David Chappell is principal at Chappell & Associates, an education
and consulting firm focused on enterprise software technologies including
Microsoft .NET. He shares his insights regularly with readers of Application
Development Trends and adtmag.com. Here's a sampling of recent writings.
The latest version of this .NET object-relational mapper adds two-way object creation and increased GUI customization, among other features.
Portfolio offers an affordable and extensible Digital Asset Management suite for creative professionals and others.
The latest round of Mindreef's Web services tool has an absolutely killer feature: the ability to package and share a debugging session with any other user.
Advanced Installer provides a cost-effective and streamlined way to create a basic MSI installer.
Thinstall offers a way to install .NET applications as a single file that's far smaller than the framework. Add in rights management and the ability to run your app on a locked-down computer and you've got a winner.
TEdit provides an easy and flexible way to display and edit database tables on ASP.NET pages.
Surround SCM provides a solid software configuration management alternative for large cross-platform organizations.
BlogWave provides an extensible workbench for constructing RSS feeds from a variety of sources.
Big-IP's TCP/IP traffic management features can help ease the mismatch between application development and network administration.
With this new preview release, FMS makes their flagship Access addin better than ever.
Why wait for Microsoft to try XAML, the new declarative markup language for Longhorn? Xamlon can deliver it today.
IBM has managed to tough out the turbulence that drastically changed the software business. IBM leveraged a mix of hardware, software and services to improve its results in the industry sectors, such as the public, financial service and industrial segments, it considers key. What's next?
CodeLogic generates a variety of visual diagrams from your C# code. It's a great tool for exploring the structure of complex applications.
A superior tool for complex setup, the latest version of Wise for Windows Installer includes significant new capabilities for server applications.
Demo Builder turns screen recordings into interactive Flash demonstrations.
The story of the technology business has always been about moving up the stack. The story’s tenor changes with each new uptick, lately BPM. BizTalk Server, Microsoft’s play in this area, continues to bear watching.
Creating a system to gather, store and analyze critical data has long been considered a panacea for most corporate departments, but implementing effective systems is becoming more and more difficult.
Mike Gunderloy reviews ReSharper 1.0.1 and Pivia Performance Suite 4.0
Editor-at-Large Jack Vaughan recently spoke with Emmet B. Keeffe III, CEO and co-founder of iRise. Based in El Segundo, Calif., the enterprise software and services company is dedicated to B2IT communication -- bridging the communication gap that exists between business and IT. Its iRise Application Simulator allows business users to simulate and validate Web-based apps prior to development.