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Keeping the Real in Real-Time

It is likely that you’ve probably been interacting with an AJAX component and didn’t even know it. The ability to update real-time data on a web page without forcing the reload of the entire page is a boon to just about every organization with a public-facing …

New Rewards, New Risks: Mitigating SOA-based Compliance Risks at the Network Layer

Many corporations are transitioning enterprise applications toward Service-Oriented Architecture, or SOA, a new, Extensible Markup Language (XML)-based approach to software that provides business advantages, such as data flexibility and reduced IT overhead costs. However, SOA can expose an organization to numerous new security risks. These risks …

Rapid Backup and Recovery for Virtual Environments

The benefits of virtual environments are beginning to be realized. Companies intent on cashing in on the advantages of virtualization technologies are eager to reduce the financial and physical footprint associated with racks of computers.While many elements of the IT environment are relatively unchanged by virtualization, …

Relationship-based Marketplace

IntroductionJohn runs a small marketing firm. He, along with five other employees, manages most of the company's operations from sales to customer service. When John decided to use Internet as a marketing medium to attract more customers, he knew he didn't have the expertise to build …

Middlesourcing: The New BPO Buzzword

Middlesourcing is a term that helps to illustrate how firms in Singapore and SE Asia can benefit from the technology waves in China and India, and create a new niche area for business. As a regional hub (with similar time zones with that of India and …

It's Not About PowerBuilder vs .NET

Lately, a variety of PowerBuilder customers have been asking whether or not they should stay with PowerBuilder or go to .NET. This really isn't a valid question because PowerBuilder and .NET are not mutually exclusive. So should developers stay with PowerBuilder or go to .NET?It's not …

Eclipse Power In IBM Workplace/Domino

IntroductionEclipse is a true Open Source development framework or workbench, along with set of widgets (SWT), designed for tools developers to leverage code reuse, a consistent user interface, and a plug-in architecture for developing new packages. However, while Eclipse was originally targeted and designed for tools …

Can Technology Be Made To Play Nice Together? Really?

While it comes as no surprise that many medium- and large-sized organizations in the region usually have mixed heterogeneous computing environments, the challenge of interoperability is compounded by the fact that Asia is the fastest-growing server market in the world. In fact, according to IDC’s Worldwide …

The New Realities of Virtualisation

It is virtually impossible to avoid the hype surrounding Virtualisation. It is perceived as the hottest theme of IT at the present moment which seemed to have reached a crescendo in 2006. The 'V' word has been thrown around a lot in recent times. IT vendors …

Enterprise Development Trends

Enterprise development is a moving target. Except for methodologies, the entire software stack turns over every few years. Trying to keep up-to-date is like chasing a train that is not only moving away but accelerating at the same time. Often, trends only appear in hindsight, like …