Application server platforms are the most important category of application platform software for most enterprises. An application server platform is infrastructure software for building Web and composite applications and, increasingly, applications based on service-oriented architecture (SOA) design principles. An application server platform integrates an application server, which manages user requests, data access, and business logic, with portal servers and integration/business process management (BPM) servers — and often additional features, as well.
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Web services, an emerging paradigm for architecting and implementing business collaborations within and across organizational boundaries, are currently of interest to both software vendors and scientists. In this paradigm, the functionality provided by business applications is encapsulated within web services: software components described at a semantic level, which can be invoked by application programs or by other services through a stack of Internet standards including HTTP, XML, SOAP, WSDL and UDDI [3,18]. Once deployed, web services provided by various organizations can be inter-connected in order to implement business collaborations, leading to composite web services.
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Sensors are everywhere, which includes space, air and ground. Earth phenomena such as disasters also occur everywhere; such as wildfires, floods and volcanoes. There is a need to rapidly deploy existing sensors to aid emergency workers and investigators. The vision for our effort is to provide users the capability to create “mash ups” (a web application that combines data from more than one source into an integrated experience), similar to that used by Google Earth users to create a composite map with overlays of sensor information and from other data sources such as weather, traffic, urban construction etc. We make use of Web 2.0 technology and Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) web service standards to enable access to Earth’s sensors is an emerging mega-trend which will lower the cost of producing customized science by an order of magnitude. This paper will outline the key aspects of our experiments to date and implications for the future and in particular the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) international effort.
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This tutorial is a continuation of the “VIllus Capillary” tutorial where you went through the basics of creating a Maya scene from A-to-Z. You’re now ready to stitch together a final movie from the individual sequences of images that were rendered in Maya. In addition to simply ‘stitching’ the sequences together, we will explore a few different compositing tasks as well. For example, there are benefits to rendering a single image/shot into multiple ‘render passes’ where different elements of the scene are separated out onto different layers and rendered independently with an alpha channel (i.e. transparency information).
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WebParts are the building blocks of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server pages. By using a simple pattern, you can use NetAdvantage for ASP.NET to target this powerful platform. In this guide, you will learn the key steps necessary to get started in building your own custom web part.

An Introduction to SharePoint
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) is a powerful web-based portal package that promotes communication and collaboration with-in an organization. MOSS can be used to quickly build web applications, through the Web Parts Framework. Web Parts themselves, are packaged components that when added to a page can provide functional pieces of an application such as data visualization, or data entry.
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The eye-catching 12-inch PowerBook G4 is Apple s smallest notebook ever. Key Features 4.6 pounds. At just over an inch thick and a svelte 4.6 pounds,1 the new anodized aluminum design is so easy to carry, it will be your constant companion. PowerPC G4 processor. The most affordable PowerBook ever accelerates your favorite applications with the unmatched perform-ance of the PowerPC G4 with Velocity Engine. NVIDIA graphics. Now with the NVIDIA GeForce4 420 Go, the 12-inch PowerBook makes graphics-intensive applications, the hottest 3D games, and DVD special effects all sizzle. Advanced wireless. With built-in antennas, the new PowerBook is ready for an AirPort Extreme Card for superfast wireless net-working.
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Introducing the new 17-inch PowerBook G4, with the largest display and thinnest design of any notebook computer. Key Features 17-inch widescreen. The stunning panoramic display with 1440-by-900-pixel resolution offers as much viewing area as a 19-inch CRT monitor. 1 inch thin. The gorgeous, ultrathin anodized aluminum design is unlike anything you”ve ever seen or held. Illuminated keyboard. A true ease-of-use breakthrough, the fiber-optic, backlit key- board makes it possible to work in low-light environments. Performance architecture.
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The 12-inch PowerBook G4 provides the most advanced and complete feature set of any ultracompact notebook. Key Features 4.6 pounds. At just over an inch thick and a svelte 4.6 pounds, 1 the sleek aluminum design is so easy to carry, it will be your constant companion. Video-out versatility. Support for DVI, ADC, VGA, S-video, and composite video lets you connect to your choice of flat-panel displays, monitors, projectors, and TVs. Affordable DVD-burning studio. The slot-loading SuperDrive 2 lets you burn custom CDs and professional DVDs using the included iDVD, iMovie, iPhoto, and iTunes applications. Leading digital connections. USB 2.0, FireWire 400, and Ethernet provide high-speed data connections to your peripherals and networks.
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