Solaris 10 Disk Suite Companion Disk Sun Freeware: Freeware. Sun is working to ensure that the strength of the Solaris Operating System is complemented by a collection of popular, freely available software. This freeware includes utilities, productivity tools, and development tools. Users can now more conveniently leverage the technologies shared on the Internet. Learn more about Sun’s freeware offering in the Solaris disk suite. more>

Crystal Reports XI is the latest version of the report writer from Business Objects. Local reports guru David McAmis takes the new version for a spin. more>

Software as a Service Tutorial SaaS Market ERP Servers: In this letter, I plan to turn my attention to software as a service (SaaS) — an exciting delivery model for software. In the most basic terms, SaaS involves delivering and receiving software as bytes over the Internet instead of buying and installing software locally as bits. Given the recent hoopla over SaaS, it is no exaggeration to say that it has been a big hit in many areas. Many consumers use SaaS every day with services like Google, Yahoo!, and eBay, but now those services and many others in the ERP space are moving into the enterprise. In case there are still any SaaS doubters, let's take a moment to examine some of the numbers. more>

Game Developers, your demo could win you a share of cool prizes. Intel is looking for the best Threaded Game and Best Game on the Go. Gain exposure for your project and take advantage of our development resources. more>

Intel Thread Profiler Windows Demo: This free Intel demo will step you through using the Intel Thread Profiler and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 to sped up your Windows applications. Learn about high performance threading now! more>

Characteristics and Advantages of Thin Client Server Based Networks: Achieving Server/Desktop Flexibility Using server-based computing to drive interoperability in heterogeneous IT environments.For as long as there have been servers and clients, there has been debate about how much power should be granted to each constituent. On one hand, server proponents argue that manageability and security can be improved by taking power from the desktop and granting it to the network. Meanwhile, client advocates protest that some applications require local horsepower and certain users need to access applications when disconnected from the network. And they point out that most enterprises require a mix of operating systems and computing devices — all of which may stymie efforts to move entirely to a server-based environment. more>

Solaris 10 Disk Suite Companion Disk Sun Freeware: Freeware. Sun is working to ensure that the strength of the Solaris Operating System is complemented by a collection of popular, freely available software. This freeware includes utilities, productivity tools, and development tools. Users can now more conveniently leverage the technologies shared on the Internet. Learn more about Sun’s freeware offering in the Solaris disk suite. more>

Is performance excellence a goal for your company? In celebration of National Quality Month, Executive Boardroom presents a dialogue with Sun's Kay Kendall and Junaid Mohiuddin, who serve on the Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the premier award given to U.S. companies that demonstrate performance excellence in their operations. more>

How can you ensure that a merger or acquisition is successful? Strategic assessment of long-term objectives, resource integration, and clear communications are key best practices. Brian Sutphin, Sun EVP of Corporate Development and Alliances, explains. more>

This Flash* animation guides you through the features and benefits of the Intel® VTune™ Performance Analyzer for Windows. more>

Building an SOA? Get this technical how-to paper on ways that Sun's Java Composite Application Platform Suite can help streamline development and orchestrate services across systems. more>

Contains 118 C# and VB.NET samples from the Crystal Reports documentation, Customer Support Sites, and Product Management for CR.NET, RAS, and the Enterprise Framework (scheduling, publishing, user administration). more>

Partnership Non-disclosure Agreement Group Collaboration Software: When you hear the word "sharing," what comes to mind? Altruism? Charity? Philanthropy? In the years to come, I predict when business leaders think about "sharing," they will have a significantly different take than what they do today. For the enlightened and entrepreneurial, the definition of "sharing" is already broadening in new and surprising ways. Value. Opportunity. Growth. Learn about group collaboration in strategic partnership agreements. more>

New Technologies for AJAX and Web App Dev. Get tech tips into using the Project Phobos lightweight Web application framework to build applications with JavaScript, AJAX, and the Java EE stack. more>

Software Digital Logic Integrated Circuit Design Fundamentals: Learn how Sun Distinguished Engineer Steve Rubin invented a method of designing integrated circuits that he thinks is a "no brainer". more>

Recently added to the Business Objects BI tool set, Crystal Xcelsius, is a stand-alone Windows application, designed to create interactive dashboards. Crystal Xcelsius uses a point-and-click interface that lets you create dashboards and visual business models from Crystal reports, personal spreadsheets, webservices or corporate data, and easily distribute them via PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, PDF, and the web (as flash SWF files). more>

Start learning to use SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services with this free SSRS training course module available from AppDev via download or CD. more>

Sun Identity Management (IDM) Tutorial Data Center Security Policy: Solutions that work in your environment. Today’s enterprise is operating an increasing number of secure systems and applications and, at the same time, moving beyond its traditional boundaries to work with more and more outside partners who have their own secure IT infrastructures. By making it possible to securely share identity information across internal and external resources, effective identity management enables secure, efficient interoperability in even the most diverse environments. Without it, secure administration and management of all these systems and applications would be a nightmare, if not an impossibility. more>

Open Source Projects in Computer Science: Start using Intel's Threading Building Blocks (TBB) for your open source computer science projects in distributed and parallel computing. TBB makes C++ threading a breeze whether you are a student or an expert programmer. more>

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Create Threads Faster. Intel Thread Checker reduces time to market for threaded applications by speeding up the development process. Now supporting Intel® 64 architecture and Microsoft Visual Studio* 2005 environments. more>

Contains 115 Java code samples from the Crystal Reports documentation, Customer Support Sites, and Product Management for the Java Reporting Component, RAS, and the Enterprise Framework (scheduling, publishing, user administration). more>

View and compare the differences between Crystal Report viewers. more>

Solaris 10 Container Virtualization Primer: One of the key breakthrough technologies in Solaris 10, Solaris Container has the ability to promote server consolidation, as well as improve application availability and manageability. In this interview, Inner Circle plays 20-plus questions with Sun virtualization experts Joost Pronk van Hoogeveen, Jeff Victor, and Chien-Hua Yen to more fully understand the potential, capabilities, and limitations of Solaris Containers and Solaris Zones. more>

C++ Threading Building Blocks: Check out Intel's latest Threading Building Blocks (TBB) for your C++ game programming or other threading, distributed and parallel programming projects. Become an expert thread programmer in no time by leveraging free C++ sample programs and the free C++ threading toolkit. more>

Get started with Java development using this free training course module on Java fundamentals. more>

Learn Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 programming in this free developer tutorial. more>

Jaime Zuluaga, Visualization Specialist, goes through various dashboard usage examples and dashboard design scenarios. Viewers will also learn about connecting to live data with Crystal Xcelsius Workgroup via a Web Service. more>