The downturn has affected all of us..........and one knee jerk reaction by many businesses is to cut cost in IT. However an article in McKinsey Quarterly argues against that approach.....
"Economies around the world are slowing down, and companies are looking for ways to trim spending and improve the bottom line. Although information technology often represents a small fraction of the corporate cost base, senior executives inevitably turn their attention to IT budgets for substantial contributions. Yet in some instances, IT investments deliver more value to a company’s top and bottom lines—by creating new efficiencies and increasing revenues—than any savings gained from traditional IT cost cutting."
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Managing_IT_in_a_downturn_Beyond_cost_cutting_2196
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Google Doc Tips
DO you use google doc as a file repository. If so, these tips would be very useful for you!
http://www.labnol.org/internet/office/google-docs-guide-tutorial/4999/
http://www.labnol.org/internet/office/google-docs-guide-tutorial/4999/
Friday, October 24, 2008
Ajax Technology : Rich Internet Application
At present Ajax, a"Rich Internet Application" is a common term . Majority of us are also aware that it is not a technology but application of several technologies that enables greater usability and responsiveness of browser-based applications plus its benefits include zero-installation and extremely low maintenance of Web development.
Before we begin with AJAX we need to download the AJAX framework and install it to our system in order to create a AJAX web project. Within in few minutes we can download AJAX framework and create an AJAX enabled web site in Visual Studio 2005 utilizing C#.
First of all we need to install the "ASP.NET AJAX Extensions 1.0" and the "ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit". Now simply click on the "AJAX" link to get to the home page for AJAX. Once you are on the home page click on the "Downloads" link to get to the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit.
After downloading it you are geared to experience the instant website development that enables you to kick away the CTRL + R. Most of you might be knowing it but for those who have joined the "techno geeks" recently, Ajax have trimmed the need to click CTRL + R to refresh a page. Instead, pages with Ajax elements refresh automatically. Even on the regular pages. If you fill out forms you have to click the "Submit" button before anything happens. No doubts few website with Ajax still use submit buttons, majority of these pages can simply update parts of the page instantly, giving users an immediate response to their inputs.
This allows users to react right away to the errors or information displayed. This is very helpful, as when you as a user select a desired user name, websites designed on Ajax show users right away if the desired user name is available. By doing so, you don't have to wait until they submit the entire form before they find out that the user name you want is accepted.
Before we begin with AJAX we need to download the AJAX framework and install it to our system in order to create a AJAX web project. Within in few minutes we can download AJAX framework and create an AJAX enabled web site in Visual Studio 2005 utilizing C#.
First of all we need to install the "ASP.NET AJAX Extensions 1.0" and the "ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit". Now simply click on the "AJAX" link to get to the home page for AJAX. Once you are on the home page click on the "Downloads" link to get to the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit.
After downloading it you are geared to experience the instant website development that enables you to kick away the CTRL + R. Most of you might be knowing it but for those who have joined the "techno geeks" recently, Ajax have trimmed the need to click CTRL + R to refresh a page. Instead, pages with Ajax elements refresh automatically. Even on the regular pages. If you fill out forms you have to click the "Submit" button before anything happens. No doubts few website with Ajax still use submit buttons, majority of these pages can simply update parts of the page instantly, giving users an immediate response to their inputs.
This allows users to react right away to the errors or information displayed. This is very helpful, as when you as a user select a desired user name, websites designed on Ajax show users right away if the desired user name is available. By doing so, you don't have to wait until they submit the entire form before they find out that the user name you want is accepted.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wordpress for iPhone
More than 100,000 number of people worldwide have installed the WordPress for iPhone.
This application lets you write posts, upload photos, and edit your WordPress blog from your iPhone or iPod Touch. With support for both WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress (2.5.1 or higher), users of all experience levels can get going in seconds. Download it now!
Version 1.1 Live is now available in the Apple App store. This version includes several performance improvements and bug fixes.
This application lets you write posts, upload photos, and edit your WordPress blog from your iPhone or iPod Touch. With support for both WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress (2.5.1 or higher), users of all experience levels can get going in seconds. Download it now!
Version 1.1 Live is now available in the Apple App store. This version includes several performance improvements and bug fixes.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
JOOMLA :The Latest, Flexible Buzz Enhancing your CMS
Joomla Content Management System(CMS):
Joomla web designing is catching rapid popularity in the online industry as online businesses are now able to get websites designed that are customer friendly. Websites created using Joomla are far more user friendly than websites created otherwise. A Joomla CMS provides a way for these clients to easily achieve goals. The beauty of Joomla CMS is that it does not require the CMS user to be an HTML expert. Furthermore, it allows the CMS user to easily update web pages using a simple web browser interface.
Key Features of the Joomla CMS:
Creates standard visual templates.
Easier and quicker to edit and manipulate.
It has active development and user community.
Joomla controls content publishing process.
Joomla incorporates a shopping cart / e commerce system.
WHY Joomla?
With Joomla it becomes easily update and maintain web pages any time. By using Joomla website designing services, web masters and designers enjoy ease of adding more web pages to the sites conveniently as much as it is to remove pages from the site. Due to this added feasibility of appending or deletion of web pages from a site, this Joomla CMS more popular than those other commonly familiar HTML based web designing tools and applications.
Design your own Website:
Joomla enables you to develop a website without any problem. With a unique name Joomla its techniques and working of this application is also unique. This application helps a company to explain their objectives, as Joomla web designing application is used in different portals, newsletters, presentations and other promotional materials. Joomla is extremely user friendly application and anyone can easily install this designing package.
Joomla Adding flexibility :
Joomla being extremely flexible, makes web development easy and convenient.
It can easily change the overall look of a websites. The whole graphic design can be changed rapidly within seconds without having to make any modifications in the website content. One can easily maintain and update your website by adding or deleting new web pages.
ADVANTAGES:
The concept of Joomla designing is well accepted in the online industry. People prefer to use this application because of it's free of cost and easy to access.
Hi-Five Advantages of Joomla CMS:
1.Free: The biggest advantage of the Joomla application is that it is free of cost.
2.Several extensions : Every CMS product is supported by some modules that further boost their inherent capacity. Joomla currently shows 2000 modules and above.
3.Maintenance: Maintaining a Joomla web site is very simple as even a non technical person can maintain a Joomla website.
4.Multi linguistic: Joomla designing provides with a facility of different languages. This kind of a language facility is rare in CMS applications.
5.Self update: A person need not be dependent on any company or individual, as any person having good knowledge about Joomla designing techniques can look into maintenance and can update the website.
Joomla is an open source that means users are neither required to pay any hefty fees for licensing nor they are payable to incur any registration fees. However, most of the globally popular and commercial web designing tools cannot be used until and unless users have made sumptuous payments for obtaining rights. Being an open source web designing tool, Joomla is accessible through open source and are available through vast platform of online community sites.
Joomla web designing is catching rapid popularity in the online industry as online businesses are now able to get websites designed that are customer friendly. Websites created using Joomla are far more user friendly than websites created otherwise. A Joomla CMS provides a way for these clients to easily achieve goals. The beauty of Joomla CMS is that it does not require the CMS user to be an HTML expert. Furthermore, it allows the CMS user to easily update web pages using a simple web browser interface.
Key Features of the Joomla CMS:
Creates standard visual templates.
Easier and quicker to edit and manipulate.
It has active development and user community.
Joomla controls content publishing process.
Joomla incorporates a shopping cart / e commerce system.
WHY Joomla?
With Joomla it becomes easily update and maintain web pages any time. By using Joomla website designing services, web masters and designers enjoy ease of adding more web pages to the sites conveniently as much as it is to remove pages from the site. Due to this added feasibility of appending or deletion of web pages from a site, this Joomla CMS more popular than those other commonly familiar HTML based web designing tools and applications.
Design your own Website:
Joomla enables you to develop a website without any problem. With a unique name Joomla its techniques and working of this application is also unique. This application helps a company to explain their objectives, as Joomla web designing application is used in different portals, newsletters, presentations and other promotional materials. Joomla is extremely user friendly application and anyone can easily install this designing package.
Joomla Adding flexibility :
Joomla being extremely flexible, makes web development easy and convenient.
It can easily change the overall look of a websites. The whole graphic design can be changed rapidly within seconds without having to make any modifications in the website content. One can easily maintain and update your website by adding or deleting new web pages.
ADVANTAGES:
The concept of Joomla designing is well accepted in the online industry. People prefer to use this application because of it's free of cost and easy to access.
Hi-Five Advantages of Joomla CMS:
1.Free: The biggest advantage of the Joomla application is that it is free of cost.
2.Several extensions : Every CMS product is supported by some modules that further boost their inherent capacity. Joomla currently shows 2000 modules and above.
3.Maintenance: Maintaining a Joomla web site is very simple as even a non technical person can maintain a Joomla website.
4.Multi linguistic: Joomla designing provides with a facility of different languages. This kind of a language facility is rare in CMS applications.
5.Self update: A person need not be dependent on any company or individual, as any person having good knowledge about Joomla designing techniques can look into maintenance and can update the website.
Joomla is an open source that means users are neither required to pay any hefty fees for licensing nor they are payable to incur any registration fees. However, most of the globally popular and commercial web designing tools cannot be used until and unless users have made sumptuous payments for obtaining rights. Being an open source web designing tool, Joomla is accessible through open source and are available through vast platform of online community sites.
Sun Revamps Client Java to pull Java closer into line with competitors Ajax, Adobe Flash, and Microsoft Silverlight
Sun Revamps Client Java to add Drag-And-Drop Web Applet Capture .
The Java runtime for clients includes a new plug-in mechanism that allows users to capture an applet they like on a Web site, such as a Web applet for airing information on movies. By dragging and dropping the applet to their desktops, they can run it in a separate window, independent of the browser. Users can reactivate the applet and get it to retrieve fresh information off the Internet upon restarting their computer -- without going back to the Web site that offered the applet.
Source: www.informationweek.com
The Java runtime for clients includes a new plug-in mechanism that allows users to capture an applet they like on a Web site, such as a Web applet for airing information on movies. By dragging and dropping the applet to their desktops, they can run it in a separate window, independent of the browser. Users can reactivate the applet and get it to retrieve fresh information off the Internet upon restarting their computer -- without going back to the Web site that offered the applet.
Source: www.informationweek.com
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Microsoft free ebook on ecommerce using officelive
Microsoft has a free ebook you can download using officelive. The offer has expired but you can download the ebook from this link.
http://officeliveoffers.com/ebook/growbusiness/623712eBook.pdf
http://officeliveoffers.com/ebook/growbusiness/623712eBook.pdf
SAP: Investment Maximizing Opportunity
"System Application & Products" or SAP is a single, affordable business management solution that integrates the entire business. The application has been assembled in such a flexible way that it handles all the functional department within an organization.
SAP being one of the largest inter-enterprise software company maximize your success through a combination of SAP experts, methodologies, tools, and certified partners – plus a comprehensive portfolio of service offerings. These offerings span all phases of your solution life cycle, from planning to building to running.
SAP applications, built around their latest R/3 system, runs on a number of platforms including Windows 2000 and uses the client/server model deals with financial, asset, and cost accounting, production operations and materials, personnel, plants, as well as archived documents.
Customization Of SAP ERP:
SAP becomes essential applications To retain their strategy position in marketing. Most of the companies tend to install SAP in their organization for company development. This technology allows customizing the modification to the customer and stores all customized components in the retrieved form. When the required functionality is not found, using customization this functionality can be reversed. Customization should be made correctly and adequately as too much of anything fits for nothing. The customized functionality can be easily up graded when a new version is released and installed.
SAP CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
SAP ERP(Enterprise Resource Planning)
SAP FI (Financial)
SAP HR(Human Resource)
SAP PLM(Product Life cycle Management)
SAP SCM(Supply Chain Management)
SAP SRM (Supply Relationship Management)
SAP Manufacturing Module
SAP Public sector and Education
SAP Solutions for Small Business:
SAP Business one, is designed to meet the needs of small businesses. Business One software is useful for sales, finance, purchasing, inventory, and manufacturing. SAP Business one allows the small companies to manage core activities comprising of customer relationship management, inventory and distribution, ordering and delivery, purchasing and merchandising, production and manufacturing, employees and human resources, E-commerce, finance and accounting.
Sap module for financial concerns:
It is a special package which comes up with ability of meeting all accounting and financial needs of the organization. It is an element where financial managers could review the financial position of the company in real time. The SAP FI modules real time functionality will allow the financial manager to take better decision making and strategic planning for the organization. Companies are defined in design and assigned to company codes. Every company code must use the same COA (Chart of Accounts) and Fiscal Year. Company Codes are the least unit within your organizational structure and is used for internal and external reporting purposes.
SAP ABAP Performance:
ABAP , the universal language in the World of SAP programming focus on getting a team of efficient programmers as early as possible in each and every part of the project, both for handing over the technical specifications to them and also for asking them to toss out the ABAP programs
SAP implementation :
The implementation of SAP software, is a massive operation that brings a lot of changes in the organization. Virtually every person in the organization is involved, whether they are part of the Sap technical support organization or the actual end-users of the SAP software. The resulting changes that the implementation of SAP generates are intended to reach high level goals, The future-state of the SAP solution is being created, a sizing and blueprinting phase where the solution stack is created and training is being performed.
Benefits of SAP Implementation :
• Gradual declination in the total cost of ownership.
• Accomplishment of faster return on investment.
• Imparting flexibility in business processes.
• Inspection of entire business processes.
• Integration, collaboration, planning, execution, and coordination of the supply chain network.
• Achievement of consistent as well as apparent business insights.
• Develop employee productivity.
• Creation of a quality work environment.
• Achievement of operational excellence and growth.
• Exploitation of additional solutions with ease.
A-1 Technology, a global leader in technology and IT-consulting firm is well known for providing the best, cost-effective services and solutions. At A1 Technology, Our team of best SAP Programmers are geared up to Provide you SAP Solutions.
SAP being one of the largest inter-enterprise software company maximize your success through a combination of SAP experts, methodologies, tools, and certified partners – plus a comprehensive portfolio of service offerings. These offerings span all phases of your solution life cycle, from planning to building to running.
SAP applications, built around their latest R/3 system, runs on a number of platforms including Windows 2000 and uses the client/server model deals with financial, asset, and cost accounting, production operations and materials, personnel, plants, as well as archived documents.
Customization Of SAP ERP:
SAP becomes essential applications To retain their strategy position in marketing. Most of the companies tend to install SAP in their organization for company development. This technology allows customizing the modification to the customer and stores all customized components in the retrieved form. When the required functionality is not found, using customization this functionality can be reversed. Customization should be made correctly and adequately as too much of anything fits for nothing. The customized functionality can be easily up graded when a new version is released and installed.
SAP CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
SAP ERP(Enterprise Resource Planning)
SAP FI (Financial)
SAP HR(Human Resource)
SAP PLM(Product Life cycle Management)
SAP SCM(Supply Chain Management)
SAP SRM (Supply Relationship Management)
SAP Manufacturing Module
SAP Public sector and Education
SAP Solutions for Small Business:
SAP Business one, is designed to meet the needs of small businesses. Business One software is useful for sales, finance, purchasing, inventory, and manufacturing. SAP Business one allows the small companies to manage core activities comprising of customer relationship management, inventory and distribution, ordering and delivery, purchasing and merchandising, production and manufacturing, employees and human resources, E-commerce, finance and accounting.
Sap module for financial concerns:
It is a special package which comes up with ability of meeting all accounting and financial needs of the organization. It is an element where financial managers could review the financial position of the company in real time. The SAP FI modules real time functionality will allow the financial manager to take better decision making and strategic planning for the organization. Companies are defined in design and assigned to company codes. Every company code must use the same COA (Chart of Accounts) and Fiscal Year. Company Codes are the least unit within your organizational structure and is used for internal and external reporting purposes.
SAP ABAP Performance:
ABAP , the universal language in the World of SAP programming focus on getting a team of efficient programmers as early as possible in each and every part of the project, both for handing over the technical specifications to them and also for asking them to toss out the ABAP programs
SAP implementation :
The implementation of SAP software, is a massive operation that brings a lot of changes in the organization. Virtually every person in the organization is involved, whether they are part of the Sap technical support organization or the actual end-users of the SAP software. The resulting changes that the implementation of SAP generates are intended to reach high level goals, The future-state of the SAP solution is being created, a sizing and blueprinting phase where the solution stack is created and training is being performed.
Benefits of SAP Implementation :
• Gradual declination in the total cost of ownership.
• Accomplishment of faster return on investment.
• Imparting flexibility in business processes.
• Inspection of entire business processes.
• Integration, collaboration, planning, execution, and coordination of the supply chain network.
• Achievement of consistent as well as apparent business insights.
• Develop employee productivity.
• Creation of a quality work environment.
• Achievement of operational excellence and growth.
• Exploitation of additional solutions with ease.
A-1 Technology, a global leader in technology and IT-consulting firm is well known for providing the best, cost-effective services and solutions. At A1 Technology, Our team of best SAP Programmers are geared up to Provide you SAP Solutions.
Sales Force Automation Guide
If your company wants to do well in sales, it's important to have a system that helps it keep up with the pace of today's marketplace. SFA (Sales Force Automation) is a great way to do so, and it offers numerous options for eliminating or streamlining tasks that would otherwise distract your salespeople from doing what they do best: selling.
Evaluating and selecting a Sales Force Automation (SFA) solution among so many vendors is a challenge. There are many to make a bad decision and only a few ways to make good one. To help simplify the process, here we have listed the required features of a Sale Force Automation system which may assist you evaluate vendor capabilities.
A SFA solution should Help You Grow Your Business by following means:
Improving pipeline management. Increased visibility helps you quickly identify important opportunities at risk at every stage in the sales cycle, as well as track progress against sales goals.
Improving accountability. Team members should know exactly what they are responsible for. You can automatically notify them when tasks are assigned to them or when deadlines are approaching.
Ending the sales spreadsheet chaosManage your team your way.
Customization: You should be able to quickly customize SFA solution to align with your sales process and your terminology.
Opportunity and activity tracking to keep control of your deals at every stage of the sales cycle
Lead and contact management to ensure every opportunity receives the proper follow-up
Interactive reports to put the current information you need for forecasting right at your fingertips
Automatic e-mail notifications to let your team know when a hot lead comes in or immediate action is needed
Reminders to ensure reps are making follow-up calls on schedule
Personalized dashboards to drive effective time management by showing sales managers and reps the information they need to see, when they need to see it
Here is the list of SFA tools and solutions you can chose from:
NetSuite CRM+: Manage your customers and sales team with this solution.
Nsite Quote and Proposal Management: Automate the proposal process with this software.
Salesforce.com: Salesforce.com offers solutions for SFA, relationship management and customer service.
Oracle Siebel CRM On Demand: Oracle Corp.'s subscription-based service covers sales, service, marketing and contact operations.
Sales Cycle Manager: This tool provides win/loss ratios, prioritization and forecasting.
Maximizer CRM: Maximizer CRM's SFA functions make it easy to access customer information and increase productivity.
HarvestGold Personal Sales Goals: Keep track of income objectives and productivity goals with this tool.
Restaurant Guide: This tool from Salesforce Labs uses Yelp to find local restaurants for client meetings.
SugarCRM: SugarCRM is an adaptable, open-source application that can be easily customized.
ShadeTree MATRIX: This solution is customized to your team, and it offers a way to identify conversion opportunities.
Absolute Automation: Using this service, you can automatically log emails in popular email clients.
Ready, Set, Sell!: Teach your new recruits to sell with your SFA system using this tool.
ActiveOutlook: This plugin for Outlook searches Salesforce.com to retrieve contact and opportunity information for the person who emailed you.
smartSales: With smartSales' mobile solution, your company's sales force can complete sales tasks anywhere from their wireless phones.
Entellium eSalesForce: This solution will distribute leads, generate reports and much more.
Manticore Technology: Score leads, build prospects and integrate with Salesforce.com using Manticore Technology Inc.'s solution
Microsoft Dynamics CRM: This solution from Microsoft has an Outlook feel to it and integrates with other Microsoft products like SharePoint Server.
Advanced Call Scripting: Guide your salespeople through interactions with this application.
SAP: Look to SAP for an all-in-one solution that covers SFA and broader CRM needs.
PeopleImport: With this tool, you'll be able to import massive lists without duplicates.
DealSheets.com: This slick automation tool creates documents, calculations and more based on inputs from your sales force.
RightNow Sales: Use this tool to streamline leads and increase productivity.
SAS Customer Intelligence: Get interaction management, marketing automation and more with SAS Customer Intelligence.
CardScan: Automate business-card data entry with this tool.
Outrigger: With this campaign-management tool, you can keep an eye on company activity and monitor your campaigns.
Cloud9 Pipeline Accelerator: Keep an eye on opportunities in the pipeline and promote team selling using Cloud9 Pipeline Accelerator.
FormCheck: Get rid of spam and fake entries with this tool.
Articque GeoAnalyser for Sales: Use this application for automated mapping of your sales activity.
EchoSign: With this application, you can automate contract signatures to accelerate sales.
Infopia: Make relationships with your online customers using this solution for e-commerce.
FormFactory: Use FormFactory to generate quotes, orders and proposals fast.
Centive Compel: Streamline sales-compensation calculations and metrics with this tool.
FrontRange Solutions GoldMine: Use this software to streamline sales, increase productivity and win customers.
Sage SalesLogix: With Sage SalesLogix, you can increase productivity and maximize selling.
Synergistix CATS Software Suite: Use this solution to help your sales force focus on planning and detailing.
Lead Look-Alike Finder: Weed out the duplicates in your system with this tool.
Vtrenz ROI Insight: Find out the ROI (return on investment) of lead-generation activity, track your campaigns and more with this tool.
CRM Surveyor: Use CRM Surveyor to automate customer surveys and get feedback on lost sales, issues and ratings.
A-1 technology can assist you setup a SFA for you. For Quote , fill the form here
Evaluating and selecting a Sales Force Automation (SFA) solution among so many vendors is a challenge. There are many to make a bad decision and only a few ways to make good one. To help simplify the process, here we have listed the required features of a Sale Force Automation system which may assist you evaluate vendor capabilities.
A SFA solution should Help You Grow Your Business by following means:
Improving pipeline management. Increased visibility helps you quickly identify important opportunities at risk at every stage in the sales cycle, as well as track progress against sales goals.
Improving accountability. Team members should know exactly what they are responsible for. You can automatically notify them when tasks are assigned to them or when deadlines are approaching.
Ending the sales spreadsheet chaosManage your team your way.
Customization: You should be able to quickly customize SFA solution to align with your sales process and your terminology.
Opportunity and activity tracking to keep control of your deals at every stage of the sales cycle
Lead and contact management to ensure every opportunity receives the proper follow-up
Interactive reports to put the current information you need for forecasting right at your fingertips
Automatic e-mail notifications to let your team know when a hot lead comes in or immediate action is needed
Reminders to ensure reps are making follow-up calls on schedule
Personalized dashboards to drive effective time management by showing sales managers and reps the information they need to see, when they need to see it
Here is the list of SFA tools and solutions you can chose from:
NetSuite CRM+: Manage your customers and sales team with this solution.
Nsite Quote and Proposal Management: Automate the proposal process with this software.
Salesforce.com: Salesforce.com offers solutions for SFA, relationship management and customer service.
Oracle Siebel CRM On Demand: Oracle Corp.'s subscription-based service covers sales, service, marketing and contact operations.
Sales Cycle Manager: This tool provides win/loss ratios, prioritization and forecasting.
Maximizer CRM: Maximizer CRM's SFA functions make it easy to access customer information and increase productivity.
HarvestGold Personal Sales Goals: Keep track of income objectives and productivity goals with this tool.
Restaurant Guide: This tool from Salesforce Labs uses Yelp to find local restaurants for client meetings.
SugarCRM: SugarCRM is an adaptable, open-source application that can be easily customized.
ShadeTree MATRIX: This solution is customized to your team, and it offers a way to identify conversion opportunities.
Absolute Automation: Using this service, you can automatically log emails in popular email clients.
Ready, Set, Sell!: Teach your new recruits to sell with your SFA system using this tool.
ActiveOutlook: This plugin for Outlook searches Salesforce.com to retrieve contact and opportunity information for the person who emailed you.
smartSales: With smartSales' mobile solution, your company's sales force can complete sales tasks anywhere from their wireless phones.
Entellium eSalesForce: This solution will distribute leads, generate reports and much more.
Manticore Technology: Score leads, build prospects and integrate with Salesforce.com using Manticore Technology Inc.'s solution
Microsoft Dynamics CRM: This solution from Microsoft has an Outlook feel to it and integrates with other Microsoft products like SharePoint Server.
Advanced Call Scripting: Guide your salespeople through interactions with this application.
SAP: Look to SAP for an all-in-one solution that covers SFA and broader CRM needs.
PeopleImport: With this tool, you'll be able to import massive lists without duplicates.
DealSheets.com: This slick automation tool creates documents, calculations and more based on inputs from your sales force.
RightNow Sales: Use this tool to streamline leads and increase productivity.
SAS Customer Intelligence: Get interaction management, marketing automation and more with SAS Customer Intelligence.
CardScan: Automate business-card data entry with this tool.
Outrigger: With this campaign-management tool, you can keep an eye on company activity and monitor your campaigns.
Cloud9 Pipeline Accelerator: Keep an eye on opportunities in the pipeline and promote team selling using Cloud9 Pipeline Accelerator.
FormCheck: Get rid of spam and fake entries with this tool.
Articque GeoAnalyser for Sales: Use this application for automated mapping of your sales activity.
EchoSign: With this application, you can automate contract signatures to accelerate sales.
Infopia: Make relationships with your online customers using this solution for e-commerce.
FormFactory: Use FormFactory to generate quotes, orders and proposals fast.
Centive Compel: Streamline sales-compensation calculations and metrics with this tool.
FrontRange Solutions GoldMine: Use this software to streamline sales, increase productivity and win customers.
Sage SalesLogix: With Sage SalesLogix, you can increase productivity and maximize selling.
Synergistix CATS Software Suite: Use this solution to help your sales force focus on planning and detailing.
Lead Look-Alike Finder: Weed out the duplicates in your system with this tool.
Vtrenz ROI Insight: Find out the ROI (return on investment) of lead-generation activity, track your campaigns and more with this tool.
CRM Surveyor: Use CRM Surveyor to automate customer surveys and get feedback on lost sales, issues and ratings.
A-1 technology can assist you setup a SFA for you. For Quote , fill the form here
Monday, October 20, 2008
Create Information Rich Dynamic Web Pages Using JSP
JSP(Java Server Pages) is a technology that enables software developers to create dynamic request like HTML, XML. JSP page is basically an HTML web page, that contains additional bits of code that generates dynamic content of the page. This technology enables Java code and definite pre-defined procedures to be implemented into static content. JSP pages using JavaBeans, EJB components, RMI objects, DBC objects implements processing on the server.
With introduction of JSP maximum java developers are concentrating on HTML mark up for the dynamic portions of the web page. Use of Java in the web development has taken rise due to its dynamic features such as active, convenient, structural design unbiased, safe, strong and understandable.
JSP technology enables Web developers and designers to quickly develop and simply maintain, information-rich, dynamic Web pages that empowers existing business systems. As part of the Java technology family, JSP enables rapid development of Web-based applications that are platform independent.
Benefits for Developers:
One can use JSP technology without learning how to write Java scriplets. No doubts scriptlets are not required to generate dynamic content, they just provide backward compatibility.
Java tag library developers and designers can extend the JSP language with "simple tag handlers," which utilize a new, much simpler and cleaner, tag extension API.
The Java Server Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL) expression language is integrated into JSP technology and has been upgraded to support functions. It can be used instead of scriptlet expressions.
A1 technology provides top notch java web development services. Our technical base for the web design and development services has been strengthen due to making provision of Java oriented websites for our offshore clients since years, using Java technologies in customized way and covering various industries. We at A1 Technology offer secure and reliable services by expert Java professions to our offshore clients.
With introduction of JSP maximum java developers are concentrating on HTML mark up for the dynamic portions of the web page. Use of Java in the web development has taken rise due to its dynamic features such as active, convenient, structural design unbiased, safe, strong and understandable.
JSP technology enables Web developers and designers to quickly develop and simply maintain, information-rich, dynamic Web pages that empowers existing business systems. As part of the Java technology family, JSP enables rapid development of Web-based applications that are platform independent.
Benefits for Developers:
One can use JSP technology without learning how to write Java scriplets. No doubts scriptlets are not required to generate dynamic content, they just provide backward compatibility.
Java tag library developers and designers can extend the JSP language with "simple tag handlers," which utilize a new, much simpler and cleaner, tag extension API.
The Java Server Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL) expression language is integrated into JSP technology and has been upgraded to support functions. It can be used instead of scriptlet expressions.
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Fast Website Development using AJAX
Some of the most visible and successful information retrieval systems are available through web browsers. Recently Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, or
Here are certain features of
Freedom from the Page Refresh
Typically, when users enter information into an input field on a page-based web application, nothing is done with that information until they press "submit". After they press "submit" the information is sent to the server, a response is returned, notifying the user of success or failure. During this time, which typically changes based on the speed of the connection and the amount of processing being done, the user sits and waits while the page refreshes. While we've found that the actual download time doesn't lead to user frustration all by itself, we have seen that users desire (and expect) immediate response to their queries—reloading a page can result in user confusion. For example, users often find it difficult to recognize pages containing error messages, particularly if they can't see the error messages without scrolling.
Ajax applications, on the other hand, don't need to refresh the entire page to update information on it. Instead, Ajax apps can simply update parts of the page at any time, giving users an instantaneous response to their inputs and queries. This allows users to continually see what they're working on and react to any changes, errors, or updates the interface notifies them of.
Instant field Checking & Saving
One of the most beneficial features that we sometimes take for granted in desktop applications is the capability to instantaneously check the data we type in. In spreadsheet applications, for example, our name entered in a numeric field will instantly produce an error that we can fix immediately.
On the Web, it is easy to check fields on the client side using JavaScript. This produces an immediate effect, and mimics the behavior of a desktop application. However, for security reasons it is necessary to check all fields on the server end as well. Fortunately, Ajax allows that to happen, too.
Single Screen Interface
One of the biggest reasons to use the screen-based approach is the simplicity of a single-screen interface. In User Interface Engineering's reports on Flash, we found that single screen interfaces proved very useful for people, providing several advantages over page-based applications.
One advantage of a single-screen is that users can see the big picture of the application, seeing all of the steps necessary to complete the application. This gives users a clear idea of what is expected of them during a transaction. On a page-based application, they might have to click through several pages without knowing what is ahead of them.
Single-screen interfaces also allow users to modify and change information in the order that they choose. If they want to add their billing information first, for example, they might be able to do that. Or, they might want to go back and change something that they already did. In a single-screen interface this is easy. On the other hand, most page-based approaches force users into a specific sequence.
Relatively Easy to Implement
Most of Ajax's benefits mirror those of sophisticated screen-based applications. However, there is a big hurdle to creating these sophisticated applications: they are full-fledged programming environments that require advanced programming skills and a long-term commitment to proprietary technology. This makes creating interfaces in this way expensive and time-consuming.
Because Ajax applications are built using nothing more than current web standards, they are relatively easy to create. Most web designers familiar with building paged-based apps can migrate an interface to Ajax rather quickly. Also, enterprising Ajax developers have created easy-to-use building blocks that allow developers unfamiliar with the approach to migrate their applications over without having to write code from scratch.
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Whats New in Google and Yahoo Advertising ?
Google released the AdWords display ad builder, which lets you create professional-looking display ads in AdWords without needing to hire a designer or start from scratch. If you've wanted to expand beyond your text ad campaigns, or if you've been looking for an easier way to build display ads, this tool can help.
This new tool lets you create customized display ads with your own text, images, and logo. You can also change colors and backgrounds. The tool can create ads to fit all possible placements across the Google content network, including video and game placements. The display ad builder is available now to all advertisers in the U.S. and Canada.
In another effort to make Adversiitng easy for users, Yahoo also announced the launch of APT, its new digital advertising platform.
In another effort to make Adversiitng easy for users, Yahoo also announced the launch of APT, its new digital advertising platform.
Calling the system a "transformative development” in online advertising, APT hopes to streamline the ad buying process across multiple accounts and publishers. The new web-based platform enables selling of ad inventory across Yahoo's network of publishers, advertisers, ad networks, and agencies in a single interface.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Flash Programming: Enhancing Graphic Designing
Flash a Macromedia product is a welcome tool for web designers that creates vector graphics-based animation programs with features like full-screen navigation interfaces, graphic illustrations and simple interactivity in an anti aliased, re sizable file format that is compact enough to stream across a normal modem connection. It is a powerful design and animation authoring tool with an object-oriented dynamic scripting engine, bitmap rendering anti-aliasing precision and advanced audio and video playback. The software has marked its global presence on the web, due to its speed and flexibility to renders graphics. presence, which accordingly is creating a high competition. In such situation each website gets a little time to convince the visitors about its integrity, before one goes for some other website. Hence, having a wonderfully designed website is of great importance. As a website owner, you just cannot afford to compromise on its quality and lose visitors.
Flash, when used in a planned way helps a website to create great effect. It allows programmers to make fascinating designs that adds potentiality to the website. Flash programming, also referred as action scripting, is an award winning aspect that has rejuvenated Flash as an inevitable member where web designing is concerned. A small flash banner is enough to add to the beauty of a website, leaving the rest of the page for you to optimize.
A-1 Technology is the right destination to get the top notch services and solutions. We at A-1 Technology have specialists in Flash technology enabling our clients to draw maximum benefit in Flash. At A-1 technology, we have best in class resources for Flash Programming that can help in leveraging the capabilities of Flash Programming to reduce development cost and time to market.
Flash, when used in a planned way helps a website to create great effect. It allows programmers to make fascinating designs that adds potentiality to the website. Flash programming, also referred as action scripting, is an award winning aspect that has rejuvenated Flash as an inevitable member where web designing is concerned. A small flash banner is enough to add to the beauty of a website, leaving the rest of the page for you to optimize.
A-1 Technology is the right destination to get the top notch services and solutions. We at A-1 Technology have specialists in Flash technology enabling our clients to draw maximum benefit in Flash. At A-1 technology, we have best in class resources for Flash Programming that can help in leveraging the capabilities of Flash Programming to reduce development cost and time to market.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Advance Programming Language Giving Dynamic Results: PHP
At present maximum web applications running on the internet are made in PHP. PHP is rapidly catching popularity as this multi featured Programming Language precisely designs websites.
PHP engine and the PHP coding are used in every platform that expands flexibility of PHP language. Basically PHP is lucrative for both programmers and designers, programmers realizing its flexibility and tempo and web designers who worth its handiness and user-friendliness.
PHP requires web server and can be arranged on most of the web servers, operating systems and platforms. PHP provides filter taking input from a file or stream containing text and providing outputs to another stream of data.
It supports most of the known database connections like Oracle, SQL, My SQL, and ODBC thus it is an easy choice for freelance programmers to build their dynamic pages with the help of PHP development. The latest version of PHP is in demand because it can be embedded HTML coding directly and can be carried by nearly all of the web servers.
PHP is a powerful server side scripting language and is generally used in creating dynamic web pages. It can also be used from command line and graphical applications. PHP is also known as Hypertext Processor, and can run on UNIX as well as Windows Servers. PHP is broadly used in message boards, shopping carts, search engines and much more.
PHP is also used in creating health care applications, real estate portals, e learning websites, search engines, website builders, auctions web portals, sites with vast database.
PHP programmers make usage of OOPs concept and generate various internet pages on the web. Number of frameworks are used , which act as building blocks in design and structure , these are Cake PHP, Zend Framework, PRADO, Symfony etc. The LAMP architecture is quite popular in the web industry as a way of organizing applications.
Some Benefits of PHP:
• Easy data storage in databases .
• Does not depends on external programs to run the code.
• Low development and maintenance cost.
• High performance and reliability.
• Ability to embed itself into the HTML code.
• Compatible with servers like Apache and IIS.
A-1 Technology has a team of talented professionals perfect in PHP Programme. A1 Technology, an offshore software outsourcing company is working on PHP language . We at A-1 technology have best in class resources for PHP that can help in leveraging the capabilities of PHP to reduce development cost and time to market.
PHP engine and the PHP coding are used in every platform that expands flexibility of PHP language. Basically PHP is lucrative for both programmers and designers, programmers realizing its flexibility and tempo and web designers who worth its handiness and user-friendliness.
PHP requires web server and can be arranged on most of the web servers, operating systems and platforms. PHP provides filter taking input from a file or stream containing text and providing outputs to another stream of data.
It supports most of the known database connections like Oracle, SQL, My SQL, and ODBC thus it is an easy choice for freelance programmers to build their dynamic pages with the help of PHP development. The latest version of PHP is in demand because it can be embedded HTML coding directly and can be carried by nearly all of the web servers.
PHP is a powerful server side scripting language and is generally used in creating dynamic web pages. It can also be used from command line and graphical applications. PHP is also known as Hypertext Processor, and can run on UNIX as well as Windows Servers. PHP is broadly used in message boards, shopping carts, search engines and much more.
PHP is also used in creating health care applications, real estate portals, e learning websites, search engines, website builders, auctions web portals, sites with vast database.
PHP programmers make usage of OOPs concept and generate various internet pages on the web. Number of frameworks are used , which act as building blocks in design and structure , these are Cake PHP, Zend Framework, PRADO, Symfony etc. The LAMP architecture is quite popular in the web industry as a way of organizing applications.
Some Benefits of PHP:
• Easy data storage in databases .
• Does not depends on external programs to run the code.
• Low development and maintenance cost.
• High performance and reliability.
• Ability to embed itself into the HTML code.
• Compatible with servers like Apache and IIS.
A-1 Technology has a team of talented professionals perfect in PHP Programme. A1 Technology, an offshore software outsourcing company is working on PHP language . We at A-1 technology have best in class resources for PHP that can help in leveraging the capabilities of PHP to reduce development cost and time to market.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Dynamic, Object Oriented and Versatile Language: Python
Python is a dynamic object-oriented programming language developed by Guidovan Rossum,that can be used for many kinds of software development. It offers strong support for integration with other languages and tools, comes with extensive standard libraries and can be learned in a few days. Many Python programmers report substantial productivity gains and feel the language encourages the development of higher quality, more maintainable code.
It runs on Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OS X, OS/2, Amiga etc. Python has also been ported to the Java and .NET virtual machines. Python is distributed under an OSI-approved open source license that makes it free to use, even for commercial products. Python is a programming language dynamically typed with very high level data structures.
It features some distinct qualities that makes it a dynamic language :
It runs on Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OS X, OS/2, Amiga etc. Python has also been ported to the Java and .NET virtual machines. Python is distributed under an OSI-approved open source license that makes it free to use, even for commercial products. Python is a programming language dynamically typed with very high level data structures.
It features some distinct qualities that makes it a dynamic language :
- Python supports for multiple paradigms like object oriented programming, functional programming or iterative programming. White spaces in the Python programming language makes code easy to read.
- List, dictionary and sets are build in data types which allow very high levels of abstraction in a language like python.
- Functions are firsts class objects which means they can be used like any other variable. This, with other functions like map, filter and reduce provides functional programming.
- It is dynamically typed i. e. variables do not have any type in the python programming language.
- High level data structures along with dynamic typing make rapid prototyping a breeze in Python
- It believes in the philosophy of batteries included. This means that a large number of libraries are provided with python making programs written in python much shorter that in other languages.
- The number of keywords in the python language are very limited. This makes it an easy language to learn for beginners. The core of the language is kept very small and functionalities are provided by other modules.
Friday, October 10, 2008
PDA and WAP: Going Hands in Hand
Personal Digital Assistant abbreviated as PDA , enables the user to work more smartly and efficiently. At present PDA programming is catching a popular buzz and hand held devices are quickly changing for PDA applications.
With the advent of wireless broadband, the PDA market is rising as people have desire to have maximum informations available at their fingertips all times. As bandwidth increases and media becomes more rich and interactive, palmtop computing is becoming a viable as a vector for unlimited revenue potential through the content creation and advertising. At this stage WAP, was developed specially to provide internet access for mobile phones and PDAs.
Since then WAP, an international standard for the devices that use the wireless communications has become an inevitable part of PDA. We can not have access to our personal computers all the time to connect to the internet, like when we are on the go or we are out of town for while and we want to check our mail or want to make a flight-reservation online . At this situations WAP becomes handy as we can carry a WAP enabled PDA.
The WAP Browser interface is similar to that of a conventional Web browser. It bookmarks, page saving and printing, user defined home and search pages, proxy, http and WAP Gateway, dial-up, cookies, multi-language interface.
WAP is an open, global specification that offer mobile users with wireless devices to easily access and interact with information and services instantly. Its principal application is to enable access to the Internet from a PDA.
A-1 Technology is a perfect destination to get the top quality service as we have expertise in PDA software programming. Our team comprises of specialists of PDA software programming enabling our clients to take maximum benefit in PDA. We have performed a number of important projects on PDA and have shown steady growth.
With the advent of wireless broadband, the PDA market is rising as people have desire to have maximum informations available at their fingertips all times. As bandwidth increases and media becomes more rich and interactive, palmtop computing is becoming a viable as a vector for unlimited revenue potential through the content creation and advertising. At this stage WAP, was developed specially to provide internet access for mobile phones and PDAs.
Since then WAP, an international standard for the devices that use the wireless communications has become an inevitable part of PDA. We can not have access to our personal computers all the time to connect to the internet, like when we are on the go or we are out of town for while and we want to check our mail or want to make a flight-reservation online . At this situations WAP becomes handy as we can carry a WAP enabled PDA.
The WAP Browser interface is similar to that of a conventional Web browser. It bookmarks, page saving and printing, user defined home and search pages, proxy, http and WAP Gateway, dial-up, cookies, multi-language interface.
WAP is an open, global specification that offer mobile users with wireless devices to easily access and interact with information and services instantly. Its principal application is to enable access to the Internet from a PDA.
A-1 Technology is a perfect destination to get the top quality service as we have expertise in PDA software programming. Our team comprises of specialists of PDA software programming enabling our clients to take maximum benefit in PDA. We have performed a number of important projects on PDA and have shown steady growth.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Bring life to your Website with Outstanding Performance: AJAX
Asynchronous JavaScript And XML (Ajax), is a type of web development method that hooked popular buzz during 2005. It revolutionized the usage of existing standards of programming and brought efficiency in the system. Its biggest acquisition is,it displays quick responses and increases interactivity with the end users.
With Ajax JavaScript can communicate directly with the server, using JavaScript XMLHttp Request object. It uses asynchronous data transfer conducted between the browser and the web server, allowing web pages to request little information from the server instead of whole pages.
Unlike the traditional web applications AJAX speeds up the loading of any web application with the use of intermediary between the user and the server called AJAX engine. The browser loads an AJAX engine at the start of session. Further the AJAX engine allows the user interface and the application to interchange data asynchronously-independent of the communication to the server. So the interaction between the user and the web never slows down.
AJAX is a powerful technique thats growing as web application. Most of the major products of Google such as Gmail, Google Maps, and Google Suggest are employing AJAX application. Other web services like the photo-sharing application Flickr, Amazon's A9.com, and the new Yahoo! maps depends on AJAX.
AJAX allows the Web page to retrieve small amounts of data from the server without reloading the entire page. Makes web pages to be more interactive and behave like local applications. Ajax techniques help programmers to clearly separate the methods and formats used in different aspects of information given through the means of web. The technology provides freedom to programmers to adopt different languages and techniques.
A-1 Technology being a global leader in technology and IT-consulting firm is well known for delivering the best, cost-effective services and solutions. A-1 Technology is a perfect destination to get the top notch service as we have proficiency in AJAX technology. Our whiz team of AJAX technology empowers you to extract maximum benefit in AJAX.
With Ajax JavaScript can communicate directly with the server, using JavaScript XMLHttp Request object. It uses asynchronous data transfer conducted between the browser and the web server, allowing web pages to request little information from the server instead of whole pages.
Unlike the traditional web applications AJAX speeds up the loading of any web application with the use of intermediary between the user and the server called AJAX engine. The browser loads an AJAX engine at the start of session. Further the AJAX engine allows the user interface and the application to interchange data asynchronously-independent of the communication to the server. So the interaction between the user and the web never slows down.
AJAX is a powerful technique thats growing as web application. Most of the major products of Google such as Gmail, Google Maps, and Google Suggest are employing AJAX application. Other web services like the photo-sharing application Flickr, Amazon's A9.com, and the new Yahoo! maps depends on AJAX.
AJAX allows the Web page to retrieve small amounts of data from the server without reloading the entire page. Makes web pages to be more interactive and behave like local applications. Ajax techniques help programmers to clearly separate the methods and formats used in different aspects of information given through the means of web. The technology provides freedom to programmers to adopt different languages and techniques.
A-1 Technology being a global leader in technology and IT-consulting firm is well known for delivering the best, cost-effective services and solutions. A-1 Technology is a perfect destination to get the top notch service as we have proficiency in AJAX technology. Our whiz team of AJAX technology empowers you to extract maximum benefit in AJAX.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Easy,Flawless & Rapid : Built & Powered in Delphi
Delphi, a high-level, compiled, strongly typed language that supports structured and object-oriented design is based on Object Pascal. Its benefits consist of easy-to-read code, quick compilation and the use of multiple unit files for modular programming. Its special features support Borland's component framework and RAD environment.
Officially released in 1995, it featured an incompatible syntax using the keyword class in preference to object, create constructor and a virtual destroy destructor, properties, method pointers. It continued to evolve throughout the years to support new language concepts such as 64-bit integers and dynamic arrays.
Delphi is based on components and thus requires a new way of optimizing applications. With Delphi, the application consists of components that interact together, so we can use a bottom up approach, where we leave the application itself intact, but focus on optimizing the underlying components.
For generation of the active server page the master page designation, the page title and the page name are employed from the table for subsequent code generation and for generation of the code behind Delphi code the page name from the detail record is employed to make the new code program name and class names required to make the program complete and functional.
Initially the creation of code generator used to take hours of repetitive coding. But now, simply key in only the particular attributes that comprises the active server page and the required code behind and then click the Make All option on the Primary Menu and the code is generated with in a few seconds that require zero testing and zero debugging.
A-1 Technology is a brilliant place to get best in Delphi . We have a team of experts in Delphi , enabling our clients to take maximum benefit. Here you would get best in class resources for Delphi that can help in leveraging the capabilities of Delphi to reduce development cost and time to market. We offer innovative and efficient Delphi solutions to our clients.
Officially released in 1995, it featured an incompatible syntax using the keyword class in preference to object, create constructor and a virtual destroy destructor, properties, method pointers. It continued to evolve throughout the years to support new language concepts such as 64-bit integers and dynamic arrays.
Delphi is based on components and thus requires a new way of optimizing applications. With Delphi, the application consists of components that interact together, so we can use a bottom up approach, where we leave the application itself intact, but focus on optimizing the underlying components.
For generation of the active server page the master page designation, the page title and the page name are employed from the table for subsequent code generation and for generation of the code behind Delphi code the page name from the detail record is employed to make the new code program name and class names required to make the program complete and functional.
Initially the creation of code generator used to take hours of repetitive coding. But now, simply key in only the particular attributes that comprises the active server page and the required code behind and then click the Make All option on the Primary Menu and the code is generated with in a few seconds that require zero testing and zero debugging.
A-1 Technology is a brilliant place to get best in Delphi . We have a team of experts in Delphi , enabling our clients to take maximum benefit. Here you would get best in class resources for Delphi that can help in leveraging the capabilities of Delphi to reduce development cost and time to market. We offer innovative and efficient Delphi solutions to our clients.
Monday, October 06, 2008
Dynamic Web development framework : LAMP
LAMP is a popular web-development, technical jargon that stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP, sometimes P stands for Perl or Python. The key to the idea behind LAMP, was originally coined by Michael Kunze in a German magazine in 1998. LAMP is an excellent platform for web development solutions. LAMP can run both, server as well as websites. With this dynamic combo LAMP technology, you can establish a good software distribution package, acquire the components at a very low acquisition cost. This enables you to use the web browser to execute program and receive static and effervescent content above all it is a free of cost software.
LAMP platform is an effective alternative to commercial software for building and running dynamic and high performance web systems. It allows us to deliver online applications that are available anywhere, anytime online, where in the past applications stayed on the users desktop. With more and more complicated sites coming to the internet, you can create functional and attractive websites.
Benefits of the FOSS
Each of the components in the LAMP stack is an excellent example of Free or Open Source Software(FOSS). The benefit of the FOSS approach is three-fold.
First, the nature of FOSS means applications are available for free download, making them readily available to a wide range of people without payment.
Second, licenses are open and thus have few restrictions on their use and the deployment of applications based on the FOSS technology. It is possible to develop and deploy LAMP-based projects without paying any license fees for distributing the software.
Last but not the least, a major reason for the growth and use of FOSS technology (including LAMP), is that in combination with the open license, this simplifies the development process for many enterprises and gives them flexibility that simply isn't available within the confines of a proprietary or commercial-based product.
Using the LAMP in Your Business
Choosing to use LAMP in your business is not about cost although many enterprises will be attracted to the low-cost required for both development and deployment. Instead, choosing LAMP for your organization is all about the benefits it adds to your business.
Flexibility: There are no limits to what you can do with the LAMP stack, either technically or because of licensing restrictions. This allows you the flexibility to build and deploy applications in a method that suits you, not the supplier of the technology you are using.
Customization: Because LAMP components are open source, they have built up a huge array of additional components and modules that provide additional functionality. The open source approach enables you to do the same, customizing components and functionality to suit your needs.
Ease of Development: You can write powerful applications using LAMP technology in relatively few lines of code. Often the code is straightforward enough that even non programmers can modify or extend the application.
Ease of Deployment: With neither licensing issues nor the need to compile applications, deployment is often as easy as copying an application to a new host. Most hosting services provide LAMP-based environments as standard, or they can be deployed using a Linux distribution, such as Fedora or Debian.
Security: With many eyes developing the software and years of use by a wide range of users and community groups, LAMP technology is secure and stable. Problems are normally fixed very quickly, and without the need for a costly support contract.
Community and Support: A wide and experienced group of people is willing to provide help and support during the development and deployment of LAMP-based applications.
A-1 Technology has high levels of maturity and expertise in application design, open-source frameworks, methodologies and implementation on LAMP. We offer project development, maintenance and support of LAMP-based applications. A-1 Technology brings in superior skills in modern web-based technologies, databases and programming languages and has successfully delivered technically challenging and complex LAMP assignments across multiple domains.
LAMP platform is an effective alternative to commercial software for building and running dynamic and high performance web systems. It allows us to deliver online applications that are available anywhere, anytime online, where in the past applications stayed on the users desktop. With more and more complicated sites coming to the internet, you can create functional and attractive websites.
Benefits of the FOSS
Each of the components in the LAMP stack is an excellent example of Free or Open Source Software(FOSS). The benefit of the FOSS approach is three-fold.
First, the nature of FOSS means applications are available for free download, making them readily available to a wide range of people without payment.
Second, licenses are open and thus have few restrictions on their use and the deployment of applications based on the FOSS technology. It is possible to develop and deploy LAMP-based projects without paying any license fees for distributing the software.
Last but not the least, a major reason for the growth and use of FOSS technology (including LAMP), is that in combination with the open license, this simplifies the development process for many enterprises and gives them flexibility that simply isn't available within the confines of a proprietary or commercial-based product.
Using the LAMP in Your Business
Choosing to use LAMP in your business is not about cost although many enterprises will be attracted to the low-cost required for both development and deployment. Instead, choosing LAMP for your organization is all about the benefits it adds to your business.
Flexibility: There are no limits to what you can do with the LAMP stack, either technically or because of licensing restrictions. This allows you the flexibility to build and deploy applications in a method that suits you, not the supplier of the technology you are using.
Customization: Because LAMP components are open source, they have built up a huge array of additional components and modules that provide additional functionality. The open source approach enables you to do the same, customizing components and functionality to suit your needs.
Ease of Development: You can write powerful applications using LAMP technology in relatively few lines of code. Often the code is straightforward enough that even non programmers can modify or extend the application.
Ease of Deployment: With neither licensing issues nor the need to compile applications, deployment is often as easy as copying an application to a new host. Most hosting services provide LAMP-based environments as standard, or they can be deployed using a Linux distribution, such as Fedora or Debian.
Security: With many eyes developing the software and years of use by a wide range of users and community groups, LAMP technology is secure and stable. Problems are normally fixed very quickly, and without the need for a costly support contract.
Community and Support: A wide and experienced group of people is willing to provide help and support during the development and deployment of LAMP-based applications.
A-1 Technology has high levels of maturity and expertise in application design, open-source frameworks, methodologies and implementation on LAMP. We offer project development, maintenance and support of LAMP-based applications. A-1 Technology brings in superior skills in modern web-based technologies, databases and programming languages and has successfully delivered technically challenging and complex LAMP assignments across multiple domains.
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Java Application Development in new feature
Web technologies have been evolving with greater pace in recent years. Java has achieved enormous popularity since it first materialized. Its rapid rise and wide acceptance can be traced to its design and programming features, particularly in its promise that you can write a program once, and run it anywhere. Java was chosen as the programming language for network computers (NC) and has been perceived as a universal front end for the enterprise database. No language is simple, but Java considered a much simpler and easy to use object-oriented programming language when compared to the popular programming language, C++. Partially modeled after C++, Java has replaced the complexity of multiple inheritance in C++ with a simple structure called interface, and also has eliminated the use of pointers. . That way, you can easily take informed decisions without relying on others for information.
To be effective, web technologies have to be:
1 Flexible
2 Interactive
3 Portable
4 Accessible
5 Secure
6 Usable
Java application development is one of the latest technologies to hit the net and it is an essential part of the evolution of business on the internet. Java is popular because it scores very high on all the above features. This is mainly because it has a prominent presence on both the client and server side. Another important facet of Java applications is that it can run anywhere. All you need is a JVM (Java Virtual Machine) running on the client’s computer. Fortunately, this is a feature that is shipped automatically with most browsers. So, you would not need to install new software or change existing systems on your machine to accommodate Java.
Apart from this, Java application development for web technologies have several other advantages. Java is easy to learn and understand. Therefore, you can easily hire java developers or even learn a little coding yourself. Java is platform independent.
Regardless of whether you are using Microsoft Windows server, Linux or UNIX systems, you do not have to worry about portability. The ability to run the same system on different platforms and machines is an important feature of web technologies because you cannot really predict what system your clients are using and what technologies can run on their systems.
Java persistence application programming Interface or JAVA Persistence API is the latest version of the Java Data Objects (JDO) technology which was the earlier persistent technology used by developers. JPA or the Java Persistence API is the latest Java Specification standard for java enterprise applications. The Java Persistence API is a java programming language framework that allows developers to manage relational data in Java standard edition and Enterprise Edition applications. Java Persistence API originated as part of the work of the JSR 220 expert group.
The java persistence API’s has been developed after drawing upon the best ideas from other prevalent persistence technologies like Top link, JDO, Hibernate etc. In simple words, Java Persistence API is a Plain Old Java Object API for object /relational mapping and supports a rich, SQL –like query language for both static and dynamic queries.Vendors involved in application development have found that the use of Hibernate technology with Java persistence API’s helps build flexible, database driven web applications that are highly scalable and involve complex business processes.
An important aspect of the popularity of Java application development for web technologies is the fact that it is an objects oriented language. So, programmers can easily create modules that can be used time and again. This obviously saves time and money. Rich internet application increases the overall productivity of the website and consequently provides a rich user experience for the visitors. It adds a flexibility to your web pages making them more alive, interactive and responsive.
You can use a variety of technologies and design elements to implement Web site navigation. As you consider different navigation techniques, keep the above seven basic comparison factors in mind. Visitors are becoming rare and rare in this competitive globe of e-commerce. Retain those who visit to your site for longer period in order to convert them as customers. Site navigation techniques help you to do so.
Java is popular with web developers because of its watertight security. Java has its own interpreter and compiler and its unique runtime environment too. These were developed with security in mind. Thus, Java offers great relief to merchant accounts and shopping cart systems that list security as a high priority.
Java application development is very popular with programmers because of its ease of use, robustness and portability. Its additional security features have helped make it the programming language of choice for internet solutions the world over.
A-1 Technology being a global leader in technology and IT-consulting firm is well known for delivering the best, cost-effective services and solutions. We possess experience in developing Java Application on different platforms. A perfect blend of our professional skills and experience makes us ideal choice for your Java Applications. A-1 Technology is your right source for best Java Application.
To be effective, web technologies have to be:
1 Flexible
2 Interactive
3 Portable
4 Accessible
5 Secure
6 Usable
Java application development is one of the latest technologies to hit the net and it is an essential part of the evolution of business on the internet. Java is popular because it scores very high on all the above features. This is mainly because it has a prominent presence on both the client and server side. Another important facet of Java applications is that it can run anywhere. All you need is a JVM (Java Virtual Machine) running on the client’s computer. Fortunately, this is a feature that is shipped automatically with most browsers. So, you would not need to install new software or change existing systems on your machine to accommodate Java.
Apart from this, Java application development for web technologies have several other advantages. Java is easy to learn and understand. Therefore, you can easily hire java developers or even learn a little coding yourself. Java is platform independent.
Regardless of whether you are using Microsoft Windows server, Linux or UNIX systems, you do not have to worry about portability. The ability to run the same system on different platforms and machines is an important feature of web technologies because you cannot really predict what system your clients are using and what technologies can run on their systems.
Java persistence application programming Interface or JAVA Persistence API is the latest version of the Java Data Objects (JDO) technology which was the earlier persistent technology used by developers. JPA or the Java Persistence API is the latest Java Specification standard for java enterprise applications. The Java Persistence API is a java programming language framework that allows developers to manage relational data in Java standard edition and Enterprise Edition applications. Java Persistence API originated as part of the work of the JSR 220 expert group.
The java persistence API’s has been developed after drawing upon the best ideas from other prevalent persistence technologies like Top link, JDO, Hibernate etc. In simple words, Java Persistence API is a Plain Old Java Object API for object /relational mapping and supports a rich, SQL –like query language for both static and dynamic queries.Vendors involved in application development have found that the use of Hibernate technology with Java persistence API’s helps build flexible, database driven web applications that are highly scalable and involve complex business processes.
An important aspect of the popularity of Java application development for web technologies is the fact that it is an objects oriented language. So, programmers can easily create modules that can be used time and again. This obviously saves time and money. Rich internet application increases the overall productivity of the website and consequently provides a rich user experience for the visitors. It adds a flexibility to your web pages making them more alive, interactive and responsive.
You can use a variety of technologies and design elements to implement Web site navigation. As you consider different navigation techniques, keep the above seven basic comparison factors in mind. Visitors are becoming rare and rare in this competitive globe of e-commerce. Retain those who visit to your site for longer period in order to convert them as customers. Site navigation techniques help you to do so.
Java is popular with web developers because of its watertight security. Java has its own interpreter and compiler and its unique runtime environment too. These were developed with security in mind. Thus, Java offers great relief to merchant accounts and shopping cart systems that list security as a high priority.
Java application development is very popular with programmers because of its ease of use, robustness and portability. Its additional security features have helped make it the programming language of choice for internet solutions the world over.
A-1 Technology being a global leader in technology and IT-consulting firm is well known for delivering the best, cost-effective services and solutions. We possess experience in developing Java Application on different platforms. A perfect blend of our professional skills and experience makes us ideal choice for your Java Applications. A-1 Technology is your right source for best Java Application.
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Friday, October 03, 2008
Indian Pharmaceutical Offshoring, geared up to join global market
The Indian Pharmaceutical Offshoring (IPO) is expected to become a US$2.5bn opportunity by 2012 says a research by Zinnov Management Consulting. According to the study, the Indian pharma sector is growing robustly and is expected to shift from domestic to exports by 2010.
A transition is also expected in the growth of pharmaceutical markets from the top seven established pharmaceutical markets to emerging markets like India, China, Brazil, Mexico, South Korea, and Russia – which will grow at 12-13 % in 2008, and become a USD 85-90 billion market, finds the study.
Pari Natarajan, CEO, Zinnov Management Consulting, says, “Influx of outsourced work from global pharmaceutical companies has given the necessary impetus for the creation of pharma Special Economic Zones (SEZ), which would be one of the key drivers of outsourced pharmaceutical services growth in the coming future”. Further he added, “Indian pharmaceutical companies need to penetrate further in generics market in regulated countries and also increase their investment in R&D to move to gain expertise in higher value chain processes. Today, pharmaceutical is one of the most happening industries globally, and India has the potential to become one of the key global pharmaceutical players and also become the backbone of offshored services in Pharmaceuticals”.
The Government has provided tax incentives to the pharmaceutical industry and has taken necessary steps to enact tough laws on data security and IP related issues to mitigate certain offshoring challenge which has given India the potential to join the key global pharmaceutical players and also become the backbone of off-shored services in Pharmaceuticals.
WordPress: Ideal choice for developing blogs
WordPress is an open-source blog engine released under the GNU general public license. It is a blog publishing system written in PHP and backed by a MySQL database. It is the official successor of b2\cafelog, developed by Michel Valdrighi. It has two components, one is a free, Web-based blog-hosting service called WordPress.com. The other is WordPress.org, which provides users with software to run a more feature-rich version of the blogging tool on their own servers.
It can be considered as an ideal tool for developing blogs and though it is chiefly used for blogging, it can also be used as a complete CMS with very little effort. It is versatile and simple and thats why it has attracted a large, enthusiastic, and helpful community of users. WordPress has several benefits and is supported by a huge section of users and developers.
WordPress has gained huge popularity as an open source blogging and publishing platform. The abundance of free themes and plugins as well as its ease-of-use have contributed to the attraction and popularity for using WordPress. While there are some great free themes for WordPress, many only offer basic functionality and simplistic designs.
Whether users are working with a pre-existing theme or creating a new one from the ground up, WordPress Theme Design will give them the know-how to effectively understand how themes work within the WordPress blog system enabling them to have full control over their site's design and branding. Users only need to be comfortable with the basics of web development and this book will take care of the rest.
Not only feature rich - it supports categories, pages and track backs, just to name a few - it is constantly being updated through its core software as well as through software plugin's which are bonus software components that extend the basic functionality of WordPress.
A-1 Technology is a perfect destination to get the top quality service as we have expertise in WordPress. Our team comprises of specialists of WordPress enabling our clients to take maximum benefit in WordPress.
It can be considered as an ideal tool for developing blogs and though it is chiefly used for blogging, it can also be used as a complete CMS with very little effort. It is versatile and simple and thats why it has attracted a large, enthusiastic, and helpful community of users. WordPress has several benefits and is supported by a huge section of users and developers.
WordPress has gained huge popularity as an open source blogging and publishing platform. The abundance of free themes and plugins as well as its ease-of-use have contributed to the attraction and popularity for using WordPress. While there are some great free themes for WordPress, many only offer basic functionality and simplistic designs.
Whether users are working with a pre-existing theme or creating a new one from the ground up, WordPress Theme Design will give them the know-how to effectively understand how themes work within the WordPress blog system enabling them to have full control over their site's design and branding. Users only need to be comfortable with the basics of web development and this book will take care of the rest.
Not only feature rich - it supports categories, pages and track backs, just to name a few - it is constantly being updated through its core software as well as through software plugin's which are bonus software components that extend the basic functionality of WordPress.
A-1 Technology is a perfect destination to get the top quality service as we have expertise in WordPress. Our team comprises of specialists of WordPress enabling our clients to take maximum benefit in WordPress.
Thursday, October 02, 2008
ColdFusion: Versatile and simple Web Solutions
At the verge of the present Tech 3 generation's impulse for more adaptable and less complicated mode of programming has led Internet web designers, website owners and programmers find themselves some exclusive solutions, which resulted in the influx of ColdFusion and ColdFusion hosting, an advanced scripting language and hosting facility, which makes use of databases such as MS Access, Foxpro and Paradox.
ColdFusion hosting enables a fusion of most programming languages in a way that positively adds to the versatility of the website it is being used for. Truly, this is one good feature most web designers and potential domain-hosting customers should seek.
ColdFusion hosting has various levels. It can be basic or advanced, regarding on one’s preferences. The entire package for cold fusion hosting can actually stand on its own, having other features as add-ons.
It is very simple to use applications that can be accessed by everybody . Pages in ColdFusion application include server side CFML in addition to HTML. The tags written in ColdFusion are mostly in CFML that is ColdFusion Mark Up Language which simplifies integration with database and avoid the use of complex languages like c++ to translate the programs.
ColdFusion supports Action script and a few other programing languages besides programming languages, the use of ColdFusion means cost effective undertaking of the projects. It handles non standard installations and offers migration tools.
A-1 Technology is a brilliant place to get best in ColdFusion Technology. We have a team of experts in ColdFusion technology, enabling our clients to take maximum benefit. Here you would get best in ColdFusion Programming , ColdFusion development, ColdFusion e-commerce. A-1 is also home to experts in ColdFusion Programming. We offer innovative and efficient ColdFusion solutions to our clients.
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