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Using NASA's World Wind Component in Your java technology Applications: World Wind is open-source software, developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that allows the user to zoom from satellite altitude into any place on earth. Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data, World Wind lets the user experience any part of earth's terrain...; Tags: Imagery, Earth, NASA, Java, Java Technology, Satellite, World Wind, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2007-07-01
Consumer JRE: Leaner, Meaner java technology: The Consumer JRE consists of several important pieces of functionality. One of the keys to getting this out quickly as an update to the Java SE 6 release is to make only those changes that do not affect the APIs. For example, the team members can add functionality to make...; Tags: Java, JRE, API, Java Technology, Consumer JRE; White papers 2007-05-01
Java Technologies for Web Applications: Web applications are by nature distributed applications, meaning that they are programs that run on more than one computer and communicate through a network or server. Specifically, web applications are accessed with a web browser and are popular because of the ease of using the browser as a user client....; Tags: Web Application, Java Technology, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development; White papers 2006-11-01
Understanding JDIC File-Type Associations: With JDesktop Integration Components' (JDIC's) many powerful features, Java technology programmers now have a tool that gives them access to formerly inaccessible OS-specific features. This paper discusses how JDIC works with file-type associations across several operating systems, and it presents a complete example that allows the user to reset a...; Tags: Operating System, Association, Java Technology, Java, Programming Languages, Operating Systems, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Software; White papers 2006-03-01
Getting Started With Java Data Objects (JDO): A Standard Mechanism for Persisting Plain java technology Objects: The task of persisting Java technology objects to any relational database is challenging because it involves serializing the hierarchically structured Java objects to a tabular-structured database and vice versa. This challenge is unique because of the need to map Java technology objects to database columns and records in a way...; Tags: Database, Java Technology, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development; White papers 2005-08-09

Java Technologies and Web Services Platforms: Perhaps one of the most successful technological concepts to emerge from the Internet age is Web services. Representing the logical evolution of system design, Web services are part of an ongoing trend towards decoupling and distributing system components, enabling each element to operate and evolve independently. Web services help optimize...; Tags: Web, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Web Service, Java Technology, Web Services, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing; White papers 2005-08-01
Web Services Programming Using java technology and XML: The session starts with an introduction of fundamental concepts and characteristics of Web services. It will be followed by the detailed explanation on how to implement, how to describe, how to register, how to discover, and how to invoke Web services. The Web services standards SOAP, WSDL, UDDI will be...; Tags: Web, Java, Web Service, XML, Java Technology, Web Services, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing; Webcasts
java technology Energizes Mobile Services With Innovative Solutions: Research In Motion Limited (RIM), is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the mobile communication market. RIM wanted an industry-standard technology that offered open standards and the opportunity for developers to quickly and easily develop and deploy robust applications optimized for wireless devices. RIM considered...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Mobile, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java Technology, Java, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Case studies
Building Compelling Services for the Wireless Market Using java technology: Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) is part of the Java 2 platform. While Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) targets desktop systems, and Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) targets the server backend applications. This paper provides an overview of the benefits provided by Java technology in the wireless world, and...; Tags: Java 2, Java Technology, Wireless, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development; White papers
A Hitchhiker's Guide to SOA: Orchestrating Loosely-Coupled J2EE Services With BPMN and BPEL: This webcast discusses how to design, implement, and orchestrate advanced loosely-coupled Java technology services that allow enterprises to achieve the dynamic flexibility of composite applications based on a service-oriented architecture (SOA). In the enterprise many factors come into play, which varies the response time of remote applications or systems. Server...; Tags: SOA, BPEL, Java Technology, Hitchhiker, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Java, Web Services, Programming Languages, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Webcasts
The Weather Channel Develops a Wireless Download Application Using Brew and Java Technologies: The Weather Channel developed a wireless download application using Brew and Java technologies. Wireless subscribers are now able to access the latest weather reports while away from their televisions and computers. Offered as a subscription product, the application provides current conditions, detailed forecast information, and animated color radar images through...; Tags: Radar, Java Technology, Mobile Marketing, Weather Channel, Aerospace & Defense, Advertising & Promotion, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Java, Manufacturing, Marketing, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Case studies
Introduction to Mobility java technology: To develop applications using wireless Java technology, one will need to assimilate information from several fields. A person needs to understand something about wireless communications technology, the business of wireless communications, and a lot about the Java platform. Where should he or she begin? This paper contains a high-level overview...; Tags: Wireless Communication, Mobility, Java Technology, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development; White papers
Overview of java technology on the Solaris Platform: The Java platform is an established enterprise technology that can be found in a range of hardware, from the smallest of cell phones to the largest deployments of Sun Fire 15K servers with 106 UltraSPARC processors. This paper provides an introduction to the Java platform for those already well versed...; Tags: Java Platform, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, Java Technology, Sun Solaris, Java, Programming Languages, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Processors, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components; White papers

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TopQuadrant welcomes Jena lead architect as Chief Product Architect: Established North American Semantic Web company TopQuadrant today announced that Jeremy Carroll is joining the company as Chief Product Architect. Whilst at HP Labs, Carroll was lead architect on the open source Jena toolkit that lies behind much of today's commercial and non-commercial work on the Semantic...; Tags: Toolkit, TopQuadrant, Semantic Web, Software Development, Internet, Software/Web Development, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Greetings from Lesotho: It's amazing how dependent we become on technology. Internet access and a working mobile phone are something that most westerners now take for granted. When they are gone, however, you feel oddly disconnected. You can't pop online to check news. You can't check email. Without a working mobile phone, you...; Tags: Phone, Mobile, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean, Telecom & Utilities, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Why HP-EDS is a disaster in the making: As I've noted elsewhere HP's takeover of Compaq destroyed essentially all of HP's pre-takeover value and left the Compaq organization operating as HP. Now they've announced their intention of taking over EDS. On the good news side there won't be a culture clash in bringing these...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows, Manufacturing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, Operating Systems, Software, Investment, Finance, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-13
EDS internal memo on the HP purchase: HP acquired EDS in a deal valued roughly at $12.8 billion. The move was outlined Tuesday morning amid a healthy dose of skepticism. Here's a memo from EDS CEO Ron Rittenmeyer, who will now report to HP CEO Mark Hurd. To the EDS Worldwide Team: Today...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Branding, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Olympus E-520 dSLR debuts: Cue "The Price is Right" music -- Olympus E-520 dSLR, come on down! In today's news, Olympus announced their E-520 this morning, the replacement for the E-510. Notable improvements in the new body include sensor-shift stabilization (including an updated system with a mode that...; Tags: Body, Olympus Corp., ISO, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Pricing, Quality, Business Operations, Marketing, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Combined HP-EDS can explore missing methodology around how to offload IT to the cloud(s): HP's now official pending EDS buy for just shy of $14 billion positions the combined companies to organize and manage the hosted/on-premises mix to maximum efficiency and lowest TCO. It's a great goal to shoot for because all they have to do is beat IBM. With this...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Electronic Data Systems Corp., End Goal, Strategy, Management, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-05-13
HP's bid for EDS: Opportunity costs loom: The debate around Hewlett-Packard's purchase of Electronic Data Systems follows three primary questions. Is the EDS acquisition another Compaq--a deal that will take years to pay off? Is EDS the right acquisition for HP? Are there other places where HP should spend its money? HP on Tuesday...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Dennis, Tools & Techniques, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Outsourcing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13