http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/Free Resources from Redmond Developer News and reddevnews.com including IT Influencer, PDFs, White Papers, WebCasts, AudioCasts and more.en-us(c) 1996-2007 1105 Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.Resources780This white paper helps administrators narrow down the various services that are at their disposal for handling messaging within their organization. Traditional thought leans toward in-house solutions, while a modern approach involves hosted solutions like dedicated messaging, hosted e-mail, hosted Exchange or a combination of solutions. Learn how each may benefit your organization and what to look for in service providers for these hosted solutions. Get it now! (PDF, 5 pages)http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=653http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=653#1Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTApplication development is still a "dark art" and software projects continue to fail as often as they succeed. Why? This case study explores how First Data Corp invested in the success of their software teams by adopting a hands-on approach to .NET developer training. Get it now from the Tech Library! (PDF, 5 pages)http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=650http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=650#2Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTThis paper explores new ways of integrating virtual environments seamlessly into the software testing process and exemplifies how modern test management technologies align to enable a quantum leap in a test teams ability to test more efficiently, across a wider range of environments, with greater coverage -- ultimately improving IT product quality across multiple configuration and platforms. Get it now! (PDF, 14 pages) http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=643http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=643#3Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTAdding Reporting Power to Applications and Online Services. This white paper outlines the reporting technologies available for OEMs and describes which reporting development path makes the most sense given the customer’s specific integration and deployment environment. Get it now! (PDF, 6 pages)http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=645http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=645#4Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTAdoption of virtualization is concentrated among large enterprises, while adoption by mid-sized companies has been much slower. For these companies, the cost and complexity of server virtualization solutions has been a barrier. In this paper, we discuss how Citrix XenServer™ provides simple, economical server virtualization for any size company. Read it now! (PDF, 8 pages) http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=638http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=638#5Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTStrategies for migrating and developing .NET applications: Microsoft's .NET Framework provides a compelling platform for building robust distributed applications. This paper highlights the key application strategies that architects, developers and IT teams need to consider to ensure successful development and deployment. Learn more now. (PDF, 10 pages)http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=637http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=637#6Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe Storm worm, launched January 2007, was the first comprehensive solution for Internet fraud and attacks. Studying Storm helps us understand the current state-of-the-art hacking techniques and provides valuable lessons for the future. Read this paper now! (PDF, 12 pages) http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=634http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=634#7Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTEmbarcadero ER/Studio, an industry-leading data modeling tool, helps companies discover, document and re-use data assets. With round-trip database support, data architects have the power to easily reverse-engineer, analyze and optimize existing databases. Experience the product with a free 14-day trial. (Software download, 122.7 MB)http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=629http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=629#8Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTEmbarcadero DBArtisan, the leading cross-platform database administration tool, helps DBAs maximize availability, performance, and security. DBArtisan boosts productivity so DBAs can manage larger, more complex databases. Experience the product with a free 14-day trial. (Software download, 180.5 MB)http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=630http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=630#9Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTDownload a free 14-day trial of the leading cross-platform SQL IDE, helps database developers produce high-quality SQL code faster by simplifying SQL scripting, query building, object management, project management and version control. (Software download, 165.8 MB)http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=631http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=631#10Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTWeb 2.0 opens us up to many kinds of new attacks. IT Administrators have been forced to adjust their thinking in order to deal with these new attacks and keep systems and data secured. How can you ensure that your systems are safe in this new world of IT Threats? Read on! (PDF,8 pages)http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=621http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=621#11Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe heartbeat of Agile software development is the iteration – the ability to create working, tested, value-delivered code in a short time box. This paper describes the iteration pattern and the activities that a team engages in to meet this key challenge. (PDF, 14 pages)http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=508http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=508#12Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTIncrease customer confidence with Extended Validation (EV) SSL. EV SSL is the latest advancement in SSL in the past decade. Learn how it can display a green address bar for your customers-- giving them the green light to transact on your site. Read the white paper now! (PDF, 8 pages)http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=604http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=604#13Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTJava developers are often asked to provide timely reports needed for business decisions and operations. In some cases the developer is asked to replace an existing application because the current report output is limited or inflexible. In other cases the new application, when delivered, will replace tedious manual processes including querying data sources, cutting and pasting results into Excel files, and manipulating formats. Five alternative approaches are available for automating the delivery of Excel-based reports, each with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. This paper outlines the five approaches and where each can be best applied. Get it today. (PDF, 7 pages) http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=577http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=577#14Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTJava developers are often asked to automate the delivery of Excel-based reports. This paper outlines five approaches Java developers can use, the advantages and disadvantages of each and where each can be best applied. Get it now! (PDF, 8 pages) http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=578http://reddevnews.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=578#15Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT