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has the resources you need to create world-class software. Our top features are a great place to start:
And if "tester" is part of your job description, then you'll want to get familiar with the newly released
IBM
Rational Quality Manager, a collaborative, Web-based tool that's built on the Jazz platform. This comprehensive test
planning and asset management solution can help you face the challenges of gathering your data, and get you to that key directive
-- "ship!" -- in short order. Ready to start tinkering? Download our complimentary trial and get
a first-hand look at what Quality Manager can do for your team. Want a quick overview? Take a three-minute
video tour of Quality Manager. Something more in depth, perhaps? Read Michael Kelly's article on how
to manage your first project with Quality Manager.
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IBM Software Universe
Date: 11-12 November 2008
Location: Renaissance Convention Center, Mumbai, India
IBM Software Universe is the largest business and IT conclave in India. This year, we bring you cutting edge software solutions
and case studies on how business leaders have embraced IBM solutions to drive operational excellence, innovation in business
design, processes, and technology, thereby achieving differentiation and growth.
Register today >
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Tutorial: Install and configure an enterprise-level Web server
Learn
how Web servers are used in modern enterprise environments, and how to install and integrate IBM HTTP Server. This tutorial
explains why IBM HTTP Server, a key component of IBM WebSphere Application Server, is also an excellent choice as a stand-alone
Web server because of its standard configuration and seamless upgrade path for evolving enterprise Web environments.
Get started >
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Implement two-factor authentication for AIX using Kerberos
With
the ever-growing need for higher security systems, multi-factor authentication is preferred for network security. Since Kerberos
is one of the most popular network authentication mechanisms, learn how to design a multi-factor authentication over the
Kerberos protocol.
Secure your network >
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Process-oriented modeling for SOA, Part 1: A technique for process decomposition
Learn about
a new business process decomposition technique that can help you specify business processes that are aligned with a Service-Oriented
Architecture (SOA). This first article explores layers of responsibility versus level of detail, the process controller,
and how services are identified by where they are needed and used.
Learn process decomposition principles >
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developerWorks space: Business analyst tools and best practices
Keep up to date with the latest tools and best practices designed to help business analysts translate business requirements
into IT requirements.
Visit the space >
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Overview of InfoSphere Warehouse and Cognos integration architecture
Get an introduction
to the basic architecture involved in integrating InfoSphere Warehouse data mining with IBM Cognos reporting, in Part 1 of
this series.
Disseminate your data mining results effectively >
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Simulate your business process using IBM FileNet Process Simulator
Get an introduction to IBM FileNet Process Simulator, and walk through implementing a sample FileNet business process simulation
scenario.
Start enabling process simulation >
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dW Live! tech briefing: IBM Community Tools -- Start small to grow large
Learn about the power and flexibility of open community development. This briefing covers the features and functions
of Eclipse, DB2 Express-C, WebSphere Application Server Community Edition, and Rational Team Concert, and explains how you
can integrate this product set for a robust development environment to create and deploy Web applications.
Sign up today >
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Enter the "Search for the XML Superstar" contest
The XML Challenge
is a series of five XML contests created by the International DB2 Users Group to search for XML superstars around the world.
You have an opportunity to vote in, comment on, and enter contests focused on video, gadget, query, ported app, and XML programming.
Find out today about the prizes that await multiple winners, and get started!
Take the challenge >
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Download: DB2 Express-C 9.5
DB2 Express-C is a fully licensed, no-charge
version of DB2 Express Edition for the community. It offers the same core data features as DB2 Express Edition, and provides
a solid base on which to build and deploy applications.
Download it now >
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Are you a Data Champion?
Do you contribute to the IBM Data Management
community through blogging, speaking at conferences, writing books and articles, or participating in a user group? Learn
how you can gain special designation as a Data Champion, or nominate another member of the community.
Get more details >
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Free event: Revolutionizing information access with Enterprise Mashups
Enterprise Mashups create revolutionary ways of improving information access and lowering the cost and time of building
new applications. Attend this event to learn how you can quickly and decisively unlock information, remix and create net-new
information streams, and unleash productivity with mashup technology.
Register now >
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Forrester analyst report: Appliance power
Data warehouse appliances
are preconfigured, modular devices that support quick deployment for online analytical processing applications running against
large, multi-dimensional data sets. Should you factor data warehousing appliances into your data center deployments?
Read the report >
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What's new with Apache Solr?
Apache Solr has added many new features and performance improvements
since our original series, "Search smarter with Apache Solr." In this update, Solr and Lucene committer Grant Ingersoll
details the improvements in Solr 1.3, including distributed search, easy database imports, integrated spell checking, new
extension APIs, and much more.
Search smarter >
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Tutorial: Drive development with easyb
A disconnect between the
stakeholders who define requirements and the developers who implement them has long plagued software development. In recent
years, frameworks based on dynamic languages and DSLs have tried to bridge the gap by making code read more like normal language.
This hands-on tutorial shows how easyb -- which provides a more natural DSL that is closely attuned to stakeholders -- helps
developers and stakeholders collaborate effectively.
Get started with easyb >
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Scale your file system with Parallel NFS
The Network File System excels at providing file
access across mixed networks, but can bog down in high-performance computing environments where lots of large files are involved.
See how Parallel NFS can help.
Get your files moving >
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Secure your IBM Lotus Forms-based
application with digital signatures
Learn how to ensure that your forms are secure using Lotus Forms and digital
signatures. Follow the example provided in this article to design the form, sign the form, and verify the signature.
Get started >
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Configure SSO with LTPA for IBM Lotus Connections 2.0
This article
explains how to configure single sign-on (SSO) with Lightweight Third-Party Authentication (LTPA) for IBM Lotus Connections
2.0. Learn the basics of SSO and LTPA, and the detailed steps for configuring SSO in a stand-alone environment.
Simplify your authentication >
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Reduce your PC's power consumption by using smart activity monitors
Monitor application usage, system attributes, and user activity to more effectively use the power management systems of
your laptop or desktop computer.
Get smart >
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Create Web services with Ruby on Rails and Action Web Service
Learn
how to install Rails and the Action Web Service module, and get started with XML-RPC programming.
Start now >
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Build Java EE applications with Rational Application Developer and WebSphere Application Server
IBM Rational Application Developer Version 7.5 contains tools to create Java EE applications utilizing JPA and EJB
technology Version 3.0. This article, targeted for intermediate users, walks you through various new features and shows you
how to create an end-to-end Java EE application.
Create an end-to-end Java EE masterpiece >
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IBM Rational systems software:
Telelogic
As a result of IBM's April 2008 acquisition of Telelogic, IBM and Telelogic have joined forces to
offer a comprehensive set of solutions for embedded, real-time, and complex systems. Fifteen new Telelogic product forums
are available for customers to discuss technical issues with one another.
Talk tech with other Telelogic experts >
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Whitepaper: When am I done
testing?
A key point in any development process comes when testing ends and the organization moves ahead with
deployment. The question invariably arises: "Is the software ready for release?" This white paper provides an innovative
framework for answering this question -- a new barometer for measuring the business risk of release versus the cost of continued
testing.
Learn when to stop testing >
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Two Rational Quality Manager demos
Overview:
Explore core Rational Quality Manager functionality, including requirements and defect management, test
planning, manual test execution, and quality management reporting.
Three
minute quickie:
Fun and light intro to the new Rational Quality Manager product.
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On-demand Webcast: Introducing the Quality Management v8.0 portfolio
Meet our newest Quality Management offerings, which transform the way people work together to deliver enduring software
quality as a strategic business competency. Rational Quality Manager and Rational Test Lab Manager products improve operational
efficiencies, mitigate business risk, and lots more.
Tune in >
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IBM SOA Sandbox for Green
The SOA Sandbox is going green! Using specially designed exercises,
you can assess how SOA technology can be leveraged to make enterprises more efficient and eco-friendly.
Check it out >
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Faults and exceptions in JAX-WS
There's a new Web services Java
mapping specification in town: JAX-WS. Check out JAX-WS mappings of a WSDL fault to a Java exception, and a Java exception
to a WSDL fault.
Find out more >
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Build and deploy OSGi bundles using Apache Felix
Part 1 of this
series on OSGi and Spring shows you how to build and package components as OSGi bundles, and run them in a Felix runtime
environment.
Start building >
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Your CSS toolbox
Cascading Style Sheets are an incredibly powerful approach to adding flexibility
and beauty to a Web page. Visit the CSS Digest space for current trends, tips and tricks, and hidden powers of CSS.
Explore the CSS Digest >
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Wicket for your Web App
Wicket provides an object-oriented approach
to developing dynamic Web-based applications. Because Wicket is pure Java and HTML code, you can leverage your knowledge
of Java technology to dramatically reduce your development time.
Check out Wicket now >
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Wiki Who?
You're already familiar with Wikipedia -- but what about
the dozens of related sites that provide community content that is just as valuable? Enrich your information space with resources
beyond Wikipedia, including examples of widgets that apply data from these sites.
Explore the wacky world of Wiki >
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Get started with the Rational Requirements Report Plug-in for WebSphere Business Modeler
The Rational RequisitePro Linked Requirements Report Plug-in for WebSphere Business Modeler lets you create reports that
show the links between a business process, its activities, and the Rational RequisitePro requirements from which they were
derived. This article shows you how to install and use the plug-in.
More >
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WebSphere Process Server invocation styles
When authoring applications
in WebSphere Integration Developer, you may need to determine or modify the invocation style that one component uses to call
another at run time, based on characteristics of your application. This article shows you how to accomplish this challenging
task.
More >
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Error-handling strategies for WebSphere Process Server V6.1.2, Part 1
While service-oriented solutions have increased reuse and developer productivity, inconsistent service definitions
can expose weaknesses in error handling and recovery. This article series shows you how to define and enforce service-oriented
error handling strategies.
More >
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Process complex business events with WebSphere eXtreme Scale, Part 1: Reduce
the load on WebSphere Business Events
This two-part series shows how to use WebSphere eXtreme Scale to improve
performance and scalability when processing complex business events.
More >
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Use Spring and OpenJPA with WebSphere Application Server
Use the
Spring Framework and Apache OpenJPA to improve productivity and the application development experience for your J2EE projects.
A sample app uses Spring in the different architectural layers of a Web application, focusing on the business tier and especially
on the service and data access layers.
More >
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dW Live tech briefings: IBM community tools -- Start small to grow large
Austin, TX, USA; 6 Nov 2008
San Mateo, CA, USA; 11 Feb 2009
This briefing will explore the innovation of
open solutions from IBM, and illustrate the power and flexibility of an open community development environment. Topics include
Eclipse, DB2 Express-C, WebSphere Application Server Community Edition, Rational Team Concert, and their integration for
a robust development environment to create and deploy Web applications.
Register now >
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Complimentary technical seminars: Project Zero, WebSphere sMash, and Web 2.0
Waltham, MA, USA; 11 Nov 2008
Toronto, Canada; 13 Nov 2008
Paris, France; 18 Nov 2008
Join us
for this complimentary one-day IBM briefing to explore WebSphere sMash, the IBM development and execution platform based
on the highly-acclaimed public incubator Project Zero. WebSphere sMash advances Smart SOA’s simplicity, and accelerates
the alignment of Business and IT by letting developers quickly and simply deliver dynamic Web 2.0-based applications and
mashups.
Register now >
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Tutorial: An introduction to XML User Interface Language (XUL) development
Build desktop
apps with a XUL runtime environment from Firefox 3.0, some tools, and existing Web development skills. In this refreshed
tutorial, create a XUL-based blog editor.
Take the tutorial >
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Tip: Detect XML document encodings with SAX and XNI
Sometimes when
you process XML documents, you don't necessarily want to parse the entire document, but you do need to determine the character
encoding to set the metadata appropriately. See how streaming APIs such as SAX and XNI offer a fast and efficient way to
inspect the encoding without paying for full parsing.
Read on >
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