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WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses how a new generation of platforms in the application stack is designed to both deliver a specific layer of functionality and enable rapid prototyping, allowing development teams to focus their efforts on the value they add and gain time for more innovation.
Posted: February 24, 2010 | Published: February 24, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Application Performance Management | Application Programming Interfaces | Applications Management | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Business Processes | Dashboards | Data Warehouses | Rapid Application Development | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Crystal Reports 2008 software enables your end users to consume reports that include stunning visualizations while they conduct on-report business modeling and execute decisions instantly from the report itself – reducing dependency on IT and developers. This latest version delivers actionable data for your organization.
Posted: February 24, 2010 | Published: February 24, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Application Hosting | Application Infrastructure | Application Infrastructure Providers | Application Integration | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Life-Cycle Management Software | Business Models

WEBCAST - In this webinar, RightScale and HyperStratus, a cloud computing consulting group, showed the significant advantages of using the cloud for development and testing. Discover how businesses are leveraging cloud computing to transform their dev and test processes.
Posted: February 24, 2010 | Premiered: February 24, 2010


Topics:  Agile Manufacturing | Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Server Software | Best Practices | Cloud Computing | Data Quality | SOA | Software Testing

PODCAST - In this expert podcast, Sheryl Kingstone, director of enterprise research for the Yankee Group, shares best practices for mobile CRM deployments, touching upon BlackBerry and iPhone, and focuses on customer-centric strategies involving mobile CRM.
Posted: February 23, 2010 | Premiered: February 23, 2010


Topics:  Application Development and Integration Services | Best Practices | CRM | CRM Best Practices | Field Force Automation | Handheld Devices | Mobile CRM | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Middleware | Mobile Workers | Sales Force Automation | Smart Phones

WHITE PAPER - Companies are reaping the benefits from mobile CRM, field service and sales force automation processes with the latest Research In Motion (RIM) offerings. Read this white paper to learn more!
Posted: February 18, 2010 | Published: February 18, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | CRM | Mobile CRM | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Workers | ROI | Sales and Marketing Software | Sales Force Automation | Smart Phones

WHITE PAPER - The more employees rely on their BlackBerry® smartphones, the greater the need for enterprise applications that fit their, and the company's, specific needs. But IT organizations can't always do it on their own. This white paper covers some best practices and resources for creating mobile enterprise applications.
Posted: February 18, 2010 | Published: February 18, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Applications Management | CIOs | Enterprise Application Integration Middleware | Enterprise Applications Software | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Middleware | Mobile Workers | Productivity | Smart Phones

WHITE PAPER - Oracle is aggressively recruiting partners that have expertise in specific industries and markets, and will work with them to define standard solution bundles, prices and implementation times that reflect SMBs' typical resource constraints, and lower risk tolerance compared to large enterprises.
Posted: February 12, 2010 | Published: April 16, 2008


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Application Hosting | Application Infrastructure | Application Infrastructure Providers | Application Integration | Application Life-Cycle Management

WHITE PAPER - Does Oracle Accelerate have what it takes to deliver genuine value to midsize organizations? This white paper answers with an emphatic 'yes.' Read on for all the details.
Posted: February 12, 2010 | Published: October 10, 2007


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Application Infrastructure | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Life-Cycle Management Software | Application Performance Management | Applications Management | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - This paper provides .NET developers, architects & analysts: Overview of dynamic business applications and dynamic decisioning, Strategies for implementing dynamic .NET applications, Integration approaches, Overview of Business Rule Management Systems (BRMS), & Tips for leveraging investments in Microsoft technologies & exploiting the power of .NET.
Posted: February 9, 2010 | Published: February 9, 2010


Topics:  .NET | Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Process Automation Software | Business Process Management Software | Enterprise Applications Software | Visual Studio

VIDEO - Ovum has been following Oracle's Accelerate program over the last couple of years because they thought it was a smart strategy for penetrating the upper mid-market. Although Oracle developed Accelerate largely in response to slowing growth in its core large-enterprise market, the program seems prescient as the global business climate worsens.
Posted: January 22, 2010 | Premiered: January 21, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Application Infrastructure | Application Integration | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Oracle (Product)

WEBCAST - In this webcast, learn how to use open-source search technology to translate cloud data for your business needs. Find out how to get a faster, more secure integrated view of business process execution. Discover how to leverage the versatility of open-source search to gain more complete information about how the cloud works for your organization.
Posted: January 21, 2010 | Premiered: February 3, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Application Integration | Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | Cloud Computing | Infrastructure Management | Log Management | Open Source Software | Platform as a service | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - With Microsoft no longer providing support for the VB development environment, now is the time to migrate to VB.NET, C# or Java. Migration requires deep understanding of the legacy as well as extensive knowledge of the target environment. Read this paper to learn how Transoft can help your organization migrate your VB applications.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: November 24, 2009


Topics:  .NET | Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Application Programming Interfaces | Applications Management | VBScript | Visual Basic | Visual Basic .NET | Visual Basic for Applications

WHITE PAPER - With Microsoft recently announcing plans to terminate support for the VB6 IDE and the VB6 runtime, many organizations are looking to migrate their VB6 application. This paper reviews the current migration and modernization solutions for converting valuable software assets from the VB6 platform, as well as 12 tips for handling the migration.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: November 24, 2009


Topics:  .NET | Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Application Outsourcing | Applications Management | CIOs | VBScript | Visual Basic .NET | Visual Basic for Applications

PODCAST - 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.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Premiered: November 18, 2009


Topics:  .NET | Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Application Infrastructure | Application Infrastructure Providers | Business Process Management | CRM Software | Open Source | Open Source Software

VIDEO - In this session Jeff explores the key characteristics of successful SOA projects. He covers some of the patterns, and anti-patterns, tool sets, and strategies that he himself learned the hard way - through his own trial and error experiences as an architect.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Premiered: October 21, 2009


Topics:  Application Development and Integration Services | Application Integration | Java | Project Management | SOA | SOA Governance | Software Architectures | Software Project Management | Web Services Architecture | Web Services Management