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101 Design Ingredients to Solve Big Tech Problems

Tough technology and business challenges face you at every stage of a project.
Thursday, 9th May 2013

3D Game Programming for Kids: Create Interactive Worlds with JavaScript

You know what’s even better than playing games? Creating your own.
Thursday, 9th May 2013

2007 Microsoft Office System Suites Comparison

Find the Microsoft® Office 2007 suite that best meets your needs.
Tuesday, 10th April 2012

11 Myths About Microsoft Exchange Disaster Recovery

Learn how to improve your backup process, reducing outage windows.
Friday, 4th November 2011

5 Phases of OEM Report Development

This white paper shares knowledge and insight gathered by Actuate over a decade of helping software, hardware and SaaS OEMs integrate reporting in to their application.
Friday, 4th November 2011

5 High Impact Fail Points, and How to Avoid Them

Learn how to spot and avoid common agile fail points that cause product delays and customer dissatisfaction.
Tuesday, 1st November 2011

.Net Insight eNewsletter

Takes you through the maze of Visual Studio and .NET technologies, from development tools and platforms to hosted Web services and migration strategies.
Tuesday, 19th April 2011

5 High Impact Fail Points, and How to Avoid Them

Learn how to spot and avoid common agile fail points that cause product delays and customer dissatisfaction.
Tuesday, 1st March 2011

Introduction to Free Software

The emergence of Free Software is drastically changing the economics of software development and usage.
Wednesday, 22nd September 2010

Explore the Million-Dollar Impact in AP at Bentall

Find out how you can cut costs, boost efficiency and streamline workflow with Enterprise Content Management.
Monday, 19th July 2010

Going Green? Choose ECM.

Enterprise Content Management is a big step toward reducing waste, creating sustainability and decreasing your carbon footprint.
Monday, 19th July 2010

IBM Cognos Software for Transportation

Turn transportation data into information that you can act upon.
Friday, 4th June 2010

Introduction to Software Development

This 380 page eBook "Introduction to Software Development" is designed for IT specialists and developers that are starting their way in the free software development universe.
Monday, 24th May 2010

A Fresh Look at SAP's Software as a Service (SAAS) Solution

After a year of silence surrounding SAP's newest Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution, SAP Business ByDesign is back.
Thursday, 22nd April 2010

The ROI Of Software-As-A-Service

Firms almost always consider SaaS as a cost-advantage over on-premise in the short run due to its quick implementation times and pay-as-you-go pricing.
Thursday, 22nd April 2010

Getting a Head Start in Software Asset Management

When software turns into shelfware, what you're really leaving on the shelf is money!
Tuesday, 30th March 2010

Are your Querying tools right for you?

This concise 3- minute video helps you determine if you are using the right querying tool for your database.
Friday, 26th February 2010

Finding Value in Enterprise Software Implementations at Midsize Companies

Read this informative Q&A session with Rob Weisgarber, a CFO Partner at Tatum LLC as he sat down with Oracle Accelerate to discuss how CFO's look at the value of enterprise application implementations.
Monday, 22nd February 2010

Improving Your ROI for PeopleSoft Enterprise

Fast, accurate, and flexible business processing.
Tuesday, 26th January 2010

Removing the Barriers to IT Governance: How On-Demand Software Changes the Game

This white paper will define IT governance – what it is and what it is not – and will take a closer look at how on-demand software is changing the game for enterprises looking to achieve IT governance simply and rapidly. Business and technical decision makers will gain a deeper understanding of the opportunity presented by the intersection of IT governance and on-demand software.
Monday, 11th January 2010

SMART Steps Toward Consolidated Workload Automation

Consolidating job scheduling into a single, comprehensive workload automation solution is a critical first step to effective Workload Automation (WLA).
Monday, 11th January 2010

CA ARCserve® Backup Evaluation Software - 30-day Trial

Download a free 30-day trial of CA ARCserve Backup and experience the great new features in r12.5.
Monday, 4th January 2010

Gartner Research: Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers, 2009

The key criterion in the Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) focuses on a vendor's ability to provide critical capabilities for important application deployment challenges in the enterprise.
Thursday, 3rd December 2009

An Introduction to Intel® Architecture: The Basics

This paper will walk you through the workings of Intel® architecture and give the initial guidance on how Intel® architecture works and what the system components are.
Monday, 2nd November 2009

An Introduction to IBM System i (iSeries) High Availability Solutions

Get to know the core components of HA solutions and important installation considerations.
Friday, 14th August 2009

Leveraging Virtualization for Application Assurance

Realize the application protection solutions that leverage virtualized environments and gives IT administrators confidence in any disaster recovery situation.
Tuesday, 7th July 2009

11 Myths About Microsoft Exchange Disaster Recovery

Learn how to improve your backup process, reducing outage windows.
Wednesday, 1st July 2009

MailRetriever – The Exchange Admin's Best Friend

Learn how MailRetriever can save your organization disk time and money.
Wednesday, 1st July 2009

Replay AppImage Product Demo

Watch this demo to learn what differentiates Replay AppImage.
Wednesday, 1st July 2009

Understand the Cost of e-Procurement in 3 Easy Steps - TCO Calculator

Discover why more and more companies are investing in on-demand procurement solutions to reduce project risk and speed time-to-benefit.
Monday, 15th June 2009

Reducing Costs with Efficient Operations: A Fast Track to More Working Capital

Consider how you can gain control of cost structures by taking systematic steps to improve operational efficiency.
Monday, 8th June 2009

Next -Generation Management Software for Blade Environments

In this technical brief, IDC examines HP Insight Software and the importance of manageability in the selection of a blade platform with ProLiant servers.
Monday, 11th May 2009

Leveling the Field: Powerful Software Solutions for Midsize Companies

This paper highlights the value and benefits Oracle partners bring to IT implementations through the global Accelerate program—a fixed-scope/fixed-price approach that ultimately lowers costs to customers and speeds time to value.
Tuesday, 21st April 2009

Application Performance Management: Getting IT on the C-Level's Agenda

Find out how you can achieve Best-in-Class results. Access Your Complimentary Copy Today. This $399 Value Offer Expires 5/29/2009.
Thursday, 16th April 2009

Living Large: Small Companies Yield Big Results with Web Collaboration

SMBs': Discover how to cut costs and stay competitive in a global economy through Web-based Collaboration.
Friday, 10th April 2009

Business Intelligence: The Definitive Guide for Midsize Organizations

Get the latest on business intelligence and how midsize companies can put it to use for competitive advantage.
Wednesday, 1st April 2009

Responding Quickly to Changing Markets: Anticipate, Adapt, Excel

When your business is poised to handle challenges with agility and speed, market changes become opportunities to excel.
Wednesday, 1st April 2009

The Alignment-Focused Organization: Bridging the Gap Between Strategy and Execution

Explore how businesses can implement best practices using strategy management software.
Wednesday, 1st April 2009

End User Performance: Building and Maintaining ROI

Explore how organizations are achieving strong ROI on their IT by emphasizing user performance.
Tuesday, 31st March 2009

Why Software as a Service Makes Sense in a Slow Economy

Learn how a hosted model reduces the need for capital and makes spend more predictable.
Monday, 30th March 2009

Total Cost of Ownership Calculator

Find out how much you could be saving with SaaS vs. On-Premise for email and web security!
Friday, 27th March 2009

DotNetRocks

DotNetRocks.com, an Internet audio talk show for .NET developers.
Wednesday, 11th March 2009

The Cost and Benefits of On-Demand vs. On-Premise Procurement Software

Purchasing procurement software can be tough, not only deciding which of a dozen vendors to choose, but what type of solution you need – on-demand or on-premise. Read this white paper and uncover the total cost of ownership and benefits associated with each type of solution to determine the right fit for your organization.
Wednesday, 11th March 2009

Coupa 30 Day Free Trial: Trim the Fat. Spend Less.

As financial executives prepare for a prolonged recession, they are investing in technologies that help them run a leaner business.
Wednesday, 11th March 2009

Software Development Failures - Anatomy of Abandoned Projects

Know in 10 minutes what it takes others hours, and keep up with the latest trends in your industry.
Wednesday, 4th March 2009

Selecting a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Solution; Addressing the Needs of Small Business

Do you know what key factors to consider when selecting a PLM solution for your SMB organization? It's more than just product features.
Thursday, 26th February 2009

7 Ways to Optimize Project Team Productivity: Using Customizable Web-based Software to Your Business

Learn about the unique qualities of a hosted online solution that gives team members access to the information they need, wherever and whenever they need it.
Monday, 9th February 2009

IT Process Automation and VMware - Workload Automation for Real and Virtual Environments

Find out how UC4 Workload Automation software integrates with VMware to enable large companies to manage virtual tasks with a central administration tool.
Wednesday, 4th February 2009

Midmarket ERP Solutions Checklist

What to ask before you buy Enterprise Resource Planning software.
Monday, 2nd February 2009

Get Started with Oracle Solutions for Midsize Companies by ordering your FREE DVD!

Try Oracle's Technology Solutions (software and tools) for Midsize companies for FREE today!
Thursday, 29th January 2009

CRM magazine Best Practices Series: Software-as-a-Service

Read about eight leading (but very different) SaaS providers telling their stories and explaining how they can help your company achieve its goals.
Wednesday, 28th January 2009

User Survey Analysis: Software as a Service, Enterprise Application Markets, Worldwide, 2008

Receive the new Gartner report on Software as a Service (SaaS) in the enterprise.
Friday, 16th January 2009

IDC Viewpoint - SaaS: Key Considerations

Learn how to choose the right SaaS vendor for your organisation.
Monday, 22nd December 2008

Demand the Best from Your On-Demand Software

Learn how best-of-breed on-demand solutions provide deeper functionality and more dependable quality of service.
Friday, 12th December 2008

Alfresco Web Content Management Implementation of the Year – Activision.com

See how Activision made huge savings on licensing costs, and prevented vendor lock-in.
Monday, 1st December 2008

Avoiding the 10 Most Common Mistakes in Selecting and Implementing e-Procurement Solutions

Discover the top ten most common mistakes companies make over and over again in selecting and implementing e-procurement software and provide you with best practices on how not to make these same mistakes.
Tuesday, 25th November 2008

Minimizing Technology Project Delays with Digital Libraries: The Critical Path to Delivering On Time

Learn how on-demand access to trusted technology information ensures timely IT project success from securing funding to implementation.
Monday, 24th November 2008

Build Your Own ASP.NET 3.5 Web Site Using C# & VB, 3rd Edition - Free 219 Page Preview!

This comprehensive step-by-step guide will help get your database-driven ASP.NET web site up and running in no time.
Thursday, 20th November 2008

Everything You Know About CSS Is Wrong! - Free 37 Page Preview!

For web designers and developers who want to ensure they're using the very latest, best-practice CSS techniques.
Thursday, 20th November 2008

No Nonsense XML Web Development With PHP - Free 146 Page Preview!

Learn how to put XML to practical use on your Website.
Thursday, 20th November 2008

Simply Rails 2 - Free 173 Page Preview!

Learn how to be an accomplished Ruby programmer in no time!
Thursday, 20th November 2008

The Art & Science of JavaScript - Free 100 Page Preview!

For intermediate JavaScript developers who want to take their JavaScript skills to the next level without sacrificing web accessibility or best practice.
Thursday, 20th November 2008

The Application Grid Controller: Oracle WebLogic Operations Control

Pool, share, and dynamically adjust IT resources for new agility and efficiency.
Wednesday, 12th November 2008

How to Leverage SOA Investments with Agile Methods

Learn how to cut through the layers of complexity that come with implementing SOA.
Friday, 7th November 2008

Transitioning to Agile: Amplifying Traditional Approaches with Agile Technology

Discover why Agile pays and why you should change now to propel your project, your people and your business in building a successful Agile application delivery.
Friday, 7th November 2008

Why Enterprises Need an Open Alternative to SharePoint

Learn what to look for when exploring alternatives to SharePoint.
Thursday, 6th November 2008

Design Firm Raises Per-Employee Revenue by 25 Percent with Collaboration Solution

Learn how to make significant cost savings with a collaboration solution.
Tuesday, 4th November 2008

2007 Microsoft Office System Suites Comparison

Find the Microsoft® Office 2007 suite that best meets your needs.
Monday, 3rd November 2008

Microsoft Project SUPER PROmotion

The SUPER PROmotion gives you the power to save the day with Microsoft Project.
Wednesday, 29th October 2008

What's New in Microsoft Office Project 2007

The Microsoft Office Project 2007 family of products provides a range of software tools that support a variety of approaches to work management, levels of process maturity, and business goals.
Wednesday, 29th October 2008

Automation Within, Around and Beyond Oracle E-Business Suite

Learn how to significantly improve your ROI and how UC4 Workload Automation Suite enhances and extends the Oracle E-Business Suite.
Friday, 24th October 2008

Expand Your Business and Improve Communication with Google Apps

Learn how Google Apps can help keep your company running smoothly - and allow you to focus on your top priorities.
Thursday, 23rd October 2008

Easing the Migration to Microsoft SQL Server 2005

There are many business and technological reasons for making the move to SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition. In tandem with 64-bit computing platforms, SQL Server 2005 can boost performance by 30% in certain instances, deliver a better database management structure and bolster infrastructure security.
Tuesday, 14th October 2008

SQL Server Consolidation: Insights from Customers, Analysts & HP

Join this webinar with John Webster of Illuminata and Todd Behrbaum of HP as they discuss an approach to successfully combat SQL Server sprawl, consolidate SQL Server environments, and improve application availability and response time.
Tuesday, 14th October 2008

Competition Intensifies for the SMB ERP Customer

Read this white paper by Forrester to learn key trends in ERP improvements and the benefits they deliver.
Thursday, 9th October 2008

Five Reasons Why Smaller Organizations Should Consider System i (AS/400) High Availability

Learn why true High Availability and Disaster Recovery protection are now within reach of even the smallest of businesses.
Monday, 6th October 2008

An SMB's Guide to ECM Software

Learn tips and key benefits for selecting an Enterprise Content Management Solution that best meets your unique business challenges.
Wednesday, 1st October 2008

A Revolution in Agility: Business Integration Through Service-Oriented Architecture

Learn how to automate and streamline processes with a business/IT bridge.
Thursday, 25th September 2008

Deterministic Garbage Collection: Unleash the Power of Java with Oracle JRockit Real Time

Discover how to deploy Java for financial services, telecom, and more.
Thursday, 25th September 2008

Oracle WebLogic Server: A Solid Foundation for Service-Oriented Architecture

Learn how to dramatically speed development of SOA applications with Java EE 5.
Thursday, 25th September 2008

Virtual Desktop ROI: Calculating Comparative Return On Investment for Virtual Desktops

Learn how to compare savings and create the optimal mix of desktops for your organization.
Wednesday, 17th September 2008

Help Desk Management Software as Easy as.....Point, Click, Done!

Explore an intuitive, highly customizable help desk system that meets your support demands head-on.
Friday, 12th September 2008

The Value of Industry Best Practices: The High-Tech and Consumer Product Supply Chain

Learn how adoption of industry best practices can fuel excellence in supply chain operations of consumer and high-tech OEMs.
Thursday, 4th September 2008

Offshoring Risks: How Will You Stay in Control?

If you're a software executive thinking about offshoring .NET development work, it's essential to know how to minimize your project risk.
Thursday, 14th August 2008

Run Your Own Web Server Using Linux & Apache - Free 191 Page Preview

Learn about everything you'll need to build and maintain your Linux servers, and to deploy Web applications to them.
Monday, 11th August 2008

The ASP.NET 2.0 Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks - Free 156 Page Preview

Learn the most practical features and best approaches for ASP.NET.
Monday, 11th August 2008

The JavaScript Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks - Free 158 Page Preview

Get the most out of this complete question-and-answer book on JavaScript.
Monday, 11th August 2008

The PHP Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks, 2nd Edition - Free 207 Page Preview!

A compilation of the best solutions provided to common PHP questions.
Monday, 11th August 2008

The Alignment-Focused Organization: Bridging the Gap Between Strategy and Execution

Explore how businesses can implement best practices using strategy management software.
Monday, 4th August 2008

Improving Customer Support and HelpDesk Efficiencies with On-Demand Remote Support

Now you can sit at your desk and solve the toughest support problems, remotely. Sure. You can visit all your employees or customers and solve their support issues at their desks. But why not save a lot of time and solve them all from your desk?
Thursday, 31st July 2008

Are You Wasting Your Developer Training Budget?

If you want your software team to stay abreast of the latest software technologies while also developing new applications and supporting an existing code base, you cannot afford to rely on outmoded training methods.
Monday, 14th July 2008

Understanding Business Intelligence and Your Bottom Line

Learn how small and midsized businesses (SMBs) can benefit from BI tools.
Wednesday, 2nd July 2008

Determining the Best Keyword Strategies for Your SEO and SEM Campaigns

Keywords are not just single word phrases anymore; they are growing and live lists full of robust combinations of core keywords plus many qualifiers.
Monday, 30th June 2008

Do's and Don'ts of Search Engine Optimization

Examine the proper techniques of Search Engine Optimization as well as which ones to avoid.
Monday, 30th June 2008

Website Redesign and Search Engine Optimization – Keys For Success

Discover how a well executed strategy will ensure a smooth transition with new & optimized content, providing increased value for users & search engines.
Monday, 30th June 2008

Best Practices for Implementing HP Quality Center Software

This white paper offers a structured approach to planning and implementing HP Quality Center software, an integrated, web-based suite of tools and best practices for automated software quality testing.
Tuesday, 24th June 2008

Blind SQL injection: are your web applications vulnerable?

Learn the techniques that can be used to take advantage of a Web application that is vulnerable to Blind SQL Injection, and to make clear the correct mechanisms that should be put in place to protect against Blind SQL Injection and similar input validation problems.
Tuesday, 24th June 2008

Business Activity Monitoring: Smart Decisions with Real-time Visibility

Discover how BAM can provide real-time, role based information to common business challenges.
Monday, 9th June 2008

Smart SOA: Best Practices for Agile Innovation and Optimization

SOA is a business-driven IT architectural approach that supports agile business innovation and optimization.
Monday, 9th June 2008

SOA Governance: Necessary Protection for a Strategic Business Investment

Explore examples and learn from business and IT Executives who managed SOA projects that cite a lack of effective rules of engagement, technology and management practices, or strategic executive involvement as roadblocks to achieving desired value.
Monday, 9th June 2008

Build the Business Case in Your Organization: You Get It, but Does Everybody Else Get It?

Business Mashups drive business productivity by automating and coordinating collaboration across people and systems. But how do you justify the investment? How do you explain the power of Business Mashups to others in your organization?
Thursday, 5th June 2008

Gartner Report: Magic Quadrant for Software Change and Configuration Management for Distributed Plat

Innovations from the leading vendors of SCCM solutions are helping enterprises address the challenges of modern applications development.
Thursday, 5th June 2008

The Business Case for Business Mashups: Help Your Organization Automate, Coordinate & Collaborate

Business Mashups drive business productivity by automating and coordinating collaboration across people and systems. But how do you justify the investment? How do you explain the power of Business Mashups to others in your organization?
Thursday, 5th June 2008

InfoWorld's Java IDE Comparison Strategy Guide

Find out why CodeGear was named Best Java IDE.
Tuesday, 13th May 2008

A Comparative Study of Commercial Eclipse-based IDEs

Learn how an Eclipse-based IDE can be used to improve the productivity and quality of various Java projects when compared with using baseline Eclipse distribution.
Monday, 12th May 2008

Transforming a Generic Java IDE to Your Application Specific IDE

Improve software development by passing along shared knowledge and best practices.
Monday, 12th May 2008

Prospecting Guide: What Every VAR Should Expect From a Software Vendor

Download this guide today to understand where your expectations of a solution provider should be.
Thursday, 24th April 2008

Electronic Gaming Monthly

Brings you world-exclusive cover stories on the hottest upcoming games, unbiased 3 person game reviews & heavy-hitting interviews with gaming's most influential creators.
Wednesday, 16th April 2008

The Top 3 Right Ways to Go Green

Going green isn't just about saving the planet or hopping on the latest bandwagon, it's about the bottom line: save the environment and save money.
Wednesday, 16th April 2008

5 Phases of OEM Report Development

This white paper shares knowledge and insight gathered by Actuate over a decade of helping software, hardware and SaaS OEMs integrate reporting in to their application.
Tuesday, 15th April 2008

Making Software Development Metrics Work

Discuss the problems with first-generation programs and discover a new framework for an effective and lightweight metrics model.
Monday, 31st March 2008

Managing Success in Outsourced or Offshored Software Development

Use this framework to restore visibility and empowered decision making within your globally distributed software development projects.
Monday, 31st March 2008

The 5 Essentials of Effective Software Development Metrics

Discover the difference between brilliant insights and blind alleys on the path to metrics-driven software development.
Monday, 31st March 2008

BEA WebLogic® Operations Control: Application Virtualization for Enterprise Java

Learn how to take the next step in Java virtualization: achieving flexibility through policy-based, next-generation application virtualization technology.
Tuesday, 25th March 2008

Enterprise Java Virtualization—Understanding the TCO Implications

Cut ownership costs by letting enterprise Java applications run directly inside a virtual machine—without overhead from a traditional OS.
Tuesday, 25th March 2008

The Java Virtual Appliance—No OS Required

Learn how a new approach to Java virtualization can make your data center's hardware go farther—and run faster.
Tuesday, 25th March 2008

First Data Accelerates .NET Developer Learning with InnerWorkings

Explore how you can turn your .NET developer training program from a commonly ignored budget line-item into a strategic weapon in today's competitive software environment.
Monday, 17th March 2008

On-Demand Contact Center Solutions: The Six Myths

Learn how on-demand contact centers offer clear advantages over on-premise solutions.
Tuesday, 11th March 2008

Making The Move - What to Do When You've Outgrown QuickBooks

Before you spend a lot of your valuable time shopping, learn the 37 Essential Tips for Evaluating and Purchasing New Accounting Software...
Monday, 3rd March 2008

The Business Benefits of Software-as-a-Service: Making the Most of the On-Demand Advantage

Explore the business advantages and considerations in moving to "on-demand" and running your business via Software-as-a-Service.
Monday, 25th February 2008

The Green Data Center - More than Social Responsibility: A Foundation for Growth, Economic Gain and

Explore how environmental concern and business success can go hand in hand—and that a green, or environmentally friendly, data center may actually be one of the best ways to both accommodate growth and make a positive impact on their business' bottom line.
Thursday, 14th February 2008

Open Source CMS Isn't Free (It's Not Even Cheap)

Read this "apples to apples" comparison of the real costs that organizations should consider when acquiring a solution to manage their web site.
Tuesday, 29th January 2008

IBM Rational Systems Development Solution eKit

Learn about important topics that can affect the success of any software project.
Wednesday, 23rd January 2008

Move from Microsoft® Outlook® 2003 to Lotus Notes® 8 Today

A collaboration solution that can help people effectively share and manage information, make business decisions quickly, and streamline the way they work. Move from Microsoft Outlook 2003 to Lotus Notes 8 today.
Wednesday, 23rd January 2008

Smart SOA Tutorial

Learn how organizations need the agility to adapt rapidly and the adoption of SOA can help provide this agility and enable change.
Wednesday, 23rd January 2008

Smart SOA White Paper: Best Practices for Agile Innovation and Optimization

Learn how SOA enables you to integrate your business as linked, repeatable business tasks or services.
Wednesday, 23rd January 2008

SD Times

Is The Industry Newspaper for Software Development Managers.
Wednesday, 2nd January 2008

Empowering your SOA with an Advanced Enterprise Bus

WebSphere Message Broker software provides your business with an advanced ESB that enables you to implement an enterprise-wide SOA in stages, to meet your evolving business needs.
Monday, 17th December 2007

Redbook: Connecting Enterprise Applications to WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus

This paper presents six questions IT operations should ask the enterprise architecture team before making the leap to a more dynamic, SOA-based environment.
Monday, 17th December 2007

Robust Infrastructure for SOA: A Technical Introduction to IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1

Learn how WebSphere Extended Deployment can provide, increased throughput, reduced response times and linear scaling for existing applications, improved responsiveness in a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) environment and the ability to support new, innovative applications and workload types.
Monday, 17th December 2007

Software Strategies Analysts Report: Enterprise Integration Challenge

Learn how vendor middleware-based Integration Solutions offer major advantages over custom in-house solutions.
Monday, 17th December 2007

WebSphere MQ

This SupportPac provides a demonstration tool which shows the main features of WebSphere MQ Queue Manager Clustering.
Monday, 17th December 2007

Best Practices for Building and Deploying Employee Self-Service Solutions

Learn about some of the challenges organizations face with self-service deployments and tips on how you can be successful.
Tuesday, 11th December 2007

How to Take Advantage of Web 2.0 using Portal and Electronic Forms

In this webcast you will learn how Cardiff University with the help of IBM Business Partner, Open Logic, is developing a solution that is helping the university to attain their goal of the "Modern Working Environment".
Tuesday, 11th December 2007

IBM WebSphere Portal White Paper

Learn how IBM Websphere Portal product not only generated savings in development and support costs, but also enhanced in-house productivity, improved customer access to business processes, and enabled Enterprise-wide collaboration numbering in the thousands of users at one time.
Tuesday, 11th December 2007

Performance Dashboards Deliver Better Insight & More Informed Employees

This webcast will provide an overview on IBM products and how businesses are leveraging these products to improve employee communication, insight and overall performance.
Tuesday, 11th December 2007

Overcoming the Barriers of Stand-alone Business Applications

Learn how the growing and mid-size businesses can benefit from operating with one integrated Business Management Software Suite.
Tuesday, 27th November 2007

The Business Benefits of Software-as-a-Service: Making the Most of the On-Demand Advantage

Explores the business advantages and considerations in moving to "on-demand" - and running your business via Software-as-a-Service.
Tuesday, 27th November 2007

Oracle Coherence Software Downloads

Learn how developers can easily take advantage of Oracle Coherence features using the standard Java collections API to access and modify data, and use the standard JavaBean event model to receive data change notifications. Functionality such as HTTP Session Management is available out-of-the-box for applications.
Thursday, 25th October 2007

Oracle Coherence: Providing Extreme Performance, Predictable Scalability, and Continuous Availabilit

Organizations can gain significant advantage by managing and exploiting their information systems more effectively than their competitors.
Thursday, 25th October 2007

A New Approach to Application Release Management

Learn how to improve one of the most taken-for-granted responsibilities an IT organization has, the Release Management process.
Monday, 8th October 2007

Adaptive Management to Drive .NET Application Service Levels

Learn how to gain control of business critical .NET applications.
Monday, 8th October 2007

Evolving Enterprise Applications

Explore ERP from a lessons learned perspective and then look to the future for major transitions in ERP from a setting expectations approach.
Monday, 8th October 2007

Realizing Continuous Performance Management Best Practices Documentation

Learn step-by-step how to implement continuous performance management during application development.
Monday, 8th October 2007

Queue

Is a monthly magazine written specifically for the software development and IT practitioner community.
Monday, 1st October 2007

CoDe

Provides the Microsoft-oriented IT community with an advanced technology magazine that explains in-depth how to actually use Microsoft's development tools.
Wednesday, 5th September 2007

IBM People Productivity with SOA Assessment Tool

Improve the management of your IT infrastructure through an integrated set of IT services rather than managing it as groups of servers, software, databases and networks.
Monday, 13th August 2007

The Future of Software Delivery

This paper provides a brief description of past software delivery issues that have contributed to the current environment; identification of key trends that drive our industry today; and an outline of IBM Rational's future software delivery strategy.
Monday, 13th August 2007

Software Test & Performance

Is the magazine for software development managers, QA and test managers, developers and senior testers!
Tuesday, 24th July 2007

An Introduction to Agile Software Development

Learn about the key differences between agile and waterfall methodologies in this introductory overview.
Monday, 23rd July 2007

The Business of Interactive Entertainment

Appropriately sizing and hosting your online game project's infrastructure can improve your bottom line.
Friday, 20th July 2007

Using Advanced Compiler Technology to Exploit the Performance of the Cell Broadband Engine™ Arc

Exploit the true potential of next generation game consoles.
Friday, 20th July 2007

ALM in Geographically Distributed Development Environments

Learn about distributed development project challenges and how to ensure their success.
Friday, 6th July 2007

Survival Guide: Issue and Defect Tracking - A Field Manual

Don't get lost in the application development jungle with only your version management skills to protect you.
Thursday, 5th July 2007

Process Efficiencies and Cost-Cutting Measures for Industrial and Commercial Machinery Manufacturers

Transform processes to become more efficient or get swallowed up by the larger technological transformation already underway.
Monday, 21st May 2007

The Impact of Microsoft.NET on the ERP Market

.NET is based on recognition that the Internet is the application platform of the future. This statement can be viewed as the underlying goal of .NET, the root cause of all the commotion.
Monday, 21st May 2007

Understanding Service-Oriented Architecture and Its Impact on Small - Midsize Manufacturers

Learn how the potential of SOA to transform enterprise software applications has been well documented within leading industry trade publications.
Monday, 21st May 2007

Why .NET Technology is important for ERP

Learn the benefits derived from modern systems built with .NET managed code.
Monday, 21st May 2007

Visualize It! Getting Requirements Right the First Time, with industry expert Karl Wiegers

Find out the key to getting requirements right, before development starts!
Friday, 20th April 2007

The Embedded Software Industry: Challenges and Successes

Best practices to master approaches for success in integration, innovation, and industrialization to become a high performance business.
Tuesday, 17th April 2007

Forrester Report: The Changing Face of Application Lifecycle Management

IT organizations spend billions of dollars a year on development lifecycle tools that don't play well together. But tomorrow's ALM platforms will be easier to implement, maintain, and employ and they'll enable development organizations to build better software.
Friday, 6th April 2007

Discover The Power of UNIX-to-Windows

Try MKS Toolkit: A proven solution for Enterprise Developers-the ultimate in UNIX-to-Windows migration.
Wednesday, 21st March 2007

Better Software

Is the only magazine that provides insight and techniques to improve results throughout the application development lifecycle.
Tuesday, 20th March 2007

Top Considerations for Ensuring .NET Application Manageability

8 strategies for managing and improving new or existing .NET applications.
Thursday, 22nd February 2007

Application Integration for a Software as a Service (SaaS) World

Highlights integration issues specific to SaaS and explores three integration approaches to solving these problems.
Friday, 16th February 2007

MKS X/Server: A High Performance, Low Cost PC X Server - The POWER of UNIX on Windows

MKS X/Server provides secure, seamless access to character and X-based UNIX applications from the Windows desktop. This allows you to leverage the benefits of new desktop platforms while connecting to UNIX applications throughout the enterprise.
Monday, 29th January 2007

Software Magazine

Is a 25-year-old historically print publication written for IT managers who specify, recommend and purchase software products and services.
Wednesday, 10th January 2007

Enterprise Software: Benefits of Third-Party Support & Maintenance

Hear about selection criteria and strategies for having third-party support and how TomorrowNow's enterprise software support model can benefit your organization.
Sunday, 7th January 2007

How to Lower Costs of Enterprise Software Maintenance and Support Services

and remove risk, ensure stability and enable innovation with TomorrowNow's enterprise software support model.
Sunday, 7th January 2007

Taking the "Entitlement" Out of Enterprise Software

Learn about lower cost models and new maintenance options to help reassess your IT budget for enterprise software.
Sunday, 7th January 2007

Tropical Shipping Discovers Savings with TomorrowNow Support Services

How TomorrowNow provided cost and time savings while improving enterprise software support, and reduced company strain.
Sunday, 7th January 2007

A Strategic Platform for Enterprise Search and Text Analytics Powers Key Business Applications

Explore SOA compliant enterprise search architecture that can improve business process and enable informed decision making.
Monday, 18th December 2006

Achieving Balance with Business Process Governance

Achieving Balance with Business Process Governance
Monday, 18th December 2006

SOA Governance: Making it Effective

Understand how SOA governance fits within the overall corporate governance framework and how to make it work effectively.
Monday, 18th December 2006

Software Testing as a Strategic Business Advantage

Discusses the importance of implementing a more proactive approach to testing that supports team communication and early detection of errors.
Monday, 18th December 2006

Creating Robust Infrastructure for SOA

Learn how to provide your IT department with the ability to achieve an extremely scalable, highly available and secure platform for SOA.
Monday, 18th December 2006

SOA Middleware: A Solution for Fast, Flexible, Low-Risk Service Deployments

An overview of collaborative SOA environments and how one solution makes the benefits of an SOA achievable.
Tuesday, 5th December 2006

Bulletproof .NET Code: A Practical Strategy for Developing Functional, Reliable, and Secure .NET Cod

Is your development team among those who are turning to .NET languages to drive application logic for your business-critical SOA and Web applications? If so, you know that functional errors are not acceptable. Reliability, security, and performance problems can have serious repercussions!
Friday, 17th November 2006

Bulletproof Java Code: A Practical Strategy for Developing Functional, Reliable, and Secure Java Cod

Use Java? If you do, you know that Java software can be used to drive application logic of Web services or Web applications. Perhaps you use it for desktop applications? Or, embedded devices? Whatever your use of Java code, functional errors are the enemy!
Friday, 17th November 2006

How to Replicate Reported Bugs in Web Applications the First Time, Every Time

As Web applications become increasingly complex and distributed, do you find that communication among business analysts, quality assurance, and developers has become more complex?
Friday, 17th November 2006

Trusting Reusable Business Components in SOA and Web Services

As you likely know, a primary benefit to implementing SOA or utilizing Web Services is the ability to reuse business components. However, the same efficiencies that provide an avenue for application consolidation and reuse also introduce a distinct level of business risk.
Friday, 17th November 2006

Enterprise Mashups Primer: An Introduction

Learn how Enterprise Mashups are easy to create, and involve purely web-based assets that can be deployed faster and cheaper than traditional enterprise applications and integration technologies. Download a free whitepaper now.
Wednesday, 8th November 2006

The Essential Guide to Disaster Recovery: How to Ensure IT and Business Continuity

Help ensure business continuity and survival with four essential steps—from understanding the concepts of disaster recovery and information availability to calculating the business impact of downtime and selecting the right solution.
Monday, 30th October 2006

Event Stream Processing and Event Driven Architectures

Describes the motivation for EDA, introduces ESP, and describes how ESP technology fits neatly within the ESB/SOA model.
Wednesday, 25th October 2006

Get Up to Speed on Event Stream Processing - Architectural Foundations

Explores key criteria for deciding on a strategic event processing platform (ESP).
Wednesday, 25th October 2006

SOA Business Breakout: An Insider's Guide to ESB Success

Dave Chappell, Vice President and Chief Technology Evangelist, Progress Sonic, speaks to what he has learned from Sonic's customers.
Wednesday, 25th October 2006

Survey Report: The Current State of SOA Governance

As organizations begin to adopt SOA's, understand the practitioner's point of view and learn about current observations on this critical issue.
Wednesday, 25th October 2006

Puzzled by SOA? Ensuring Resiliency for Your Service Oriented Architecture

Tells you about the key technologies for ensuring the seamless sharing of IT resources, and delivering automated resiliency against both unexpected interruptions and planned system downtime.
Thursday, 19th October 2006

Implementing a Successful Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Pilot Program

Will present Actional's best practices for selecting and implementing a successful SOA pilot and then how to utilize the experience and lessons learned to migrate to an enterprise-class SOA.
Monday, 16th October 2006

The Sonic ESB: An Architecture and Lifecycle Definition

Provides a thorough definition of the ESB, including complete UML diagrams that provide a conceptual view of the ESB components.
Monday, 16th October 2006

On demand Web Demo - Gain Control and Reduce Costs in Your Desktop Environment (replay April 12 Web

Learn how to automate and enforce software provisioning of the entire IT stack, from operating systems to patches to applications.
Tuesday, 10th October 2006

IDC ROI Report - Quantifying the Return on Investment from Deploying Configuration Management Soluti

Learn how to automate and enforce software provisioning of the entire IT stack, from operating systems to patches to applications.
Tuesday, 10th October 2006

Mastering the Complexity of Software Development

In this paper you will gain valuable insight into how Configuration Management (CM) is the discipline that applies control to the lifecycle of digital assets. To ensure successful development, a configuration management solution should offer developers a proven, team-oriented workflow approach that scales to meet their needs - from small teams to large distributed teams.
Friday, 22nd September 2006

Best Practices for Software Projects: An Introduction to Task-based Configuration Management

In this paper you will learn about Task-Based Configuration Management, a best practice that increases developer productivity by automating the error-prone activities of traditional Configuration Management (CM). It enables project managers to control their builds, and provides a competitive edge by improving team communication and collaboration.
Friday, 22nd September 2006

The Changing Face of Application Lifecycle Management

IT organizations spend billions of dollars a year on development lifecycle tools that don't play well together. But tomorrow's ALM platforms will be easier to implement, maintain, and employ and they'll enable development organizations to build better software.
Monday, 18th September 2006

IDC Executive Brief: Driving Enterprise Change Management for Business Responsiveness

Lay out the factors supporting market growth, the benefits of coordination, and the need for process and organization strategies as a complement to automated tools.
Thursday, 1st June 2006

Requirements Management: The Proven Way to Accelerate Development

Renowned engineering process expert Karl Wiegers makes the case for requirements management as an integral part of any product lifecycle.
Friday, 10th March 2006
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