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Intel IT Technology Center

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

The resources compiled here explore ways your organization can work to achieve high performance computing. Read more about boosting server performance, how you can power desktops, increasing mobility and securing client systems. These tools will provide you with information to help your organization deliver the best overall performance. Period. Published by: Intel

IT/Business Integration – Who’s Doing it Best?

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST

Quebec organizations, compared to others in Canada, display much higher satisfaction with their IT effectiveness. They continually place a high priority on IT process improvement and the establishment of procedures for management and oversight of IT operations. Published by: CA

Developing WS-Management Solutions for Intel® Active Management Technology

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This article describes how to develop flexible WS Management-based solutions for Intel® Active Management Technology using the .NET development environment. The basic ingredients and building blocks of a WSMan-based solution will be presented. We've included some coding samples (written using Windows 2008) to help illustrate this information. Published by: Intel

Remote Encryption Management SDK

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Remote Encryption Management Software Development Kit (SDK) provides the tools to allow FDE or software based encrypted hard drives to be unlocked remotely out of band using vPro. This allows computers with vPro and encrypted hard drives to be managed out-of-band. Learn more about this SDK and download your free copy today. Published by: Intel

What the $#@! is Parallelism, Anyhow?

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Intel

Enabling High-Performance Video Encoding, Decoding, and Preprocessing

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The version 1.0 release of the Intel® Media Software Development Kit (SDK) equips developers with a standard application programming interface (API) for creating video solutions that target consumer and professional uses. Read this article to learn more about this product as well as the benefits for developers. Published by: Intel

Designing Artificial Intelligence for Games - Part 3

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this 3rd part of the Designing Artificial Intelligence for Games 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. Published by: Intel

Rational Software Analyzer

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Download IBM Rational Software Analyzer Enterprise Edition V7.1, software that incorporates code quality analysis into existing software build processes to automate and centralize code scans reducing the number of software defects which lowers development and maintenance costs. Published by: IBM

Rational Quality Manager

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Download your free trial of IBM Rational Quality Manager V2, a collaborative, Web-based, quality management solution that offers comprehensive test planning and test asset management from requirements to defects. Published by: IBM

Webcast: Five Things You Can Do Today to Cut Costs Using Agile Development

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this economic downturn, organizations are looking to cut costs. Agile teams produce higher quality work, are quick to deliver and provide greater ROI. What can these teams do now to cut costs? Join us as Scott Ambler, Practice Leader Agile Development, provides his expertise and guidance on this pressing topic for today. Published by: IBM

Agile Eval Guide

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

IBM Rational® software has helped thousands of companies worldwide improve their agility with software best practices, tools and services. This evaluation guide is designed to help you choose the best tool for your needs today, while protecting your investment as your team, needs and agile maturity grow. Published by: IBM

Rational Build Forge Value Estimator

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Take two minutes to determine the value that Build Forge can provide your organization with the new Build Forge Value Estimator. This automation and visibility positively impacts your organization by reducing idle time, errors and rework. Try it today. Published by: IBM

Rational Build Forge Demo Series

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Access IBM Rational Build Forge demos to see how it can be used to create a software assembly line to automate and accelerate software delivery. Learn how Rational Build Forge can help development teams automate repetitive tasks, uncover development bottlenecks, determine trends for specific projects and manage compliance mandates. Published by: IBM

IBM Software Delivery Best Practices eKit : Do More with Less

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

This e-Kit is for anyone who wants to deliver effective software, while reducing costs and risks in this challenging economic environment. Our white papers, videos, webcasts, and customer success stories provide guidance and best practices while showing you how Rational solutions help you gain both short- and long-term value. Published by: IBM

Five Easy Ways to Better Returns from Your Software Development Investments

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Discover how investing in software development brings back returns with reduced cost and risk, improved time-to-market, and enhanced productivity by following the simple best practices discussed in this webcast. Published by: IBM

What's New in Apache Lucene 2.9

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Since its introduction nearly 10 years ago, Apache Lucene has become a competitive player for developing extensible, high-performance full-text search solutions. This white paper describes the new features and improvements in the latest version, Apache Lucene 2.9. Published by: Lucid Imagination

Guidelines for Managers: What Lucene and Solr Open Source Search can do for Enterprise Search

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper provides some ways to think about your enterprise search requirements from both technological and economic perspectives, explains why a Lucene/Solr-based approach can be optimal, and describes how Lucid Imagination can help you to design, develop, and deploy the necessary search solution. Published by: Lucid Imagination

The IBM Rational Jazz Cultural Revolution by Ovum analyst Laurent Lacha

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

The Jazz application lifecycle management (ALM) platform is project, team and process centric. It redefines not just the way developers relate to one another, but also the way enterprises relate to their software development teams. Published by: IBM

InstallShield 2010 Premier Edition Download - Free Trial!

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Software installation failures frustrate customers and increase a software company's support costs. But the more complex your application's installation requirements, the more difficult it is to build a reliable, professional installer. Published by: Flexera Software

Tapping into the Universal Video API: Hardware Acceleration through the Intel® Media SDK

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Intel

Presentation Transcript: Right Sizing Agile Development

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this presentation transcript, learn Agile practices that have worked well, failure modes of Agile practices that have failed to live up to the hype, and how to choose the right Agile development for your organization. Published by: Construx Software

Productive Programmer: On the Lam from the Furniture Police

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This keynote describes the frustrations of modern knowledge workers in their quest to actually get some work done, and solutions for how to guard yourself against all those distractions. Published by: TheServerSide.com

Podcast: Right Sizing Agile Development

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this podcast, hear about Agile practices that have worked well, failure modes of Agile practices that have failed to live up to the hype, and how to choose the right Agile development for your organization. Published by: Construx Software

The Development Executive’s Guide to Open Source Software Policy Implementation

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Black Duck Software

How to Increase Velocity and Value with Agile Development using Open Source

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Black Duck Software

Chapter 2: Re-make or Re-model – Cloud Developer Strategies

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read the second chapter of the Cloud Computing E-Book and learn what developers should consider before moving applications to the cloud and to what extent they will have to re-think familiar go-to languages to make apps work in the cloud. Published by: SearchSOA.com

Black Duck Software Customer Success Story

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this case study to see how Intel reduced software rework and mitigated business risk by using Black Duck™ Protex to validate that open source, 3rd party and internal software usage strictly adhered to Intel's software licensing policies. Published by: Black Duck Software

Optimizing Agile for Your Organization

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper will outline the major organizational, cultural, and project considerations that are critical to a successful Agile adoption. Published by: Construx Software

5 Mandates of Software Development Teams

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In order to drive software success it is essential to follow 5 non-negotiable mandates. Watch this Webcast to learn more. Published by: Black Diamond Software

Code Collaborator v5.0

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Tired of falling asleep during code review meetings? Stop meeting – try peer code review with Code Collaborator. This time-saving tool lets you do fast and efficient reviews online, without the usual pain of meetings, printouts, or convoluted emails. Published by: Smart Bear® Software

Right Sizing Agile Development

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EDT

In this webcast, learn Agile practices that have worked well, failure modes of Agile practices that have failed to live up to the hype, and how to choose the right Agile development for your organization. Published by: Construx Software

Rational Team Concert Trial

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Download a free trial version of IBM® Rational® Team Concert Standard Edition, a member of the Rational Team Concert family of products built on the Jazz Technology Platform. Jazz is a scalable, extensible team collaboration platform for seamlessly integrating tasks across the software lifecycle. Published by: IBM

Smarter Development Environments: A Conversation with Grady Booch

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Join Grady Booch in a freewheeling, interactive conversation on the future of software delivery in the current internet culture and new social media vehicles. Published by: IBM

Working Smarter: Enriching the Jazz environment with Lotus social software

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This interactive teleconference will answer your questions about combining social software (instant messaging, team wikis, blogs, and professional networks) with software delivery tools. Published by: IBM

Top 10 Software Delivery Secrets: Doing More with Less

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this white paper, we’ll discuss specific secrets of delivering more valuable software to customers despite having fewer resources. We’ll include secrets related to process, development, infrastructure, and information. It can be done, and we’ll tell you how. Published by: IBM

Software Quality is Not Just a Checkbox: Automate Java Software Quality and Security Testing with CodePro AnalytiX™

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this webcast to view a virtual tour of CodePro AnalytiX™ to see the power of automating Java software testing throughout your Eclipse-based development project. You will also learn how to automate Java software quality and security testing from each developer’s desktop or during your nightly build. Published by: Instantiations

The Agile Checklist

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper presents a set of agile meeting and facilitation checklists that offer an easy framework to help guide software development teams through the various agile cycles. Read on to learn about the Agile Development Rhythms and start using the checklists presented herein to help get through the various agile cycles. Published by: VersionOne Inc.

MKS Toolkit for Developers v9.2p2

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

MKS Toolkit for Developers speeds the software development and administration process and reduces errors by eliminating the time spent on tedious manual tasks. MKS Toolkit dramatically improves the compatibility between Windows and UNIX environments. Published by: MKS, Inc. - Interoperability Division

Getting your requirements right: Collaborate with Stakeholders to Work Smarter

Tue, 26 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper considers the changing focus of the requirements space and how requirements definition differs from requirements management. A business analyst's struggles with defining requirements using common office software and tools are related. Finally, a requirements definition solution is introduced and discussed. Published by: IBM

Creating and managing value-driven product portfolios - Improving product portfolio management to optimize your products, services and projects

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The best products to offer are those that provide a high level of value for both you and your customer. Companies with successful product portfolios often utilize a systematic process to effectively guide which projects are selected. This whitepaper explains how you can take advantage of a value-driven approach to product portfolio management. Published by: IBM

Software Testing eZine Vol.2 - Testing Strategies for Complex Environments: Agile, SOA

Wed, 06 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this issue of SearchSoftwareQuality.com's Software Testing eZine, we'll discuss a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) as a new testing environment as well as an Agile software development (ASD) methodology. Published by: SearchSoftwareQuality.com

Optimize Your Software Processes with CodePro AnalytiX™

Mon, 04 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

CodePro AnalytiX provides you with the metrics you need to incorporate self-improvement and optimization into the software process. Thus, CodePro AnalytiX is a full set of tools to support your organization in its quest for sustainable high levels of software quality, security and productivity Published by: Instantiations

Sharepoint E-Zine Volume 6: How to Control Workflow Behavior with Custom Lists

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Learn how to integrate change management into a document library using SharePoint's own framework. Published by: SearchWinIT