Paul Harvey, the great American radio personality, would always conclude his colorful broadcasts with the quip "And now you know the rest of the story." For those of you not acquainted with Paul's broadcasts, here's a sample. If you get to about 3:40 in, you'll hear the classic remark. Paraphrasing Paul's tag line, in this article you'll learn "the rest of the story" about RAD Development methodology in PowerBuilder 12.5 .NET using a Referenced PB Assembly Target. I'll explain the technique and implementation steps using the open source PEAT PFC demo application. In a previous PBDJ article, "Slicing the Pie with PowerBuilder .NET 12.1 EBF Project Partitioning," I wrote about achieving Classic RAD-like build/test speeds in .NET WPF applications by configuring the Project object partitioning feature. This feature lets you logically carve up a large application into a... (more)

Helping to COPE with Enterprise Mobility

Over the last year I have been quite a convert in the area of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) as part of the Consumerization of IT in Enterprise Mobility. It allows the Prosumer in the company to bring their own device into the workplace, increasing their productivity. Less training etc ! Mobile Weapon of Choice ;-). Though for the Company it brings in the areas of device management and security above and beyond any reduction in cost of supplying any such devices. Some would class it as a win-win and it has been for a while. I see one drawback of BYOD which is the fact that in cert... (more)

End-User Participation to Provide Unique Forum for Peer Collaboration at 2012 Technology Convergence Conference

TELADATA, a leading consulting firm specializing in IT infrastructure design, planning and project management, today announced that its 2012 Technology Convergence Conference (TCC) will feature end-user presentations that facilitate peer collaboration on data-center trends and strategies. The TCC will offer four tracks highlighting converging IT and facilities technologies, energy-efficiency improvement methodologies, data center infrastructure management tools, and large-scale project planning. Pascal Finette, Director of Mozilla’s Web Forward Program (WebFWD), will keynote the... (more)

SAP Supervisory Board Extends Appointment for Vishal Sikka as Member of the Executive Board

more)WALLDORF, Germany, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that its supervisory board has voted to extend the tenure of Dr. Vishal Sikka as Executive Board member of SAP AG through December 31, 2017. Sikka agreed to the extension of his tenure. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110126/AQ34470LOGO) "The SAP Supervisory Board expressed great appreciation for the innovation and technology leadership Vishal has provided," said Hasso Plattner, chairman of the SAP Supervisory Board. "With SAP HANA, which has the fastest growing customer pipeline in SAP... (

Recommended Interviews and Readings on Enterprise Mobility, Mobile Devices and M2M

This week I have come across some particularly good articles that I wanted to share with you, plus I have included a list of my most recent video interviews with the mobility experts at SAP and Sybase in this article. The Age of Big Data from the New York Times  Six Steps to Creating a Great Mobile User Experience from Syclo  Gartner's M2M and The Internet of Things 2012 Jarret Pazahanick's SAP HCM Mobility and Roadmap The Future of Military Comms on the Battlefield These five articles paint a picture.  A picture of what is technologically possible now and in the near future.  They... (more)