~~~Quintessence~~~: 2010

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Hosted Services Comparison Whitepaper - Google vs Microsoft

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Developer’s Guide to BlackBerry Java Application Location-Based Services

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BlackBerry Java Application Location-Based Services

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Location-based services allow developers to create BlackBerry® applications to retrieve the GPS location of BlackBerry devices. This developer guide offers detailed instructions on how to implement location-based services into BlackBerry applications and how to choose which GPS mode to use for specific types of applications.

Download this white paper to learn how to develop Java applications with location-based services by following these actions:

Specifying the GPS mode
Retrieving a location provider
Making a GPS request that is based on the frequency of the GPS fix
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Implementing BlackBerry Maps

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Sunday, May 16, 2010

A FREE cloud based version of Microsoft Office is coming…

Microsoft is finally seeing the light (or cloud I should say) and will be making available (for FREE) a browser based (light weight) version of Word, Excel, Powerpoint and One Note to members of its free Windows Live online service. It is my understanding that if you have a Windows Live account (i.e. Hotmail account) you will be able to access these applications for FREE in your web browser (including Firefox). It is anticipated to be available sometime next year (2010) as Microsoft Office 2010 is rolled out. It is currently unknown if these cloud apps will be ad supported or not. more>>

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Sunday, April 4, 2010

The future of BPM, SOA and CLOUD trends.

SearchSOA.com recently caught up with Richard Soley, CEO of the Object Management Group (OMG) to get a sense of where IT is headed. Soley discussed a variety of issues, including the future of IT, cloud and SOA. He said BPM and SOA can be tricky to integrate together, but are a very useful pair.

"BPM has focused more on the process that implements the capabilities of the organization," said Soley. "SOA has focused on the way that we architect those into a solution that integrates the enterprise. We at OMG think those are very complementary concepts."

One issue now coming to the forefront is aligning IT with the business. read more>>

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Monday, March 29, 2010

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

If Java beats C++, what's next?

Oracle's Cameron Purdy took a look back at Java and C++ in a presentation Thursday at TheServerSide Java Symposium in Las Vegas. He marked Java as a significant step forward from C++ and continued, suggesting that the Java language was in a good position to thrive in years to come as grid- and cloud-oriented distributed architectures find greater use. more>>

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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Useful Lessons to Strengthen Our Performances from a True Story...

Lessons of the Square Watermelon :

Japanese grocery stores had a problem. They are much smaller than shops in the USA and therefore don't have room to waste. Watermelons, big and round, wasted a lot of space. Most people would simply tell the grocery stores that watermelons grow round and there is nothing that can be done about it.

That is how majority of people would respond. But some Japanese farmers took a different approach. If the supermarkets wanted a square watermelon, they asked themselves, 'How can we provide one?' It wasn't long before they invented the square watermelon.

The solution to the problem of round watermelons was not to solve as the farmers did not assume it was impossible - and simply asked how it could be done.

They found out that if you put the watermelon in a square box when they are growing, the watermelon will take on the shape of the box - and grow into a square fruit.

This made the grocery stores happy and had the added benefit that it was much easier and cost effective to ship the watermelons. Consumers also loved them because they took less space in their refrigerators which are much smaller than those in the US meaning that the growers could charge a premium price for them.

What does this have do with anything in life or at our Job? There are a few Lessons that can you can take away from this story which help you :

Don't Assume: The major problem was that most people had always seen round watermelons so they automatically assumed that square watermelons were impossible before even thinking about the question.. Things that you have been doing a certain way your entire life have taken on the aura of the round watermelon and you likely don't even take the time to consider if there is another way to do it. Breaking yourself from assuming this way can greatly improve your overall life as you are constantly looking for new and better ways to do things.

Question habits: The best way to tackle these assumptions is to question your habits. If you can make an effort to question the way you do things on a consistent basis, you will find that you can continually improve the way that you work. Forming habits when they have been well thought out is usually a positive thing, but most of us have adopted our habits from various people and places without even thinking about them.

Be creative: When faced with a problem, be creative in looking for a solution. This often requires thinking outside the box. Most people who viewed this question likely thought they were being asked how they could genetically alter water melons to grow square which would be a much more difficult process to accomplish. By looking at the question from an alternative perspective, however, the solution was quite simple. Being creative and looking at things in different ways in all portions of your live will help you find solutions to many problems where others can't see them

Look for a better way: The square watermelon question was simply seeking a better and more convenient way to do something. The stores had flagged a problem they were having and asked if a solution was possible. It's impossible to find a better way if you are never asking the question in the first place. Get into the habit of asking yourself, 'Is there a better way I could be doing this?' and you will find there often is

Impossibilities often aren't : If you begin with the notion that something is impossible, then it obviously will be for you. If, on the other hand, you decide to see if something is possible or not, you will find out through trial and error. Take away the lessons from the square watermelons and apply them to all areas in your life (work, finances, relationships, etc) and you will find that by consistently applying them, you will constantly be improving all aspects of your life.

I am sure we can bring about change if we really want to.

with lots of love & regards...Murali - Muscat.

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