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Welcome, developers!
Our job is to make your job easier. Whether you want to move to greener (software) pastures, write a jQuery plug-in, mine
your data more effectively -- or do just about anything else related to software development -- you're sure to find something
helpful on developerWorks.
Here are this week's top features:
And if you can't make it to Orlando, Florida for this year's Rational Software Conference, we can make life
easier for you, too. Our one-day remote
Rational Software Conference events will take place in cities throughout North America on 2 June. Catch keynotes, breakout
sessions, hands-on workshops, and networking opportunities, plus great food, giveaways, entertainment, and more -- all for
US$99! Don't let a tight travel budget keep you from expanding your knowledge, skills, and contacts.
Then again,
maybe you're one of those down-to-the-wire types who waits until the last possible moment to make your conference travel
plans (and trust me, you wouldn't be the only one). If so, there's still time to register for the full five-day Rational
Software Conference 2009. But don't delay, the fun gets started on 31 May (that's this Sunday). Hope
you can join us.... in Florida or remotely!
Until next week,
John Swanson
and the developerWorks editorial team
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IOD EMEA Conference: Innovate, optimise, and perform
The IBM Information On Demand EMEA Conference is your
chance to see firsthand how to access key information, and manage it effectively in order to deliver real business performance
and value. (2 - 5 June 2009, Berlin, Germany)
Register today >
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developerWorks Live! briefing: Discover the value of quality management
Learn about Rational Quality Manager’s features and functionality before taking it for a hands-on test drive.
This proof-of-technology session demonstrates how to improve predictability and consistency in software quality delivery
to help you achieve greater value and performance from your software investments. (2 - 10 June 2009 in various cities throughout
Australia)
Don't miss out -- register today! >
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Enable applications for Software as a Service and cloud computing
This half-day seminar presents three major approaches for enabling multi-tenancy which differ in the degree of resource
sharing and development complexity. (2 - 10 June 2009 in various cities throughout Austrailia)
Don't miss out -- register today! >
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developerWorks Live! briefing in Casablanca: Build SOA solutions and manage the
service lifecycle
Get an in-depth look at the service lifecycle, including service planning and definition,
analysis and modeling, development, deployment, versioning, and service retirement. (3 June 2009, Casablanca, Morocco)
Get more details and register >
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developerWorks Live! briefing in Casablanca: SOA connectivity
Learn
how to implement a mediation using Websphere ESB and its capabilities. This briefing focuses on WebSphere Integration Developer
tooling and the IBM SOA foundation. (4 June 2009, Casablanca, Morocco)
Get more details and register >
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Software as a Service: Rapid enablement of existing applications for deployment
in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
This half-day seminar presents three major approaches for enabling multi-tenancy
which differ in the degree of resource sharing and development complexity. It also covers the technical challenges to adopting
the SaaS model, how IBM middleware can help address those challenges, and how the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) can
give you a scalable, pay-as-you-go model to meet your development and deployment needs. (4 June - 9 July 2009 in various
cities throughout the U.S.)
Don't miss out -- register today! >
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developerWorks Live! briefing in Istanbul: Work smarter with WebSphere flexible
business processes
Experience firsthand how WebSphere software compares to solutions provided by competitors
such as BEA/Oracle, Microsoft, and JBoss. See live product demonstrations, including real-world scenarios that demonstrate
the value of WebSphere software for a smarter overall approach to Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). (9 June 2009, Istanbul,
Turkey)
Get more details and register >
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developerWorks Live! briefing in Zagreb: IBM middleware on Power Systems – an
unbeatable combination
This complimentary, one-day briefing explains why a combined IBM middleware on IBM Power
Systems solution has the unique ability to address the needs of both your data center and your lines of business. IBM IT
experts answer your questions without wasting your time. (9 June 2009, Zagreb, Croatia)
Get more details and register >
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developerWorks Live! briefing in Paris: Introducing WebSphere Application Server
v7
Explore WebSphere Application Server V7 features: Hear discussions on how WebSphere Application Server Network
Deployment V7 delivers an environment that is highly available, dynamically scalable, and easily managed. (10 June 2009,
Paris, France)
Get more details and register >
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developerWorks Live! briefing in Bucharest: IBM middleware on Power Systems –
an unbeatable combination
This complimentary, one-day briefing explains why a combined IBM middleware on IBM
Power Systems solution has the unique ability to address the needs of both your data center and your lines of business. IBM
IT experts answer your questions without wasting your time. (11 June 2009, Bucharest, Romania)
Get more details and register >
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AIX 6.1, Solaris 10, HP-UX, and the System p
In recent years, HP,
Sun, and IBM have all released new versions of their commercial UNIX-based operating systems. This article compares and contrasts
some of the innovations in their releases.
Learn the differences >
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IBM Real Time Application Execution Optimizer for Java
This new alphaWorks technology operates on compiled
Java applications to optimize and verify application deployment in specialized environments.
Download it now >
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IBM Multimedia Analysis and Retrieval System (IMARS)
IMARS is a
desktop system for automatic indexing, classification, and searching of digital images and video collections. The latest
update improves the processing of large collections and the appending or reprocessing of collections, and provides an updated
set of classifiers.
Download it now >
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IBM Pattern Modeling and Analysis Tool for Java Garbage Collector
This tool, consistently a top download on alphaWorks, parses verbose GC trace, analyzes Java heap usage, and recommends
key configurations based on pattern modeling of Java heap usage. Version 3.7 supports analysis summary for corrupted garbage
collection trace.
Download it now >
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Access Optim archive file data using Cognos
Configure connectivity between Cognos and Optim
Open Data Manager. Make archived data accessible in its compressed file format for independent reporting needs.
Get started >
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Introduction to U2 and SOA
Find out what IBM Smart SOA is, and learn
how your U2 applications can effectively engage in an SOA application framework.
Find what you're looking for >
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Use DB2 XQuery to extract data mining results stored as PMML
Find
out how easily you can use DB2 XQuery to create your own access methods based on your data mining results.
Dig into this >
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DB2 early access program
Here's your chance to try out DB2 technologies
that are still under development -- including deep compression, simplified management, enhanced security, the ability to
gain business intelligence from XML data, and more.
Request access today >
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Information On Demand 2009: Call for speakers closes 29 May
Join
us 25 - 29 October 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA for Information On Demand 2009. You'll get the strategy and roadmap you
need to build a smarter enterprise, make smarter business decisions, and benefit from smarter business outcomes. For speakers,
industry and customer experience topics are strongly encouraged, as well as in-depth technical topics.
Register and submit your speaker proposal today >
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Podcast: Cindy Saracco on pureXML and DB2 9.7
Cindy Saracco, a
senior solution architect at IBM's Silicon Valley Laboratory, explains pureXML and what it brings to the next release of
DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows.
Listen or download >
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Explore the agenda for IOD EMEA Conference 2009
Explore the full
conference agenda for the IOD EMEA Conference 2009 (2 - 5 June 2009 in Berlin, Germany) and enroll for sessions today. Industry
roadmaps are now available to help you build your own personalised agenda.
Visit the online session scheduling tool now >
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Meet the 2009 IBM Data Champions
IBM is recognizing the commitment
of 88 individuals as Data Champions to show appreciation for the time and energy these exceptional community members expend
on behalf of IBM's Data Management products -- running user groups, managing community Web sites, speaking at conferences,
posting to forums, writing blogs, and creating other valuable offerings.
Learn more about the IBM Data Champions >
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IBM Database Magazine is now IBM Data Management Magazine
Expect
the same great content, the same technical details, the same insights, tips, and helpful commentary -- but with extra coverage
on how information and data are shaping business today. Subscribe now to ensure that you get your copy via print or e-mail;
or, if you are already a subscriber to the previous IBM Database Magazine, you must renew your subscription.
Click here to subscribe or to renew your subscription >
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Java Web services: Axis2 WS-Security basics
Dennis Sosnoski resumes his "Java Web services"
series with a look at WS-Security and WS-SecurityPolicy use in Axis2.
Secure your Web services >
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Evolutionary architecture and emergent design: Refactoring toward design
Neal Ford expands on his ideas for discovering design elements lurking within a large legacy codebase, and covers techniques
that use refactoring to allow emergent design.
Harvest hidden design >
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Linux: Lean, clean, and green
Learn how Linux can reduce e-waste and power consumption by
running reliably on older hardware, enabling server consolidation through virtualization, and managing the use of system
power more intelligently.
Go green >
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Do more with the Django admin
The automatic admin provided by Django
is one of its biggest selling points. What if you need to customize more than just the CSS and a couple of model fields?
This article explains how to extend the existing admin and create entirely new admin pages, without hacking source.
Extend the admin >
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Last chance to register for Rational Software Conference 2009!
Don't miss out on your last
chance to take advantage of over 300 technical sessions and dozens of hands-on workshops! Online registration closes this
week, but we will still be registering people on-site in Orlando, Florida starting Sunday morning, 31 May. See you there!
Register now for RSC 2009 >
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Build Eclipse plug-ins to extend Rational Software Architect UML-to-WSDL transformations
This article walks you through the steps required to extend the Rational Software Architect UML-to-WSDL transformation
feature by customizing the bindings.
Start building >
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Rational Application Developer Version 7.5 Portal Toolkit, Part 2
Part 2 of this article series describes how Rational Application Developer Version 7.5 provides tooling support for some
of the new features -- like client-side aggregation, Friendly URLs, and static page aggregation -- introduced in WebSphere
Portal V6.1.
Learn about the features and tools >
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WebSphere Business Services Fabric Modeling Tool: Installation and development
guide
The WebSphere Business Services Fabric Modeling Tool is a set of Rational Software Architect V7.0 (and
later) plug-ins; it supports a modeling environment that allows business service architects and developers to extend the
WebSphere Business Services Fabric model.
Download the toolkit >
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On-demand webcast: Make better decisions for your organization by overcoming
information blind spots
Learn how Rational Insight helps deliver the Measured Capability Improvement Framework
(MCIF) for process improvement and best practice guidance in order to align guidance with performance measurement for faster
improvements to your organization.
Register for this webcast >
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Join us for Impact Comes To You
Gain practical knowledge about how to bring together dynamic
business processes and models, smarter collaboration, and smart SOA to make your organization more efficient and effective.
(3 - 24 June 2009 in various cities throughout North America)
Register today >
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Mini eBook: SOA for Dummies, 2nd IBM Limited Edition
Seen through
the varied business environments depicted in a series of case studies, this book introduces you to the basics of SOA in the
context of the real-life experiences of seven companies.
Download it now >
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SOA governance -- How best to embrace it, Part 2: Governance lifecycle
Get an introduction to governance lifecycle, and how you can effectively organize for SOA and SOA governance.
Learn more >
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Push your Java code around with Comet
Your users don't have time to go clicking around to
get information updated! They want it to update itself. You want mature, reliable development technologies. How about combining
Comet's push technology with Java technology? Learn how.
Start pushing >
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Write your own jQuery plug-in
Our jQuery series continues, but this
time you're not just going to use jQuery -- you're going to contribute. See how to write and register your own plug-in and
give back to the open source community. Follow this guided walk-through, then let your imagination run wild.
Start plugging away >
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Keep up with Web dev on Twitter
Twitter followers of Web development
zone editor Chris Walden were the first to find out about this week's new offerings. Get into the loop and keep up with what's
happening.
Follow chrisw_at_ibm on Twitter >
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New WebSphere Technical Journal
The new Tech Journal brings you Part 2 of our series on
the green computing "carbon dashboard," a hands-on look at cloud computing, plus in-depth articles on modeling,
portal integration, and configuration and system administration for WebSphere Application Server.
More >
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How to measure employee carbon footprints, Part 2
Technology begets
action when the results of the carbon emission dashboard pilot project are shared with its subjects. Find out what happened!
More >
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Cloud computing for the enterprise, Part 2: WebSphere sMash and DB2 Express-C
on Amazon EC2
Get to know the public cloud, and find out how you can use WebSphere sMash and DB2 Express-C (at
no cost!) on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) infrastructure.
More >
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Modeling for execution made easier with WebSphere BPM V6.2 products
Modeling for execution is a rewarding usage pattern, but often the most difficult to perform -- until now. See how V6.2
of WebSphere Business Modeler and Integration Developer remove the pain from this process.
More >
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Comment lines: Stefan Hepper on achieving tighter integration between WebSphere
Portal and Lotus Web Content Management
Integrating Web pages with their content shouldn't be a struggle, and
the new Lotus Web Content Management Rendering Portlet bridges the gap nicely.
More >
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Comment lines: Tony Efremenko on how professional certification is a key ingredient
for a more agile team
Agile development has proven to be effective, but it works best when team members practice
the principles of certified professionals.
More >
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System Administration for WebSphere Application Server V7, Part 5: Business-level
applications
New business-level applications logically group standalone Java applications into a single entity,
making shared library dependencies much easier to manage.
More >
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Automated deployment with WebSphere Service Registry and Repository
Learn how to use the WebSphere Service Registry and Repository promotion feature to automatically deploy your service documents,
such as XSDs, WSDLs, and policies. Find out how to configure promotion properties and examine how different types of promotion
work.
More >
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Catalog WebSphere MQ applications with WebSphere Service Registry and Repository
This article uses a simple scenario to show you how to catalog existing WebSphere MQ applications as services
within WebSphere Service Registry and Repository.
More >
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Producing documentation and reusing information in XML, Part 2
Discover how to use
XInclude to include documents within documents, and how to use XPointer to include small document fragments from other documents.
Also, get tips for structuring XML documentation for information reuse, and learn how to maintain stand-alone documents that
you can incorporate into larger documents.
Reuse your documentation >
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