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Ten examples of SOA at work, circa 2008

SOA methodologies were put to work for a range of jobs in 2008, from speeding up mergers to mainframe/legacy integration with customer systems to helping prevent black holes. by Joe McKendrick

Tags: SOA, AbeBooks.com, Con-Way, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-12-29

Web services keep on truckin'

Real-life, large-scale working examples of Web services/SOA are few and far between, so I was pleased to have the opportunity to chat with Jerry Hilt, systems analyst with Con-Way Transportation, a $2 billion distribution services company you can see their trucks on most main highways across North America. Con-Way has...

Tags: Jerry Hilt, Con-Way

Blog posts 2004-12-15

Additional Resources

Chrome OS: More questions than answers?

And exactly why....would students be part of the target market or any other particular group for that matter?This is a silly post. Chrome will be lean, cloud based, local caching of data, some and growing off-line capabilities and probably grow in features/capabilities over time. It will NOT be everything to...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Outlook, Wi-Fi, operating system, Google Inc., Chrome, HTML5, Chrome OS

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

SimplyFatt 1.4.3 (Mac)

SimplyFatt is a simple invoice software with layout editor ideal for Italian users. Here's the description in Italian: SimplyFatt e' un software semplice e pratico da usare per la gestione di piccole e medie attivita'. Servono pochi passi per emettere facilmente tutti i documenti necessari allo svolgimento della propria attivita'...

Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, SimplyFatt, Capital Structures, Tools & Techniques, E-mail, Backups, Finance, Management, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-11-18

A British look at global warming denial

Need to use facts and make them real, not tenuous 'proofs'A lot of the debate seems to be centred around personalities and their need for acknowledgement of 'their' ideas.'I know because I am a scientist' means nothing, because to most, 'science' is just opinion, like history. It is often shrouded...

Tags: global warming

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Pitch of the day: Analytics PR spiel annoys Phillies fan

This just in: Information Builders has predicted the World Series winner and the Los Angeles Dodgers will defeat the Anaheim Angels. But before pitching someone the PR teams should at least check a locale or two. I'm a tweener between New York and Philly. Do you honestly...

Tags: Information Builders, Team, Analytics, Phillies, Team Management, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-13

Gest-L 2.1.9 (Mac)

Gest-L is a simple invoice software ideal for Italian users. Here follow the Italian description... Gest-L e' un semplice software di fatturazione. Non e' e non vuole essere un programma avanzato di contabilita' aziendale, bensi' uno strumento per amministrare in modo semplice l'archivio dei vostri clienti, dei vostri fornitori e...

Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, System-i, Gest-L, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2009-10-08

A Nobel links aging, cancer, evolution and politics

"A Nobel links aging, cancer, evolution and politics"A Nobel what?The title needs a little more work, I'm afraid.Then I do not understand[i]Oh, and before my fellow Americans haul out their USA chants, Blackburn was born in Australia and Szostak in England[/i]With the fantastic health care and related top notch, matching,...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Nobel

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

Hot Connection-Keep in touch with your friends 1.0 (Mobile)

Maybe you always worried about not keeping in touch with some close friends. Maybe you forget to keep in touch with some important customers and that causes a huge losses. Now you can solve all these problems with the help of Hot Con.Hot Con helps you to record the last...

Tags: Document, Mobile, Touch, BluelineStudio, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, E-mail, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking

Software downloads 2009-09-27

Can a Windows geek learn to love Snow Leopard?

David Alison's BlogEd, have you seen David Alison's blog? He was a long time Windows developer that switched to Mac. His blog has a wealth of information about the trials and tribulations of switching. If you've not already, I suggest you have a look.http://www.davidalison.com/NoWhile I can't comment on Snow...

Tags: Operating systems, Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., WMA, Apple Mac OS X, Snow Leopard, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

Could Google Fast Flip get kids reading news again?

"I'm a big fan of Google"Really, Chris? You're a big fan of Google? I had no idea!Seriously, though, does your school district know that you are now working full time for Google?Hard to believehe actually works for a school district given his blogs. I didn't think any...

Tags: school district, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Gen X/GenY/Enterprise 2.0: are the naysayers right?

Boy , the silence is deafening on this one.Then I'll start. This study just confirms what many of us have suspected. You don't need to understand technology to use social technologies; just using them doesn't mean you're using them effectively; and just because you use them doesn't mean...

Tags: Generation Y, Generation X

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Librarians apply scrutiny to Google Books at Berkeley con

In libraries and information, concentration is bad on its faceLord Acton said that power tends to corrupt. Surely, becoming the predominant (or "only", as I have also heard) aggregator and provider of access to information-as Google seems to be attempting-is a level of power that would make Acton turn...

Tags: Vertical industries, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

Librarians apply scrutiny to Google Books at Berkeley con

A conference at UC Berkeley tomorrow takes a hard look at the Google Books deal. Speakers will address privacy, information quality and public access issues. If Google is going to become the online library of the world, they will have to do better in all these areas. by Richard Koman

Tags: Google Inc., Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-08-27

Is wireless really even necessary in an ebook reader?

Yes and NoIt obviously isn't necessary in an e-"book" reader, but Kindle and now Sony are trying to make these devices much more than just for reading books. Daily periodicals need the wireless much more than books. Too bad there isn't much market for them right now.I just...

Tags: E-books, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, e-book, wireless, ebook reader

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

Teradata's launches virtual storage software; Seeks hot and cold data

A dollar short and a few years too lateVirtual storage, let alone tiered storage is not new and have been around for years. It's built into many SAN arrays today... Compellent and 3Par come to mind immediately. Symantec has their Scalable File Server built upon Storage Foundation...

Tags: storage software, Teradata, storage

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

Apple to ship Snow Leopard Aug. 28

Just orderedI just ordered mine.Family Pack Order CompletedWe have rescheduled our Mac UG meeting for Friday evening for the Snow Leopard release to show it. Should be fun for everyone.Correction:Online Apple Store states flat-out, that product "Delivers on August 28."RE: Apple to ship Snow Leopard Aug. 28This is a really...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, GCD, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

Did crook lure victims with oven door disguised as plasma HDTV?

I know plasmas are becoming popular again, but I didn't realize they were this "hot." According to this article in the San Francisco Chronicle, con artists are using fake HDTVs to lure marks in store parking lots and then robbing them. There may be nothing new about the technique—crooks have...

Tags: Plasma, Crook, HDTV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-08-22

HP Pavilion dv2

Nice little computerI have a DV2-110us - only 2 Gig RAM.Pro: 1. Beautiful white, 2. Lightweight &ultra portable like a netbook. 3. Great display, 4. low price. (Mine cost $831 after adding MS Office, Tax & shipping.)Con: 1. New model, impossible to find the 4 gig RAM chip; 2. impossible...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, chip, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

(Photos: Defcon badge inspires hacks)

(Photos: Defcon badge inspires hacks)Glorious GeekeryCan't help but bow before the imagination and skill of these amazing geeks!!!RE: (Photos: Defcon badge inspires hacks)lol what an epic device. What picture does it form if you put them together? A nuke symbol? RE: (Photos: Defcon badge inspires hacks)As a...

Tags: Team management, Hacking, DefCon, team, photograph

Discussion threads 2009-08-05