Password Masking in the Java Programming Language
[ Source: Sun Microsystems ]
January 2008-This paper presents an overview of password masking in Java. It demonstrates how easy it is to mask passwords in AWT/Swing applications, provides a reusable pure Java solution for command-line text-based password masking. Login screens and login dialog boxes use password masking a technique to either hide the password as it is being typed or displaying a character (as an asterisk ’’) instead of the characters that users type. The paper also provides an improved ....
Implementing Ajax in ATG Applications: How to Guide on Implementing Rich User Experiences in ATG Applications Using Ajax
[ Source: Art Technology Group (ATG) ]
January 2008-This paper published by Art Technology Group (ATG) describes Ajax that is a collection of web technologies which include HTML, CSS, Document Object Model (manipulated through JavaScript) and the XMLHttpRequest object. It is also the development technique of how to apply them together. Further it explains the pro and cons of using Ajax techniques.
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.
Microsoft Queuing Frameworks: SQL Service Broker Vs. MSMQ
[ Source: Jupitermedia ]
January 2008-Microsoft offers two queuing frameworks to its ’brand’ of developers: MSMQ and SQL Service Broker. Microsoft originally provided MSMQ in the Windows NT4 Option Pack, and has since published multiple revisions. With the release of SQL Server 2005, Microsoft also offers Service Broker as an alternative to MSMQ. Service Broker functionality is available in any language one uses to access data from SQL Server. This paper outlines some of the differences and may help one ....
Asynchronous Web Service Invocation With JAX-WS 2.0
[ Source: Sun Microsystems ]
January 2008-Given that web service invocations are constantly remote across the internet, developing precise and responsive web service client applications is always a challenge for architects and developers working with SOA. JAX-WS 2.0 comes with one effective solution to this problem, asynchronous web service incantation, with which a web service client may interact with a web service in a non-blocking, asynchronous approach. This white paper presents an elucidation of this technology with examples built upon the ....
Using Snort as an IDS and Network Monitor in Linux
[ Source: SANS Institute ]
January 2008-This paper describes the benefits of using an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) in general, and Snort specifically. The paper also describes techniques to use Snort effectively and some of the interesting features. It also looks at the importance of interpreting the data that Snort outputs with some examples of packets captured by Snort. In order to get the most out of Snort or any other Intrusion Detection System is it imperative to be able to ....
Enhancing BPM With a Business Rule Engine
[ Source: TIBCO Software ]
January 2008-A business rule is any statement that defines the constraints and conditions governing processes, actions and procedures within a business. Business rules permeate and surround business processes. They can be used to initiate processes, to aggregate and interpret the effect of multiple running processes, and as discrete steps within business processes, the subject of this white paper. Including a Business Rule Engine (BRE) as part of a Business Process Management (BPM) deployment ensures consistent application ....
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.
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 ....
Programming Serial Ports Using Visual Basic 2005
[ Source: Jupitermedia ]
January 2008-This paper published by Jupitermedia shows one how to use the SerialPort control in .NET 2.0 for their serial communication needs. In particular, author builds a chat application that allows two computers (connected using either a serial cable or a Bluetooth connection) to communicate. One interesting use of this chat application is in communicating with external serial devices. One will learn how to use the AT commands to programmatically control their mobile phones through a ....
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 ....
The Application Grid Approach to a Modern Data Center
Efficiency in the data center is a new business imperative. Oracle Fusion Middleware products, including Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle Coherence,...
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).
