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Five Challenges for Agile Testing Teams
sponsored by SmartBear Software
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to find time-saving techniques designed to make agile testing easier and more productive.
Posted: 27 Aug 2012 | Published: 27 Aug 2012

SmartBear Software

6 ways to Accelerate Android mobile application development
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to understand the six main challenges that are unique to Android development. Then, learn six solid strategies for overcoming them and accelerating Android application delivery.
Posted: 27 Aug 2012 | Published: 31 May 2012

IBM

Get Much More for Much Less with COBOL
sponsored by Micro Focus
WHITE PAPER: Read this brief paper to learn about five features that your infrastructure must have in order to be agile enough to respond to change and easily adapt to accommodate new development technologies including foresight, heritage, portability, fitness-for-purpose, and readability.
Posted: 20 Aug 2012 | Published: 20 Aug 2012

Micro Focus

How to upgrade to HP Application Lifecycle Management
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to discover how a comprehensive approach to application lifecycle management (ALM) can help you accelerate the reliable, secure delivery of software applications and services.
Posted: 21 Jul 2012 | Published: 31 May 2012

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Enterprise API Patterns for Cloud & Mobile
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn best practices for utilizing application programming interfaces (APIs) in your organization. Review essential usage patterns key architectural requirements that can help you ensure success.
Posted: 11 Jun 2012 | Published: 31 May 2012

Intel

BTS Consultant Thought Leadership Paper: Business Case for Value Realization Business Case for Value Realization During Implementation
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Find out more about value management and building value realization practices into every IT project. Discover how using value realization best practices during the lifecycle of your implementation can help you achieve greater value from your IT investments. Learn about the value of ASAP methodology and SAP offerings.
Posted: 17 May 2012 | Published: 31 Oct 2010

SAP America, Inc.

Become a Java developer
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to learn helpful tips on how to develop and program Java so you can bring its advanced capabilities to your organization. Review best practices on how to tackle various components of the platform and uncover the skills you need to become an expert Java developer.
Posted: 02 May 2012 | Published: 03 Jan 2012

IBM

IT Management 2.0: Four Steps to Intelligently Fulfill Demand Across the IT Application and Service Delivery Lifecycle
sponsored by SERENA Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how a process-based approach to managing application demand can finally help IT service organizations give their user base what they want—more revenue, more market share, and more customers.
Posted: 01 May 2012 | Published: 30 Apr 2012

SERENA Software, Inc.

CIC Shorts: Greater IT Insight Through Balanced Quality Assurance
sponsored by SERENA Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn what it takes to initiate a balanced and direct approach to testing and QA throughout the application lifecycle. Effective management will lead to better IT insight, happier clients, and reduced costs.
Posted: 01 May 2012 | Published: 30 Apr 2012

SERENA Software, Inc.

Orchestrated Application Delivery
sponsored by SERENA Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: We live in an app driven world where any given industry grow more dependent on them each year. Read this paper and learn how your organization can deliver apps faster and at lower cost by managing application demand, development and delivery as an end to end business process.
Posted: 01 May 2012 | Published: 01 May 2012

SERENA Software, Inc.

DB2 10: What's new in DB2 10 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Organizations are buzzing about the upcoming release of the latest version of IBM's DB2. The added features and functionalities offered in the new platform offer cost-savings, improved application performance and better productivity. Read this white paper to learn more about the exciting enhancements and how they can benefit your enterprise.
Posted: 25 Apr 2012 | Published: 03 Apr 2012

IBM

Integrating Java EE applications and C-based implementations in WebSphere Application Server
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper offers key tips on how to successfully integrate Java-based applications deployed on WebSphere Application Server with C-based implementations by leveraging Java Native Interfaces (JNI). Discover the benefits of this platform and how it can simplify the process of creating, configuring and invoking shared libraries.
Posted: 25 Apr 2012 | Published: 14 Mar 2012

IBM

Best Practices for a Mobility Center of Excellence
sponsored by SAP APJ
WHITE PAPER: Mobile technology has taken the business world by storm, and IT teams must deal with a flood of new challenges. Read this paper to learn how to effectively deal with a constantly changing, complex mobile market, extremely high user expectations for rapid delivery of high quality mobile apps, and data security issues across varied devices.
Posted: 27 Mar 2012 | Published: 29 Feb 2012

SAP APJ

IBM Informix Genero
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Capitalise on application development and deployment software today and take advantage of its easy-to-use graphical tools to model apps and then deploy them across several platforms. Read this brief yet informative paper now and learn how this software can reduce development costs and improve productivity, modernise existing 4GL apps and more.
Posted: 20 Mar 2012 | Published: 16 Mar 2011

IBM

IDC: Five Steps to Successful Integrated Cloud Management
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: Read this IDC report to learn the five key steps that forward-thinking organizations have taken to successfully leverage the cloud for application development, infrastructure operations, and day-to-day management processes.
Posted: 20 Mar 2012 | Published: 31 May 2011

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Seven best practices for building applications that meet business requirements
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: Today's agile development processes and distributed environments have only increased the complexity of tracking software project requirements. Read this white paper to understand why requirements are slipping through the cracks and discover tools and best practices that can help you create traceability across your modern development organization.
Posted: 20 Mar 2012 | Published: 31 Oct 2011

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Modernizing PC Applications: Lessons Learned from Steve Jobs
sponsored by Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This resource examines a new way of enabling the agility an organization needs through an enterprise application marketplace that minimizes administrative effort. Users get a consumer-like, self-service experience where they can find software via built in search tools, then run it with one click.
Posted: 13 Mar 2012 | Published: 13 Mar 2012

Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.

Agile: Transforming small-team thinking into big business results
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Familiar with the benefits of agile on a small scale, CIOs are increasingly looking to apply agile methods to broader projects. This white paper discusses the challenges and barriers large enterprises are facing and presents best practices for scaling agile within complex organizations.
Posted: 09 Mar 2012 | Published: 09 Mar 2012

IBM

Change app behavior: From in house to the cloud
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: When moving applications to the cloud, it is critical to have a proactive migration strategy to ensure they perform the same in this environment as they do in house. This white paper provides best practices to follow to ensure a seamless transition for all your applications without compromise.
Posted: 09 Mar 2012 | Published: 01 Mar 2011

IBM

Choose an ALM solution that meets your strategic requirements
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This buyer's guide describes the key criteria for application lifecycle management (ALM) solutions for today's high-performance teams. It includes key considerations for enhancing your single- or multi-vendor ALM environment.
Posted: 09 Mar 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

IBM

Collaborative software delivery: Managing today’s complex environment to improve software quality
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: IBM Rational Team Concert software can help simplify, automate and govern the delivery process. Based on the open standards Jazz platform, it offers a lean collaborative application life cycle management (ALM) solution with integrated planning, work-item tracking, version control, build management and reporting.
Posted: 09 Mar 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

IBM

IBM Cloud Services: How IBM is shortening the gap between customers and development value
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores various cloud test and development offerings and provides exclusive advice to help you choose the right option for your business.
Posted: 02 Mar 2012 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

IBM

VMware Delivers a Modern Approach to Data Management: Solutions Brief
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Existing approaches to data management prevent many businesses from harnessing the value of the huge volumes of data generated by today's Web-oriented, virtualized, real-time applications. Read this paper to learn how to meet increasing demands for immediate information with the modern data management products of the VMware vFabric platform.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

VMware, Inc.

Fulfilling the Lean Software Promise: Building and Running Spring Applications on VMware vFabric tc Server
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Lean software development and deployment should figure prominently in every organization’s IT strategy. The growing pervasiveness of virtual and cloud environments makes the need even more urgent.  Read this paper to learn why your peers are replacing JEE containers with lean, lightweight application servers - and what you can gain from the move.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012 | Published: 10 Feb 2012

VMware, Inc.

Modernizing Application Platforms for Cost-Effective Cloud Readiness: IDC Report
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Mobile, social and cloud application complexities are requiring organizations to modernize their application platforms. This IDC paper presents the structural changes and functionality––including lightweight frameworks, in-memory data management, application management, and more––required in order to evolve to a cloud-ready application platform.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012 | Published: 30 Jun 2011

VMware, Inc.