Corporate ERP of the Next decade: Microsoft/Unix/Java – Coexistence & Harmony? by Andrew Karasev
While in 1990th we saw very fierce fighting between Microsoft Windows and Apple Computer PowerMac for the workstations market, when two systems were practically not compatible and didn’t have plans to understand each other, plus all the blends of Unix/Linux were trying to step in and take... In the close future SQL with XML inbound/outbound will be the language of integrations • The end of heavy custom programming. ... Dexterity had the history of evolution, and now it is using SQL Stored procs to do the majority of database querying and updating, Microsoft plans to phase it slowly out...

5 Types of Programmers - Which Type Are You? by Joshua Hayes
There are many different types of programmers that perform software development. Or is it computer programming? Or is it coding? These are all labels or boxes we use to classify people and their skillsets. Much like we distinguish between testers, coders, managers, architects, designers, CLO etc... With experienced programming skills he doesn’t rely on tools but uses them to increase productivity. ... Languages of choice: Programming was something left to his youth, his consulting services require him to write very few lines of code.

Ukraine IT Myths Dispersed by Julia Lukianova
While Ukraine is becoming a new popular IT outsourcing destination, there are still many myths about it and no clear understanding of the opportunities outsourcing to Ukraine can present. Let us look closely at some of those myths and find out whether there is any truth behind them. ... Oral and written comprehension is high among software engineers, given the amount of text they have to read for their degree and work programs and the amount of English language programming available in the country.

Microsoft eCommerce Web-development: Great Plains eConnect .Net – Highlights for Programmer by Andrew Karasev
In our small article we’ll consider Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains Sales Order Processing module as eCommerce backend. Plus we’ll cover what is possible and impossible in eConnect and why. Microsoft Great Plains is one of the most popular ERP in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,... Back in 1992 C programming language was believed to be the rescuer and be cross-platform. ... As usual you are free to use your language of choice: VB or C# • eConnect. ... • Great Plains Platform – Great Plains Software Dynamics is written on GPS proprietary platform in Dexterity program...

How to Improve Productivity and Automate Everyday Computer Tasks with Windows Automation Software by Marcus Tettmar
There was a time when one of the main purposes of a PC was simply to save you time. The theory was that a computer could do what you do, but do it quicker and more efficiently. We’ve all seen the SciFi films and series where this is the norm, but the modern day reality is often a little different. ... The scripting language is usually less complicated than traditional programming languages so that non-programmers can master it easily and achieve results more quickly. ... Automation tools incorporate a scripting language with high level functions to automate various tasks.

Software Product Development-the Unsolved Mystery of High Tech by Phil Morettini
One of the most puzzling things in high technology, especially for executives on the business side of things, is the software development process. It’s the high tech equivalent to the “Black Hole” phenomenon made famous in Astronomy. Endless resources can be poured into a software development... It's also interesting that many programmers who aren't classically trained in computer science come from an English, Music, or other language background. ... However, a software program is really just a document written in a foreign language.

Automated Generation of Modelling Programs using Jena and Protégé by Peter Hale
Abstract This paper explains a technique of User Driven Model Development that could be part of a wider approach of User Driven Programming. This approach involves the creation of a visual environment for software development, where modelling programs can be created without the requirement of... Meta-programming and structured language is explained by Dmitriev http://www.onboard.jetbrains.com/is1/articles/04/10/lop/ and [Mens et al]. ... The use of RDF/XML (Resource Description Framework using Extensible Markup Language syntax) allows XQuery and SPARQL (SPARQL Protocol And RDF Query...

Axapta: Global Economy ERP implementation notes by Andrew Karasev
The evolution of ERP/MRP comes together with the change in business processes and new businesses models emerging. If we look at the companies, going public in .com era and now, we could recognize very unusual business models, such as Google, which is neither really paid services, nor advertising... This product architecture is Great Plains Dexterity, which had hardware, OS and DB independence in its design – C programming language was a hope and Dexterity is a shell, written in C. ... The real challenge was in surviving through computer hardware, operating systems and database platform...

Microsoft RMS Customization – PO Items Receiving in Great Plains by Luis Leung
Microsoft Retail Management (RMS) and Microsoft Great Plains are retail and accounting/ERP solutions coming from the same Microsoft subdivision – Microsoft Business Solutions. There is often common need to do integration between the two. Despite the fact that both systems come from the same... Plus we can push serial number info from Great Plains to Store Operations (there is no way to store serial number in Headquarters) Item Transfer Trigger in Great Plains Microsoft Great Plains is written in Great Plains Dexterity – proprietary programming language and development environment, which...

Somebody Tell This Thing What I Want! by John Dir
One of the biggest problems with computers today is that they are literally not for everyone. Though businesses have come to rely on computers to stay competitive, there are still people who dread using computers so much, they would rather find a different job than learn how to work with the... The first element of ITL principles broadens the scope for traditional macro approaches to incorporate a command infrastructure that translates natural language mental concepts into computer based control and command functions.