Most programming languages provide methodologies that allow you to investigate and expand the meta information of the program being executed. In Java language, this methodology is called reflection. There are some limitations to code behavior modifications such as, changing class behavior or method parameters. However, Java reflection still provides the program in runtime with almost all the information …
When implementing Microsoft CRM 4.0 recently, our client requested a feature that would send a notification each time an email recipient read the emails sent from the CRM system. This was a very important function to our client for sales and marketing purposes. With such a notification, they would be able to track who read …
Security is a major concern clients have when launching new software. Data confidentiality in software systems cannot be stressed enough. As a developer, an important aspect of designing secure software is understanding the common ways hackers get their hands on information. With this knowledge, a system can be better designed to prevent data theft. There …
I was recently assigned to develop a managerial webpage for an IT company. It was a general search page for employee project plans which were drawn and managed by the company’s unit managers. The complexity of the project was that it had to allow each unit supervisor to navigate the assigned plans for each employee …
Enum is a keyword that stands for the enumeration in c#. It’s a distinct type consisting of a set of named constants called the “Enumerator list” which can take multiple types except the char type. It can also be defined as strongly typed constants. The default underlying type of the enumeration elements is int. By …
At a time when businesses are experiencing tough competition, everyone is doing their utmost to win customers and keep them. We constantly see new marketing campaigns springing up with special offers and new services to attract potential clients. But ultimately customers are drawn to the best service provider–the one that satisfies their needs. To achieve …
Software licensing is an agreement between the software publisher and the client that regulates software use. Users are typically presented with a document referred to as the End User License Agreement, or EULA. This agreement could be either a paper document or part of the installation process. It’s up to the user to agree or …
IBM’s AS/400 iSeries is a platform that has been around for a very long time. It has huge database capabilities which are useful for operations that need to store millions of records and have access to them from several locations simultaneously. These systems are used extensively across many industries and can be implemented with Enterprise …
It’s not uncommon for businesses to have tremendous amounts of data locked behind application interfaces that are designed to query and modify. But what happens when a business wants to expose the data to the world and let everyone query it? Well, you have to unify the storage type and enable technology that can query …
Technology is rapidly surprising us with new and innovative ways to improve business operations. Companies in nearly every field of business are reaping benefits from software and other technology. However, new systems are not always properly introduced to key users, thereby limiting their potential. Once these new “tools” are offered, it’s important that companies adequately …