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Analyze Use Cases by Architectural Relevance: Using Architectural Mechanisms to Improve the Software Development Life Cycle

whitepaper The term architectural relevance refers to a system aspect, either functional or nonfunctional, that is central to determining the fundamental structure of that system. One of the core best practices for software development is to focus on the...

Tags: software engineering

[16 May 2008]

Graphics File Types Word Can Use

whitepaper A file's structure defines how it is stored and displayed. One can insert many popular graphics file formats (file format: The way in which information is stored in a file so that a program can open and save the file.

Tags: data visualization

[16 May 2008]

Implementing Custom Databinding and Custom Function Selectors in IBM WebSphere Adapters

whitepaper One can use data bindings to transform binary data to an Service Data Object (SDO) data structure during inbound flow and transform the SDO to binary data during outbound flow. Data bindings transform the data produced by Enterprise Information...

Tags: web services

[16 May 2008]

MCA Error Recovery: HP-UX Feature for Recovering From Machine Check Aborts

whitepaper Some of these problems are caused by transient events such as an alpha particle strike on memory, cache, or a processor data structure. HP Integrity servers provide superior reliability and availability.

Tags: processors

[16 May 2008]

Troubleshoot Spelling, Grammar, and Other Proofing Tools

whitepaper It might also be because the grammar checker can't determine the correct linguistic structure of certain sentences. Microsoft Word provides a "Natural language" grammar checker that flags possible problems by performing a comprehensive analysis of...

Tags: word processing

[16 May 2008]

Select Text and Graphics

whitepaper Microsoft Word provides additional methods for selecting items in a table, drawing objects, or text in outline view (outline view: A view that shows the headings of a document indented to represent their level in the document's structure.

Tags: graphics components

[16 May 2008]

Jump-Start Business Activity Monitoring (BAM), Part 5: Structure Your Data to Fully Exploit WebSphere Business Monitor Dashboard Capabilities - Modeling Process Data for Dimensional Analysis

whitepaper In Part 4 of this series one is introduced to IBM WebSphere Business Monitor V6.0.2 dashboard. Dashboards are fundamental to Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) because they present useful information to end users in a way that is easily understood...

Tags: monitoring systems

[15 May 2008]

Visual Data Modeling in Rational Application Developer 6.0: New Data Model Features

whitepaper To be effective, it must be simple enough to communicate the required data structure to the end user, yet detailed enough that the database designer can create the physical structure. A data model is a plan for building a database.

Tags: software engineering

[15 May 2008]

Application Architecture Essentials, Part 2: Getting Started With Design Patterns

whitepaper Patterns cover many complex areas, from large-scale structure of the application architecture to specific design problem solutions. Identifying, applying, and documenting patterns are ubiquitous activities for application architects.

Tags: software engineering

[15 May 2008]

Best Practices for Service Interface Design in SOA, Part 1: Exploring the Development, Interfaces, and Operation Semantics of Services

whitepaper Service interface structure is of primary importance in SOA because poorly designed service interfaces can have a negative effect on all applications that need to use them. Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) emphasizes loose coupling between...

Tags: web services

[15 May 2008]

Data Center I/O Performance Issues and Impacts

whitepaper While the cost per raw TByte may seem relatively inexpensive, the cost for I/O response time performance also needs to be effectively addressed and put into the proper context as part of the data center QoS cost structure.

Tags: data center

[15 May 2008]

Information Architecture 101: A Crash Course for the Enterprise Architect - Synergies, Alignment, and the Relationship Between SOA and Infrastructure Virtualization

whitepaper Typically, during any development project, there is an area where the needs of the users, the structure of the content, and the needs of the organization overlap. What is information architecture? The Asilomar Institute for Information Architecture...

Tags: software engineering

[15 May 2008]

Application Architecture Essentials, Part 3: Getting Started With Application Development Methodologies

whitepaper The role of an architect is to translate the need for automation (requirements) into an appropriate structure (design) and the means of construction (methodology) within resource limitations (time, financing, skills).

Tags: software engineering

[15 May 2008]

Import COBOL Copybooks in IBM Rational Data Architect: Don't Lose the Legacy

whitepaper Copybooks have a simple structure containing a description of a data record. COBOL copybooks are often considered to be "Legacy data. Many companies rely on the information in those structures, so they need to be included in the data modeling process.

Tags: software engineering

[15 May 2008]

Eclipse Internet Improves Workforce Effectiveness by Automating Financial Processes

whitepaper Eclipse wanted to streamline billing and payments processes - safely manage a complex billing structure associated with various product offerings and enable transparency in financial processes to help the company drive further growth, including...

Tags: customer support services

[14 May 2008]

Disseminating Expertise in Social Networks

whitepaper This paper introduces a data structure called "Expertise Dictionary", which encapsulates automatically mined expertise keywords for transport across firewalls. Expertise Location Servers are usually isolated behind corporate firewalls because they...

Tags: firewalls

[14 May 2008]

Create Great Classroom Presentations

whitepaper Whether one is teaching a high school biology class about cell structure or a middle school English class about the short stories of J.D. Great multimedia classroom presentations are more than just simple slide shows with stick figure clip art and...

Tags: it hr - staffing - training

[13 May 2008]

Choose the Appropriate Legal Structure for a New Business

whitepaper One of the first tasks one will need to address is to determine the best legal structure for one's new business. Selecting the appropriate business structure will help one find the best way to treat income and assets.

Tags: business management

[12 May 2008]

Yahoo! - Microsoft walks away

News Yang told Reuters the company would take care to structure any new efforts to "preserve as much (as possible) long-term flexibility for Yahoo! chief Jerry Yang signalled a more open stance towards Microsoft yesterday, saying he had been seeking...

Tags: bid, yahoo, microsoft

[06 May 2008]

The Merchant-Acquiring Side of the Payment Card Industry: Structure, Operations, and Challenges

whitepaper In addition, the presenter discussed two recent developments: the emergence of data security standards and the new public structure of payment networks, which have drawn the focus of lawmakers, policymakers, and consumers to the merchant-acquiring...

Tags: security standards

[06 May 2008]

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