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Configuring and Clustering IBM WebSphere Portal Enable for z/OS 2008-05-20 IBM

The purpose of this paper is to provide a step-by-step description of how to configure IBM WebSphere Portal Server Enable for z/OS V6 in a cluster. It explains how to configure a WebSphere Network Deployment cell and cluster for WebSphere Application Server V6. It also provides useful spreadsheets to help to plan the WebSphere naming convention and make sure that user enter the correct values on the WebSphere ISPF dialog.

Tags: Mainframes

Adopting Agile Development, Part 3: The Role of Agile Stakeholders 2008-05-20 IBM

Part 1 of this series introduced agile processes, the benefits of using them, and the requirements placed on the organization that uses them. Part 2 discusses how different types of organizations, such as start-ups, product companies, and small and large organizations, adapt to agile development. This paper discusses the different types of stakeholders in an agile process and what their roles entail. Stakeholders in the Srum process are highlighted. In software development, a stakeholder is a party who affects, or can be affected by, an organization's actions. The stakeholders are the entities within or outside of an organization that sponsor a project, have an interest in it, or stand to gain from the results of the project.

Tags: Application Development

MSDN Webcast: Introduction to SharePoint for .NET Developers: Web Parts (Level 200) 2008-05-20 Microsoft

One can build pages in Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies as easily as in Microsoft ASP.NET. Web parts make it possible to create components of a Web UI that can be reused on multiple Web pages. These are introduced in ASP.NET and built in SharePoint Products and Technologies, where they can be added to pages by users and managed by IT professionals. The attendee of this webcast will learn how to build simple Web parts and how to connect them back to site data.

Tags: .NET,

Momentum Webcast: The Enterprise Search Platform in SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 100) 2008-05-15 Microsoft Tips

Microsoft has a great appreciation for the business challenges associated with finding, using, and sharing information across the enterprise. To that end, this webcast on the enterprise search solutions in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 explains how the Microsoft search platform can help reduce the time people spend looking for information by providing business-ready search capabilities. The attendee will discover how SharePoint Server 2007 empowers users to quickly, securely, and seamlessly find, use, and share the most relevant business information, people, and expertise via familiar, easy-to-use, and integrated interfaces.

Tags: Search Strategies, Collaboration Tools

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of SQL Server 2008: Scale Your Business (Level 200) 2008-05-15 Microsoft Tips

Contoso, like most firms, found that once one database is deployed, others soon follow. Unless planned, these deployments can scale out of control. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 offers a number of features that provide solutions for Contoso to scale out and up, while maintaining control. This webcast shows how to take advantage of the latest hardware, such as 64-bit, hot add memory, and CPU, as well as software features. The presenter explains how to speed up query processing with Partitioned Table Parallelism through backup and compression, and to speed up backup times and replication.

Tags: Database Management, Database Applications

Financial Services Firm Scales Fast-Growing Hedging Application on Low-Cost Cluster 2008-05-14 Microsoft

Milliman, a global financial consulting firm, needed to expand the use of its highly successful variable annuity hedging model. The company deployed Windows Server 2003 Compute Cluster Edition on 150 servers - expected to grow to 250 by the end of 2008 - to reduce operating system licensing costs, retain the reliable Windows platform, and avoid the technical risk associated with a move to a Linux-based environment.

Tags: Windows NT - 2000 - 2003, High Performance Computing

StatoilHydro Web Site Reaches Out to 4 Million External Stakeholders on Day One 2008-05-14 Microsoft

Based in Norway, two central players in the global oil industry - Statoil and Norsk Hydro oil and gas division - planned to merge businesses. They required a Web site to promote the new brand to key stakeholders, including customers and investors. A team of Statoil developers, along with Microsoft Services and Microsoft Gold Certified Partners Bouvet and BEKK Consulting built a Web solution based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Within just four months - and to coincide with the merger - the team launched a fully functional Web site, StatoilHydro.com.

Tags: Collaborative Web, Collaboration Tools

Documenting Software Architecture, Part 2: Develop the System Context 2008-05-13 IBM

Part 1 of this series explained the importance of a disciplined approach to documenting software architecture. It also introduced commonly used mechanisms to capture the architectural artifacts used in a typical software development process. This paper continues the discussion and focuses on the first important architecture artifact: the system context. Learn how to document the system context information with diagrams and information flows.

Tags: Application Development

MSDN Webcast: geekSpeak: WCF Strategies for Windows Mobile With Jim Wilson (Level 200) 2008-05-12 Microsoft Tips

Writing connected application for Windows Mobile-powered devices presents some unique challenges. Devices may only be occasionally connected, and network connectivity can change from one moment to the next. How to overcome these challenges and write robust, network-aware mobile applications? The presenter of this webcast answers the questions about writing connected applications for Windows Mobile. The presenter also shows some cool solutions such as the Store-And-Forward messaging features of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF).

Tags: Wireless, Application Development

TechNet Webcast: Topologies and Routing for Exchange Server 2007 (Level 300) 2008-05-09 Microsoft

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 routing was designed to enable mail delivery over early point-to-point networks using discrete next-hop solutions. It had evolved little to take advantage of the advancements in network technologies. The attendee will learn how mail routing works in the Exchange Server 2007 environment using IP networks and Active Directory Site Topologies. This webcast shows how Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange 200x mailflow interoperability work.

Tags: Email

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Title	Date Added	Company
Configuring and Clustering IBM WebSphere Portal Enable for z/OS	2008-05-20	IBM
The purpose of this paper is to provide a step-by-step description of how to configure IBM WebSphere Portal Server Enable for z/OS V6 in a cluster. It explains how to configure a WebSphere Network Deployment cell and cluster for WebSphere Application Server V6. It also provides useful spreadsheets to help to plan the WebSphere naming convention and make sure that user enter the correct values on the WebSphere ISPF dialog. Tags: Mainframes
Adopting Agile Development, Part 3: The Role of Agile Stakeholders	2008-05-20	IBM
Part 1 of this series introduced agile processes, the benefits of using them, and the requirements placed on the organization that uses them. Part 2 discusses how different types of organizations, such as start-ups, product companies, and small and large organizations, adapt to agile development. This paper discusses the different types of stakeholders in an agile process and what their roles entail. Stakeholders in the Srum process are highlighted. In software development, a stakeholder is a party who affects, or can be affected by, an organization's actions. The stakeholders are the entities within or outside of an organization that sponsor a project, have an interest in it, or stand to gain from the results of the project. Tags: Application Development
MSDN Webcast: Introduction to SharePoint for .NET Developers: Web Parts (Level 200)	2008-05-20	Microsoft
One can build pages in Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies as easily as in Microsoft ASP.NET. Web parts make it possible to create components of a Web UI that can be reused on multiple Web pages. These are introduced in ASP.NET and built in SharePoint Products and Technologies, where they can be added to pages by users and managed by IT professionals. The attendee of this webcast will learn how to build simple Web parts and how to connect them back to site data. Tags: .NET,
Momentum Webcast: The Enterprise Search Platform in SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 100)	2008-05-15	Microsoft Tips
Microsoft has a great appreciation for the business challenges associated with finding, using, and sharing information across the enterprise. To that end, this webcast on the enterprise search solutions in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 explains how the Microsoft search platform can help reduce the time people spend looking for information by providing business-ready search capabilities. The attendee will discover how SharePoint Server 2007 empowers users to quickly, securely, and seamlessly find, use, and share the most relevant business information, people, and expertise via familiar, easy-to-use, and integrated interfaces. Tags: Search Strategies, Collaboration Tools
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of SQL Server 2008: Scale Your Business (Level 200)	2008-05-15	Microsoft Tips
Contoso, like most firms, found that once one database is deployed, others soon follow. Unless planned, these deployments can scale out of control. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 offers a number of features that provide solutions for Contoso to scale out and up, while maintaining control. This webcast shows how to take advantage of the latest hardware, such as 64-bit, hot add memory, and CPU, as well as software features. The presenter explains how to speed up query processing with Partitioned Table Parallelism through backup and compression, and to speed up backup times and replication. Tags: Database Management, Database Applications
Financial Services Firm Scales Fast-Growing Hedging Application on Low-Cost Cluster	2008-05-14	Microsoft
Milliman, a global financial consulting firm, needed to expand the use of its highly successful variable annuity hedging model. The company deployed Windows Server 2003 Compute Cluster Edition on 150 servers - expected to grow to 250 by the end of 2008 - to reduce operating system licensing costs, retain the reliable Windows platform, and avoid the technical risk associated with a move to a Linux-based environment. Tags: Windows NT - 2000 - 2003, High Performance Computing
StatoilHydro Web Site Reaches Out to 4 Million External Stakeholders on Day One	2008-05-14	Microsoft
Based in Norway, two central players in the global oil industry - Statoil and Norsk Hydro oil and gas division - planned to merge businesses. They required a Web site to promote the new brand to key stakeholders, including customers and investors. A team of Statoil developers, along with Microsoft Services and Microsoft Gold Certified Partners Bouvet and BEKK Consulting built a Web solution based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Within just four months - and to coincide with the merger - the team launched a fully functional Web site, StatoilHydro.com. Tags: Collaborative Web, Collaboration Tools
Documenting Software Architecture, Part 2: Develop the System Context	2008-05-13	IBM
Part 1 of this series explained the importance of a disciplined approach to documenting software architecture. It also introduced commonly used mechanisms to capture the architectural artifacts used in a typical software development process. This paper continues the discussion and focuses on the first important architecture artifact: the system context. Learn how to document the system context information with diagrams and information flows. Tags: Application Development
MSDN Webcast: geekSpeak: WCF Strategies for Windows Mobile With Jim Wilson (Level 200)	2008-05-12	Microsoft Tips
Writing connected application for Windows Mobile-powered devices presents some unique challenges. Devices may only be occasionally connected, and network connectivity can change from one moment to the next. How to overcome these challenges and write robust, network-aware mobile applications? The presenter of this webcast answers the questions about writing connected applications for Windows Mobile. The presenter also shows some cool solutions such as the Store-And-Forward messaging features of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). Tags: Wireless, Application Development
TechNet Webcast: Topologies and Routing for Exchange Server 2007 (Level 300)	2008-05-09	Microsoft
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 routing was designed to enable mail delivery over early point-to-point networks using discrete next-hop solutions. It had evolved little to take advantage of the advancements in network technologies. The attendee will learn how mail routing works in the Exchange Server 2007 environment using IP networks and Active Directory Site Topologies. This webcast shows how Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange 200x mailflow interoperability work. Tags: Email