• F-commerce goes mainstream

    Updated: 2012-03-31 19:50:34
    Some of the world's largest enterprises are now using Facebook as a platform for attracting and processing sales.

  • New rules of cyber disclosure

    Updated: 2012-03-31 19:50:34
    If there’s one thing worse than being hacked, it’s having to tell the world about it. Moves on both sides of the North Atlantic could lead to this being a requirement everywhere in the US and EU.

  • In-memory computing

    Updated: 2012-03-31 19:50:34
    In-memory databases (IMDBs) can deliver quick answers to urgent business questions.

  • Global CIO appointments

    Updated: 2012-03-31 19:50:34
    Our monthly round-up of the latest major CIO moves from around the world, including: TUI Travel, Haniel, Deutsche Telekom, the Israeli government, Amadeus, Specsavers, GM, Caterpillar, Starbucks, Best Buy, and the US Justice Department.

  • App stores open for business

    Updated: 2012-03-31 19:50:34
    The app store model that has been so successful in building “ecosystems” of software developers is now rapidly moving into the corporate environment.

  • Shaping the future: The world’s most powerful supercomputer

    Updated: 2012-03-31 19:50:34
    The world's biggest challenges, the world's most powerful solutions.

  • Analysts' predictions for 2012

    Updated: 2012-03-31 19:50:34
    From spending forecasts, to the widespread uptake of enterprise cloud computing, to CIO salaries: a handy round-up of key predictions from the analysts.

  • Supercomputing: IT to the max

    Updated: 2012-03-31 19:50:34
    Yuji Oinaga, head of Fujitsu’s Next Generation Technical Computing Unit, on the quest for the world’s fastest — flexible and highly reliable — supercomputer.

  • Economic uncertainty drives cloud adoption

    Updated: 2012-03-31 19:50:34
    Renewed economic instability is causing CIOs to seek the flexibility of cloud computing.

  • Special Report: The move to mobile first

    Updated: 2012-03-31 19:50:34
    Mobile devices will soon be the most popular means of accessing the Internet. How are global businesses seizing the many opportunities this presents?

  • Supercomputing in the cloud

    Updated: 2012-03-31 19:50:34
    The latent power of “big data” will push high-performance computing into the cloud, argues Fujitsu’s David Smith.

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3/30/2012+

    Updated: 2012-03-31 16:26:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Saturday , March 31, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3 30 2012+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . Updated 3 31 2012 at 9:00 AM PDT for new

  • RIM: 'To be Really Clear, We are Fully Committed to the Consumer Market'

    Updated: 2012-03-30 23:19:46
    After RIM's fourth-quarter fiscal 2012 earnings call yesterday, investors were questioning the company's commitment to the consumer market. Today, the Waterloo-based BlackBerry maker cleared things up in a blog post. To be really clear, we are fully committed to the consumer market. In fact, we [...]

  • The Official Rackspace Blog Rackspace In The News Week Ending March 30, 2012

    Updated: 2012-03-30 22:26:51
    : Hosting Solutions Email Apps Company Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Small Teams , Big Impact Rackspace In The News : Week Ending March 30, 2012 0 Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on March 30th , 2012 by Andrew Hickey Tweet Rackspace continued to clobber the headlines this week , with OpenStack , Rackspace services and our social media team taking center stage and stealing some . ink Let’s take a look at a few of the stories in which Rackspace made an appearance this . week Cloud Services Changing The Game GigaOM’s Barb Darrow showcased Rackspace’s customer advisory services in a piece that examined how cloud providers are upping their consulting services

  • The Official Rackspace Blog Cloud Managed Hosting Alleviate In-House Server Management Hassle’

    Updated: 2012-03-30 22:26:50
    , Hosting Solutions Email Apps Company Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Small Teams , Big Impact Cloud , Managed Hosting Alleviate In-House Server Management Hassle’ 0 Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on March 30th , 2012 by Andrew Hickey Tweet Despite the benefits of cloud computing and managed hosting , most mid-sized businesses in the US and the UK spend more than half of their time 56 percent per month on server management and troubleshooting , chopping the amount of time spent on value-added activities to a measly 28 percent , a new Rackspace survey has . revealed Organizations continue to unnecessarily cling to physical servers to the point where

  • Multi-Enterprise Collaboration: The Next Generation

    Updated: 2012-03-30 16:36:28
    The eighth video interview in our SupplyChainBrain series features John Sicard, chief operating officer at Kinaxis. These videos are extremely insightful, so be sure to check them out. (Free registration is required, but it's well worth it!) For decades, the focus has been on planning better, but that isn';t good enough anymore, says Sicard. Response to plan variance [...]

  • Captioning at the 2012 NTC

    Updated: 2012-03-30 16:06:09
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  • Current News: Twitter Updates for 3/29/12

    Updated: 2012-03-30 04:05:59
    Wellcome Trust Gets Tough on Open Access, http://bit.ly/HlpOK9 Digital Public Library of America: The Biggest Library the World Has Ever Seen?, http://bit.ly/HjIekR RUP's [Rockefeller University Press] Mike Rossner: Doing What's Right, http://bit.ly/Hlr3cp Comparing ACTA [Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement] and the TPP [Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement], http://bit.ly/H07WsW Automation Marketplace 2012: Agents of Change, http://bit.ly/GZ9PXD Are You a Press [...]

  • Sr. Library Systems Analyst at Lehigh University

    Updated: 2012-03-30 04:04:18
    Lehigh University is recruiting a Sr. Library Systems Analyst. Here's an excerpt from the ad: This position performs professional and technical duties in support of the digital library and library applications & systems. This position provides business analysis functions for library management applications, provides system administration for Linux-based application servers, and manages the Library's Drupal [...]

  • "Fact Sheet: Big Data Across the Federal Government"

    Updated: 2012-03-30 04:03:49
    The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has released "Fact Sheet: Big Data Across the Federal Government." Here's an excerpt: Below are highlights of ongoing Federal government programs that address the challenges of, and tap the opportunities afforded by, the big data revolution to advance agency missions and further scientific discovery and innovation. [...]

  • House Hearing on Federally Funded Research: Examining Public Access and Scholarly Publication Interests

    Updated: 2012-03-30 04:01:08
    The House Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight held a hearing today on Federally Funded Research: Examining Public Access and Scholarly Publication Interests. Here are the documents that have been released for this hearing: Hearing Charter [overview] Opening Statement by Andy Harris (R-MD), Chairman, Subcommittee on Investigations & Oversight Testimony by H. Frederick Dylla, Executive Director [...]

  • Hack Your Conference! Open Salons at the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference

    Updated: 2012-03-29 21:44:46
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  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3/29/2012+

    Updated: 2012-03-29 20:27:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Thursday , March 29, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3 29 2012+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or

  • The Official Rackspace Blog Experience Design At Rackspace

    Updated: 2012-03-29 18:52:42
    Hosting Solutions Email Apps Company Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Small Teams , Big Impact Experience Design At Rackspace 0 Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on March 29th , 2012 by Harry Max Tweet At Rackspace , we are committed to imbuing our core values into the entire range of experiences around our products . In providing customers with Fanatical Support , we take into consideration a much broader range of issues than the typical software design principle of user experience . We design the experience for a complete ecosystem of people who interact with our products , and importantly , with each . other The experience that a developer , DevOps engineer

  • The Official Rackspace Blog Racker Phil Toland To Speak At The Erlang Factory Conference

    Updated: 2012-03-29 10:51:04
    Hosting Solutions Email Apps Company Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Small Teams , Big Impact Racker Phil Toland To Speak At The Erlang Factory Conference 0 Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on March 28th , 2012 by Garrett Heath Tweet Rackspace senior developer , Phil Toland , is speaking at the Erlang Factory 2012 Conference this week in San Francisco where he will discuss a case study of using the Erlang language at . Rackspace The Erlang Factory focuses on the programming language invented by Ericsson in the mid 1980s that was designed to support distributed , fault-tolerant , soft-realtime applications with requirements for high availability and high

  • Future Proofing: Enabling Practical Preservation of Born-Digital Records

    Updated: 2012-03-29 04:01:05
    JISC has released Future Proofing: Enabling Practical Preservation of Born-Digital Records. Here's an excerpt: The results show that is it possible to build a low-cost, practical solution that addresses immediate preservation problems, makes use of available open source tools, and requires minimal IT support. We think the results of the case study can feasibly be [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3/26/2012+

    Updated: 2012-03-28 23:27:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Wednesday , March 28, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3 26 2012+ Microfinance software specialist simplifies infrastructure , optimizes customer delivery , and expands capability and global scalability by adopting Microsoft cloud services

  • Current News: Twitter Updates for 3/27/12

    Updated: 2012-03-28 04:05:55
    Is Hadoop the New Tape?, http://cnet.co/HbauQ9 Fight for the Future: Libraries, Tech Policy, and the Fate of Human Knowledge [Andrew McLaughlin, Video], http://bit.ly/HafHxU MPs Threaten New Laws if Google Won't Censor Searches, http://bit.ly/GUYEfA Australian Broadcasting Corporation Releases Archival News Footage under Creative Commons, http://bit.ly/HcJrcc Oxford Report: Not All Internets Are Equal, http://bit.ly/GUQCBE | Digital Scholarship [...]

  • Systems/Assessment Librarian at the College at Brockport

    Updated: 2012-03-28 04:04:06
    The College at Brockport is recruiting a Systems/Assessment Librarian. Here's an excerpt from the ad (Item #: 00328): Manage, configure and maintain the library's integrated library system (Ex Libris' Aleph 500) and web OPAC (AquaBrowser). Maintain a working knowledge of technologies critical to the design and delivery of library services. Investigate emerging technologies and communicate [...]

  • "The Privacy Implications of Digital Preservation: Social Media Archives and the Social Networks Theory of Privacy"

    Updated: 2012-03-28 04:03:03
    Jasmine E. McNealy has self-archived "The Privacy Implications of Digital Preservation: Social Media Archives and the Social Networks Theory of Privacy" in SSRN. Here's an excerpt: This paper seeks to analyze whether SNS [Social Networking Sites] users can claim a right to privacy with respect to their online communications. To do so, this paper will [...]

  • Web Developer at University of Kansas Libraries

    Updated: 2012-03-28 04:02:07
    The University of Kansas Libraries are recruiting a Web Developer. Here's an excerpt from the ad: This web development position develops and integrates applications that improve the user experience in discovering, accessing, and using library resources and services across the entire KU Libraries environment. S/he assists in gathering requirements, writes code, maintains documentation, and supports [...]

  • Video: Crowd Sourcing Metadata

    Updated: 2012-03-28 04:01:10
    CNI has released a video of Barbara Taranto's "Crowd Sourcing Metadata" presentation at the CNI Fall 2011 Membership Meeting. | Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography 2010 | Digital Scholarship |

  • Developers Relying on Open Source Libraries Containing Security Vulnerabilities

    Updated: 2012-03-27 22:55:14
    Software developers downloaded buggy projects more than 46 million times.

  • BlueStacks Brings Android Apps to Windows

    Updated: 2012-03-27 22:49:36
    The Android App Player has gone to beta.

  • Microsoft, Nokia to Spend $24 Million on Mobile Development Education

    Updated: 2012-03-27 22:45:33
    The companies are funding a new program at Finland's Aalto University.

  • Parse Backend-as-a-Service Goes Freemium

    Updated: 2012-03-27 22:39:17
    The service simplifies server-side coding for mobile app developers.

  • Location-Based Services Come To the Voxeo Cloud

    Updated: 2012-03-27 19:44:53
    Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Upcoming Webinar : How IVR is Reshaping Revenue-Generating Contact Centers Location-Based Services Come To the Voxeo Cloud March 27th , 2012 by alyx Tweet Today , Voxeo is excited to announce that we’re enabling our customers to take the mobile experience one step further , by bringing location-based services LBS to the Voxeo cloud . LBS makes it easier , safer and more convenient than ever before for mobile customers to access information and services with no need to download an app . Voxeo’s cloud-based solution works on any mobile device and with all major wireless carriers in the US , making the service available to over 350 million mobile . devices For inbound and outbound interactive voice response systems , SMS and mobile web , the use of Voxeo’s API

  • The Official Rackspace Blog Cloud Adoption And The IT Business Tension

    Updated: 2012-03-27 17:10:52
    , Hosting Solutions Email Apps Company Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Small Teams , Big Impact Cloud Adoption , And The IT Business Tension 0 Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on March 27th , 2012 by Ben Kepes Tweet CloudU Notebooks is a weekly blog series that explores topics from the CloudU certificate program in bite sized chunks , written by me , Ben Kepes , curator of CloudU . How-to’s , interviews with industry giants , and the occasional opinion piece are what you can expect to find . If that’s your cup of tea , you can subscribe here A while ago I took part in a role playing exercise run by BMC software . It was an event that had its genesis , at

  • Current News: Twitter Updates for 3/26/12

    Updated: 2012-03-27 04:02:28
    Open Access Meeting Reflections—SPARC 2012, http://bit.ly/GSqQhu A Report on SXSW Interactive 2012, http://bit.ly/GVJcAX Creativity Isn't One Size Fits All, So Why Is Copyright? [Video Interview, Bill Patry], http://oreil.ly/H6FrFi Cracking the Cloud: An Amazon Web Services Primer, http://bit.ly/GRSwIS Future of Orphan Works Now Being Negotiated in EU, http://bit.ly/GRmiwn | Digital Scholarship |

  • Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog (March 26, 2012)

    Updated: 2012-03-27 04:01:37
    The latest update of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog is now available. It provides information about new works related to scholarly electronic publishing, such as books, e-prints, journal articles, magazine articles, technical reports, and white papers. | Digital Scholarship's Digital/Print Books | Digital Scholarship |

  • Links to My Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Articles for Developer.com

    Updated: 2012-03-27 00:04:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Monday , March 26, 2012 Links to My Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Articles for Developer.com I’m an occasional contributor to the Cloud category on Internet.com’s Developer.com site . Following are links to my first two articles in this new : venue Date

  • Upcoming Webinar: How IVR is Reshaping Revenue-Generating Contact Centers

    Updated: 2012-03-26 19:35:37
    : Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Co-Working Friday : Checking Out Row Sham Bow Location-Based Services Come To the Voxeo Cloud Upcoming Webinar : How IVR is Reshaping Revenue-Generating Contact Centers March 26th , 2012 by alyx Tweet Are you interested in improving self-service effectiveness , customer experience and return on investment for contact centers Join Interactions Opus Research , Hyatt and TMCNet for this upcoming webinar How IVR is Reshaping Revenue Generating Contact Centers” on April 25th , 2012 at 2pm Eastern , 11am Pacific time . This webinar will discuss ways to improve sales efficiency , self-service resolution techniques , and customer and employee . satisfaction From the official : description Voice Automation has not traditionally played a significant role in

  • 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference Sells Out!

    Updated: 2012-03-26 17:56:21
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  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3/22/2012+

    Updated: 2012-03-25 17:12:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Sunday , March 25, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3 22 2012+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . Updated 3 25 2012 10:00 AM PST with new

  • The Official Rackspace Blog Racker Harry Max To Close Out IA Summit 2012

    Updated: 2012-03-24 01:30:53
    Hosting Solutions Email Apps Company Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Small Teams , Big Impact Racker Harry Max To Close Out IA Summit 2012 0 Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on March 23rd , 2012 by Andrew Hickey Tweet Rackspace Vice President of Experience Design , Harry Max will take the stage at the IA Summit 2012 in New Orleans this weekend closing out the show with the final keynote and urging the UX community to be more than just a . commodity The IA Summit is a marquee event for those who are redefining strategy and structure in support of cross channel systems and user experiences . The 12-year-old conference brings together people and ideas in

  • Co-Working Friday: Checking Out Row Sham Bow

    Updated: 2012-03-23 19:39:20
    Voxeo’s 10th floor co-working space is home to a number of innovative startups, including Row Sham Bow, a game studio founded last year by a group of industry veterans who are on a mission to create direct-to-consumer games that are compelling, easy to play and downright fun, regardless of platform or technology. Their first game [...] No related posts.

  • VoiceObjects: Access Control and User Management

    Updated: 2012-03-23 13:25:16
    : Voxeo Developers Corner Tips , tricks and tutorials about developing applications on Voxeo platforms Slides from T-Mobile : Reverting a Long SIP ANI VoiceObjects : Access Control and User Management March 23rd , 2012 by alyx Tweet On the VoiceObjects Developer Portal , Stefan has taken a look at role-scoping in VO for non-developers and how it can support key IT processes for enterprises including the provision of read-only roles for QA , analysis or user management , the ability to set up departmental access rules and more . For more info , check out the VO Portal and read Stefan’s post on VO access control and user management Related : posts New Early Access version of Prophecy 9 available Developer Jam Session , June 24 : Integrating advanced call control in VoiceObjects applications

  • Amazon Partners with Eucalyptus for Private, Hybrid Clouds

    Updated: 2012-03-23 08:36:55
    The move solidifies Amazon's position as the cloud computing leader.

  • Google Beefs Up Security for Cloud Development Services

    Updated: 2012-03-23 08:33:02
    The company is adding certificate-based authentication technology to its hosted services.

  • 70,000 Apps for the Windows Phone Marketplace

    Updated: 2012-03-23 08:28:12
    Microsoft's mobile platform continues its steady growth.

  • Court Reduces Potential Damages in Android Java Lawsuit

    Updated: 2012-03-23 08:21:12
    Oracle will likely get under $100 million from Google.

  • The Official Rackspace Blog From Fiji To Frisco Racker Reflects On His Roots In OpenStack

    Updated: 2012-03-22 20:36:40
    : Hosting Solutions Email Apps Company Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Small Teams , Big Impact From Fiji To Frisco : Racker Reflects On His Roots In OpenStack 0 Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on March 22nd , 2012 by Andrew Hickey Tweet Cloud deployments can be stressful . So can developing for OpenStack the open source cloud software . Good thing for Racker Vish Ishaya he has a background as a monk and a meditation instructor and is well-trained in the arts of coping with . stress Where most Rackers are seen as self-starters , Ishaya takes that to a new level . All of his technical skills are self-taught . He started programming at the age of 11 or 12. And

  • Home OpenStack Open Source Cloud Computing Software

    Updated: 2012-03-22 20:36:39
    It's coming The OpenStack Conference Design Summit happens this April . Details Registration Open Stack Home Projects User Stories Community Blog Wiki Documentation Open source software for building private and public . clouds Software OpenStack Software delivers a massively scalable cloud operating system . The five major components : are Compute Object Storage Image Service New : Projects OpenStack Dashboard and Identity Community Join our global community of technologists , developers , researchers , corporations and cloud computing experts . 2685 People 159 Companies Mercado Libre MercadoLibre . MercadoLibre is where 58 million consumers in Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Colombia , Ecuador , Mexico , Peru , Uruguay , and Venezuela go to buy and . sell See their OpenStack story All

  • 2012 NTC Preview: Nam Ho Park on the Power of Mobile

    Updated: 2012-03-22 16:25:45
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  • Addressing Demand Volatility in Today';s Business Environment

    Updated: 2012-03-22 14:25:50
    The seventh in our SupplyChainBrain video interview series features Kevin O';Marah, senior research fellow at the Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum. These videos are full of great insights, so be sure to check them out. (Free registration is required to view them, but it's well worth it!) Without a doubt, demand volatility is the number one challenge for companies today, [...]

  • How Java EE 6 Scopes Affect User Interactions

    Updated: 2012-03-22 05:28:17
    Java EE 6 supports a suite of five scopes, each with its own behavior for managing the user's interaction with a Java Web application. Find out how and when to use them.

  • SXSW Roundup – StartupBus TV

    Updated: 2012-03-22 03:59:40
    Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog SXSW Roundup StartupBus TV March 21st , 2012 by Diggz Anyone who has ever been to SXSW Interactive will agree that it’s pretty much the Super Bowl of tech . It’s the biggest tech event of the year and for 5 days Austin Texas became the mecca of innovation and buzz in a world traditionally dominated by Silicon . Valley This year Tropo partnered with Viadeo Live-U and The Next Web to sponsor StartupBus TV bringing a live stream of the ups and downs , successes and failures as 10 buses traveled from around North America to Austin , each one packed with Busenpreneurs” with aspirations to launch the next big thing” in . technology With over 16 livestream broadcasts over 5 days and garnering 100,000 views including being featured on he the

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3/19/2012+

    Updated: 2012-03-21 23:57:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Wednesday , March 21, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3 19 2012+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or

  • Managing Supplier Relationships at Varian Semiconductor

    Updated: 2012-03-16 14:26:55
    The sixth in our SupplyChainBrain video interview series features Thomas LeBlanc, master scheduler at Varian Semiconductor. These videos are jam-packed with great content, and I highly recommend them. (Free registration is required to view them, but it's well worth it!) Customers want shorter lead times for products, and suppliers want to be leaner, says Thomas LeBlanc, master scheduler [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3/14/2012+

    Updated: 2012-03-15 01:24:22
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  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3/13/2012

    Updated: 2012-03-13 23:34:00
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  • Key Initial Deployment Success Factors

    Updated: 2012-03-13 14:57:24
    In this blog post, Catheleen Cziszler, a project manager at Kinaxis, writes about the collective lessons learned by the Kinaxis professional services team over the course of numerous deployment initiatives. Through a multitude of deployment projects spanning more than 10 years, the Kinaxis professional services team has developed a list of our key deployment success [...]

  • Slides from T-Mobile: Reverting a Long SIP ANI

    Updated: 2012-03-13 14:18:20
    : Voxeo Developers Corner Tips , tricks and tutorials about developing applications on Voxeo platforms Prophecy 11 Staging Environment : Configuration Changes VoiceObjects : Access Control and User Management Slides from T-Mobile : Reverting a Long SIP ANI March 13th , 2012 by alyx Tweet Pavel Růžička recently shared this SlideShare presentation that may be useful for developers upgrading their media platform to use SIP but who would rather see the old number format instead of the SIP ANI . The necessary steps to parse the SIP URI are as : follows Verify it is in SIP form Remove the SIP prefix Extract username and or password Revert to a simple . number For the full how-to , see Pavel’s SlideShare : presentation Making ANI clean in SIP environment View more PowerPoint from Pavel Růžička

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3/12/2012

    Updated: 2012-03-12 23:37:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Monday , March 12, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3 12 2012 A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more

  • Upcoming Opus Webcast – Voice Biometrics: Voice-based Authentication in the Cloud

    Updated: 2012-03-12 13:54:53
    : Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Register Today : Frost Sullivan eBroadcast : Balancing Customer Experience and Profitability in a Mobile World Co-Working Friday : Checking Out Row Sham Bow Upcoming Opus Webcast Voice Biometrics : Voice-based Authentication in the Cloud March 12th , 2012 by alyx Tweet Identity theft is on the rise , but customers still want to be able to access their information freely , and as rapidly as possible . To best meet these demands for security and convenience , financial institutions like banks and brokerages , healthcare and insurance providers and others with a need to authenticate their clients are seriously evaluating their options for identifying clients , and finding voice authentication in the cloud to be an attractive option that can guard against

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3/9/2012+

    Updated: 2012-03-10 08:50:39
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Friday , March 09, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3 9 2012 A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more

  • Register Today: Frost & Sullivan eBroadcast: Balancing Customer Experience and Profitability in a Mobile World

    Updated: 2012-03-09 19:06:29
    : : Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Persona Development and IVR Voices : Voxeo and GMVoices Upcoming Opus Webcast Voice Biometrics : Voice-based Authentication in the Cloud Register Today : Frost Sullivan eBroadcast : Balancing Customer Experience and Profitability in a Mobile World March 9th , 2012 by Samantha Seidman Tweet Featuring Voxeo , T-Mobile and Frost Sullivan Principal Analyst , Joe Outlaw Providing a world-class customer experience is critical to building loyalty , but many companies struggle to do so without eroding profits . Add to the equation a society of mobile , always connected customer and the proliferation of communication channels . The ability to balance great service with the need to contain costs may seen further than ever from reach . But is it On Wednesday ,

  • The Control Tower: Breaking Down Enterprise Barriers!

    Updated: 2012-03-09 14:40:56
    The fifth in our SupplyChainBrain video interview series features Kinaxis CEO Doug Colbeth. These videos are jam-packed with great content, and I highly recommend them. (Free registration is required to view them, but it';s well worth it!) There are no more silos when everyone works with the same data and the same enterprise planning and simulation platform, says [...]

  • Persona Development and IVR Voices: Voxeo and GMVoices

    Updated: 2012-03-09 13:59:53
    : Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Voxeo Partner Profile : MicroAutomation Register Today : Frost Sullivan eBroadcast : Balancing Customer Experience and Profitability in a Mobile World Persona Development and IVR Voices : Voxeo and GMVoices March 9th , 2012 by alyx Tweet Providing best-in-class IVR technology is a science , but deciding on the right messages and voice for your new IVR system is more of an art . After you’ve customized your IVR script with the right message , the next step you should take is to give your system a distinct voice that will resonate with your customers and set the tone for your message and your brand . image To find the right voice for your message , you can develop a persona by considering your customers’ demographics and : intent : Demographics You probably

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3/8/2012

    Updated: 2012-03-08 23:33:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Thursday , March 08, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3 8 2012 A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more

  • Prophecy 11 Staging Environment: Configuration Changes

    Updated: 2012-03-08 20:58:19
    : Voxeo Developers Corner Tips , tricks and tutorials about developing applications on Voxeo platforms VoiceObjects : Managing Lists with DTMF Input Slides from T-Mobile : Reverting a Long SIP ANI Prophecy 11 Staging Environment : Configuration Changes March 8th , 2012 by alyx Tweet On March 8th , 2012, Voxeo is implementing some configuration changes to the hosted Prophecy 11 staging environment related to ASR , which will affect those who currently use Prophecy ASR for voice recognition . First , we’re making Voxeo Premium ASR , our premium speech engine with increased ASR accuracy , the default speech recognition engine . The previous default Prophecy ASR will cease to be available in Staging for new applications and will be fully phased out of Voxeo hosting by the beginning of the

  • Voxeo Partner Profile: MicroAutomation

    Updated: 2012-03-08 14:01:21
    : Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Voxeo Partner Spotlight : IVS , Blue Flame Industries and Arca+ Persona Development and IVR Voices : Voxeo and GMVoices Voxeo Partner Profile : MicroAutomation March 8th , 2012 by alyx Tweet Founded in 1991 by the lead architect of IBM’s CallPath product , MicroAutomation designs , develops and deploys contact center solutions for commercial , government and E911 customers . MicroAutomation focuses on solutions that enhance the customer experience , leading to increased customer satisfaction and retention , improved efficiency and demonstrable ROI . Through continuous testing and optimization in its state-of-the-art lab , MicroAutomation’s team focuses on integrating new technologies into new and existing call center infrastructures . We sat down with

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3/7/2012

    Updated: 2012-03-07 23:11:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Wednesday , March 07, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3 7 2012 A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more

  • PCI Compliance Capabilities Now Available In Voxeo’s Hosted Cloud

    Updated: 2012-03-07 14:32:23
    Speaking of Standards A Voxeo view on industry standards IPv6 Live Chat on Twitter Today March 1, 2012 PCI Compliance Capabilities Now Available In Voxeo’s Hosted Cloud March 7th , 2012 by alyx Tweet Voxeo is proud to announce today that we’re bringing Level 1 PCI-compliance capabilities to multiple data centers in the United States and Europe for hosted applications that are built in line with PCI compliance best practices . Now , for compliant applications on the Voxeo hosted cloud , merchants , banks and callers using automated-self service systems can rest assured that any sensitive credit card or financial information that passes through the Voxeo network will be protected to the highest standards of compliance to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI-DSS PCI Level 1

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3/6/2012+

    Updated: 2012-03-06 23:36:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Tuesday , March 06, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3 6 2012+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more

  • Auto-Returning Phone Calls with Tropo

    Updated: 2012-03-05 21:07:23
    Using Tropo’s Scripting API and Ruby, I wrote a clever little script that allows you to automatically return missed calls from people as soon as you hang up a phone call. Here is the use case: User A calls user B While users A and B talking, user C calls user B Tropo script records [...] No related posts.

  • Voxeo Partner Spotlight: IVS, Blue Flame Industries and Arca+

    Updated: 2012-03-05 14:25:50
    : , Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Voxeo Partner Spotlight : Chrysalis Software Voxeo Partner Profile : MicroAutomation Voxeo Partner Spotlight : IVS , Blue Flame Industries and Arca+ March 5th , 2012 by alyx Tweet BlueFlame Industries , which focuses on many different industries and project scopes , founded Integrated Voice Solutions IVS in 2004 with a singular mission in mind : pairing world-class professional services with open technology standards to build best-in-class , self-service solutions for call centers , financial institutions , utilities , healthcare providers and the retail industry . We chatted with Jay Bolton of BlueFlame to learn more about IVS , Arca+ and BlueFlame’s latest . projects : Overview BlueFlame was founded as a vehicle for creating companies from our ideas .

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3/5/2012+

    Updated: 2012-03-05 08:01:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Monday , March 05, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3 5 2012+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more

  • Windows 8 Preview Engagement and Sentiment Analysis with Microsoft Codename “Social Analytics”

    Updated: 2012-03-04 22:33:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Sunday , March 04, 2012 Windows 8 Preview Engagement and Sentiment Analysis with Microsoft Codename Social Analytics” The VancouverWindows8 data set created by the Codename Social Analytics” team and used by my Microsoft Codename Social Analytics” Windows Form

  • Windows Azure Compute Availability Logs: North and South Central US Data Centers, 2/29 and 3/1/2012

    Updated: 2012-03-04 22:03:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Sunday , March 04, 2012 Windows Azure Compute Availability Logs : North and South Central US Data Centers , 2 29 and 3 1 2012 Following is a transcript of the logs for the Windows Azure Compute service disruption on 2 29 and 3 1 2012 for Microsoft’s North

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