Study guide: Achieve strong performance with threads, Part 2
Brush up on Java terms, learn tips and cautions, review homework assignments, and read Jeff’s answers to student questions Glossary of terms critical code sections Code sequences that let multiple threads manipulate class and instance field variables and other shared…
Design patterns make for better J2EE apps
Standardize the J2EE architectural layer using the Java community’s accumulated knowledge Since its inception, J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) has simplified enterprise application construction in Java. As J2EE becomes more broadly adopted, however, developers are realizing the need for…
Java 101: Understanding Java threads, Part 2: Thread synchronization
Use synchronization to serialize thread access to critical code sections Last month I showed you how easy it is to create thread objects, start threads that associate with those objects by calling Thread‘s start() method, and perform simple thread operations…
FileNet plans portal, content management integration
ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT (CM) vendor FileNet this week revealed a development strategy to integrate its CM offerings with portal products from companies such as BEA Systems and IBM. Costa Mesa, Calif.-based FileNet said the move is designed to offer enterprises…
Intelliseek boosts search with Coreintellect buy
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE VENDOR Intelliseek on Tuesday acquired Coreintellect, a Dallas-based provider of competitive intelligence technology and enterprise search products. Intelliseek officials in Cincinnati said the company plans to use Coreintellect technology to expand into the areas of competitive intelligence and…
Microsoft’s vision of .Net Framework
Distinguished Engineer Anders Hejlsberg discusses .Net’s evolution AS MICROSOFT’S DISTINGUISHED engineer of its developer division, Anders Hejlsberg has been a central figure in the development of Microsoft’s .Net Framework. The author of Borland’s Delphi and .Net’s new C# language, Hejlsberg…
Smart people with ‘dumb’ resumes
Is omitting information the same as inflating it? A business owner complains that she has wasted hundreds of hours of time and thousands of dollars in resources to interview people who were overqualified for the job she was offering. The…
How classmates.com got its 1.5 million paying members
Online advertising pays off for profitable Web business This week’s E-Business Secrets continues my report on the secrets I learned from my private conversations with speakers at the Global eSubscription Symposium, sponsored by the Sandlot Corporation in Salt Lake City…
Interview: An insider’s view on storage
Venture capitalist Jo Tango of Highland Capital Partners discusses trends, industry myths WITH HIS FOCUS on storage, the datacenter, and distributed computing investments, Jo Tango, general partner with venture capital firm Highland Capital Partners, sees IT from a unique vantage…
Interview: StorageNetworks exec on the importance of listening to customers
CEO Peter Bell discusses the advantages of being a pure-play storage software vendor PETER BELL, CEO of StorageNetworks, knows his company is in the right market at the right time. While a recent wave of storage hardware vendors such as…
