Project management (PM) is an integral part of software development. Although some OO processes avoid these important, people-related issues, OPEN addresses these fully in terms of Activities, Tasks, Techniques, and Roles that best exemplify practice in PM.
Clustering isn't just for databases anymore; builders of scalable, reliable and high-performance applications must implement a strong clustering strategy.
IT can best e-enable legacy systems by building reusable "eaiComponents" and an Enterprise Integration Middleware platform using a slew of available tools.
Even Microsoft concedes its highly touted .NET platform won't purge IT units of Java tools and technologies. Tools to ease the process of linking Java and .NET technologies are emerging quickly.
This article provides an overview and introduction to Java Web Start, an exciting new Java application distribution technology and reference implementation of the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP).