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  • Oracle at Information Security and Risk Management Conference (ISACA Conferences)

    - by Tanu Sood
    The North America Information Security and Risk Management (ISRM) Conference hosted by ISACA will be held this year from November 14 - 16 in Las Vegas, Nevada and Oracle is a platinum sponsor. The ISRM / IT GRC event is not only designed to meet the exact needs of information security, governance, compliance and risk management professionals like you, but also gives you the tools you need to solve the issues you currently face. The event builds on and includes the key elements of information security, governance, compliance and risk management practices, and offers a fresh perspective on current and future trends. As a Platinum Sponsor Oracle will not only have an opportunity to demonstrate but talk through our strategic roadmap and support to ensure all organizations understand our key role within the industry to ensure corporate data and information remains safe. Join us at the Lunch and Learn to learn more about the latest advances in Oracle Identity Management. Lunch and Learn Session: Trends in Identity Management Speaker: Mike Neuenschwander, Senior Product Development Director, Oracle Identity Management As enterprises embrace mobile and social applications, security and audit have moved into the foreground. The way we work and connect with our customers is changing dramatically and this means, re-thinking how we secure the interaction and enable the experience. Work is an activity not a place - mobile access enables employees to work from any device anywhere and anytime. Organizations are utilizing "flash teams" - instead of a dedicated group to solve problems, organizations utilize more cross-functional teams. Work is now social - email collaboration will be replaced by dynamic social media style interaction. In this session, we will examine these three secular trends and discuss how organizations can secure the work experience and adapt audit controls to address the "new work order". We also recommend you bookmark the following session: T1 Session 301: Gone in 60 Seconds: Mitigating Database Security Risk Friday, November 16, 8:30 am – 9:30 am And, do be sure to stop by our booth, # 100 & #102, to not only network with our Product Development Team, but also get an onsite demonstration of Oracle Security Solutions. See you there? ISRM /  IT GRC November 14 – 16, 2012 Mirage Casino-Hotel 3400 Las Vegas Boulevard South Las Vegas, NV, 89109

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  • Oracle is Proud to Sponsor POWER-GEN International Conference

    - by Melissa Centurio Lopes
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  • JavaOne Technology Conference Is Coming to Russia

    - by Tori Wieldt
    JavaOne Russia 17-18 AprilRussian Academy of Sciences, MoscowRegister Now JavaOne and Oracle Develop 2012 Russia offers a wide variety of sessions, hands-on labs, keynotes, demos, and the opportunity to network with developer peers. If you’re looking for in-depth sessions on Java technologies and tools, this is the conference for you. Your registration also gets you into Oracle Develop sessions as well, so you can learn about application servers, cloud development and, of course, database development. The JavaOne Russia tracks are:Client-Side Technologies and Rich User ExperiencesLearn about developments in Java for the desktop and practices for building rich, immersive, and powerful user experiences across multiple hardware platforms and form factors. Core Java PlatformDiscover the latest innovations in Java virtual machines. Get deep technical explanations in security and networking and enhancements that allow dynamic programming languages to drive Java platform adoption. Java EE Web Profile, Platform Technologies, Web Services, and the Cloud Update your knowledge on topics such as Web application development, persistence, security, and transactions. This track will also address modularity, enterprise caching, Web sockets, and internet identity. Mobile, Java Card, Embedded, and DevicesThis track is devoted to Java technology as the ultimate platform for mobile computing. It also covers embedded and device usages of Java technologies, including Java SE, Java ME, Java Card, and JavaFX. Share this event: #oracleRU

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  • An Epic Question "How to call a method when the page loads"

    - by Arunkumar Ramamoorthy
    Quite often, there comes a question in OTN, with different subjects, all meaning "How to call a method when my ADF page loads?". More often, people tend to take the approach of ADF Phase Listener by overriding before/afterPhase methods.In this blog, we will go through different options in achieving it.1. Method Call Activity as default activity in Taskflow :If the application is built with taskflows, then this is the best suited approach to take. 1.a. Calling a Data Control Method :To call a Data Control method (ex: A method in AMImpl exposed as client interface), simply Drag and Drop the method as Default Method Call Activity, then draw a control flow case from the method to your page. Once after this, drop the taskflow as region in main page. When we run the main page, the Method Call Activity would be called first, and then the page will be rendered.1.b. Calling a Method in Backing Bean: To call a method in the backing bean before pageload, we can follow the similar approach as above. Instead of binding the Method Call Activity to an action/method binding in pagedef, we bind to the method. Insert a Method Call Activity (and make it as default) from the Component Palette. Double click on to select a method to bind. This approach can also be used, to perform some action in backing bean along with calling a method Data Control (just need to add bindings code in backing bean to execute DC method). 2. Using invokeAction Executable :If the application is built with pages and no taskflows are involved, then this option can be taken into consideration.In the page definition of the page, add an invokeAction Executable and bind it to the method needed to be executed. 3. Using combination of Server and Client Listeners : If the page does not have any page definition, then to call a method in backing bean, this approach can be taken. In this, a serverListener would be added at the document level, which would be calling the method in backing bean. Along with this, a clientListener would be added with "load" type (i.e will be triggered when the page loads), which would queue a serverEvent to trigger the method. 4. Using Page Phase Listener :This should be the last resort. Care should be taken when using this approach since the Phase Listener would be called for each request sent by the client.Zeeshan Baig's blog covers this scenario.

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  • An Epic Question "How to call a method when the page loads"

    - by Arunkumar Ramamoorthy
    Quite often, there comes a question in OTN, with different subjects, all meaning "How to call a method when my ADF page loads?". More often, people tend to take the approach of ADF Phase Listener by overriding before/afterPhase methods.In this blog, we will go through different options in achieving it.1. Method Call Activity as default activity in Taskflow :If the application is built with taskflows, then this is the best suited approach to take. 1.a. Calling a Data Control Method :To call a Data Control method (ex: A method in AMImpl exposed as client interface), simply Drag and Drop the method as Default Method Call Activity, then draw a control flow case from the method to your page. Once after this, drop the taskflow as region in main page. When we run the main page, the Method Call Activity would be called first, and then the page will be rendered.1.b. Calling a Method in Backing Bean: To call a method in the backing bean before pageload, we can follow the similar approach as above. Instead of binding the Method Call Activity to an action/method binding in pagedef, we bind to the method. Insert a Method Call Activity (and make it as default) from the Component Palette. Double click on to select a method to bind. This approach can also be used, to perform some action in backing bean along with calling a method Data Control (just need to add bindings code in backing bean to execute DC method). 2. Using invokeAction Executable :If the application is built with pages and no taskflows are involved, then this option can be taken into consideration.In the page definition of the page, add an invokeAction Executable and bind it to the method needed to be executed. 3. Using combination of Server and Client Listeners : If the page does not have any page definition, then to call a method in backing bean, this approach can be taken. In this, a serverListener would be added at the document level, which would be calling the method in backing bean. Along with this, a clientListener would be added with "load" type (i.e will be triggered when the page loads), which would queue a serverEvent to trigger the method. 4. Using Page Phase Listener :This should be the last resort. Care should be taken when using this approach since the Phase Listener would be called for each request sent by the client.Zeeshan Baig's blog covers this scenario.

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  • compare previous ENCRYPT() call with new ENCRYPT() call mysql

    - by contagious
    I'm storing a string in mysql with the ENCRYPT() function. I want to fetch a row where that string is matched, but the new ENCRYPT() call gives me a different value, so they never match. This is expected as i'm not (and can't) give it a consistent salt: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/encryption-functions.html#function_encrypt If no salt argument is given, a random value is used. This is the query i'm running that returns empty: SELECT * FROM `table` WHERE ENCRYPT('string') = `enc_string` I know this is possible because this is used by a 3rd party app, but I can't find their query where they do this. Is there a way to force ENCRYPT to use the previous salt, or predict it?

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  • C# managed dll call or unmanaged dll call?

    - by 5YrsLaterDBA
    I was asking to do two dll calls from our application. These two dlls are from other group and other company. Have read a little about managed and unmanaged. I would prefer to do managed call. But whether use managed or unmanaged is the decision of the caller only or it also depends on the callee? All dlls can be called with managed code? If callee is also a factor, how can I know this dll can be called with managed code?

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  • C when to allocate and free memory - before function call, after function call...etc

    - by Keith P
    I am working with my first straight C project, and it has been a while since I worked on C++ for that matter. So the whole memory management is a bit fuzzy. I have a function that I created that will validate some input. In the simple sample below, it just ignores spaces: int validate_input(const char *input_line, char* out_value){ int ret_val = 0; /*false*/ int length = strlen(input_line); cout << "length = " << length << "\n"; out_value =(char*) malloc(sizeof(char) * length + 1); if (0 != length){ int number_found = 0; for (int x = 0; x < length; x++){ if (input_line[x] != ' '){ /*ignore space*/ /*get the character*/ out_value[number_found] = input_line[x]; number_found++; /*increment counter*/ } } out_value[number_found + 1] = '\0'; ret_val = 1; } return ret_val; } Instead of allocating memory inside the function for out_value, should I do it before I call the function and always expect the caller to allocate memory before passing into the function? As a rule of thumb, should any memory allocated inside of a function be always freed before the function returns?

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  • E2251 Ambiguous overloaded call to ....

    - by Eric M
    I inherited some Delphi components/code that currently compiles with C++ Builder 2007. I'm simply now trying to compile the components with C++ Builder RAD XE. I don't know Delphi (object pascal). Here are the versions of the 'Supports' functions that appear to be in conflict. Is there a compiler switch I can use to make RAD XE backward compatible? Or is there something I can do to these function calls to correct the ambiguous nature? {$IFNDEF DELPHI5} procedure FreeAndNil(var Obj); var Temp: TObject; begin Temp := TObject(Obj); Pointer(Obj) := nil; Temp.Free; end; function Supports(const Instance: IUnknown; const Intf: TGUID; out Inst): Boolean; overload; begin Result := (Instance <> nil) and (Instance.QueryInterface(Intf, Inst) = 0); end; function Supports(Instance: TObject; const Intf: TGUID; out Inst): Boolean; overload; var Unk: IUnknown; begin Result := (Instance <> nil) and Instance.GetInterface(IUnknown, Unk) and Supports(Unk, Intf, Inst); end; {$ENDIF} {$IFNDEF DELPHI6} function Supports(const Instance: TObject; const IID: TGUID): Boolean; var Temp: IUnknown; begin Result := Supports(Instance, IID, Temp); end; {$ENDIF}

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  • Java Finalize method call

    - by Rajesh Kumar J
    I need to find when finalized method called in the JVM. I Created a test Class which write into file when finalized method called by Overriding the protected finalize method It is not executing. Can anybody tell me the reason why it is not executing?? Thanks in Advance

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  • java Finalize method call

    - by Rajesh Kumar J
    The following is my Class code import java.net.*; import java.util.*; import java.sql.*; import org.apache.log4j.*; class Database { private Connection conn; private org.apache.log4j.Logger log ; private static Database dd=new Database(); private Database(){ try{ log= Logger.getLogger(Database.class); Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"); conn=DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost/bc","root","root"); conn.setReadOnly(false); conn.setAutoCommit(false); log.info("Datbase created"); /*Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver"); conn=DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:odbc:rmldsn"); conn.setReadOnly(false); conn.setAutoCommit(false);*/ } catch(Exception e){ log.info("Cant Create Connection"); } } public static Database getDatabase(){ return dd; } public Connection getConnection(){ return conn; } @Override protected void finalize()throws Throwable { try{ conn.close(); Runtime.getRuntime().gc(); log.info("Database Close"); } catch(Exception e){ log.info("Cannot be closed Database"); } finally{ super.finalize(); } } } This can able to Initialize Database Object only through getDatabase() method. The below is the program which uses the single Database connection for the 4 threads. public class Main extends Thread { public static int c=0; public static int start,end; private int lstart,lend; public static Connection conn; public static Database dbase; public Statement stmt,stmtEXE; public ResultSet rst; /** * @param args the command line arguments */ static{ dbase=Database.getDatabase(); conn=dbase.getConnection(); } Main(String s){ super(s); try{ stmt=conn.createStatement(ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE); start=end; lstart=start; end=end+5; lend=end; System.out.println("Start -" +lstart +" End-"+lend); } catch(Exception e){ e.printStackTrace(); } } @Override public void run(){ try{ URL url=new URL("http://localhost:8084/TestWeb/"); rst=stmt.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM bc.cdr_calltimestamp limit "+lstart+","+lend); while(rst.next()){ try{ rst.updateInt(2, 1); rst.updateRow(); conn.commit(); HttpURLConnection httpconn=(HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection(); httpconn.setDoInput(true); httpconn.setDoOutput(true); httpconn.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "text/xml"); //httpconn.connect(); String reqstring="<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"US-ASCII\"?>"+ "<message><sms type=\"mt\"><destination messageid=\"PS0\"><address><number" + "type=\"international\">"+ rst.getString(1) +"</number></address></destination><source><address>" + "<number type=\"unknown\"/></address></source><rsr type=\"success_failure\"/><ud" + "type=\"text\">Hello World</ud></sms></message>"; httpconn.getOutputStream().write(reqstring.getBytes(), 0, reqstring.length()); byte b[]=new byte[httpconn.getInputStream().available()]; //System.out.println(httpconn.getContentType()); httpconn.getInputStream().read(b); System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName()+new String(" Request"+rst.getString(1))); //System.out.println(new String(b)); httpconn.disconnect(); Thread.sleep(100); } catch(Exception e){ e.printStackTrace(); } } System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName()+" "+new java.util.Date()); } catch(Exception e){ e.printStackTrace(); } } public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception{ System.out.println(new java.util.Date()); System.out.println("Memory-before "+Runtime.getRuntime().freeMemory()); Thread t1=new Main("T1-"); Thread t2=new Main("T2-"); Thread t3=new Main("T3-"); Thread t4=new Main("T4-"); t1.start(); t2.start(); t3.start(); t4.start(); System.out.println("Memory-after "+Runtime.getRuntime().freeMemory()); } } I need to Close the connection after all the threads gets executed. Is there any good idea to do so. Kindly help me out in getting this work.

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  • Measuring execution time of a system call in C++

    - by jm1234567890
    I have found some code on measuring execution time here http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=24685 However, it does not seem to work for system calls. I imagine this is because the execution jumps out of the current process. clock_t begin=clock(); system(something); clock_t end=clock(); cout<<"Execution time: "<<diffclock(end,begin)<<" s."<<endl; Then double diffclock(clock_t clock1,clock_t clock2) { double diffticks=clock1-clock2; double diffms=(diffticks)/(CLOCKS_PER_SEC); return diffms; } However this always returns 0 seconds... Is there another method that will work? Also, this is in Linux. Thanks!

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  • Call a KeyDown Event

    - by Doug
    All I need is to be able to click a button and have it do the KeyDown event for Enter, I've tired doing KeyDownCheck(13); and similar things, and I can get into the KeyDown event, but I can't get it to recognize that I want Enter, and it doesn't go to any specific key. Is there a specific way to put this in? Thanks in advance

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  • Java Embedded @ JavaOne: Q & A

    - by terrencebarr
    There has been a lot of interest in Java Embedded @ JavaOne since it was announced a short while ago (see my previous post). As this is a new conference we did get a number of questions regarding the conference. So we put together a brief Q & A on audience focus, dates, registrations, pricing, submissions, etc. Hope this helps and, remember, the Call for Papers ends next week, Jul 18th 2012! Cheers, – Terrence    Java Embedded @ JavaOne : Q & A  Q. Where can I learn more about “Java Embedded @ JavaOne”? A. Please visit: http://oracle.com/javaone/embedded Q. What is the purpose of “Java Embedded @ JavaOne”? A. This net-new event is designed to provide business and technical decision makers, as well as Java embedded ecosystem partners, a unique occasion to come together and learn about how they can use Java Embedded technologies for new business opportunities. Q. What broad audiences would benefit by attending “Java Embedded @ JavaOne”? A. Java licensees; Government agencies; ISVs, Device Manufacturers; Service Providers such as Telcos, Utilities, Healthcare, Energy, Smart Grid/Smart Metering; Automotive/Telematics; Home/Building Automation; Factory Automation; Media/TV; and Payment vendors. Q. What business titles would benefit by attending “Java Embedded @ JavaOne”? A. The ideal audience for this event is business and technical decision makers (e.g. System Integrators, CTO, CXO, Chief Architects/Architects, Business Development Managers, Project Managers, Purchasing managers, Technical Leads, Senior Decision Makers, Practice Leads, R&D Heads, and Development Managers/Leads). Q. When is “Java Embedded @ JavaOne” taking place? A. The event takes place on Wednesday, Oct. 3th through Thursday, Oct. 4th. Q. Where is “Java Embedded @ JavaOne” taking place? A. The event takes place in the Hotel Nikko. Q. Won’t “Java Embedded @ JavaOne” impact the flagship JavaOne conference since the Hotel Nikko is one of the 3 flagship JavaOne conference’s venue hotels? A. No. Separate space in the Hotel Nikko will be used for “Java Embedded @ JavaOne” and will in no way impact scale and scope of the flagship JavaOne conference’s content mix. Q. Will there be a call for papers for “Java Embedded @ JavaOne”? A. Yes.  The call for papers has started but is ONLY for business focused submissions. Q. What type of business submissions can I make for “Java Embedded @ JavaOne”? A. We are accepting 3 types of business submissions: Best Practices: Java Embedded business solutions, methods, and techniques that consistently show results superior to those achieved with other means, as well as discussions on how Java Embedded can improve business operations, and increase competitive differentiation and profitability. Case Studies: Discussions with Oracle customers and partners that describe the unique business drivers that convinced them to implement Java Embedded as part of an infrastructure technology mix. The discussions will highlight the issues they faced, the decision making involved, and the implementation choices made to create value and improve business differentiation. Panel: Moderator-driven open discussion focused on the emerging opportunities Java Embedded offers businesses, as well as other topics such as strategy, overcoming common challenges, etc. Q. What is the call for papers timeline for “Java Embedded @ JavaOne”? A. The timeline is as follows: CFP Launched – June 18th Deadline for submissions – July 18th Notifications (Accepts/Declines) – week of July 29th Deadline for speakers to accept speaker invitation – August 10th Presentations due for review – August 31st Q. Where can I find more call for paper details for “Java Embedded @ JavaOne”? A. Please go to: http://www.oracle.com/javaone/embedded/call-for-papers/information/index.html Q. How much does it cost to attend “Java Embedded @ JavaOne”? A. The cost to attend is: $595.00 U.S. — Early Bird (Launch date – July 13, 2012) $795.00 U.S. — Pre-Registration (July 14 – September 28, 2012) $995.00 U.S. — Onsite Registration (September 29 – October 4, 2012) Q. Can an attendee of the flagship JavaOne event and Oracle OpenWorld attend “Java Embedded @ JavaOne”? ?A. Yes.  Attendees of both the flagship JavaOne event and Oracle OpenWorld can attend “Java Embedded @ JavaOne” by purchasing a $100.00 U.S. upgrade to their full conference pass. Filed under: Mobile & Embedded Tagged: Call for Papers, Java Embedded @ JavaOne, JavaOne San Francisco

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  • Java Embedded @ JavaOne Call for Papers

    - by arungupta
    Do you care about Internet of Things ? Interested in sharing your experience at javaOne about how you are using Java Embedded Technology to realize this vision ? At Java Embedded @ JavaOne, C-level executives, architects, business leaders, and decision makers from around the globe will come together to learn how Java Embedded technologies and solutions offer compelling value and a clear path forward to business efficiency and agility. The conference will feature dedicated business-focused content from Oracle discussing how Java Embedded delivers a secure, optimized environment ideal for multiple network-based devices, as well as meaningful industry-focused sessions from peers who are already successfully utilizing Java Embedded. Submit your papers for Business Track or Technical Content related to Embedded Java to be presented at JavaOne here. Speakers for accepted sessions will receive a complimentary pass to the event for which their session is submitted. Note, the CFP for the main JavaOne conference is over, speakers notified, and content catalog published. This is CFP only for Java Embedded @ JavaOne. Some key dates are: Jul 8th: Call for Papers closes Week of Jul 29th: Notifications sent Conference Dates: Oct 3, 4, 2012 And the main conference website is oracle.com/javaone/embedded.

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  • India's Largest Polyglot Conference and Workshops for IT Software Professionals - Great Indian Devel

    Great Indian Developer Summit is the gold standard for India's software developer ecosystem for gaining exposure to and evaluating new projects, tools, services, platforms, languages, software and standards. Packed with premium knowledge, action plans and advise from been-there-done-it veterans, creators, and visionaries, the 2010 edition of Great Indian Developer Summit features focused sessions, case studies, workshops and power panels that will transform you into a force to reckon with. Featuring...Did you know that DotNetSlackers also publishes .net articles written by top known .net Authors? We already have over 80 articles in several categories including Silverlight. Take a look: here.

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  • DTrace for Oracle Linux news: new beta release and conference appearances

    - by Lenz Grimmer
    A new set of RPM packages of our port of DTrace for Linux has just been published on the Unbreakable Linux Network. This is another beta release of our ongoing development effort to bring the DTrace framework to Linux. This release includes the following changes: The packages are now based on the final public release of the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 2 (2.6.39). The previous beta drop was based on a development version of the 2.6.39 kernel; there is no new functionality specific to DTrace in this release. The primary goal was to get the code base in sync with the released kernel version. Based on the feedback we received from some users in how their applications interact with dtrace, libdtrace is now a shared library. However, the API/ABI is not fully stabilized yet and may be subject to change. As a result of the ongoing QA testing, some test cases were reorganized into their own subdirectories, which allows running the test suite in a more fine-grained manner. As reminder, we have a dedicated Forum for DTrace on Linux, to discuss your experiences with this release. This week, the Linux DTrace team also attendeded the second dtrace.conf in San Francisco, to talk about their work. The sessions were streamed live and recordings are also available. You can watch Oracle's Kris Van Hees' talk below: Video streaming by Ustream We would like to thank the dtrace.conf organizers for the speaking opportunity and for organizing this event! This Wednesday (April 4th), Kris and Elena Zannoni also spoke on this topic at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit 2012 in San Francisco, CA. The slides are now available for download (PDF).

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  • Tech Ed/BI Conference 2010: A Recovering Industry in a Recovering City

    - by andrewbrust
    I tried writing a post for this blog last night, while at the this year’s Microsoft Tech Ed and Business Intelligence conferences, in New Orleans. But I literally fell asleep while writing it.  That’s probably a sign that my readers might have done the same while reading it. Why the writer’s block? This was a very good show for me, but I think I was having trouble figuring out exactly why.  Now that I’m on the flight home, I’m starting to piece it together. One reason, for sure, was that I’ve spent years in both the developer and the BI worlds, and a show that combined the two was really enjoyable for me.  Typically, the subject matter, the attendees, the Microsoft execs and managers, and even the social circles have been separate.  This year’s Tech Ed facilitated a fusion of each of these previously segregated groups.  That was good for me as a speaker; for example, I facilitated a Birds of a Feather session on PowerPivot (Microsoft’s new self-service BI offering) which was well-attended, and by a large number of non-BI pros.  The fusion was good for me as an attendee too, as Microsoft BI, in the form of a new Pivot Viewer control, made it into the Day 1 keynote, demoed by Microsoft’s key BI champion, Amir Netz.  And it was good for me socially, as I was able to meet with peers in both camps, and at one location. Speaking of meeting with industry colleagues, I did a lot of that at this show.  Probably for the first time ever, I carefully scheduled and conducted a series of meetings with friends and business acquaintances in the developer tools, data visualization, utilities, publishing and training areas of the Microsoft ecosystem.  Beside the time efficiencies in conducting so many meetings, I discovered another benefit. I got a real handle on the tech industry’s economic health. The news here is good.  First of all, 2010 has been a great year for just about everyone I spoke to.  The mood is positive, energy is high, and people are working really hard.  This is, of course, refreshing to see, and it’s a huge relief.  Add to that the fact that this year’s Tech Ed was about 2.5 times larger in headcount than last year’s (based on numbers from unofficial, but reliable, sources), and the economic prognosis seems excellent.  But there’s more to it than that. Here’s the thing: everyone I talked to seems to be working, and succeeding, at changing their business models to adapt to changes in the industry.  Whether it’s the Internet’s impact on publishing and training, the increased importance of the developer audience in South Asia, the shift of affordable developer and business talent to unfamiliar locales abroad, or even lapses in Microsoft’s performance in the market, partner companies aren’t just rolling with the punches; they’re welcoming the changes and working them to their advantage.  No one seemed downtrodden, or even fatigued.  Even for businesses who have seen core revenue streams become commoditized, everyone seems to be changing their market strategy and winning.  Even Microsoft, of whom I have been critical recently, showed signs of successful hard work and playbook change, in the maturing of their cloud strategy, their commitment to it and their excitement around it.  And the embedded, managed, self-service BI strategy that Microsoft has been touting looks like it’s already being embraced by customers, even though PowerPivot, and other new Microsoft BI products, were released only recently. The collective optimism I have witnessed, and that I have felt, tells me good things about this industry and the economy.  The stock market had huge mood swings during my stay, and that may yet subdue the industry recovery I have seen this week.  Nonetheless, I am convinced that a strong foundation of hard work, innovative thinking and, if I may,  true renaissance is underlying this industry’s success. That kind of strength will generate a strong recovery, I am certain, whether now or once we’re past another round of choppy weather in the broader economy.  The fundamentals are good.

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  • Files for .NET Montreal and VTCC4 conference

    - by Vincent Grondin
    Hi,  here are the files for both the .NET Montreal presentation made Sept the 24th and at the Vermont Code Camp #4 on Sept the 22nd regarding Architecture problems and solutions linked to EF4.0, Async-await keywords and the Task Parallel Library. This zip file includes both power points in french and english and the DemoApplication which is I REMIND YOU VERY DEMO-WARE and doesn't handle task level exception and context switching.  ZipFile Enjoy

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  • DevConnections new "Fundamentals" Track!

    - by psheriff
    Hi All, I am now the new Track Chair for the "Fundamentals" track at DevConnections. I know many of my readers feel overwhelmed by all of the "advanced" topics out there. The folks at the DevConnections conference realized that too and have added many new sessions that help programmers that are in the beginning to intermediate stage get up to speed on all the new technology that is coming out so fast. I will be presenting a whole day long workshop at the DevConnections conference in Orlando on March 27th entitled "Essential Business Desktop Programming with .NET". In addition I will be presenting the following sessions in the Fundamentals Track. MVVM Made Simple Unit Testing Basics and Architecting Your Application for Unit Testing Data Binding from A-Z in Silverlight From Zero to Windows Phone 7 in 75 MinutesI hope I will see you there! Join me at DevConnections @devconnections in Orlando March 27-30.   Save $200 use discount code DevCon1 Register today at bit.ly/fIZjXO

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  • OpenWorld 2011 Call for Papers: Deadline March 27

    - by antonio romero
    OpenWorld 2011 is now open for the public to submit session proposals. We would like to encourage our customers, and partners to participate in this ‘call for papers” (CFP) process. CFP for the general public, non-Oracle employee submitters, closes on March 27, 2011. Please share the information provided below with your contacts. General Information Conference Location: Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, CA. Conference Date: Sunday - Thursday, October 2 - 6, 2011 Conference Website: http://www.oracle.com/us/openworld CFP Website: https://oracleus.wingateweb.com/portal/cfp/ Paper submission key dates: Deliverables Due Dates Call for Papers Begins Wednesday, March 9 Call for Papers Ends Sunday, March 27 – 11:59 pm PDT Notifications for Accepted and Declined Submissions Sent End of May Questions regarding the Call for Papers, send an email to [email protected]

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