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AbsolutePDF-Creator Easy (zip)

AbsolutePDF-Creator Easy is an easy-to-use ActiveX COM Control that enables you to create PDF files from within your Windows applications. Add text, lines, empty and colored shapes, images to create any PDF you like. Built-in support for image resizing and resampling. Automatic paragraph handling with overflow management. Import existing PDF...

Tags: Adobe PDF, absolutePDF, ActiveX, AbsolutePDF-Creator Easy, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2007-08-16

AbsoluteTools-Send Mail (zip)

AbsoluteTools-SendMail is an ActiveX COM Control that enables you to send email from your Windows applications using VB, VC++, Delphi, or any other ActiveX COM aware programming environment. Send emails to multiple recipients (To, CC, BCC) either in plain text or HTML, adding any number of attachments and inline images....

Tags: HTML, Microsoft Visual Basic, absolutePDF, ActiveX, AbsoluteTools-SendMail, E-mail, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Microsoft Development Tools, CSS, Programming Languages, Middleware, Online Communications, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Development Tools, Scripting Languages, Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2006-12-14

AbsoluteTools--HTTP (zip)

AbsoluteTools-HTTP is an easy to use ActiveX COM Control enables you to Interact with any Web server using POST or GET requests, simulating human interaction. Full session cookie support and can be used with VB, VC++, Delphi, or any other ActiveX COM aware programming environment. This control supports both HTTP...

Tags: HTTP, absolutePDF, ActiveX, AbsoluteTools-HTTP, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2006-11-13

Additional Resources

Two things money can't buy: love and SOA

Does middleware untangle or tangle more? by Joe McKendrick

Tags: SOA, Jim, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Middleware, Web Services, Enterprise Service Bus, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-10-09

SOA soon part of the 'cloud'? Hold that thought

There has been a fair share of speculation that SOA will blend in one form or another into Web Oriented Architecture or Software-as-a-Service SaaS in the foreseeable future, and this discussion has appeared frequently on this blogsite. (A discussion on SOA and WOA posted here. I also posted an account...

Tags: SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Software As A Service (SaaS), Enterprise Software, Cloud Computing, Software, Emerging Technologies, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-10-01

New report places Semantic Web 'On the Cusp' of something big

Today sees the publication of a new report by Boston-based David Provost. On the cusp: a global review of the Semantic Web industry PDF features David's analysis of the space, informed by detailed conversations with representatives from many of its leading companies, and the picture he paints is an optimistic...

Tags: David Provost, Semantic Web, Podcasts, Internet, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-09-30

Oracle, the Innovation Company: Core Innovation, Fusion Applications' Debut, and Why It's All Up to AIA

If I had to distill a vast and complex product strategy into a single, admittedly simplistic description, Oracle of late would have been known as a company that innovates through acquisition: This has been largely true since Oracle's acquisition binge started five years ago. And until now innovation through acquisition...

Tags: Innovation, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, E-Business Suite, Oracle Business Intelligence App, Application Integration, Leadership, It Services, Strategy, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-09-24

Amazon adds Oracle support to EC2

Amazon said Monday that it will be adding various Oracle enterprise offerings to its cloud computing service, dubbed Elastic Compute Cloud. The move will give Amazon's cloud services some serious enterprise heft. In a blog post, Amazon said it will offer EC2 services preloaded with Oracle's software--Enterprise...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Storage, Linux, Databases, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-22

Oracle's first quarter allays worries

Oracle reported first quarter earnings that topped expectations as new software licenses were in line with estimates. Revenue, however, was light. In a statement Thursday, Oracle said it reported earnings of $1.1 billion, or 21 cents a share preview. Excluding charges, Oracle reported earnings of $1.5 billion,...

Tags: Software, Revenue, Oracle Corp., Software License, Earnings, Software License Revenue, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-18

Oracle first quarter expected to be mixed, but 'not a disaster'

Oracle steps up to the earnings plate Thursday and could face a rough crowd. Wall Street is battered and has no tolerance for any earnings--even decent reports. No matter what Oracle says every word will be parsed to gauge the demand outlook. Adam Holt, analyst at Morgan...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Application License Revenue, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Government, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-18

IBM targets HP's server beachhead

In its latest volley in a tug-of-war between two tech giants, IBM said Monday that it will offer services free of charge to migrate HP server customers to its System z mainframes. The effort, announced just as HP CEO Mark Hurd was to kick off his analyst...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Mainframes, Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-15

Another view: WOA vs. SOA debate a distraction?

Another view: WOA vs. SOA debate a distraction?WOA vs. ROA vs. SOARealistically, people have been using using RESTful services as part of SOA initiatives even if they didn't realize it for a few years already. You could even make the argument that Resource Oriented Architecture is going to subsume SOA,...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, WSOA, WOA, SOA

Discussion threads 2008-08-31

The Unix sysadmin salary premium

The Unix sysadmin salary premiumThe non-obviously conclusions I draw...The non-obviously conclusions I draw from this is that organisations looking fron Windows admins could do well by bring in guys with Unix experience.(I can hear someone say "No self respecting unix guy would take the job", to which the answer is...

Tags: Operating systems, Unix skill, Unix, salary, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-13

The Microsoft middle ground

The Microsoft middle groundYes, but the current perceived credit crunchshould get rid of a lot of the "me-too" fat from the system.Only the genuine knowledgeable IT lovers will be left ....Price vs TCOYour piece fails to mention the well-documented costs of owning MS-based desktops and servers. The delta in...

Tags: Printers, Operating systems, PRODUCTIVITY, lock-in, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-08-07

JavaFX Preview SDK to be released this week

JavaFX Preview SDK to be released this weekis JavaFX an extension of M$ WinFX API?That FX sufix spells doom for me.Either $un have become a M$ appendice or they can't come with some original name for their aging product.RE: JavaFX Preview SDK to be released this weekWell, how could the...

Tags: SDK, JavaFX

Discussion threads 2008-07-29

Enterprise Service Busted?

Enterprise Service Busted?ESBsIt really depends on your environment. My company is a medium sized company and we did not have any middleware. For us the ESB made a lot of sense. If you already have middleware, you may not need an ESB. You might be set...

Tags: Middleware, Enterprise Service Bus

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Software's drive to become like television

Software's drive to become like televisionTypoFrom the comment:Free as in cost software, however, has the advantage of achieving large market share very quickly, as the consumption barrier is practically non-existent. That’s the recipe for the success of both Adobe and Flash, two products that clearly dominate their respective categories, but...

Tags: TV, advertisement, software

Discussion threads 2008-07-08

Oracle's BEA strategy: reassuring the market

  Earlier today, Oracle outlined its strategy regarding the recently acquired BEA portfolio. If I hadn't known it was supposed to be a customer and partner webinar, I'd have thought we were listening to a more detailed re-run of the latest earnings call with Charles Philips talking...

Tags: BEA Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Sales Strategy, Public Relations, Strategy, Sales, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-07-01

Microsoft's multicore strategy

Microsoft's multicore strategymulticoreinfoA link is provided to this blog on http://www.multicoreinfo.com , the hub for multicore related resources.Moderately talented?"...enables the moderately talented to produce functional software. Enabling Visual Basic programmers to exploit multicore chips is no mean feat."Say what? I use VB because its easier and faster to develop...

Tags: multi-core, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-25

Red Hat JBoss announces Java EE middleware from the cloud

Open-source middleware over the cloud for building and delivering SOA applications by Joe McKendrick

Tags: Red Hat Inc., Java, SOA, Amazon.com Inc., JBoss, Red Hat JBoss, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Open Source, Java Development Tools, Middleware, Development Tools, Linux, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-06-18