workflow to Control ASP.NET Navigation
[ Source: Jupitermedia ]
January 2008-Everything in a workflow is an activity. An activity communicates with the outside world through a Workflow Service. This paper describes one simple solution for achieving interoperability between Windows Workflow and ASP.NET. It leverages the power of WF’s powerful visual logic to design page-flow based on user choices. WF activities communicate with things outside the workflow by using Workflow Services. A service is described by its interface. In this case, one need an interface with ....
Installing and Using MPICH, MPICH-GM, and MPICH-MX on Linux Systems
[ Source: IBM ]
January 2008-MPICH was developed at the Argonne National Lab. MPI stands for message passing interface, and the CH represents the chameleon layer that was originally written for portability between systems. It is one of the most frequently used library packages for High Performance Computing (HPC) on Linux clusters. Installation and configuration of MPICH or its variants (such as MPICH-GM and MPICH-MX from Myricom) are often among the first tasks in building a Linux HPC cluster, which ....
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 ....
SOA for EAI
[ Source: Wipro Technologies ]
July 2008-
SOA with web services combination gives the agile power with flexibility to address the issues and challenges faced in the Enterprise application integration (EAI) world.
SOA Alignment in eForms Architecture
[ Source: Wipro Technologies ]
July 2008-
IBM Lotus Forms provides high performance with intelligent document and business process rules in enterprise. Web services and XML schemas enhance the process automation. This places IBM Lotus Forms in alignment to SOA. Implementation of SOA and increasing the ROI creates a vital impact on business, IBM Lotus Forms position in this.
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 ....
Top 5 Myths of Screen Scraping
[ Source: Seagull Software ]
June 2008-
Many organizations with mainframe, System i or OpenVMS applications still ask their employees to use green-screen (or text-based) user interfaces to work with essential business information. Green-screens are a business problem and a technology problem. They're unappealing, hard to learn, intimidating, and accessible only with terminal emulation software. They’re also incompatible with modern application integration methods like Web services and SOA.
The appeal of screen-scraping is understandable — it's simple and inexpensive. But many ....
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 ....
Web Services Testing: A Primer
[ Source: AppLabs Technologies ]
January 2008-
DCOM and CORBA traditionally achieved what web services are now offering but with an exception to interoperability, which they later provide in a true sense. In addition, COM+, DCOM (Distributed Component Object Model) implementations from Microsoft were resource-intensive and were native to a specific Microsoft OS flavor. In other words, the consumer and provider were mandated to be on the same version of the OS. CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) was Object Management Group’s ....
Communications Challenges And Web Collaboration In Organizations
[ Source: Wipro Technologies ]
March 2009-
Recent mergers, acquisitions, and alliances in organizations drive a stronger roadmap for a stable and sophisticated enterprisewide Web-based collaboration, in the face of various factors like short supply, demand for reduction in duplication, and inefficiency.
Solving Tech Support, CRM and Issue Tracking
[ Source: Adapt Data Solutions ]
March 2009-
This paper describes the implementation of a Web-based (SaaS) CRM and issue tracking platform for a Fortune 100 company in the oil and gas industry. The company worked with staff at Adapt Data Solutions to deliver a system that met its needs. Initial implementation was for a CRM/tech support system but eventually it was expanded to include eLearning, software downloads, repairs, and much more.
TS-3000i TimeSync Web-based Clock
[ Source: Amano Cincinnati, Inc. ]
May 2009-
Amano�s innovative TS-3000i turn-key web based clock provides users with automatic time synchronization for validated time. This clock will run on its own by employing easy-to-use resident time synchronization schedules with a back-up system that sends e-mail notification and SNMP trap alerts. It also generates time sync reports on events for a potential audit. The TS-3000i will provide the end user with savings in time, effort and money! Time synching clocks are used by ....
The Economics of Spam
[ Source: Sunbelt Software ]
January 2010-
The volume of spam emails sent has increased exponentially during recent years, and so has the cost of dealing with that spam. While awareness of the problem has certainly increased, many companies still do not realize the significant impact which spam is having on their profits. Similarly, many do not realize that not all antispam solutions are created equal and that choosing the wrong solution can significantly diminish return on investment.
This paper ....
Cloud Computing in Perspective
[ Source: BMC ]
January 2010-
Many CIOs recognize the power of cloud computing and are want to implement the technology in their own IT realms. But with all the noise in the market about cloud computing, how do you know where to begin?
By understanding the underlying service-related delivery requirements that are needed, you can successfully take full advantage of cloud computing technology for your enterprise so that you can improve service delivery to the business. Discover how, when ....
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.
Axigen Ajax WebMail Third-party Web Content
[ Source: AXIGEN - Gecad Technologies ]
December 2009-
This white paper discusses the features and benefits that the Ajax WebMail interface of Axigen Mail Server offers in terms of third-party content delivery, including their impact on user productivity, targeted information delivery, creation of value added services or advertising.
Important Considerations In Selecting An Application Server
[ Source: IBM ]
December 2009-
This competitive snapshot of application server choices from The Sageza Group examines the role of the application server and offers perspective on some server providers. See how IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1 is revealed as a more cost-effective and higher-performing choice, compared with application servers from various other companies.
SOA Superhero Tips to Gain Great Power
[ Source: IBM ]
December 2009-
Service oriented architecture (SOA) simplifies IT projects and enables business agility. Get the approach to being an SOA superhero by acting on the recommendations in this whitepaper.
Migrating to the Cloud: An Alternative for SAP Customers
[ Source: NetSuite ]
September 2009-
SAP R/3 customers face a major decision in the next few months as the extended maintenance contracts for old SAP releases end.
In one scenario, many customers have customized their SAP systems extensively and therefore have not kept pace with new releases. These customers now face the frightening prospect of upgrading their instances of SAP across the entire company, which is an expensive and high-risk undertaking. The cost of such an upgrade threatens to ....
Web Based Software and Savings: Customers Give you the Real Story
[ Source: NetSuite ]
September 2009-
Four global companies were able to reduce operational costs, eliminate WAN and improve customer shipping times.
This whitepaper explains how web-based software helped these companies drive greater productivity and profitability.
Deliver power and expandability at a price growing innovators such as yourself can afford. Download this whitepaper to find out how.
What SOA And Web 2.0 Mean To The Network
[ Source: Interop ]
May 2009-
In the past couple of years, service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web services have been overhyped. Currently, Web 2.0 is beginning to suffer the same fate. Because of the hype, it is easy to dismiss these application development architectures as irrelevant. Both of these architectures are only in the early stages of influencing how applications are developed and applications built using either architecture are likely to run poorly and be difficult to manage. The panelists at ....
Enterprise Social Office Portals And The Battle For Communities
[ Source: Encanvas Inc. ]
September 2009-
Social networking and the always-on digital society change the business world. Organizations can no longer hope to chaperone all of the information workers require or by themselves resource the many business processes necessary to achieve strategic goals. The business world has become about collaboration, social networking, and earning the trust of customers and business partners by opening up and sharing information. It’s a battle for hearts and minds; a battle for communities. This new era ....
Smarter Supply Chains, Services, and Traffic. Play the game.
Both IT and business professionals know how critical process is—they just look at them differently. Play INNOV8, the IBM® Business Process...
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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