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SOA economics: addressing 'boundary costs'

Who's going to pay for this SOA? Often, the costs of handling and processing SOA-based services gets spread all over the map. This has implications as SOAs grow in scale and complexity. Oracle's Dave Chappell discusses the matter of "boundary costs" as part of...

Tags: XML Document, SOA, Boundary Cost, Application Grid, Dave, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, XML, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-06-19

Application Grid: Ideal Platform for IT Consolidation

Application grid is an emerging architecture for application server-level infrastructure that is ideally suited for consolidation. In particular, Oracle Fusion Middleware application grid technologies, including WebLogic Server, Tuxedo, Coherence, and JRockit, provide an excellent foundation for IT consolidation efforts.

Tags: Oracle Corp., Information Technology, IT Consolidation, Grid, Application Grid, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2009-04-01

Oracle WebLogic Suite: A Middleware Foundation for Application Grid

This free white paper shows how Oracle WebLogic Suite packages many essential middleware capabilities to help organizations implement application grid concepts. Find out: How to achieve scalable application server workloads How to get high performance and quality-of-service with guaranteed SLA compliance How to dynamically manage...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Grid, Application Grid, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2008-12-01

Achieving Business Agility with Application Grid

This free white paper reveals companies are running their data centers more efficiently using less hardware, less software and less IT resources with a new concept called the application grid. Learn: What an application grid is How to pool and dynamically provision resources How...

Tags: Grid, Application Grid, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

White papers 2008-12-01

Additional Resources

Is Microsoft a dinosaur to Google's mammal?

Random comments...How odd the mixed metaphors sound... "built from the ground up to work in the cloud"...The dinosaurs were around for tens of millions of years, and we mammals can barely say the same. The crown of creation can be wrested from the head of the wearer by something unforeseen--like...

Tags: Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Ideation, Google Inc., desktop, dinosaur, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Slammer 0.9.6 (Mac)

Slammer is a layout tool. You can design layouts by sectioning your canvas using grid systems, fibonacci series, golden sections or harmonious sections. Slammer can be used as an overlay on top of any application while you are tweaking your design. Slammer also has rulers, a magnifier and a color...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, SQL Slammer, Grid, Ringce, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2009-11-02

Don't discount network technology in the energy-efficiency equation

I haven't much thought about the role of networking equipment in more energy-efficient data centers. But switch maker Voltaire, a specialist in InfiniBand technology, is now co-opting this rallying cry. What gives it the right? Well, for starters, it's worth noting that some flavor of the company's...

Tags: Energy Efficiency, Data Center, Network, Network Technology, Voltaire Inc., Data Centers, InfiniBand, Storage, Networking, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-15

RbApp 2.3 (Mac)

RbApp is a platform-neutral collection of REALbasic classes that help programmers create industrial strength applications on Macintosh and Windows. Use RbGrid for a flexible, scaleable grid component with powerful programming control. Use RbChart for dynamic charts, graphs and tables with minimal programming. Use RbEdit for text editingfor large files with...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mouse, Programming, RbApp, RbApp Developer, Mice, Microsoft Excel, Tools & Techniques, Development Tools, Hardware, Peripherals, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-10-15

LG Bliss - white (US Cellular)

LG is one of the top makers of touch-screen feature phones, and though many of them go to big national carriers like Verizon Wireless and AT&T Wireless like the LG enV Touch and the LG Xenon for example, quite a number of them make it to regional carrier U.S. Cellular...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, U.S. Cellular, LG Electronics Inc., home screen, LG Bliss, phone, Bliss

Product reviews 2009-10-14

Preview Party: Windows 7 makes a big splash in a Mac house

No, they're not.[i]How sad that PC users are impressed and astonished when the following problems DON'T happen:[/i]Such events are abnormal for Windows too. Have been for years. If you're experiencing any of these then there's a problem you need to investigate and resolve. It's not normal behavior for Windows. Sam...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, desktop, Microsoft Windows 7, Ubuntu, Linux, Apple Macintosh, Sam

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

Motorola Entice W766 (Verizon Wireless)

The Motorola Entice W766 is the latest Motorola flip phone to join the Verizon Wireless family, and it is almost the same as the Motorola Rapture VU30, which was released late last year. It's not as sleek and shiny as the Rapture, but the Entice does have external touch-sensitive keys...

Tags: Media players, Verizon Wireless, Motorola Inc., phone, speakerphone, display, music player

Product reviews 2009-10-07

HTC Imagio (Verizon Wireless)

Verizon Wireless' V Cast video and music service bundle has long been a staple feature of its high-profile feature phones, like the LG enV Touch and the Samsung Rogue for example. But it is typically lacking in Verizon's smartphone offerings, so as not to detract from the smartphone's more business-friendly...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Corporate communications, Smart phones, Cellular phones, screen real estate, Verizon Wireless, HTC Imagio, High Tech Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2009-10-06

iPlan 1.2.1 (Mobile)

iPlan is a calendar application allowing you to view events in various calendar view styles in both portrait and landscape modes, and directly access event details from any calendar views. You can synchronize your Google Calendar data and use them off-line. It features various calendar view styles, displays events of...

Tags: Event, Mobile, Nexar Software Studioes, iPlan

Software downloads 2009-09-30

FlexCell Grid Control(Active X) 5.8.0 (Windows)

FlexCell is a flexible and easy to use grid control. With this product you can create professional user interfaces and report forms in your application. It also provides comprehensive functions such as Print, Print Preview, Chart, Merge Cell, Virtual Grid, Import/Export XML, Export to Excel Workbook (no need of Excel...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, ActiveX, Programming, FlexCell Technologies, Microsoft Excel, Development Tools, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-09-27

NexTag Mobile 1.0 (Mobile)

NexTag Mobile application helps you compare prices on millions of products from thousands of online merchants. You can search for products and get prices, product ratings, and product descriptions. NexTag Mobile lets you to search and browse through millions of products in our catalog, find the lowest price for your...

Tags: NexTag, Mobile, Nextag.com, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet

Software downloads 2009-09-23

News to know: Microsoft; Google; Dell; Robo-pills; Android;

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: A close-up look at the new Office Web Apps Gallery: Office Web Apps Technical Preview ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Office, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Smart Phones, Federal Government, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Government, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-21

Cisco's accelerating smart grid momentum

Cisco has been at the center of several developments related to the smart grid this week, including a request for federal funds related to a project being spearheaded by the city of San Jose and local utility company PG&E. Like IBM, which earlier this week announced a...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-18

Quickoffice Premier 6 for S60 5th edition (Mobile)

The Most Powerful & Complete Mobile Office Suite Available. Our award- winning Quickoffice Premier is the only mobile solution available to View, Edit & Create native MicrosoftR Office 2007 documents on S60 5th Edition devices. Unlock the full potential of your smartphone and turn your device into a powerful mobile...

Tags: Mobile, Microsoft PowerPoint, Quickoffice, NEW, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Marketing, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-09-18

IBM opens up systems framework for energy companies

IBM has designs on utility companies and other players in the smart grid and renewable energy world that are trying to see the big picture. The company is introducing a framework called the IBM Solution Architecture for Energy and Utilities Framework SAFE, which acts as an integration...

Tags: Utility Company, Industry, Energy Company, IBM Corp., Telecom & Utilities, Broadband Over Power Line, GIS, Strategy, Telecommunications, Broadband Internet, Software, Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-16

Isanaki Sudoku 2.6b (Windows)

Isanaki Sudoku is a multilingual freeware application that combines a board generator, a powerful solver, a user-friendly helper and flexible printer multiple boards per page. Languages - English, French, Spanish and Dutch. Features: - Support for 9*9 and 16*16 Sudoku and Wordoku Boards; - Board saving and retrieval from Isanaki...

Tags: Board, Microsoft Windows, TGMDev, Isanaki Sudoku, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law

Software downloads 2009-09-11