Most managers agree that data quality is important, but little is done about it at many sites; our expert offers tips for convincing management to invest in quality.
While Inprise/Borland was a two-headed company that confused much of the software world, the original Borland name still stood for something.
Acquisitions fuel latest move to gain a foothold in enterprise IT with tools for each phase of the development life cycle; CEO promises the firm won’t forget developer roots this time.
Microsoft responds well to early concerns; experts say latest version provides strong competition to Java.
A cornerstone of Web services, the WSDL spec continues to evolve; experts hope upcoming versions can bring it to a new level; a look at today’s WSDL tools.
Compuware’s OptimalJ employs the so-called Model Driven Architecture (MDA) to generate working J2EE code from various descriptions.
Microsoft hopes release will field a stellar platform for integrating applications.
Microsoft officials withdraw from group due to a disagreement over the direction of the W3C debate.
Business process flows face mounting roadblocks as standards fights escalate; but emerging tools and business demands could force a resolution.
Business process flow software vendors and their wares.
Robust Web apps must provide fast response times. Learn how to use the Cache object to place commonly requested resources into an area in memory where they can be accessed quickly.
Dashboards depicting time-series analysis allow managers to spot trends and, in turn, manage operations for ROI. Business intelligence benefits seem limited only by IT’s creativity.
The Pepsi Bottling Group recently deployed a new system that enables its sales force to access route management information, real-time demand forecasting, inventory management, promotional info and authorized products from a handheld device.
Crafting a map of your database servers can help you build better systems, from increased security to solid disaster-recovery plans. Take these steps to get your server network in order.
Developers look for an edge by integrating and extending systems; a look at the resulting business consequences.
One or the other may hold an advantage here or there, but the divergence between the two prime app server platforms should not be oversold. Some say over time they are becoming more comparable.
ADT's Jack Vaughan recently sat down with Iona CTO Eric Newcomer to discuss SOAP, CORBA and more.
Want to know where to start to extend Eclipse? Dwight explains how to add a menu button to Eclipse's Workbench toolbar.
When St. Paul wanted to re-architect its fat-client, object-oriented Smalltalk application as a distributed system hosting a fully Web-enabled interface, it created Extended Policy writing Online (ExPO), a browser-based application that generates and issues quotes in real-time.
When Jefferson County, Colo., upgraded its County Address Management System (Cams), it decided to re-architect Cams in a component-based Java architecture running in a Linux environment.