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RUBY ON RAILS ENTERPRISE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENTEXPECTED OCTOBER 2007by Elliot Smith & Ron Nichols
Building a complete Ruby on Rails business application from start to finish.
Create a non-trivial, business-focused Rails application
Solve the real-world problems of developing and deploying Rails applications in a business environment
Apply the principles behind Rails development to practical real-world situations
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MASTERING JOOMLA! 1.5 EXPECTED OCTOBER 2007 by James Kennard
The Professional Guide to Programming Joomla!
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OSCOMMERCE WEBMASTER'S GUIDE TO SELLING ONLINE EXPECTED OCTOBER 2007by Vadym Gurevych
Increase your sales and profits with expert tips on SEO, Marketing, Design, Selling Strategies, etc.
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MANAGING EZ PUBLISH EXPECTED OCTOBER 2007 by Martin Bauer
Strategies, best practices, and techniques for implementing eZ publish open-source CMS projects to delight your clients
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BLACKBERRY ENTERPRISE SERVER EXPECTED OCTOBER 2007by Dan Renfroe , Mitesh Desai
Installation, configuration, and administration of BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange, with background information on the BlackBerry architecture, security, and disaster recovery planning
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PROGRAMMING MICROSOFT DYNAMICS NAV PUBLISHED TODAY! by David Studebaker
Create, modify, and maintain applications in NAV 5.0, the latest version of the ERP application formerly known as Navision
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JOOMLA! CASH EXPECTED OCTOBER 2007by Brandon Dawson , Tom Canavan
Money-making weapons for your Joomla! website
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PROFESSIONAL PLONE DEVELOPMENT RELEASED SEPTEMBER 2007by Martin Aspeli
Building robust, content-centric web applications with Plone 3, an open source Content Management System
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GLASSFISH APPLICATION SERVER RELEASED SEPTEMBER 2007 by David Heffelfinger
The complete guide to installing and configuring the GlassFish Application Server and developing Java EE 5 applications to be deployed to this server
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ZIMBRA: IMPLEMENT, ADMINISTER, AND MANAGE RELEASED OCTOBER 2007by Marty Resnick, David Touitou
Get your organization up and running with Zimbra, fast
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Ubuntu releases v7.10 of its desktop, server OSes October 17, 2007The latest desktop and server editions of the free, open-source Ubuntu Linux operating system were released on Thursday. They will offer a range of improvements designed for their particular users.
The desktop version of Ubuntu 7.10 includes support for a broader range of printers as well as an integrated desktop search function that will allow users to index files and data on their computers using an on-screen applet.

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In a conference call Tuesday, Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Ubuntu Linux, said that the improved printer support uses protocols similar to those used by Apple Inc., meaning any printer that will work with a Mac will work with Ubuntu.

The latest Ubuntu desktop version also supports the use of multiple monitors, automatic firmware installation for Broadcom cards, simple 3-D screen effects and graphics, and automatic installation of popular Firefox Web browser plug-ins that have been validated by Ubuntu. (Read more)

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Nokia releases new version of Linux tablet October 17, 2007Nokia Corp. announced on Wednesday the latest version of its Linux-based tablet device, this time with a full keyboard. (Read more)

Eee PC posts hot sales on first day in Taipei October 17, 2007Asustek Computer Inc.'s low-cost laptop, Eee PC, nearly sold out on its first day on sale in Taipei. (Read more)

OSI approves two Microsoft shared-source licenses October 16, 2007The board of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) has approved two Microsoft Corp. licenses that allow proprietary source code to be shared, a move that is likely to inspire protest and spur controversy for die-hard open-source proponents. (Read more)

Open-source users in Asia/Pacific swayed by security issues October 16, 2007The most influential factor for deploying open source technology is better protection against security breaches, according to an IDC survey of open source adoption plans and challenges in Australia, Korea, India, and China. (Read more)

Kernel space: Linux gets CAN support October 16, 2007The rugged communications bus designed for automotive and other high-noise applications now has Linux support, thanks to kernel developers at Volkswagen. (Read more)

Developers extend abilities of Linux-based mobile phone October 16, 2007Nine months after its official launch, Australian developers have already extended the capabilities of the world's first non-proprietary Linux powered mobile phone. (Read more)

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Creating a PHP-Based Content Management System

For six months in 2004, Intranet Journal's Peter Zeidman published a tutorial on using the PHP programming language to build a content management system (CMS).

Writing your own CMS can lead to a solution that is better suited to your requirements, better addresses the needs of your users, and is better understood by your development team. If you have the time and expertise to write your own in-house system, it may well prove the better option.

Part 1 of the series begins with a look at the overall plan for the CMS, and a look at PHP and the concept of object-oriented programming.

Part 2 takes a look at the basic PHP code that will power the CMS.

Part 3 examines the creation of the database and the database connector.

Part 4 explores validation, and the creation of a validator class and the creation of sections for the content that needs to be managed.

Part 5 introduces security to the content management system, and shows how to create a system that is accessible only to those with authorization to access it. It also takes a look at creating a log-in for users.

Part 6 discusses layouts for the content, templating systems, and talks about possible add-ons and features that can enhance your PHP-based content management system.
If you are using Peter's tutorial and have questions about problems you are having, take a look at the Intranet Journal Discussion Forum. Many readers have taken the time to post questions and troubleshoot, so your answer may already be there.

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Microsoft Office heads to the Web

Coming soon: Beta of Office Live Workspace, a free tool for viewing, sharing and storing--but not editing--Office documents online.

By Ina Fried
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

Published: September 30, 2007, 9:00 PM PDT

SEATTLE--In another clear sign that Microsoft sees the threat posed by its traditional business moving online, the company is readying a rival to Google's Documents and Spreadsheets.

The software maker is announcing Office Live Workspace, a free online tool for viewing, sharing and storing--but not editing--Office documents online. (Its existing Office Live efforts will be rebranded as Office Live Small Business.) It's not quite ready--starting Monday customers will be able to put in their name to be part of a beta testing program expected to begin later this year.

Still, the effort is a recognition that competition is heating up in the productivity arena, an area that large rivals had basically ceded to Microsoft a few years ago. In addition to Google's effort, which as of earlier this month also includes presentation software, IBM announced its free Lotus Symphony productivity software, which prompted 100,000 downloads in its first week of availability.

Adobe, meanwhile, on Monday is expected to announce it has acquired Virtual Ubiquity, a start-up that has built a Web-based word processor, called Buzzword, using Adobe's Flash and AIR technologies. Adobe is also introducing a service, code-named Share, that allows people to share and store documents via the Web.

A blend of online services and traditional software
For Microsoft, Office Live Workspace is also the next step in what the company touts as its "software plus services" strategy, essentially the notion that online services can serve as a complement to locally run software, but not necessarily fully replace software running on a consumer's own desktop machine or on a businesses server.

In some cases, though, Microsoft is also offering its traditional server software entirely as a hosted service. To start with, Microsoft is launching hosted versions of its Exchange e-mail and calendar program, its SharePoint portal software and Office Communications Server, its product for handling corporate instant messaging and telephony. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and other executives had previously said that such a service was coming.

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Initially, the offer is aimed at large businesses that plan to use the software for more than 5,000 people. Microsoft Online Services, as that project is known, is born of a two-year-old effort in which companies such as Energizer Holdings and XL Capital essentially outsourced their desktop computing efforts to Microsoft.

Microsoft is moving cautiously with both efforts. By limiting the software hosting to the largest customers, it hopes to give partners that already offer hosted services some time to find a new niche and allow Microsoft to test itself with a smaller number of customers, before broadly offering the service directly. Partners will still be able to offer their own hosted service if they choose, or resell Microsoft's hosted service.

On the Office Live Workspace front, Microsoft will initially offer the product with no advertising, though Microsoft executives said that it has been designed so that ads can be shown in the future.

The company is also not allowing people to edit their documents online, but executives stressed over and over that Microsoft is committed to being the leader in productivity software and that includes online editing. (Translation: We don't think we need to have editing in there right now, but if that changes, we're prepared to do so.)

Another key project down the road is integrating Office Live Workspaces with other "Live" products such as Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger, so that people will be able to view Office attachments they get via e-mail or IM. Google currently allows Gmail users to open attachments in Google Docs.

Microsoft has already said it has big plans for Office Live. At its partner conference in July, COO Kevin Turner said the product has the potential to be one of the company's top three or four most-used products.

Nor is the company stopping there. It is also planning an ad-funded version of Microsoft Works, has trialed prepaid cards for time-limited versions of Office and is exploring still other approaches to offer Office in as many ways as it can without overloading customers.

"We've put more of our marketing IQ behind alternative business models and alternative distribution strategies in the last two years," Corporate Vice President Chris Capossela said in an interview at the partner conference.