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Mastering the Iteration: An Agile White Paper Mastering the Iteration: An Agile White Paper
The 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.
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Microsoft Empower for ISVs Microsoft Empower for ISVs
What can you buy your developers for $375? What about development tools, software licenses and technical support? Join Microsoft Empower for ISVs for just U.S.$375 and your business will benefit from a wealth of resources including a MSDN subscription. Join today and you'll be entered for a chance to win prizes to treat your development team.
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Making the Most of Your E-Mail ... by taking the worry out of it Making the Most of Your E-Mail ... by taking the worry out of it
This 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.
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Many .NET Teams Are Underperforming … Is Yours? Many .NET Teams Are Underperforming … Is Yours?
An InnerWorkings Case Study: First Data
Application 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.
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Five Biggest Blunders when Building Spreadsheet Applications in Java Five Biggest Blunders when Building Spreadsheet Applications in Java
Developers are often asked to incorporate spreadsheets into Java applications. Some common pitfalls await the developer in this endeavor. Read this paper to learn the 5 biggest blunders when building spreadsheet applications in Java -- and how to avoid them.
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Taming Software Quality Complexity with Virtual Lab Automation Taming Software Quality Complexity with Virtual Lab Automation
This 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's ability to test more efficiently, across a wider range of environments, with greater coverage -- ultimately improving IT product quality across multiple configuration and platforms.
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Building Your Business on Microsoft Building Your Business on Microsoft
April 28 – May 8, 2008 8:00 am EDT/11:00 am PDT
This series of 9 webcasts focuses on the Microsoft tools and applications that support critical business decisions to ensure the overall success of your business. This series will speak to the tactical and strategic applications and elements in technology and will showcase the new features in SQL Server 2008®.
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Save Big With Microsoft Services Provider Licensing Save Big With Microsoft Services Provider Licensing
Hosting Providers save big with Microsoft Services Provider Licensing. License the latest Microsoft software on a monthly basis, risk free, to provide services and hosted applications to your end customers. Better still, there are no upfront costs and you pay for only what you use!
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Top Considerations for Ensuring .NET Application Manageability Top Considerations for Ensuring .NET Application Manageability
Strategies 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.
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Storm: The First Comprehensive Solution for Internet Fraud Storm: The First Comprehensive Solution for Internet Fraud
The 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.
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Embarcadero ER/Studio Enterprise Embarcadero ER/Studio Enterprise
Embarcadero® 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 databases.
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Embarcadero DBArtisan Embarcadero DBArtisan
Embarcadero® 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.
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Embarcadero Rapid SQL Embarcadero Rapid SQL
Embarcadero® Rapid SQL®, a 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.
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Still Sneaking In: The Threats Your Security Tools Aren Still Sneaking In: The Threats Your Security Tools Aren't Telling You About

Web 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?
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Second Shot has been EXTENDED for a limited time! Second Shot has been EXTENDED for a limited time!
Due to popular demand, Second Shot has been extended through June 30, 2008. With Second Shot all MCP candidates can get a free second chance to pass a Microsoft IT Professional, Developer, project manager, or Microsoft Dynamics certification exam. This offer is open to worldwide MCP candidates who fail their first attempt at one of these exams. This offer extension is for a limited time only, so register for the offer now! To register or to learn more about getting a free second chance to pass your Microsoft Certification exam ... ... Click here and go directly to Microsoft's site!


Maximizing Site Visitor Trust Using Extended Validation SSL Maximizing Site Visitor Trust Using Extended Validation SSL
Increase 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.
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Tapping into Spreadsheet Logic from Java: Four Server-based Approaches Tapping into Spreadsheet Logic from Java: Four Server-based Approaches
Java applications often need to tap into logic in a spreadsheet. Developers are challenged to do this in a way that fits into the Java architecture. Learn four approaches for automating Excel logic, along with advantages and disadvantages of each.
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Automating Excel Reports: Five Approaches for Java Developers Automating Excel Reports: Five Approaches for Java Developers
Java 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.
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Federating SharePoint Sites within WebSphere Portal Federating SharePoint Sites within WebSphere Portal
Integrate SharePoint® with .NET and Java™ applications in an open, scalable, and SOA-ready IBM WebSphere® Portal environment. Composite applications, single sign-on, and authentication schemes across .NET and Java are examined in detail.
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Seven Design Requirements for Web 2.0 Threat Prevention Seven Design Requirements for Web 2.0 Threat Prevention
Drawing on customer experience, Forrester Consulting, and data gathered from TrustedSource™ (the Secure Computing® global Web and messaging reputation system), as well as third-party sources, this paper outlines the new Web 2.0 threats and explains why most security solutions in place today are not adequate to protect against these threats. The paper then goes on to propose a set of Seven Design Requirements for Web 2.0 Threat Prevention, and reviews Secure Computing’s relevant product and technology offerings.
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Seven Design Requirements for Web 2.0 Threat Prevention Seven Design Requirements for Web 2.0 Threat Prevention
Drawing on customer experience, Forrester Consulting, and data gathered from TrustedSource™ (the Secure Computing® global Web and messaging reputation system), as well as third-party sources, this paper outlines the new Web 2.0 threats and explains why most security solutions in place today are not adequate to protect against these threats. The paper then goes on to propose a set of Seven Design Requirements for Web 2.0 Threat Prevention, and reviews Secure Computing’s relevant product and technology offerings.
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Avaya Unified Communications: The Business Value of Unifying Communications Avaya Unified Communications: The Business Value of Unifying Communications
Get an overview of the business value related to Avaya and Microsoft's joint Unified Communications solutions. It includes valuable information for you to better understand the elements and steps involved in making the Unified Communications decision and covers the important factors that will help make your Unified Communications solution implementation a success.
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Did you GET the memo? Getting you from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 Security Did you GET the memo? Getting you from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 Security
The Web is becoming more dangerous. Read about the inherent security threats and design considerations for implementation of Web 2.0 application services and how to protect users within the enterprise network from the new security threats.
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Visual Studio Magazine 2007 Readers Choice Awards and Buyers Guide Visual Studio Magazine 2007 Readers Choice Awards and Buyers Guide
Get Visual Studio Magazine's 2007 Readers Choice Awards and Buyers Guide, your annual special issue that lists the astounding number of third-party products available to developers who use Visual Studio. This year's list includes more than 450 products from nearly 250 vendors, broken down into 22 categories, plus our 2007 Readers Choice Award and Editors Choice Award winners.
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Internet Risk Management In The Web 2.0 World Internet Risk Management In The Web 2.0 World
An Internet risk study by Forrester Consulting
This FREE report details the prevalence of Web 2.0 in the enterprise and why the need for more effective Web protection has never been greater! Learn how to thwart the new malware that uses the Web to propagate a plethora of new threats undeterred by traditional security means.
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