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This page contains links to issues of the developerWorks weekly edition newsletter published within the previous three months.

September 2007

13 September, Vol 8 Issue 35
  • Tutorials: Build a grid system using WS-Resource Transfer, Part 2; Build a Web application without writing any code, Part 1
  • Articles: Overview of pureQuery tools, Part 1; Invoke dynamic languages dynamically, Part 2; Optimize database configuration and dependencies of Project Zero applications; WebSphere Business Services Fabric and third-party components from SEEC, Inc.; Manipulate XML service definitions with Java programming
  • Community:
    Podcasts -- This Week on developerWorks; dW Interviews - developerWorks technical briefings in Second Life;
    Forums -- (Using developerWorks forum) What content do you want?; (Tivoli Monitoring forum) Counting similarly named processes
  • Also new this week: Enterprise architecture essentials, Part 3; Cross-platform graphics with cairo; Logical volume management; Deploy IBM Lotus Connections; Introducing IBM Lotus Expeditor V6.1.1; Develop embedded applications with eJFace; Web development tips
  • Spotlight: Increasing agility across the IT service lifecycle (webcast); Major new IBM SOA announcements (webcast); Apache Tuscany announces availability of SCA Java 0.99; developerWorks Live! briefings
  • Downloads: IBM Lotus Expeditor V6.1.1 toolkit
  • Special offers: Web-based Training now hosted on IBM Learner Portal

6 September, Vol 8 Issue 34
  • Tutorials: Get started with DB2 Document Manager compound documents; Informix Dynamic Server Label-Based Access Control, a practical guide, Part 1; Build grid-ready applications with ObjectGrid
  • Articles: Python for system administrators; XMLTABLE by Example, Part 1; Introducing the Java scripting API; Integrate metadata between WebSphere Service Registry and Repository and WebSphere Business Services Fabric; Save time and code with XPath 2.0 and XSLT 2.0; Voice enabling XML, Part 2
  • Community:
    Blogs -- Bobby Woolf on his new e-book;
    Forums -- (Using developerWorks forum) What content do you want?; (Build and Release Management & Build Forge forum) Purging archive builds
  • Also new this week: Explore the fundamentals of architecture and services in an SOA, Part 1; Managed Agent Explorer, Part 1; Build an Eclipse plug-in to navigate content in an EMF model; Minimize recoding impact - How to make an SPE and existing code work together; Service-Oriented Architecture and Enterprise Architecture, Part 3; Tackle WS-Security specification interoperability challenges, Part 3; Using Python in WebSphere MQ applications
  • Spotlight: Demos - Integrate new tools and architectures into your environment; Add dW feeds to mashups, desktops ... even your iPhone; developerWorks Live! briefings
  • Downloads: IBM Context-Oriented Information Retrieval (alphaWorks)
  • Special offers: Rational Technical Workshops

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August 2007

30 August, Vol 8 Issue 33
  • Tutorials: Debug C# applications and DB2 SQL stored procedures with IBM Database Add-ins for Visual Studio 2005; Model service-oriented architecture with IBM Rational Software Architect, Part 3
  • Articles: High performance inserts using JDBC Type 4 in a constrained environment; Coordinate conversions made easy; Make your 404 pages smarter with metaphone matching; Speed up your Ajax applications while dodging Web services vulnerabilities; New WebSphere Technical Journal; Use PHP to create XForms, Part 1
  • Community:
    Blogs -- Coder's Challenge kicks into high gear;
    Podcasts -- This Week on developerWorks; dW Interviews - Taking Web 2.0 into the enterprise;
    Forums -- (Enterprise Generation Language forum) EGL to SQLserver; (Using developerWorks forum) Desired dW content
  • Also new this week: Simplified kernel extensions with AIX Version 6; Build a grid system using WS-RT, Part 1; Set up a Web server cluster in five easy steps; Build SOA composite business services, Part 10; SOA meets situational applications, Part 1; Advanced simulation with WebSphere Business Modeler; Fast incremental updates of XML records
  • Spotlight: Best practices for the development and testing of Web services (webcast); developerWorks for the iPhone; developerWorks Live! briefings
  • Downloads: Eclipse Europa 3.3 bundles
  • Special offers: Rational Technical Workshops

23 August, Vol 8 Issue 32
  • Tutorials: Introduction to DB2 9 database recovery; Get started with Project Zero and PHP
  • Articles: Speaking UNIX, Part 12 - Do-it-yourself projects; JLINQ, IBM's new paradigm for writing Java database applications; Develop an Ajax-based file upload portlet using DWR; Build an aggregation function using WebSphere ESB; Voice enabling XML, Part 1 - Develop a voice-enabled RSS reader
  • Community:
    dW spaces -- More options, more ways to get involved (coming soon);
    Podcasts -- This Week on developerWorks; Interview with Wired Magazine's Chris Anderson;
    Forums -- (Using developerWorks forum) What content do you want?
  • Also new this week: Best practices for service interface design in SOA, Part 2; Maximizing the power of Web 2.0; Symptomatic event visualizer, Part 4; Program with XML for DB2, Part 3; Deploy IBM Lotus Connections - Troubleshooting; Get started with the IBM Lotus Expeditor Toolkit V6.1.1; An introduction to Eclipse for Visual Studio users; Rational Edge e-zine; ESB-oriented architecture - The wrong approach to adopting SOA
  • Spotlight: Development and technology integration demos; developerWorks for the iPhone; Coder's Challenge moves to Stage 2 in Second Life; developerWorks Live! briefings
  • Downloads: Eclipse Europa
  • Special offers: Rational Technical Workshops

16 August, Vol 8 Issue 31
  • Tutorials: Deploy, debug, and correct your SQL stored procedures; System Administration Certification exam 918 for IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11 prep, Part 8; Transform UML to COBOL, Part 1
  • Articles: System Administration Toolkit - Distributed administration using SSH; Integrate Rational Software Architect with Rational Data Architect; Mylyn 2.0, Part 1 - Integrated task management; Patterns for REST services with WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances; iPhone development with PHP and XML
  • Community:
    Blogs -- Tony Pearson on IBM's Big Green Linux initiative;
    Podcasts -- This Week on developerWorks; Spotlight on IBM software solutions - Architecting for SOA management;
    Forums -- (Middleware and Web services forum) Using wss4j with WebSphere Studio ; (Tivoli Continuous Data Protection forum) Integrating CDP with TSMx
  • Also new this week: Data transformation in SOA using WebSphere TX; Find available time in IBM Lotus Notes V8 using the Scheduler UI; IBM Rational Asset Manager Configurator; Create a Web service with Ruby on Rails for integration with WebSphere Process Server; Develop Web services to integrate SAP with DB2 and Oracle using IBM WebSphere MQ; Real world Rails, Part 4; Publish critical public warnings on the Web
  • Spotlight: Coder's Challenge moves to Stage 2 in Second Life; developerWorks community topics; Mashup Camp in Dublin; developerWorks Live! briefings
  • Downloads: TXSeries for Multiplatforms V6.1
  • Special offers: Rational Technical Workshops; Support services for DB2 Express-C

9 August, Vol 8 Issue 30
  • Tutorials: Emacs editing environment, Part 5; Bring native XML data into your relational database using DB2 Express-C; IDS V11 Certification 918 exam prep, Part 7
  • Articles: Leverage database support for XML in your application architecture; Squash bugs in PHP applications with Xdebug; Build SOA applications with reusable assets, Part 5; Auto-save JSF forms with Ajax, Part 1; Use model-driven development (MDD) in a mainframe environment; New elements in HTML 5
  • Community:
    developerWorks spaces -- Check out our growing list of community topics;
    Podcasts -- This Week on developerWorks; Interview with Dave Mitchell on Software as a Service; Spotlight on WebSphere Integration Developer;
    Forums -- (Performance Testing forum) Generating a custom report; (Request a new forum) What to do if there's no place to post
  • Also new this week: Expect plays a crucial role in network management; Enterprise architecture essentials, Part 2; The Professional Architect, Part 2; Symptomatic event visualizer, Part 3; Migrate from WSRF to WSRT; Rich-client application performance, Parts 1 and 2; Linux tip - Control the duration of scheduled jobs; Deploy IBM Lotus Connections - Post-installation tuning; Use the Message Recall feature in IBM Lotus Notes and Domino V8; Build a custom search engine with PHP; The little broadband engine that could; Tackle WS-Security specification interoperability challenges, Part 2; Get to know Java EE 5; Plans for the Rich Web Application Backplane
  • Spotlight: Performance testing basics bootcamp (webcast); Mashup Camp in Dublin; IBM TV - Software development gets jazzed; developerWorks Live! briefings
  • Downloads: alphaWorks' Web 2.0 Starter Toolkit for DB2
  • Special offers: Rational Technical Workshops; Support services for DB2 Express-C

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July 2007

26 July, Vol 8 Issue 29
  • Tutorials: Develop with Java and PHP technology on AIX Version 5.3, Part 4; System Administration Certification exam 918 for IDS 11 prep, Part 4; Create and deploy WebSphere Portal components using Lotus Component Designer; Model service-oriented architecture with IBM Rational Software Architect, Part 2; Test a secured Web service with IBM Rational Software Architect and XMLUnit
  • Articles: XML in a non-Unicode database; In pursuit of code quality - Unit testing Ajax applications; Maximize your OS X Java development experience using Eclipse; New WebSphere Technical Journal; Turn SQL into XML with PHP
  • Community:
    Blogs -- Sandy Carter on the IBM patent bonanza;
    Podcasts -- This Week on developerWorks; Interview with IBM Business Mashup Challenge winners;
    Forums -- (Middleware and Web services technical forum) Significance of ReplyProtocol property; (Rational online trials discussion) Customers share their experiences
  • Also new this week: Enterprise architecture essentials - What's best for your organization?; Symptomatic event visualizer, Part 2; Program with XML for DB2 - Understand the XML data model; Leverage user context in the IBM Lotus Notes V8 sidebar and toolbar; Use the IBM Lotus Expeditor micro broker MQTT client to publish messages; JAX-WS development with the WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Web Services Feature Pack, Part 1; Ajax and XML - Ajax for ratings and comments
  • Spotlight: IBM gives access to SOA and Web services patents; dW community topics; developerWorks Live! briefings
  • Downloads: WebSphere Extended Deployment Data Grid
  • Special offers: Rational Technical Workshops; Support services for DB2 Express-C

19 July, Vol 8 Issue 28
  • Tutorials: Emacs editing environment, Part 4 - Options, registers, and bookmarks; Use the Business Intelligence Reporting Tool with DB2 Data Warehouse Edition, Part 2; Industrial-strength Linux lockdown, Part 2 - Execute only signed binaries; Connect Java beans to COBOL/CICS using CICS Transaction Gateway and JCA connectors
  • Articles: Web services unification with WS-ResourceTransfer; Automatic table and index reorganization in DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows; Ajax for Java developers - Write scalable Comet applications with Jetty and Direct Web Remoting; Get started with the Eclipse Platform; Separate form and function in PHP applications with Smarty; Avoid the dangers of XPath injection
  • Community:
    Blogs -- Todd Watson on the Google-DoubleClick deal;
    Podcasts -- This Week on developerWorks; Quality management for Web service-based applications;
    Forums -- (DB2 UDB with .NET forum) Min Pool Size option; (Rational Asset Manager forum) Build from scratch vs. reuse
  • Also new this week: Make composite business services adaptable with points of variability, Part 4; Build a custom static parser plug-in for LTA-JD; Data integration and composite business services, Part 2; Linux tip - Job scheduling with cron and at; Work with plug-ins in IBM Lotus Sametime V7.5.1; How libspe2 affects Cell Broadband Engine programming; Real world Rails, Part 3; Integrate DataPower with WebSphere Message Broker using the Broker Explorer
  • Spotlight: dW community topics; Delivering end-to-end visiblity with integrated metadata (webcast); developerWorks Live! briefings
  • Downloads: WebSphere Extended Deployment Data Grid
  • Special offers: Rational Technical Workshops; Support services for DB2 Express-C

12 July, Vol 8 Issue 27
  • Tutorials: Design manageable resources with Apache Muse; SOA grid design patterns for CG animation; Use IBM WebSphere AuditStage in a federated database environment; LPI exam 102 prep, Topic 111 - Administrative tasks; Develop a simple Web application with Apache Wicket and Apache Geronimo
  • Articles: Web 2.0 architecture for the enterprise; Automation for the people - Asserting architectural soundness; C/C++ development with the Eclipse platform; Ajax - A guide for the perplexed, Part 1; Compare Enterprise Service Bus options for System z; Create a sidebar using an Atom service document
  • Community:
    developerWorks spaces -- Check out our community topics;
    Podcasts -- This Week on developerWorks; Interview with Jerry Cuomo on Project Zero;
    Forums -- (Rational Portfolio Manager forum) Database recommendation sought; (Enterprise Generation Language forum) Problem removing deploymentDescriptor value
  • Also new this week: Optimize AIX 5L performance - Tune disk performance, Part 1; IBM Lotus Quickr - Enhance team productivity with social computing; Develop a Web service using an industry-specific messaging standard; RESTful Web services and their Ajax-based clients; Lightweight Web servers
  • Spotlight: Strategies for nimble Rational ClearCase (webcast); IBM and AGS announce new solutions for Informix Dynamic Server 11; developerWorks Live! briefings
  • Downloads: WebSphere Extended Deployment Data Grid
  • Special offers: IBM Education Pack; Support services for DB2 Express-C

5 July, Vol 8 Issue 26
  • Articles: System Administration Toolkit - Build intelligent, unattended scripts; Put yourself on the map with Google Maps API Version 2, DB2/Informix, PHP, and JMeter on Linux; Anatomy of the Linux networking stack; A whirlwind tour of Eclipse Europa; Integrate a sales order validation process between SAP and Siebel using WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere Adapters; Get to know JsonML: Use JsonML to build and extend UI elements
  • Community:
    developerWorks spaces -- Check out our community topics;
    Podcasts -- This Week on developerWorks; Three-part podcast on SOA governance;
    Forums -- (Tivoli Monitoring 6.1 forum) Define workspace for host level; (Lotus Workflow forum) Debugging the print utility
  • Also new this week: Design manageable resources with Apache Muse; IBM Lotus Connections - Enhance productivity with social computing; Work with plug-ins in IBM Lotus Sametime V7.5.1 - Configure the Eclipse environment; Work with plug-ins in IBM Lotus Sametime V7.5.1 - Develop the BuddyNote plug-in; Keep your code clean with Eclipse V3.3; The little broadband engine that could - Mailboxes and interrupts; Business Process Parallel Activities Pattern for flexibility and configurability in composite business services; Develop composite applications using IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory; Transform business models to BPEL with WebSphere Business Modeler
  • Spotlight: developerWorks content direct to your desktop or iGoogle page; Strategies for nimble Rational ClearCase (webcast); developerWorks Live! briefings
  • Downloads: WebSphere Extended Deployment Data Grid
  • Special offers: IBM Education Pack; Support services for DB2 Express-C; Rational instructor-led online training

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June 2007

28 June, Vol 8 Issue 25
  • Tutorials: Informix Dynamic Server V11 Certification 918 exam prep, Part 5 - Database server operations
  • Articles: Speaking UNIX - Ramble around the UNIX file system; The busy Java developer's guide to db4o - Beyond simple objects; Build extensions for Eclipse one snippet at a time; Personalize the user experience through form data submitted in a portlet; Manipulate OpenOffice.org's XML-based document formats
  • Community:
    developerWorks spaces -- Check out our community topics;
    Podcasts -- This Week on developerWorks;
    Forums -- (Unified Modeling Language forum) Modeling SOA; (Rational Functional and GUI Testing forum) Extremely slow RFT
  • Also new this week: Application architecture essentials - Architect applications for volatility; Craft custom query dialects with Apache Muse; Grid developers - Organizations and projects worth watching; Create a network-aware application for IBM Lotus Expeditor using the client toolkit; Work with plug-ins in IBM Lotus Sametime V7.5.1 - Configure the Eclipse environment; Build multi-tenant portlets using WebSphere Portlet Factory dynamic profiles; JAX-RPC vs JAX-WS - The dynamic invocation interfaces; Migrate BEA WebLogic enterprise applications to WebSphere Application Server; Cool things you can do in XForms with XPath
  • Spotlight: developerWorks content direct to your desktop or iGoogle page; Innovation Awards; developerWorks Live! briefings
  • Downloads: decNumber (alphaWorks)
  • Special offers: IBM Education Pack; Support services for DB2 Express-C; Rational instructor-led online training

21 June, Vol 8 Issue 24
  • Tutorials: Patterns-based design and development for architects, Part 2; Transform a green-screen application to run in an Eclipse environment using WebSphere Host Access Transformation Services
  • Articles: Know your regular expressions; Use UML service components to represent the SOA architecture pattern; Generate Web services for DB2 9 pureXML; Create an asynchronous message framework with Ajax and Apache Geronimo; New WebSphere Technical Journal; Overcome security threats for Ajax applications
  • Community:
    Blogs -- Todd Watson on IBM Lotus Connections;
    Podcasts -- This Week on developerWorks; Interview with Dave Newbold on the 2010 CIO Outlook;
    Forums -- (WebSphere Portal forum) Defining metadata for docs in PDM; (ClearQuest forum) Forum members building a FAQ/wiki
  • Also new this week: Optimize AIX 5L performance - Tune your memory settings; Make composite business services adaptable with points of variability; Symptomatic event visualizer - Challenges in data collection; Java theory and practice - Manage volatility; Tune LAMP systems - MySQL server tuning; Build an acronym expander plug-in for IBM Lotus Sametime V7.5.1; Porting practices - Compute-intensive applications; Turn your existing systems into an SOA platform using Apache Synapse; Business application monitoring - Monitor for process execution; Integrate IBM Workplace Forms V2.7 with IBM WebSphere Portal V6.0 Document Manager
  • Spotlight: Webcast - Reclaiming development productivity in a global world; Demo - Java profiling with Eclipse test and performance tools platform; developerWorks Live! briefings
  • Downloads: WebSphere Extended Deployment Data Grid
  • Special offers: IBM Education Pack; Support services for DB2 Express-C; Rational instructor-led online training

14 June, Vol 8 Issue 23
  • Tutorials: System Administration Certification exam 918 for IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11 prep, Part 3
  • Articles: Application programming and extreme scale data infrastructure support in WebSphere XD; DB2 and pureXML with Ruby on Rails; Seamless JSF - Ajax for JSF; Turbocharge Ruby on Rails with ActiveScaffold; WebSphere Message Broker deployment scripting with Ant
  • Community:
    Podcasts -- From the Rational Software Development Conference;
    Forums -- (Middleware and Web services technical forum) Web service client error; (Rational Unified Process forum) RUP without Use Cases
  • Also new this week: Application architecture security; Enable WSDM Advertisement with Apache Muse; Write and deploy real-time Java applications; Anatomy of the Linux kernel; Enable calendar ghosting in IBM Lotus Notes V8; Write and deploy portlets to Apache Geronimo with Apache Pluto; Adapt legacy systems for SOA; JAX-RPC vs. JAX-WS, Part 3 - The service endpoint interface; Extend the functionality of IBM Workplace Forms with Web services; Put XHTML 2 to work now
  • Spotlight: Demo - Java profiling with Eclipse test and performance tools platform; Webcast - Get started now with Informix Dynamic Server; developerWorks Live! briefings; New IBM Press book - "Implementing the IBM Rational Unified Process and Solutions"
  • Downloads: Rational Software Architect V7.0
  • Special offers: IBM Education Pack; Support services for DB2 Express-C; Rational PurifyPlus

7 June, Vol 8 Issue 22
  • Tutorials: Develop with Java and PHP technology on AIX Version 5.3, Part 2; Informix Dynamic Server V11 Certification 918 exam prep, Part 6; Industrial-strength Linux lockdown, Part 1; From model to code and back again with the Rational Software Delivery Platform, Part 2; Scripting Second Life with Rational Application Developer; Made-to-order content with Yahoo Pipes
  • Articles: Add advanced search to your WebSphere Commerce store with OmniFind Discovery Edition; Search smarter with Apache Solr, Part 2; Speed development with Eclipse custom wizards; Build SOA composite business services; Why model business processes?
  • Community:
    Blogs -- IBM to acquire Watchfire;
    Podcasts -- This Week on developerWorks; dW Interviews - Dan McCreary on XForms;
    Forums -- (DB2 for i5/OS forum) AS/400 Replication error ASN1016I; (Rational ClearQuest forum) Forum members building a FAQ/wiki
  • Also new this week: Speaking UNIX, Part 10 - Customize your shell; Three keys to enable a WSDM/Apache Muse metrics reporting system; Secure Java applications with Acegi; Six ways to write more comprehensible code; End-to-end integration with pervasive messaging and IBM Lotus Expeditor micro broker; Unit testing the Eclipse way; An introduction to using SPEs for Cell Broadband Engine development; End-to-end Ajax application development, Part 1; Create a new portal - Administer and maintain the portal; XML and Java technology - Low-level or high-level XML APIs?
  • Spotlight: Rational Software Development Conference; UK Hack Day; New DTA resource center; developerWorks Live! briefings
  • Downloads: Rational Software Architect V7.0
  • Special offers: Rational instructor-led online training; Support services for DB2 Express-C; Rational PurifyPlus

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