Developing a single sign-on (SSO) approach for identity management that actually works across multiple Web sites remains one of the thorniest Web application development issues in all of IT.
In an Open SSO Express for Improved SSO webinar presented by Sun Microsystems, the virtues of an open-source application that manages SSO are presented. View More
A solid argument can always be made from bringing a little order to the chaos of open source application development. After all, there are a lot of moving pieces that rapidly change.
In a Turbo Charge Your AMP Deployments with GlassFish Web Stack webinar presented by Sun Microsystems, a case is made for a more structured approach to developing Web applications using open source software on Sun Solaris or Red Hat Linux platforms. View More
It sometimes hard to wrap your mind around cost issues when it comes to open source software, but the fact remains that with open source software a lot of the costs are shifted from licensing fees to ongoing support costs.
In a Technical Expert Shows You How to Slash 50% Off Enterprise Linux Support webinar, Novell makes a pretty clear case for reducing the total cost of Linux server ownership by switching from a Red Hat Linux distribution to one from Novell. View More
There’s over $100 billion for school systems flowing to states via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
In a How to Plan ARRA-Funded Projects:The States’ Perspective webinar sponsored by GovConnection, three IT leaders in the education sector come together to describe how investments in new digital technologies, core IT systems and online professional development systems will come together to change the education experience. View More
One of the reasons that enterprise applications have such a bad reputation with end users is that they never really seem to be able to easily find the data they are looking for within the application. This situation exists, unfortunately, because developers all too often treat reporting specifically, and business intelligence in general, as an afterthought.
In a How to Reduce BIRT Development Effort for Data Visualizations webinar presented by Actuate, a good case is made for embedding open source BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools) technology directing inside applications in order to allow end users to more easily generate their own custom reports. View More
There are three major technology trends coming together to change the way we think about deploying business intelligence applications forever.
In an Agile Analytics: The Convergence of the Cloud, Open Source and Specialized Analytic Databases webinar sponsored by Vertica and Jaspersoft, it becomes clear that cloud computing, in-memory databases and open source software are converging to enable ubiquitous availability of business intelligence. View More
Drupal is rapidly becoming a major force in terms of content management on the Web, but it still has a lot of limitations when it comes to search.
In a How to Delight Site Visitors with the New Acquia Search webinar presented by Acquia, the issues associated with using the core search engine technology that was developed for the Drupal open source project are discussed in detail. View More
Every once in a while a vendor is so anxious to sell something that they forget to get potential customers to buy into the core concept in the first place.
Such is the case with an Act Now to Save 50% on Enterprise Linux Support webinar sponsored by Novell and Microsoft. The core assumption being made here is that customers will want to deploy Novell’s Suse Linux alongside Windows Server. But nobody during this presentation specifically addresses why an IT organization would want to do this and, more importantly, what benefits might be derived from making the effort. View More
