Monday, January 30, 2006

JasperReport with Hibernate

Reporting Made Easy with JasperReports and Hibernate
— JasperReports is a valuable and viable reporting solution for Java Web applications. It simplifies report generation through the use of XML report templates that are then compiled using the JasperReports engine for use in reporting modules. These compiled report templates can be filled by data received from a variety of sources including relational databases. JasperReports can be integrated into Web applications and create reports in several file formats including PDF and XLS.

Friday, January 27, 2006

AJAX Programming in BEA WebLogic Portal

Ajax Programming in BEA WebLogic Portal, Part 1 by John Margaglione -- John Margaglione explains the rationale for using Ajax programming methods within the BEA WebLogic Portal environment, and offers some best practices and advice to avoid the many pitfalls awaiting the new Ajax programmer.

AJAX Application Browser Functionality Standards - Dev2Dev

Developing Ajax Applications That Preserve Standard Browser Functionality by Mark Schiefelbein -- Ajax applications are praised for their richness, interactivity, and responsiveness, which are achieved by loading data asynchronously using the XMLHttpRequest object instead of loading new pages. In this article, Mark Schiefelbein shows how to preserve standard browser history functionality while taking advantage of these Ajax features.

Saturday, January 21, 2006

Oracle XE - Free Database

Hi

Today from TomKyte blog, I came to know about Oracle XE - Free database from Oracle.
  • It is still in beta release.
  • Developers can download and test it.
  • It is Free and lightweight.

It is very nice to know Oracle came with this lighweight database.

I am going to install and test. Let me post what I found.

This will be very useful for Java,PHP and .NET.

Thursday, January 19, 2006

Weblogic Portal Dynamic Business Logic

Using the WebLogic Portal Rules Engine to Implement Dynamic Business Logic in a WebLogic Integration Process, Part 1 by Jitendra Gupta and Mark Miller, Venkatakrishnan Padmanabhan -- Agile business applications need to expose business logic in a way that is flexible and easily changed. Learn how to use the rules engine in WebLogic Portal to add flexibility to business processes defined in WebLogic Integration.

Friday, January 13, 2006

Free PDF converter Tool

Last week I came to know FREE Pdf converter tool.

It is available in http://www.primopdf.com

  • FREE PDF Converter - not a trial version.
  • Print to PDF from virtually any application.
  • Create PDF output optmized for print, screen, ebook, or prepress.
  • No annoying pop-up ads, no registration requirement - no catch!
  • High-quality, easy to use PDF creator for all users.

Sunday, January 08, 2006