DALLAS, Aug. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Amid the proliferation of real time data from sources such as mobile devices, web, social media, sensors, log files and transactional applications, Big Data has found a host of vertical market applications, ranging from fraud detection to R&D.; Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140821/138541 "Big Data Market: 2014 – 2020 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals & Forecasts" Key Findings: In 2014 Big Data vendors will pocket nearly $30 Billion from hardware, software and professional services revenues Big Data investments are further expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 17% over the next 6 years, eventually accounting for $76 Billion by the end of 2020 The market is ripe for acquisitions of pure-play Big Data startups, as competition heats up between IT incumbents Nearly every large scale IT ven... (more)

Componentizing a Monolithic Application in Java

Component-oriented development has many architectural advantages. In spite of this, many developers tend to solve problems the monolithic way on the first go. This article demonstrates how a monolithic design can be modified to achieve component-based design. During this conversion process, the necessity of Component Models and Frameworks are highlighted. The article demonstrates the componentization of an example monolithic application using a simple homegrown component model and framework developed by the authors. Introducing E-Store - A Business Application Let us assume that we need to implement a simple E-store business application. The application needs to cater to the following simple business use cases for a single actor - the consumer. Browse the catalog of products - Consumer can browse through the items in the store. E-store app displays the different produ... (more)

Struts Validations Framework Using AJAX

Real-time data validation is one of the advantages of AJAX technology. By applying this technology, the struts validation framework will enrich the struts MVC and move the Web application closer to the desktop application. The validation framework is used to validate fields. There are many ways to do validation on a Web application. It falls into two categories: server-side and client-side. A struts validation framework is one of the best frameworks for a Java-based Web application environment. It can configure the application using server-side validation and employ the error message that renders on the validation process invoked during the request processing time, or it can do client-side validation by using the JavaScript rendered on the requested page. AJAX is a JavaScript technology that can asynchronously call the server and fetch the XML documents that are so ... (more)

Event-Driven Web Application Design

Yahoo! User Interface Blog Frontend engineering rocks right now. The era of boring web sites is over and we’re all into pushing the envelope, erasing boundaries and getting beyond whatever prevents us from building the next killer web application. New companies building quick-turnaround web products spring up like mushrooms and many an old convention of web design is cast aside to make way for quick prototyping and agile development. The real confusing part of it — at least to me — is that we don’t try out new ways to approach web application development. Instead, there seem to be two separate schools of development approach: You either use a framework (like Ruby on Rails, Spring or Microsoft .NET) to build your web-app or You build your web app with best-practices ideas coming from more traditional web design and/or application design. The fra... (more)

Social Media on Ulitzer - Strategy Nets New AUM for RIA

Social Media on Ulitzer RIAbiz.com recently discussed the findings of an August 24-25, 2009 Investment News survey conducted on the Twitter habits of the financial-advisory community.  Not surprisingly the survey reveals that "a mere 14.9% of financial advisers say they communicate with clients or colleagues through Twitter.  Meanwhile, only 44.9% and 43.8% of advisers say they use LinkedIn and Facebook, respectively, the survey found". Have RIAbiz.com and Investment News missed the point?  It's not about Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn!  It's about communicating with one's customers and clients utilizing ALL the tools available! So, what's my point? Practical, functional, and sensible go a long way to enhancing the relationships financial advisors are trying to create between themselves and their customers and clients, with or without social media tools.  Social me... (more)

UseNetServer Announces Architectural Upgrades, 400 Days Retention

ASHBURN, VA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/08/09 -- UseNetServer, a top-tier provider of Usenet newsgroup access, today announced details of its massive network infrastructure upgrade to support an enhanced Usenet service featuring 400 days of retention. This multi-million dollar investment includes increased network backbone capacity for faster article delivery, a new datacenter and over 100 new storage servers. These service enhancements come at no added cost to subscribers. Late last year, UseNetServer completed a move from Atlanta, GA to a state-of-the-art datacenter in Ashburn, VA. As part of the move, the company built a larger network backbone resulting in faster connections to more networks, including direct network peering arrangements with over 800 broadband Internet Service Providers worldwide. As part of the infrastructure upgrade, UseNetServer significantly enha... (more)

edge IPK Wins ACORD Early Adopter Accomplishment Award for eForms Innovation

From the ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum, edge IPK, a provider of insurance specific Web portal solutions, today announced that it has been recognized by ACORD for eForms Innovation. Winning ACORD’s distinquished Early Adopter Accomplishment Award, edge IPK’s London Market Endorsement system demonstrated an impressive potential market savings of well over $18 million annually. “edge IPK is to be congratulated not only for earning an Early Adopter Award for eForms, but for showing the industry how beneficial ACORD data standards are for improving business and data flow,” said John Kellington, senior vice president, ACORD. The ACORD awards focus on the development of innovative implementations that highlight business value and business opportunities between trading partners. Using its edgeConnect SOA presentation platform, edge IPK developed a web based London M... (more)

MobileIron Announces Sentry App for iPad

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- MobileIron, the first company to deliver virtualized smartphone management for business, today announced its MobileIron Sentry App for iPad is available on the App Store. The app takes advantage of the rich interface, portability, and visual space of iPad to give IT a mobile command center from which they can monitor and take action on smartphones accessing enterprise email. The iPad itself has the potential to transform IT operations by enabling a new breed of interactive enterprise apps, like MobileIron Sentry, that allow IT professionals to truly take their work mobile. "We are at the intersection of two trends: widespread adoption of smartphones in the enterprise and the need for IT to take their own operations mobile. The iPhone is a key driver of the first and iPad allows us to offer an innovative solution f... (more)

Digia to Acquire Qt from Nokia

Digia, the software powerhouse listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki exchange (DIG1V), today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Qt software technologies and Qt business from Nokia. Following the acquisition Digia becomes responsible for all the Qt activities formerly carried out by Nokia. These include product development, as well as the commercial and open source licensing and service business. Following the acquisition, Digia plans to quickly enable Qt on Android, iOS and Windows 8 platforms. One of Digia’s key objectives with this acquisition is to improve its position within the Qt ecosystem by further strengthening Qt’s R&D; capabilities and expanding its reach on many more platforms than ever before. Since Digia acquired the Qt Commercial licensing business from Nokia in March 2011, the operation has continued to be successful and has grown subst... (more)

SheKnows.com, Leading US Women’s Lifestyle Site, Continues Global Expansion with SheKnows United Kingdom

Evolve Media Corp.’s SheKnows, among the largest online destinations for women in the US, announced today the third fully dedicated international site to launch this year: SheKnows United Kingdom (SheKnows.co.uk). Launched with over 1,000 articles, content on SheKnows.co.uk is created by all UK-based writers who are in touch with what matters most to women. All original content in the form of articles, tips, exclusive interviews and custom video mirrors the same relevant topics covered on the US site, with channels including Entertainment (British celebrities, British shows/American shows, movies, music, etc.), Beauty and Love, Home and Living, Parenting, Food (healthy recipes, quick and easy recipes, entertaining) and Health. SheKnows UK is the third country-specific SheKnows site to launch this year behind SheKnows Canada and SheKnows Australia. “We are excited to ... (more)

Leap2 Raises $1.6 Million to Reinvent Mobile Search

KANSAS CITY, MO -- (Marketwired) -- 04/30/13 -- Search as we know it rewards advertisers instead of users -- making it ripe for innovation. But, Leap2 is creating a new search platform -- one that pulls in web content, social conversations, images and local results. This begins with Leap2's new iOS and Android apps, launching today, and will soon be followed by a web version that reimagines search. Additionally, the Kansas City-based startup has received $1.6 million from individual and institutional investors led by Dundee Venture Capital, with support from OpenAir Equity, Linseed Capital and Wichita Technology Corporation. "By integrating images and social into search results, users gain perspective on whatever they're searching for," explained founder and CEO Mike Farmer. "We're not in the business of creating sponsored lists. We're empowering users with the inf... (more)