Register for CloudCamp @ Cloud Expo Silicon Valley Follow @CloudExpo on Twitter Further cementing its position as The Largest Cloud Computing Event in the World, the organizers of the 7th International Cloud Expo being held at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA, on November 1-4, 2010, announced today that the event will also feature - on November 2nd, 2010 - a CloudCamp unconference. CloudCamp @Cloud Expo Silicon Valley is aimed at anyone working with, or interested in working with, cloud technologies. "With the rapid change occurring in the industry, we need a place where we can meet to share our experiences, challenges and solutions," said CloudCamp co-founder Dave Nielsen, who will personally be facilitating the process on site at the Santa Clara Convention Center. "At CloudCamp," Nielsen continued, "participants will be encouraged to share their th... (more)

Struts Portlets with AJAX in Action

The Struts Framework from Apache is a very popular, robust Web application framework. Many corporate companies have deployed tons of Web applications using Struts. And they hit the ground with abundant technical resources. They can develop newer applications quickly. Portal implementations offer a new challenge by introducing new frameworks and APIs. To leverage existing assets and skills, WebSphere Portal supports the Struts Portlet Framework so Struts Web applications can be easily migrated to a portal.  AJAX, or Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, is a new happening technology to make Web applications function like client/server applications. I mean Web pages triggering requests based on events (asynchronously) that refresh only specific parts of a page as opposed to refreshing the whole page. The Struts Framework There's tons of information on Struts, AJAX, and the S... (more)

Kaazing Named "Gold Sponsor" of AJAX World Conference & Expo

Kaazing, headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, is founded for the purpose of delivering the best possible real-time experience for the Internet. The company provides real-time software solutions to customers who really care about their end-user experience when it comes to usability, scalability, and performance. In addition to providing commercial enterprise software delivering the best Internet real-time experience possible, Kaazing also delivers support, training, and consulting services. Register for AJAXWorld Conference & Expo Submit Your Paper to Present a Session Sponsor AJAXWorld Conference & Expo 2008  Will Be The Decision Year for RIAs AJAXWorld Conference & Expo 2008 will provide delegates with the optimum balance between RIAs, Rich Web Technologies and AJAX, while underlining business needs, technology potential, and enhanced user experience. This year ... (more)

The Business Value of RIAs: An Informal, Virtual Round Table

'The experience that web application users expect has changed profoundly as 'RIA' style application design has become prevalent,' says Microsoft's Joe Stagner. 'Companies developing web applications can't wait any longer to solidify their Rich Internet Application strategy.' Stagner was talking with SYS-CON.com this week as part of an informal, virtual round table on The Business Value of RIAs. "It's a 'perfect storm' for Rich Internet Applications right now, just add up the factors..." Stagner - a popular speaker at the upcoming  in New York City in March and a senior program manager in Microsoft's Developer Tools and Platform Group - continues. He then lists the main five, as he views it: Browser users are more and more experienced and non-techies have become “experienced” users. Web access in developed counties is approaching ubiquity and access in the ... (more)

JSON Creator Douglas Crawford Reveals the Brilliance Within JavaScript at AJAXWorld

JavaScript is currently the world's most used programming language, JSON creator Douglas Crawford told a very full keynote room full of delegates at the 6th International RIA Conference & Expo in San Jose, CA, today. "The very best part of JS is its stability. That is what made AJAX possible," declared Crockford. He then went on, though, to sketch in details some of JavaScript's bad parts. The Most Distinguished Conference Faculty Alumni - A Who's Who of the RIA Rock Stars! AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo faculty alumni include such notable speakers as: Brad Abrams (Microsoft), Danny Allan (Watchfire), Jean-Francois Arcand (Sun Microsystems), Roland Barcia (IBM), Jeffrey Barr (Amazon), Robb Beal (Lazslo Systems), Sumeer Bhola (IBM), Robert Boedigheimer (The Schwan Food Company), David Boloker (IBM), Jeff Brown (G2One), Shane Bryzak (JBoss), Bob Buffone (Nexaweb), Ku... (more)

JavaFX - Where is Applet tag?!

JavaFX uses dtfx.js which in turn uses deployJava.js to detect presence of java, the version of java on the system etc. Refer to Java Deployment Toolkit documentation for more information. ... (more)

Digital Facelift for a Market Leader

San Jose, CA, November 04, 2010 --(PR.com)-- ISCS, a provider of insurance automation software for the property and casualty insurance markets, sought a brand facelift befitting its explosive growth, increased market visibility and highly positive analyst coverage. To accomplish this task and elevate the brand to the level of its elite clientele, ISCS looked to its long-time creative agency and tasked dystrick with the job. dystrick’s process meant keeping in touch with, and understanding, the ever-moving markets of its clients. This included revisiting ISCS’s lines of business and market philosophy while conducting a series of workshops, brainstorming sessions, and interviews. dystrick’s User Experience and Creative Services teams spent time revisiting with key stakeholders to understand new opportunities and analyze the constraints and success fa... (more)

The Odd Couple: Marrying Agile and Waterfall

This article depicts the best practice approach for integrating Agile approaches and specifically Scrum development with traditional overarching linear approaches, specifically waterfall methodology. The agile PMO, properly defined, can be positioned to secure Agile-Scrum benefits while maintaining the necessary overarching control. The challenge Over the last two decades, various Agile approaches have been introduced and practiced. Of these, in last 5 to 7 years, Scrum has gained the most popularity resulting from a combination of simplicity, ease of use, and effective public relations. Scrum success in software development organizations has been a powerful driver for roll outs across products, industries and businesses. As described, this was exacerbated by a focused marketing effort from Scrum evangelists. Unfortunately, most of these organizations were not stru... (more)

Let’s co-develop CGaaS – Cloud Gaming as a Service

One of the core ideas of Sun Tzu’s Art of War is to concentrate your forces where you have positions of strengths, or in gambling terms, to ‘double down‘ when you have a winning hand. For Canada’s goals of reversing an innovation decline and ours of building a world-leading Cloud computing industry cluster, this means linking our programs to existing high-growth markets. For example while Canada has an overall poor rating in terms of the overall Digital Economy, they tell a very strong story when it comes to Gaming. TechVibes writes Canada is the worlds third largest game producer, and ESA, the industry association, provides this detailed report on the Canadian Gaming Industry 2013. This explains how the industry generates a large volume of well paying technical and creative jobs, highlighting that the average salary for game developers in Can... (more)

PEER 1 Launches SmartMonitoring

Comprehensive Application and System Monitoring Now Available to Managed Hosting Customers, Improving Network Health and Efficiency VANCOUVER, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX:PIX), a leading online IT hosting provider, has launched SmartMonitoring, a full suite of advanced monitoring solutions now available for its managed hosting customers. Utilizing the platform of partner, Absolute Performance Inc., SmartMonitoring provides in-depth data and analysis to better anticipate IT needs for business success. This offering, which will be expanded to all product lines later this year, represents strategic momentum in working together with best-of-breed companies to provide PEER 1 customers a valuable range of products and services. "With the launch of SmartMonitoring, we are offering the best monitoring services available, while conti... (more)

Atmel Announces World's Most Powerful Touchscreen Technology With Revolutionary Performance

maXTouch represents the market's most advanced Touchscreen Technology for Mobile Phones, Netbooks and other Electronic Devices SAN JOSE, Calif., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today a new fully integrated capacitive touchscreen technology - maXTouch(TM) - providing touchscreen performance which significantly exceeds today's leading edge solutions. Atmel's patented capacitive touch technology combined with an optimized and touch-sensing enabled AVR(R) microcontroller provide unlimited touch capability, the fastest response times and the highest acquisition precision. The general release of products based on the new maXTouch technology is scheduled for September 2009, and is already being demonstrated to major OEMs around the world. "The initial reception of those customers who are already designing with the maXTouch technology ... (more)