WHITE PAPER - Secure software starts in development.  A defect-- quality flaws or security vulnerabilities-- caught early in the production cycle costs far less to fix than when caught later in production. How do you ensure that security standards are met as part of your quality measures? 
Posted: March 10, 2010 | Published: December 14, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Application Security | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Tools | Software Quality Assurance | Software Testing | Source Code Control

WHITE PAPER - Extend and enhance key Microsoft technologies with rule technology, and quantify ROI for the CFO. This paper provides:  factors for determining the ROI of implementing rule technology, IT and Business cost considerations, User implementation example and Description of RuleVantage, an online tool for analyzing costs for your unique requirements.
Posted: March 9, 2010 | Published: March 9, 2010


Topics:  .NET | Application Development | Business Process Automation | Business Processes | Business Systems | Compliance Best Practices | Cost Benefit Analysis | Decision Support Systems | ROI | Windows | Wireless Development Tools

WHITE PAPER - Caucho Technology aims to certify the Resin 4 application server on the newly finalized Java EE 6 Web Profile. This white paper discusses the Java EE 6 Web Profile and how it fits with the development philosophy of Resin as well as the details of our implementation including Resin extensions to the Java EE 6 Web Profile.
Posted: March 5, 2010 | Published: March 4, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Application Programming Interfaces | Application Server Software | Applications Software | Enterprise Applications Software | J2EE | J2EE Application Server Software | Java | JavaBeans | Open Source | Open Source Software | Server Software

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines three proven mainframe application modernization strategies and the business imperative in considering them.
Posted: March 4, 2010 | Published: March 4, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Applications Management | Business IT Alignment | Data Migration | Enterprise Applications Software | IT Spending | Mainframe Computers | Testing

WHITE PAPER - Agile Software Development is one of the most effective methodologies to develop application software. This paper examines and compares RDBMS with several object persistence methods within the context of Agile Software Development by quantifying the impact of these methods on the velocity and success of an agile application development project.
Posted: March 3, 2010 | Published: December 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Database Architectures | Database Design | Databases | Object-Oriented Database Management Software | Object-Oriented Databases | Object-Oriented Development Tools | Object-Oriented Programming | Product Development | Relational Database Management Software | Software Development Methodologies

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses how a new generation of platforms in the application stack is designed to both deliver a specific layer of functionality and enable rapid prototyping, allowing development teams to focus their efforts on the value they add and gain time for more innovation.
Posted: February 24, 2010 | Published: February 24, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Application Performance Management | Application Programming Interfaces | Applications Management | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Business Processes | Dashboards | Data Warehouses | Rapid Application Development | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Crystal Reports 2008 software enables your end users to consume reports that include stunning visualizations while they conduct on-report business modeling and execute decisions instantly from the report itself – reducing dependency on IT and developers. This latest version delivers actionable data for your organization.
Posted: February 24, 2010 | Published: February 24, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Application Hosting | Application Infrastructure | Application Infrastructure Providers | Application Integration | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Life-Cycle Management Software | Business Models

WHITE PAPER - Producing high-quality, feature-rich software while meeting regulatory guidelines presents a unique set of challenges for those developing medical device software. The key to success is implementing an effective software verification process that maximizes development productivity and best practices while ensuring code quality and security.
Posted: February 22, 2010 | Published: November 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Compliance Best Practices | FDA Compliance | ISO | Medical Devices | Regulations | Regulatory Compliance | Software Development Methodologies | Software Quality Assurance | Source Code Control

WHITE PAPER - Embedded software development teams in the medical device sector are striving to meet growing market demands while dealing with increased software complexity across global teams, business and engineering challenges with limited engineering resources and increased code complexity. Read this paper to learn how to optimize productivity challenges.
Posted: February 22, 2010 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Code Management | FDA Compliance | Medical Devices | Quality Control | Quality Control Standards | Regulatory Compliance | Software Development Methodologies | Software Quality Assurance | Software Testing | Source Code Control

WHITE PAPER - As Agile is embraced by development organizations everywhere, the need to produce clean, maintainable software quickly is great. To achieve development agility, developers must maintain velocity, eliminate bug debt, and focus on peer interaction. Read this paper to learn how to automate time consuming development activities to boost productivity.
Posted: February 22, 2010 | Published: November 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | C | C++ | Code Management | Debugging | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Engineers | Software Quality Assurance | Software Testing | Source Code Control

WHITE PAPER - This paper looks at environmental requirements and the matching design requirements for capturing real-world application performance interdependencies. It then assesses Compuware’s unified approach to combine enterprise and Internet application performance monitoring for more advanced service management and diagnostics across all sectors of APM.
Posted: February 19, 2010 | Published: February 19, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Monitoring | Application Monitoring Software | Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | Applications Management | Cloud Computing | Mobile Device Management | Web 2.0

WHITE PAPER - An effective solution for APM in a virtualized environment will quickly pinpoint the root cause of any issue. This will reduce the need for war rooms, eliminate finger-pointing and improve collaboration. This paper examines these challenges in more detail, and describes what to look for in an effective APM solution for a virtualized world.
Posted: February 19, 2010 | Published: February 19, 2010


Topics:  .NET | Application Development | Application Infrastructure | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | Applications Management Services | Collaboration | Java | Virtual Machine

WHITE PAPER - Companies are reaping the benefits from mobile CRM, field service and sales force automation processes with the latest Research In Motion (RIM) offerings. Read this white paper to learn more!
Posted: February 18, 2010 | Published: February 18, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | CRM | Mobile CRM | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Workers | ROI | Sales and Marketing Software | Sales Force Automation | Smart Phones

WHITE PAPER - The more employees rely on their BlackBerry® smartphones, the greater the need for enterprise applications that fit their, and the company's, specific needs. But IT organizations can't always do it on their own. This white paper covers some best practices and resources for creating mobile enterprise applications.
Posted: February 18, 2010 | Published: February 18, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Applications Management | CIOs | Enterprise Application Integration Middleware | Enterprise Applications Software | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Middleware | Mobile Workers | Productivity | Smart Phones

WHITE PAPER - With both Oracle and SAP trying to attract small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to their enterprise applications, many have wondered: can they deliver successful deployments to smaller customers? Nucleus Research decided to answer that by investigating the success SMBs are having today with Oracle and SAP enterprise applications.
Posted: February 15, 2010 | Published: February 15, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Development | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Life-Cycle Management Software | Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | Rapid Application Development