If the task at hand is to connect a Pocket PC running the .NET Compact
Framework to a Java back end, and if Web services are ruled out as an
interoperability solution, there are not many viable options available. The
one presented in this article may well be the only one. This solution
requires MiddSol's MinCor.NET. The product is an object request broker for
the Compact Framework written in C#. It supports Windows Mobile, Windows XP
Embedded, and Windows CE .NET.
Requirements
A chat application is a good example for an interoperability scenario because
it does not require much business logic, but it still allows for some
interesting features at the communication level. In this example, an existing
Java server implements and exposes a basic chat service through RMI. A mobile
client, to be written in .NET managed code, will consume the chat service.
Chat subscribers... (more)
In a market that is defined by today's tight IT budgets, saving on software
licenses can mean the difference between financial failure and success for a
software development project. While our corporate clients use
commercial-grade application servers, we sometimes find ourselves in a
situation where there are no funds for developer licenses of these commercial
application servers. Out of necessity, we developed and implemented a process
that allows for development on top of an open source stack, while production
delivery relies on a commercial application server.
Initial concer... (more)
In a market that is defined by today's tight IT budgets, saving on software
licenses can mean the difference between financial failure and success for a
software development project. While our corporate clients use
commercial-grade application servers, we sometimes find ourselves in a
situation where there are no funds for developer licenses of these commercial
application servers. Out of necessity, we developed and implemented a process
that allows for development on top of an open source stack, while production
delivery relies on a commercial application server.
Initial concer... (more)
Business Intelligence and Open Source sounds like an impossible combination.
Over the last year, a number of niche vendors have started to probe this
territory. The talk will discuss Open Source products that are available for
reporting and data warehousing/data aggregation, and will make an attempt of
answering the question: Is there such a thing as Open Source Business
Intelligence?
... (more)
Business Intelligence and Open Source sounds like an impossible combination,
but over the last year, a number of niche vendors have started to probe this
territory. This session will discuss Open Source products that are available
for reporting and data warehousing/data aggregation, and will make an attempt
at answering the question: Is there such a thing as Open Source Business
Intelligence?
... (more)
Christian Donner has 20 years of experience in project delivery and consulting. His professional focus includes EAI, BI, CRM, supporting business strategy through the development, implementation, and maintenance of mission critical systems. He is a senior technical architect at Molecular, a Web consulting firm located in the Boston area, and has written for both Java Developer's Journal and .NET Developer's Journal. He can be reached at pubs2005@cdonner.com.
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