(06-24-08)

Model-driven development is increasingly becoming more important for all phases of software development. Learn how IBM Rational Systems Developer gives you the benefits of modeling your systems without the pain of forcing you into a certain way of developing code. >>

(06-20-08)

Replication and Change Data Capture enable data to be distributed across critical systems in real time while eliminating costly system workloads. In this webcast, well discuss how this technology can deliver real-time data throughout the enterprise.  >>

(06-20-08)

SPARQL Protocol and RDF Query Language (SPARQL) is to the semantic Web as SQL is to a relational database. It allows applications to make sophisticated queries against distributed RDF databases, and is widely supported by many competing frameworks. This tutorial demonstrates its use through the example of a team tracking and journaling system for a virtual company.  >>

(06-20-08)

The ability to instant message (IM) co-workers and friends is a great convenience, but some environments prohibit the use of instant messaging clients in the workplace due to security concerns. The exercise in this tutorial resolves any security concerns by showing you how to use Ajax to create a Web-based IM client that turns IM traffic into plain Web traffic by creating an instant messaging "bot" and a corresponding Web application. >>

(06-20-08)

Learn how to build Web services in PHP using the PHP Development Tools plug-in from Eclipse Europa. Become familiar with the PDT project, and learn how to create and deploy useful PHP projects, learn about the philosophy behind contract-first development, and understand the basic parts that make up a Web Services Description Language (WSDL) file.  >>

(06-20-08)

This tutorial shows you how to tune a typical J2EE application for performance by analyzing database usage and by using the Rational Application Developer Java Profiler to identify costly operations. >>

(06-20-08)

XQuery and VoiceXML are a perfect combination. XQuery provides a very simple and direct method to generate XML documents from other XML documents. Because you can pick and choose the different elements that you want from the source XML file, and format the output file in any way you wish, you can easily produce a VoiceXML document that contains the exact information you need. In this tutorial, you see how to employ XQuery with XML documents to build complex and dynamic systems that take input and information from a VoiceXML environment and combine them with existing XML documents to produce interactive applications.  >>

(05-15-08)

The HATS toolkit provides a set of plug-ins for the IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform to help you easily extend your legacy applications. HATS makes your 3270 and 5250 applications available as HTML through the most popular Web browsers, while converting your host screens to a Web look and feel and it also enables you to develop new Web, portal, and rich-client applications. Download a free trial of the Rational Host Access Transformation Services (HATS) Toolkit today. >>

(06-20-08)

IBM recently acquired Solid Information Technology, a leading provider of in-memory, relational database software that is now part of IBM Information Management. Join this webcast for a technical overview of the architecture and capabilities of IBM solidDB, with a focus on the in-memory database implementation, and how it has been built to provide micro-second response times, high transaction throughput, and sub-second failover.  >>

(06-20-08)

One size does not fit all! Subversion is used by many organizations for lightweight version control. But requirements dont vary just from company to company; they may be significantly different from project to project. Can you support the diverse needs of your various projects? Teams can connect heterogeneous SCM environments using tools like Subversion with an enterprise class SCM solution like Rational ClearCase providing the reliability, security, and stability necessary for the organization. Learn how Rational ClearCase and Subversion can coexist for maximum results! >>

(06-19-08)

Visit IBM developerWorks to download a free trial of IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition V11.5. Informix Dynamic Server offers outstanding online transaction processing (OLTP) database performance, while helping to simplify and automate many of the tasks associated with deploying databases for medium to enterprise business applications. >>

(03-25-08)

The IBM Enterprise Modernization sandbox for the IBM i environment (the IBM Power Systems platform, including IBM i, AS/400, iSeries, and System i) is designed to help you quickly evaluate our latest products for modernizing and deploying core IBM i applications in a "tinker, test, and try" environment that lets you evaluate multiple products without downloading and installing them. >>

(06-19-08)

Download IBM Informix Dynamic Server Developer Edition at no cost. Use IBM Informix Dynamic Server Developer Edition for applications development and prototyping. It is integrated with IBM Data Studio to provide you with full range of tooling for development. Developer Edition is available free of charge, for development use only, with no time limits, and no support.  >>

(06-19-08)

Get the free trial version of IBM Informix Dynamic Server Express Edition. Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) Express Edition offers outstanding online transaction processing (OLTP) database performance, while helping to simplify and automate many of the tasks associated with deploying databases for small business applications.  >>

(06-19-08)

Download a free trial version of WebSphere Message Broker V6.1, an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) built for universal connectivity and transformation in heterogeneous IT environments. WebSphere Message Broker distributes information and data generated by business events in real time to people, applications, and devices throughout your extended enterprise and beyond. >>

(06-17-08)

Take advantage of open, flexible Web 2.0 technologies, like social software and mash-ups. The IBM Web 2.0 Developer eKit has been updated with the latest best practices & technologies from IBM. The eKit is available at no charge and provides resources to help you effectively build and apply Web 2.0 technologies to gain a competitive advantage. This eKit includes podcasts, developerWorks articles, demos, webcasts, case studies and alphaWorks emerging technologies.  >>

(05-29-08)

With the latest release of Eclipse, you can get the most up-to-date components of the Eclipse framework which will speed your development of Java EE applications. Discover why Eclipse is the best framework for developing Java EE applications and why with the addition of Rational tools built on top of Eclipse, you can build the best quality enterprise applications in the shortest amount of time. >>

(05-15-08)

Rational Business Developer 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. Download a free trial version of IBM Rational Business Developer V7.1 today.  >>

(05-15-08)

Download a free trial version of IBM Rational Software Analyzer Developer Edition V7.0 to identify bug defects earlier in the software development cycle. Rational Software Analyzer is an extensible software development solution that reduces the expense of bug-fixes by enabling static analysis code reviews and bug identification very early in the development cycle.  >>

(05-15-08)

This web seminar will teach you how you can defend your web applications from attack. Learn about the three most common web application attacks, including how they occur and what can be done to prevent them. Well also discuss manual versus automated approaches for scanning and identifying web application vulnerabilities and how IBM Rational AppScan, an automated vulnerability scanner, can help you automate more of what you are doing manually today.  >>

(05-15-08)

Join this webcast to see how IBM Data Studio Developer and pureQuery can take the pain out of Java data access. Applications developed using both Java and SQL have become a common requirement. Database connectivity using Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) to create an application is a multi-step tedious process, and tooling that covers both SQL and Java has been unavailable, until now. IBM Data Studio introduces the pureQuery platform: a high-performance, Java data access platform focused on simplifying the tasks of developing, managing, and optimizing database applications and services.  >>

(05-15-08)

Join this Rational Talks to You teleconference, to hear how Enterprise Generation Language (EGL) eliminates the need for tedious and error-prone low level coding, so developers can focus on business requirements. EGL extends the Rational software development platform with a simplified programming language that enables developers who have little or no experience with Java, web technologies or SOA, to create enterprise-class applications and services quickly and easily. It also allows developers who may have little or no mainframe programming experience to quickly create traditional mainframe components.  >>

(05-15-08)

This is the first in a two-part tutorial series creating secure Java-based Web applications using Rational Application Developer, Data Studio and Rational AppScan. This first tutorial begins by showcasing how Data Studio with pureQuery can increase the efficiency of your database-driven Web development. You will be developing a Java Web application with Rational Application Developer, and then with Java Server Pages (JSP) you will deploy the application on WebSphere Application Server. >>

(05-15-08)

Scott Hebner, Rational VP of Marketing and Strategy, gives a quick preview of this year's Rational Software Development Conference, coming June 1-5 in Orlando, Florida. Big keynotes, guest speaker William Shatner, comedian Mitch Fatel, and Grammy-winning rock band The Wallflowers top off a full lineup of more than 300 technical sessions, hands-on technical workshops, complimentary IBM certification classes, technology demonstrations and a multitude of networking opportunities. Register here! >>

(05-15-08)

Whether you are creating new applications or modifying existing ones, managing integration of new components with traditional z/OS elements is a critical part of building and deploying modern applications. Listen to this webcast to see how IBM can help you optimize your development process using an IDE like Rational Developer for System z that integrates with management tools, such as ClearCase to manage your application development on mainframes. >>

(04-18-08)

With IBM Rational Systems Development Solution, you can deliver products faster with higher quality. Within this kit, Read the “Model Driven Systems Development” white paper to see how to improve product quality and communication. Then check out the rest of the e-Kit to learn more about important topics that can affect the success of any software project through customer examples, tutorials, informative Webcasts, and best practices for designing, building and managing systems. Read more. >>

(04-17-08)

Visit IBM developerWorks to download a free trial version of Lotus Quickr 8.0, which enables collaboration by transforming the way everyday business content such as documents, rich media, photos, and video can be shared. Lotus Quickr makes it fast and easy to share content of all types (not just documents) within virtual teams as well as simplifying collaboration across organizational boundaries, all within the context of familiar desktop applications. >>

(04-17-08)

Analysts, architects, and developers who have existing COBOL or PL/I skills and want to extend those skills to deploy new workloads on the mainframe can use the IBM Enterprise Modernization Sandbox for System z to find hands-on walkthroughs of common real world scenarios. Leverage existing scenarios to rapidly design, create, assemble, test, and deploy high-quality Web, Web services, portal, and SOA applications for IBM CICS, IBM IMS, and IBM WebSphere Application Server.  >>

(04-17-08)

Join us for this on demand webcast to learn about developing complex systems more quickly and efficiently. We'll cover market drivers for developing, governing and reusing system software assets with Rational Asset Manager. >>

(04-17-08)

In this Rational Talks to You teleconference, Clear Case experts Paul Boustany and Mark Krasovich discuss becoming a Rational ClearCase power user. Get a chance to ask your questions and learn tips and tricks for using Rational ClearCase in Agile development.  >>

(04-17-08)

Attend this launch webcast with Scott Hebner, Vice President of IBM Rational Marketing and Strategy, for an overview of Rationals new software offerings and resources to help modernize and accelerate software innovation on i on Power Systems while ensuring past application investments are protected and continue to grow. Learn how Rational solutions help customers extend their core i5/OS solutions toward modern architectures such as SOA and web technologies.  >>

(04-01-08)

Your most valuable SOA assets are worthless if you and your team can't find, use, and manage them. Find out how IBM Rational Asset Manager and IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository's governance solution can help you maximize your SOA investment to meet your business needs. >>

(03-20-08)

Change is a constant of software development. Tracking defects, issues, and feature requests is a critical component of project success. When bugs are resolved early and quickly, lower development costs, higher quality products, and faster time to market are the likely outcome (along with the attendant boost to your team's reputation). The question is how one successfully manages change in today's complex heterogeneous development environments. >>

(03-31-08)

Manage, govern, and share services across your organization by using WebSphere Service Registry and Repository. Follow the hands-on exercises to learn how to navigate the Web interface to publish, find, reuse, and update services.  >>

(03-24-08)

Learn from the best! Find out how developers use Rational ClearCase to be more flexible, innovative and deliver higher quality code in the Rational ClearCase Power Users eKit. This complimentary eKit provides a collection of materials, like articles, whitepapers, and demos that can help you become a power user of Rational ClearCase.  >>

(03-25-08)

IBM Enterprise Modernization solutions help organizations evolve core IT systems towards modern architectures and technologies--reducing the burden of maintenance and freeing up resources to develop new business requirements and capabilities. With the IBM Enterprise Modernization Sandbox for System z you can evaluate IBM Enterprise Modernization solutions focused on five key areas: Assets, Architectures, Skills, Processes and Infrastructures, and Investment. Each solution is based upon real customer experiences and offers a proven path to get you started with your modernization projects. >>

(03-24-08)

Secure your Web applications with IBM Rational AppScan Standard Edition V7.7, previously known as Watchfire AppScan. This Web application security testing tool automates vulnerability assessments and scans and tests for common Web application vulnerabilities. Visit IBM developerWorks to download a free trial of IBM Rational AppScan Standard Edition V7.7. >>

(03-24-08)

Discover how IBM Rational AppScan Standard Edition can help you detect vulnerabilities in your Web applications in the Web Application Security eKit. IBM Rational AppScan is a leading suite of automated Web application security solutions that scan and test for common Web application vulnerabilities. The new Web Application Security eKit provides you with valuable resources, including whitepapers, demos, and additional information on the benefits of testing your Web applications.  >>

(03-20-08)

Attend this launch Webcast with Scott Hebner, Vice President of IBM Rational Marketing and Strategy, where he will overview Rational's new offerings and programs to help customers accelerate software innovation on System z. He will discuss how these solutions help organizations extend their core business processes toward modern architectures such as SOA and Web technologies to deliver business improvements that stand the test of time.  >>

(03-20-08)

Visit IBM developerWorks to download a free trial version of WebSphere Business Modeler Advanced V6.1.1, IBM's premier business process modeling and analysis tool for business users that offers process modeling, simulation, and analysis capabilities. IBM WebSphere Business Modeler helps you visualize, understand, and document business processes for continuous improvement. >>

(03-07-08)

Learn how IBM Rational Tester for SOA Quality addresses IBM WebSphere MQ with Web services. You get hands-on experience in creating a test, handling the WebSphere MQ series protocol, configuring the test, and then replaying it. >>

(01-24-08)

Learn how to do more with your reusable assets with the free Rational Asset Manager eKit, which includes demos on how Rational Asset Manager tracks and audits your assets in order to utilize them for reuse. Plus youll find whitepapers and a Web cast that discuss the challenges of a Service Oriented Architecture and how Rational Asset Manager can provide quick and effective solutions. >>

(03-06-08)

Set up a PHP Web interface for the Java business application using a database created in earlier in this series. The PHP Web interface collects information from users and sends the session data to the Java business application for processing and for a response. >>

(03-06-08)

Ubuntu is a great server and desktop distribution for the GNU/Linux operating system, but did you know that it's also ideal for handheld and mobile embedded devices? Ubuntu's latest release, Gutsy Gibbon, now includes support for the embedded and mobile spaces with the Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded (UME) project. Get to know the UME project, and find out how to get started. >>

(03-05-08)

When you create browser-based applications that display XML data feeds, you often need to code the data-retrieval mechanism and the user interface. Mozilla Firefox provides an infrastructure that frees you from these tasks, so you can concentrate on your application's functionality. Learn how to use Asynchronous JavaScript + XML (Ajax) to download XML data from a Web server, and discover how you can use Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) to transform it dynamically into Firefox user-interface elements expressed in XML User Interface Language (XUL). You can apply these techniques to any application that uses XML data sources. >>

(03-05-08)

This tutorial shows you how to use OpenOffice's import/export filters to open your XML data as though it's just a plain document. From there, users can edit the document much more naturally and then save it back to its native format. You can also use this feature to easily turn your documents into XML data. >>

(03-05-08)

IBM DB2 9.5 provides new options for tighter security, and allows for more granularity and flexibility in administration of the database. Follow the exercises in this tutorial, and learn how to take advantage of the new DB2 feature trusted contexts in combination with other essential e-business technologies such as Web services, Web application server, and DB2 database server. >>

(03-05-08)

Investigate the effects of field-level caching in dynamic array access, in part 5 of the UniVerse performance series. >>

(03-03-08)

This tutorial applies the concepts that were covered in the first part of this two-part series to a real-world example. >>

(02-28-08)

This first part of the series walks you through building a Web service for a simple calculator application. You generate and test two different types of Web services clients: a Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) client and a stand-alone Java client. You also handle user-defined exceptions in Web services. >>

(02-28-08)

XML has become a common way of storing business data as flat files and many data server vendors, including IBM, have provided ways to store this data within relational database systems. Increasingly, collections of XML files are accessed like databases using an xQuery and other XML standard mechanisms. Businesses find the need to combine the traditional tabular structured data with XML formatted data. In this Webcast, you'll learn about IBM's WebSphere Federation Server technology, which provides users with the ability to integrate these two data formats.  >>

(02-14-08)

The IBM DB2 Deep Compression ROI tool is designed for DBAs and IT management personnel to perform a clinical analysis of the cost savings gained from the Storage Optimization feature of DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX and Windows. The feature, also known as Deep Compression, compresses data that lies within a database by up to 80% at times. >>

(02-11-08)

Visit IBM developerWorks to download a free trial version of WebSphere Extended Deployment Compute Grid, which lets you schedule, execute, and monitor batch jobs. Because online transaction processing and batch jobs execute simultaneously on the same server resources, you can avoid costly duplication of resources. Compute Grid supports job types of Java transactional batch, compute-intensive and a new type called "native execution", which enables non-Java workloads to run on distributed end points. >>

(04-18-08)

As systems increase in complexity, communication between systems and software teams becomes more and more difficult. Now, there's a way to improve product quality and communication. Read the "Model Driven Systems Development" whitepaper to see how. Also included in this kit are more educational whitepapers, customer examples, tutorials, informative Webcasts, and best practices for designing, building and managing systems. >>

(03-20-08)

Portfolio management is about effectively managing portfolio value by aligning portfolio investments with business goals. This complimentary e-kit provides a collection of materials that can help you understand how IBM Rational enables and automates best practices for improved governance and clear visibility into portfolio and project performance across the entire IT project lifecycle.  >>