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 Unlike the workflows that previously surrounded printed content, today’s workflows contain more changing variables, especially when it comes to documentation. Documents are created, repurposed, archived, retrieved, and even merged into others. In short – they encompass change. As a res...Sep. 18, 2009 12:00 PM EDT Reads: 663 |
 This article is the first of two that will look at some of the challenges faced by developers and non-developers who work with PDF technologies and who are curious about what causes fonts in a PDF to render incorrectly or even go missing. Specifically, these documents provide an overvi...May. 14, 2009 05:00 PM EDT Reads: 2,699 |
 The largest bus operator in Hong Kong, the Kowloon Motor Bus Company (KMB), is responsible for carrying around 2.7 million passengers a day and coordinates the movement of 4,040 buses. By utilizing Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE), PowerBuilder, and PocketBuilder, KMB built two ...Apr. 21, 2009 07:45 PM EDT Reads: 1,104 |
 Recognizing that information technology is pervasive in today’s business organizations and is changing the way businesses function across virtually every industry sector, Boston University's School of Management created a unique dual degree program – the MS·MBA. This program fuses a tr...Nov. 12, 2008 03:55 PM EST Reads: 1,429 |
 Most applications need upgrades and corrections. If you maintain in-house development you want to be particularly sharp about this. You can't afford to lose knowledgeable people to turnover and be left with no one able to maintain mission-critical applications. So you'll have to find a...Jun. 5, 2008 09:15 AM EDT Reads: 2,886 |
 With the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft is introducing a new document format named 'XML Paper Specification' or XPS. Microsoft describes XPS as follows: 'The XML Paper Specification (XPS) describes the format of a new general-purpose document made available by Microsoft to facilit...Mar. 9, 2008 11:00 AM EDT Reads: 4,513 Replies: 1 |
 The Texas Workforce Commission, a state agency that oversees workforce development programs, needed to overhaul its popular client/server application to keep up with growth in size and functionality. Using Sybase technology, it was able to re-architect and re-implement the application,...Jul. 29, 2006 02:45 PM EDT Reads: 13,421 Replies: 1 |
 When Silicon Valley's renowned Kepler's Books almost folded in August 2005, loyal patrons grieved, but no one in the book business was surprised. Statistics from the American Booksellers Association show that many bookstores operate in the red.Mar. 31, 2006 04:15 PM EST Reads: 12,376 Replies: 1 |
 The limitations of technology have historically tied one hand behind the back of Field Sales Representatives. By and large, reps spend most of the day consulting with clients, but have to rush back to the office to enter customer orders before close-of-business every day. The 'gotta ge...Feb. 21, 2006 04:00 PM EST Reads: 10,588 |
 Mobility is a key factor in Service Automation's recent success. Providing handheld Pocket PCs to their customers' mobile workforce has added dispatch, multi-warehouse inventory, and field force automation capabilities to their product line.Feb. 19, 2006 01:45 PM EST Reads: 18,037 Replies: 1 |
 DailyAccess Corporation is a national provider of qualified retirement plan services, which includes 401(k), 403(b) and profit sharing plans. DailyAccess manages the entire plan operations environment including recordkeeping, administration, regulatory compliance, trading, information ...Jan. 16, 2006 03:30 PM EST Reads: 9,806 Replies: 2 |
 LSG Sky Chefs, a subsidiary of German national airline Lufthansa, is the world's leading provider of integrated in-flight services solutions from catering, provisioning, equipment, and retail to comprehensive in-flight management services. With 30,000 employees working at over 200 loca...Nov. 7, 2005 12:45 PM EST Reads: 14,125 Replies: 1 |
 When faced with taking on a project that had been attempted multiple times, the new development team built a Sybase EAServerbased, three-tier architecture that succeeded. By employing Sybase EAServer, Sybase PowerBuilder, and Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) the team was able to...Jun. 29, 2005 11:00 AM EDT Reads: 14,436 |
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) is one customer who's leveraged PowerBuilder and EAServer to develop an intranet solution. This application has provided BCBSRI with tremendous cost savings and enhanced performance. Feb. 1, 1999 12:00 AM EST Reads: 7,219 |
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