TechRepublic Resources
- Webcast: Best Practices for a Successful SOA Implementation
- Pundits claim that you will reap returns on your SOA investments only after the implementation reaches a critical mass. Oracle Fusion Middleware customers have repeatedly demonstrated phenomenal ROI from the get-go. It is a potent combination of seasoned implementers and underlying product capabilities that have ensured tactical as...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Webcast, SOA, Best Practice, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2008-05-05
- Integrate services into business processes to achieve your SOA objectives
- A correctly implemented service-oriented architecture (SOA) is built on flexible and effective business and infrastructure services. This sample chapter from Implementing SOA: Total Architecture in Practice discusses various ways you can integrate those services into your organization's business processes. It looks at service interaction patterns, service access mechanisms, types of...
- Tags: Business Process, SOA, Service, Addison-Wesley, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Operational Planning, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations
- Book chapters 2008-05-08
- Delsi (zip)
- Discrete-event simulation system implemented as a set of components for .NET 2.0 Framework. The system is designed for simulation of queuing systems with complex logic and topologies. Delsi helps you to optimize real-life systems by performing computer experiments with their models. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com....
- Tags: Herman Holushko, .Net, Productivity, Application Servers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software
- Software downloads 2008-05-07
- Strategies for enabling more effective IT-Business collaboration with business rule technology
- Effective collaboration between business and IT is essential to the success of both SOA and BPM; as Microsoft points out, "SOA by itself is not sufficient to guarantee alignment of business and IT." A Business Rule Engine can act both as a technology and collaboration enabler; this...
- Tags: Business Process, Application, Business Analyst, Collaboration, Information Technology, Business Logic, Business, Calculation, SOA, Rule, Workflow, Organization, Logic, Business Rule Engine, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Operational Planning, Enterprise Software, Strategy, Software, Business Operations, Management, Theresa ONeil
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- Silverlight 2.0 offers paradigm shift from predecessor
- Most Web developers know better than judging a Microsoft product by its first iteration. For this reason, I was intrigued by the recent beta release of Silverlight 2.0. Silverlight provides a platform for Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) to build dynamic user interfaces that are platform and browser...
- Tags: User Interface, Microsoft Silverlight, Windows Presentation Foundation Windows Presentation Foundation, .Net, Microsoft Windows, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Tony Patton
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- SOASYNC
- SOASYNC, a global data synchonization software based on Service Oriented Architecture, can securely synchronize over 24 cross platform multi-vendor databases with custom cross database mapping incrementally and bidirectionally across the Internet. SOASYNC server runs on a wide range of operating in which Java 1.4.2 is installed. It also supports most...
- Tags: Server, Soalib, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Programming Languages, Java, Storage, Middleware, Databases, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Hardware, Data Management
- Software downloads 2008-05-09
- Don't expect these five high-tech skills to bring you more money
- If pay rate for a skill is any indication of its value, there are some IT skills that look to be well on their way to extinction. A recent piece from Networkworld listed the five high-tech skills that don't command the pay that they once did: 1....
- Tags: Skill, Help Desk, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Call Centers, Strategy, Middleware, It Operations, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- JMC Photo Gallery (1)
- Using new technology, C#, WPF, and WCF (.Net 3.0), JMC Photo Gallery is able to provide compelling user interface that can be run on any system that has .NET 3.0 Framework installed. Multi-threaded design to load image and generate thumb images dynamically. Special Modes for massive gallery viewing. Quick image...
- Tags: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, JMC Photo Gallery, .Net, C#, Application Servers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Programming Languages, Enterprise Software, Software
- Software downloads 2008-04-28
- Can presentation layer abstraction ever replace desktop and Web apps?
- Persistent "Holy Grails" in the world of computing are the various methods of abstracting the presentation layer of applications. The current incarnation of this tendency has the HTTP network protocol as the common theme. Let's take a look at this history and see what the chances are that the current...
- Tags: Java Application, Desktop, Web, Application, HTML, Microsoft Silverlight, HTTP, Applet, ActiveX, Channel Management, Programming Languages, Java, Middleware, Marketing, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Justin James
- Blog posts 2008-05-03
- LinkAssistant SEO Tool (5)
- LinkAssistant is a powerhouse link development tool for webmasters who need to get their sites on top of Google, Yahoo! and MSN. This SEO software lets you find thousands of high-quality link partners, automatically fill in more than 25,000 link submission forms, design a professional link directory and publish it...
- Tags: Google Inc., MSN, Yahoo! Inc., Link-Assistant, LinkAssistant, E-mail, Search, Productivity, Marketing Research, Development Tools, Middleware, Online Communications, Marketing, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software
- Software downloads 2008-05-02
- SWU Stadtwerke Implements Service-Oriented Architecture to Automate Business Processes
- With more than 200,000 customers, SWU Stadtwerke is a leading energy supplier for Baden-Wurttemberg, one of the southernmost provinces of Germany. SWU wanted to deploy scalable, modern, Web services-based IT infrastructure. The challenge was to implement parameter oriented queries with graphical overview to allow SWU to make verifiable business decisions....
- Tags: Business Process, Oracle Corp., SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- Using Dundas Chart for .NET Within an ASP.NET Web Service for Server-Side Production of Charts and Graphs for Inclusion in WordML Documents
- The Jackson Organization is a full-service healthcare market research firm that provides high-response custom surveys, comprehensive reporting and consulting. The company has created a .NET web service that produces WordML representations of the company's reports. WordML is an XML schema for representing Word documents introduced by Microsoft with Office 2003....
- Tags: Microsoft ASP.NET, ASP.NET Web Service, WordML, Jackson Organization, .Net, Middleware, Application Servers, XML, Marketing Research, Microsoft Office, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Web Development, Marketing, Office Suites
- Case studies
- Verizon Achieves Rapid Recovery of NYC Phone Service After September 11th Tragedy Using Viper Application
- A Fortune 10 Company, Verizon Communications is one of the larges providers of wired and wireless telecommunications in the United States. After the September 11th tragedy, Verizon was faced with the enormous task of restoring telephone service to thousands of people and businesses in New York City as quickly as...
- Tags: Recovery, Verizon Communications Inc., Supply Chain, .Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Business Operations, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- Choosing the Right Software Application Development Environment (ADE)
- Application Development Environments (ADEs) play a critical, visible role in a test software framework. With these tools, the system developer designs and integrates the system that takes measurements, displays information to the end user, connects with other applications, and much more. Due to the ever increasing role of software in...
- Tags: Application Development, National Instruments Corp., Software Development, Development Tools, Tools & Techniques, Middleware, Software/Web Development, Management, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers
- Web-Based Promotions Firm Speeds Time to Market With New Developer Toolset
- Based in Johannesburg, Osiris Trading is an international e-commerce company that offers Web-based marketing and media solutions. Osiris needed a new development toolset to improve time to market for promotions, encourage innovation, and boost marketing users' productivity. It migrated from a Microsoft and Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) environment...
- Tags: Developer, Web, Java 2, Microsoft Corp., J2Ee, Java, Marketing Research, Application Servers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Programming Languages, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- Compiling Scheme Programs to .NET Common Intermediate Language
- This paper presents the compilation of the Scheme programming language to .NET platform. .NET pro-vides a virtual machine, the Common Language Run-time (CLR) that executes bytecode: the Common Intermediate Language (CIL). Since CIL was designed with language agnosticism in mind, it provides a rich set of language constructs and functionalities....
- Tags: Computer Science, .Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers
- The MicroGrid: Using Online Simulation to Predict Application Performance in Diverse Grid Network
- Improvements in networking and middleware technology are enabling large-scale grids that aggregate resources over wide-area networks to support applications at unprecedented levels of scale and performance. Unfortunately, existing middleware and tools provide little information to users as to the suitability of a given grid topology for a specific grid application....
- Tags: Performance, Network, Performance Management, Networking, Middleware, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers
- MSDN Webcast: ASP.NET Caching (Level 200)
- ASP .NET caching is one of the fundamentally great features inside of the Microsoft .NET framework since it provides a simple method of increasing the web application's performance. Data that is used over-and-over in the application or is updated semi-regularly (like a catalog, list of contacts, store locations, etc.) make...
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Microsoft ASP.NET, .Net, Middleware, Digital Media, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- MSDN Webcast: ASP.NET Globalization (Level 200)
- The .NET Framework and ASP.NET provide tools that make it easy to reach global markets on the Web. However, architecting applications for globalization should be part of the design phase for best results, and rapid localization cycles. This webcast will show a person how to approach ASP.NET architecture to support...
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Microsoft ASP.NET, Globalization, .Net, Middleware, Digital Media, Strategy, Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- Architectures for J2EE Application Clustering in BEA and IBM Application Servers
- Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) was created as a standard with the purpose to develop applications for the enterprise. The enterprises require multi tier applications that access databases concurrently and provide high scalability and availability at the same time with reduced cost and rapid development. One solution is to...
- Tags: BEA Systems Inc., Application Server, Helsinki University, Server, J2EE Application, IBM Corp., J2Ee, Middleware, Application Servers, Java, Enterprise Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Software, Programming Languages
- White papers
