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SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Series: Performance

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

This article explores ways in which small and mid-sized businesses can improve the performance of their databases — and their businesses — by upgrading to SQL Server 2008. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

What's new with Windows Phones

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this three-part series podcast, hear from an industry expert as he discusses what's new with Windows Phones. Uncover why Windows Phones on Exchange server is the best mix for your enterprise and key advantages of leveraging business applications through Windows Phones. Published by: Microsoft

Defense in Depth: How Application Whitelisting Can Increase Your Desktop Security

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

No single technology guarantees security, however application whitelisting covers situations not addressed by firewalls or anti-virus utilities. This paper focuses on how application whitelisting can be effectively used as an important layer in your security scenario. Published by: Faronics

Software Reliability: Building Security In

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Fixing software security vulnerabilities during development is expensive, difficult and time-consuming. But fixing them after deployment is far more expensive and counterproductive. In this video featuring security expert Diana Kelley, learn state-of-the-art techniques for building a secure software development process. Published by: Ounce Labs, an IBM Company

Countdown: Selling security in the SDLC

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Building security into the software development lifecycle takes more than just a plan. You need the support of both the development and security/audit organizations to make it work. This podcast, featuring Diana Kelley, presents a plan for selling the value of security to all of the constituencies who matter in your organization. Published by: Ounce Labs, an IBM Company

Guide to Troubleshooting Application Problems

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This comprehensive, 94 page guide is a how-to resource handbook for network engineers. This guide covers the fundamentals of how applications work, how applications flow, where applications fail and best practices and methodologies for troubleshooting network and application problems. Published by: Fluke Networks EMEA

Microsoft Podcast: Pivotal CRM Innovates with Microsoft Technologies

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

This podcast explains how Pivotal 6 increases user adoption and productivity by mirroring the familiar Microsoft interface and embedding Microsoft Outlook and SharePoint within the CRM system. Published by: Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution

The Last Software You'll Ever Buy? The CRM Platform as Development Platform

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Can't decide whether to build or buy a CRM system? This podcast presents a third solution that is an application development platform that provides the building blocks for faster, cost-effective application development that achieves a better fit for your business’ processes. Published by: Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution

Understanding and Simplifying SharePoint 2007 Permissions Management

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Authentication to a SharePoint environment is the process in which a firm's architecture approves a user's credentials; most commonly a Windows-based authentication. This whitepaper will discuss the finer points and give a greater understanding of securable objects, permissions, permission levels, and access scenarios. Published by: Metalogix

Introducing Wakanda: The End-To-End Javascript Platform To Streamline Web App Development

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Business agility in a difficult, highly competitive economy demands software quality and security. And in a brittle economic environment, the costs of vulnerable, failed applications just aren’t acceptable. Published by: 4D, Inc.

IT Briefing: Why Would You Use Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp Together with HP StorageWorks?

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

This IT Briefing describes XenDesktop and XenApp, and how they work together. You'll also learn why storage matters in a virtual desktop environment and how HP LeftHand P4000 SAN solutions complement Citrix desktop virtualization solutions. Finally you'll learn how Intel vPro technologies enhance client virtualization. Published by: HP, Citrix, and Intel

Sun Systems for Oracle's Siebel CRM Enterprise: Transform Your Business for Growth

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Consolidating and virtualizing application, web, and database tiers for enterprise Oracle® Siebel 8.0 CRM applications is one approach to help reduce costs and enhance flexibility. Read this paper to learn about Sun's platform for the Oracle Siebel CRM software stack. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Mapping Application Security To Business Value: Considerations And Recommendations For IT And Business Decision Makers

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

This white paper outlines considerations and recommendations for reducing business risk by ensuring that your web applications are secure. Published by: Redspin, Inc.

What Executives Need to Know About Web Application Development Security

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

The most common approach to securing a web application involves doing a single security test, usually a Web Application Security Assessment, when a development project is completed. While this is still a requirement, this paper discusses why security needs to be incorporated earlier and throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC). Published by: Redspin, Inc.

Postgres Plus Training Classes For Developers

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

This data sheet gives a brief overview of the Postgres Plus training classes for developers by EnterpriseDB. Read this data sheet to learn how these training classes can improve your Postgres knowledge and enhance your professional growth. Published by: EnterpriseDB Corporation

EnterpriseDB Evaluation Guide

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

This guide will walk you through evaluating EnterpriseDB's products, Postgres Plus Standard Server and Postgres Plus Advanced Server, to help you decide which product is right for you. This evaluation guide will also help with installation and testing and provide additional information on how to use the product. Published by: EnterpriseDB Corporation

A Close Look at BPEL

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

BPEL is an XML-based language that defines the execution of a business process. It is used to implement a particular flow through computer services. Now an OASIS standard, BPEL grew out of separate initiatives at IBM, Microsoft, and BEA to create an orchestration language for business processes. Published by: IBM

Podcast: Insider Threats - an Interview with the Former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency - NSA

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Bill Crowell, former Deputy Director of the NSA, is interviewed in this podcast. He talks extensively about insider threats, shares some stories from the trenches, and discusses the nature of cybercrime. Bill also covers the importance of sensitive data protection –- especially around mission-critical applications and databases. Published by: Imperva

Virtualization For Better, Faster, More Cost-Effective Quality Assurance

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Read this white paper to learn how adding Surgient VQMS to HP Quality Center helps you centrally manage and allocate test lab resources from HP Quality Center across multiple and distributed teams according to business policies and quotas, and more. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Intel IT Technology Center

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

The resources compiled here explore ways your organization can work to achieve high performance computing. Read more about boosting server performance, how you can power desktops, increasing mobility and securing client systems. These tools will provide you with information to help your organization deliver the best overall performance. Period. Published by: Intel

IT/Business Integration – Who’s Doing it Best?

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST

Quebec organizations, compared to others in Canada, display much higher satisfaction with their IT effectiveness. They continually place a high priority on IT process improvement and the establishment of procedures for management and oversight of IT operations. Published by: CA

Beyond the Thin Client: Why a Smart Client CRM Solution May Be a Smarter Choice

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

This white paper compares and contrasts the two primary alternatives to thin clients and examines the differentiating characteristics that could impact your CRM implementation. Read on to learn why a smart client CRM solution may be a smarter choice. Published by: Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution

Key Trends in B2B Ecommerce

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST

Join Brian Walker as he discusses emerging trends within B2B eCommerce for you to use in evolving your own B2B online experience. Published by: Elastic Path

Reduce Your CPU Cost by Tuning Your SQL

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

The process of SQL "tuning" involves finding the absolute fastest route to answer your query. In this webcast, discover how SQL tuning brings down your CPU costs and lowers response and run times. Also find out answers to pressing SQL tuning questions including "how do you find the SQL to tune" and "which SQL must be tuned and why?" Published by: Compuware Corporation

Developing WS-Management Solutions for Intel® Active Management Technology

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This article describes how to develop flexible WS Management-based solutions for Intel® Active Management Technology using the .NET development environment. The basic ingredients and building blocks of a WSMan-based solution will be presented. We've included some coding samples (written using Windows 2008) to help illustrate this information. Published by: Intel

Remote Encryption Management SDK

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Remote Encryption Management Software Development Kit (SDK) provides the tools to allow FDE or software based encrypted hard drives to be unlocked remotely out of band using vPro. This allows computers with vPro and encrypted hard drives to be managed out-of-band. Learn more about this SDK and download your free copy today. Published by: Intel

What the $#@! is Parallelism, Anyhow?

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

It's amazing how many books on parallel computing use the term parellelism without clearly defining it. In this technical article, Charles Leiserson, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at MIT, provides a brief introduction to this theory. Published by: Intel

Is Parallel Programming Hard?

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This article aims at answering the question, "Is parallel programming hard?" You'll take a look at the distinctions between parallel and sequential programming as well as the three main problems programmers face when it comes to parallel programming. Published by: Intel

Enabling High-Performance Video Encoding, Decoding, and Preprocessing

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The version 1.0 release of the Intel® Media Software Development Kit (SDK) equips developers with a standard application programming interface (API) for creating video solutions that target consumer and professional uses. Read this article to learn more about this product as well as the benefits for developers. Published by: Intel

Designing Artificial Intelligence for Games - Part 3

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this 3rd part of the Designing Artificial Intelligence for Games series, you'll learn how to give your agents higher orders of intelligence. The agents can already deal with the immediate situation they find themselves in; now you are working toward artificial intelligence (AI) that deals with broader goals and the bigger picture. Published by: Intel

Rational AppScan Podcast

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Web Application Security Podcast featuring Paul Kaspian. This PodCast touches on how to meet application security compliance deadlines. Published by: IBM

IDC report - Reduce Storage Complexity with Sun Unified Storage

Mon, 01 May 2006 24:00:00 EDT

With all protocols and storage features included in the cost of the system, Sun claims its new unified platform delivers significant performance gains and cost benefits versus proprietary unified storage solutions. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Mono Tools for Visual Studio - Free 30 Day Trial!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Mono Tools for Visual Studio helps development shops, ISVs, and enterprise development teams reduce development costs, increase productivity, and utilize existing .NET developers for Linux, Solaris, and Mac development projects. Published by: Novell Inc.

Do-It-Yourself BI Done Right: The Secret Sauce is SaaS

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST

This webcast, featuring Forrester Research, explains how Software as a Service business intelligence can deliver a more cost-effective way to get relevant information to those who need it faster than traditional business intelligence can. Published by: myDIALS Inc.

Securing PostgreSQL from External Attack

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Databases are an important part of a company’s infrastructure, but they also tend to be rich with attack vectors to exploit. This webcast explores the many potential PostgreSQL external vulnerabilities and then shows how those vulnerabilities can be secured. Watch this webcast to learn how to protect one of your company’s most valued assets. Published by: EnterpriseDB Corporation

What is Oracle Compatibility?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Watch this 10 minute video and discover what Oracle compatibility means for your business from a technical, and skills point of view. This video also offers multiple low risk strategies for using Postgres Plus Advanced Server to lower your Oracle costs and utilize the advantages of the most advanced open source database available. Published by: EnterpriseDB Corporation

From Here to There, You Can Find it Anywhere: Building Local/Geo-Search with Apache Lucene and Solr

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST

Join Grant Ingersoll, co-founder of Lucid Imagination and chairman of the Apache Lucene PMC, and Ryan McKinley, co-founder of Voyager GIS and Apache Lucene PMC member, and Sameer Maggon of AT&T Interactive for an in-depth technical workshop on the potential and application of the newly released Lucene Spatial libraries. Published by: Lucid Imagination

Rational Software Analyzer

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Download IBM Rational Software Analyzer Enterprise Edition V7.1, software that incorporates code quality analysis into existing software build processes to automate and centralize code scans reducing the number of software defects which lowers development and maintenance costs. Published by: IBM

Advancing your SAP Netweaver: Maximize the value of SAP Netweaver with Atos Origin

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Enterprises that embrace SAP NetWeaver early will gain a tremendous competitive advantage. And by using the proven experience of Atos Origin nothing is left to chance. Atos Origin will provide transparency regarding the costs and benefits and help turn your vision into results using our proven global SAP expertise and integration experience. Published by: Atos Origin

Rational Quality Manager

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Download your free trial of IBM Rational Quality Manager V2, a collaborative, Web-based, quality management solution that offers comprehensive test planning and test asset management from requirements to defects. Published by: IBM

Webcast: Five Things You Can Do Today to Cut Costs Using Agile Development

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this economic downturn, organizations are looking to cut costs. Agile teams produce higher quality work, are quick to deliver and provide greater ROI. What can these teams do now to cut costs? Join us as Scott Ambler, Practice Leader Agile Development, provides his expertise and guidance on this pressing topic for today. Published by: IBM

Agile Eval Guide

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

IBM Rational® software has helped thousands of companies worldwide improve their agility with software best practices, tools and services. This evaluation guide is designed to help you choose the best tool for your needs today, while protecting your investment as your team, needs and agile maturity grow. Published by: IBM

Rational Build Forge Value Estimator

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Take two minutes to determine the value that Build Forge can provide your organization with the new Build Forge Value Estimator. This automation and visibility positively impacts your organization by reducing idle time, errors and rework. Try it today. Published by: IBM

Rational Build Forge Demo Series

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Access IBM Rational Build Forge demos to see how it can be used to create a software assembly line to automate and accelerate software delivery. Learn how Rational Build Forge can help development teams automate repetitive tasks, uncover development bottlenecks, determine trends for specific projects and manage compliance mandates. Published by: IBM

IBM Software Delivery Best Practices eKit : Do More with Less

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

This e-Kit is for anyone who wants to deliver effective software, while reducing costs and risks in this challenging economic environment. Our white papers, videos, webcasts, and customer success stories provide guidance and best practices while showing you how Rational solutions help you gain both short- and long-term value. Published by: IBM

Five Easy Ways to Better Returns from Your Software Development Investments

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Discover how investing in software development brings back returns with reduced cost and risk, improved time-to-market, and enhanced productivity by following the simple best practices discussed in this webcast. Published by: IBM

What's New in Apache Lucene 2.9

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Since its introduction nearly 10 years ago, Apache Lucene has become a competitive player for developing extensible, high-performance full-text search solutions. This white paper describes the new features and improvements in the latest version, Apache Lucene 2.9. Published by: Lucid Imagination

Starting a Search Application

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

There are many ways that people come to the conclusion that they need a search application, and a variety of ways in which they can then proceed. Here are some of the steps that users often consider (or maybe should consider) before they're ready to start building an application. Published by: Lucid Imagination

Guidelines for Managers: What Lucene and Solr Open Source Search can do for Enterprise Search

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper provides some ways to think about your enterprise search requirements from both technological and economic perspectives, explains why a Lucene/Solr-based approach can be optimal, and describes how Lucid Imagination can help you to design, develop, and deploy the necessary search solution. Published by: Lucid Imagination

Good Information is Hard to Find: Guidelines for Managers Considering Open Source Enterprise Search

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Lucid Imagination brings market-leading expertise to open source enterprise search, and can help any organization quickly design and optimize search solutions based on Lucene and Solr. Published by: Lucid Imagination