VIDEO - BPEL is an XML-based language that defines the execution of a business process. It is used to implement a particular flow through computer services. Now an OASIS standard, BPEL grew out of separate initiatives at IBM, Microsoft, and BEA to create an orchestration language for business processes.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Premiered: November 13, 2009


Topics:  BPEL | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Programming | Programming Languages | XML

VIDEO - Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) is a newer language but has been the focus of much attention from business and IT. As business processes grow more complex, BPMN provides a structured way to organize them. But it is important to know the basics before selecting a BPMN solution.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Premiered: November 13, 2009


Topics:  BPEL | Business Process Management | Business Process Modeling | Programming | Programming Languages | SOA

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - It's amazing how many books on parallel computing use the term parellelism without clearly defining it. In this technical article, Charles Leiserson, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at MIT, provides a brief introduction to this theory.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Programming | Programming Languages | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Engineers

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - This article aims at answering the question, "Is parallel programming hard?" You'll take a look at the distinctions between parallel and sequential programming as well as the three main problems programmers face when it comes to parallel programming.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Programming | Programming Languages | Software | Software Development Methodologies | Software Engineers

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - In this 3rd part of the <i>Designing Artificial Intelligence for Games</i> series, you'll learn how to give your agents higher orders of intelligence. The agents can already deal with the immediate situation they find themselves in; now you are working toward artificial intelligence (AI) that deals with broader goals and the bigger picture.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Published: July 21, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Applications Management | Artificial Intelligence | Programming | Software Development Tools | Software Engineers

JOURNAL ARTICLE - This article offers an in-depth overview of the just-released Intel Media SDK, an API that offers a single-source approach for targeting a broad range of Intel architectures.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: August 20, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Application Programming Interfaces | Collaboration | Digital TV | Graphics Peripherals | Graphics Software | Productivity | Programming | Software | Software Development Tools | Software Engineers | Software Infrastructure | Streaming Media Services | Streaming Video Software | User Experience | Video Editing Software | Video Equipment

WHITE PAPER - Black Duck provides a framework that not only allows your software development organization to benefit from open source but also allows other enterprise stakeholders—including legal, IT, security, export and purchasing personnel—to access timely and relevant information to effectively manage business risks.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Published: October 7, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Applications Software | Open Source | Programming | Programming Languages | Risk Management | Software Best Practices | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Licensing

WHITE PAPER - Over the past decade, a powerful new approach to development - open source software - has risen to prominence, dramatically increasing the opportunity to re-use existing software. This report describes a set of seven best practices whose objective is to encourage development based on component re-use and software assembly.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Published: October 7, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Applications Software | Intellectual Property | Open Source | Programming | Programming Languages | Software Best Practices | Software Development Methodologies | Software Licensing | Software Project Management

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper explains the advantages of reusing open source components in projects implemented by agile development teams, discusses the issues and risks that must be managed, and highlights the benefits organizations can receive by leveraging open source components.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Published: October 7, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Applications Software | Open Source | Programming | Programming Languages | Risk Management | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Licensing | Software Project Management

WHITE PAPER - When an IT skill falls out of favor, it rarely ever comes back. Here's our list of 10 dying IT skills. If any of these skills are your main expertise, perhaps it's time to think about updating your skill set.
Posted: May 13, 2009 | Published: May 13, 2009


Topics:  COBOL | Code Management | IT Best Practices | IT Departments | IT Governance | IT Industry | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Service Management | IT Services | IT Systems | IT Workforce | Programming | Programming Languages

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - This worksheet is intended to function as a checklist of the most important areas to consider when researching a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC).
Posted: November 14, 2008 | Published: April 30, 2008


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Automatic Test Equipment (for Electronics Equipment) | Business Process Automation | Computer Controlled Devices | Computer-Aided Manufacturing Software | Computer-Aided Software Engineering | CPU | Ethernet | PLC | Professional Services Automation Software | Programming