1. Using AIX Security Expert   
AIXPert is an all-purpose GUI and command-line security tool that incorporates over 300 security configuration settings. Learn about recent enhancements implemented with IBM AIX V6.1, including SOX auditing support, and go through real scenarios to show how AIXPert can be used from the command line, smit and the GUI.

Published by: Ryan Taylor - December 12, 2008
Categories: News

2. Dependency injection with Guice   
Guice is Google's open source dependency injection framework for Java development. It enables better testing and modularity by taking away the pain of writing your own factories. This article offers a tour of the most important Guice concepts that will leave you ready to Guice up your applications.

Published by: Ryan Taylor - December 11, 2008
Categories: News

3. Check out the Software Developer eKit   
This collection of how-to guides, demos, and articles will help you sharpen your skills around the range of implementation technologies needed during all phases of application development cycle.

Published by: Ryan Taylor - December 10, 2008
Categories: News

4. Harness the power of Ruby for efficient system administration   
Apart from its use as a powerful Web application development platform, in combination with the Rails framework Ruby is also a powerful scripting language. It has immense capabilities, owing to the availability of many built-in and external libraries, the power of which can be harnessed to solve a great deal of the scripting needs that surface in typical systems administrative work environments.

Published by: Ryan Taylor - December 10, 2008
Categories: News

5. An introduction to XML Schema 1.1   
The W3C XML Schema working group has developed XML Schema 1.1 to address the most commonly requested features including several which address shortcomings of XML Schema 1.0. In this first of a multi-part series of articles, XML Schema 1.1 is introduced with an overview of the features in this emerging standard.

Published by: Ryan Taylor - December 9, 2008
Categories: News

6. IBM Rational e-Kit for risk, security in financial services   
This e-Kit provides materials that can help you learn about IBM Rational software's role in risk, security and compliance for financial services institutions – building security into every financial application and service.

Published by: Ryan Taylor - December 9, 2008
Categories: News

7. Free trial of Rational Requirements Composer V1.0   
Discover how IBM Rational software definition and requirements management portfolio can enable successful software delivery. Visit IBM developerWorks to download a trial version at no cost.

Published by: Ryan Taylor - December 8, 2008
Categories: News

8. Build faster Web applications with caching   
Web developers who use Java technologies can quickly improve their applications' performance by using a cache utility. Java Caching System (JCS) is a highly configurable tool with a simple API. This article gives you an overview of JCS and shows how you can use it to speed up your Web applications.

Published by: Ryan Taylor - December 4, 2008
Categories: News

9. Evaluate IBM Rational Business Developer V7.5   
Visit IBM developerWorks to download a free trial version of IBM Rational Business Developer V7.5, which offers rapid and simplified development of business applications and services through Enterprise Generation Language (EGL) tools, generating Java or mainframe solutions while shielding developers from technical complexities.

Published by: Ryan Taylor - December 2, 2008
Categories: News

10. Generating GUI installers using IzPack   
Installing software is often a painful chore for most users. The installation package you generate can make the difference between user adoption and another product thrown into the virtual waste bin. This article demonstrates how the freely available, open source IzPack tool for writing wizard-based installers can make installing your software a snap for users.

Published by: Ryan Taylor - December 2, 2008
Categories: News