Stimulsoft Professional Reporting in New Product Versions
Stimulsoft, a leading manufacturer of software for data processing and analysis, announced today the release of version 2011.3 of reporting tools Reports.Net, Reports.Web, Reports Designer.Web, Reports.Wpf and Reports.Ultimate. These products are united in a single product line called Stimulsoft Reports.
With the release of 2011.3 version the WebViewer component has greatly changed and has become almost like a brand new one. It has been completely rewritten starting with a super new menu, and ending with support for a wide range of interface themes. The new WebViewer was fully tested on all browsers and mobile platforms.
The StiWebViewer component also has a new panel of variables to request parameters. It has a convenient interface that allows the user to easily enter complex settings, such as lists, editable lists with a variable number of elements, and ranges of data types.
For the Date type a comfortable DatePicker (calendar) was implemented. Now there is no need to enter the date manually. When sending data from a panel of variables or resetting to the initial values, changes in the report occur without reloading the page. Also, a new panel of variables is made in accordance with the new design of the WebViewer.
The new version supports the Cross-tab component in Reports.Silverlight. The Cross-tab component is used for processing, grouping and summarizing data from a data source. The results are represented as a table.
Since the last release report-importing utilities have been revised. The developers of Stimulsoft dramatically improved their performance. Much work has been done on importing utilities such as Import.ActiveReports, Import.CrystalReports, Import.MicrosoftReportingServices.
The utility Report Checker, designed to check reports for errors, now provides detailed reports in German (earlier, it only supported Russian and English).
Support for Business Objects is added to all the report wizards used for report designing. This allows them to be used in full strength.
"There is no need to describe what each new release means to us", says the head of the Support Department Ivan Shmatov. – "You know this even better than we do; a lot of work should be done to ensure that our "baby" is not merely a convenient application but your reliable friend and partner whom you can always rely on!"
The list of changes is not limited to things described above. Read more about them on the website http://www.stimulsoft.com/AllNews.aspx
New Discounts and Gifts
Christmas and New Year are coming. This is the time of the year when wishes are made and dreams come true. Stimulsoft Company is pleased to offer its clients several very attractive Christmas offers. Check them out here: http://www.stimulsoft.com/ShowNews.aspx?id=2270
About Stimulsoft
Stimulsoft is a leading supplier in the reporting tools market for all major development platforms from Microsoft, as well as for Flex, PHP, and Java. The company´s customers are many large and small commercial organizations, governmental, educational and nonprofit institutions, as well as commercial organizations, in more than 130 countries around the world.
Get more information about the product, its documentation, video tutorials, and download the demo version of the product at the company´s website http://www.stimulsoft.com
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Privacy and Big Data – New from O’Reilly Media
This article examines the release of the book titled Privacy and Big Data by O’Reilly Media. Authored by Terence Craig and Mary Ludloff, the book explains how privacy affects the data and vice versa.
Much of what constitutes Big Data is information about us. Through our online activities, we leave an easy-to-follow trail of digital footprints that reveal who we are, what we buy, where we go, and much more. This eye-opening book explores the raging privacy debate over the use of personal data, with one undeniable conclusion: once data’s been collected, we have absolutely no control over who uses it or how it is used.
“The days of Internet anonymity are over,” says Mary Ludloff, who shares her Twitter handle (@bigdatapbi) with coauthor Terence Craig for reasons that become increasingly obvious the more you read Privacy and Big Data (O’Reilly Media, $19.99 USD).
“Wherever you go, whatever you do, anywhere in this world, some device is tracking and collecting information about you,” Ludloff continues. “Our personal information is now a multi-billion dollar business.”
Personal data is the hottest commodity on the market today—truly more valuable than gold. We are the asset that every company, industry, non-profit, and government wants. Privacy and Big Data introduces you to the players in the personal data game, and explains the stark differences in how the U.S., Europe, and the rest of the world approach the privacy issue.
You’ll learn about
• Collectors: social networking titans such as Facebook, Twitter that collect, share, and sell user data
• Users: marketing organizations, government agencies, and many others
• Data markets: companies that aggregate and sell datasets to anyone
• Regulators: governments with one policy for commercial data use, and another for providing security
Craig adds, “Just like pirated movies, your private information is part of a worldwide shadow economy worth billions of dollars. The Internet is like Vegas: what you do there stays there—forever. If you want to keep something private, keep it off the net.”
About the Authors
Terence Craig is the CEO and CTO of PatternBuilders, a “big data” analytics services and solution provider that helps organizations across industries understand and improve their operations with advanced analytics. With over 20 years of experience in executive and technical management roles with leading-edge technology companies, Terence brings a unique and innovative view of what is needed—from both an operational and technology perspective to build a world class hosted analytics platform designed to improve companies’ and organizations’ profitability and efficiencies.
Mary Ludloff is Vice President of Marketing for PatternBuilders. Mary is an innovative marketing executive with more than 20 years of experience in enterprise software. She brings an in-depth understanding of how to develop and implement strategic program initiatives that span marketing disciplines—ranging from the traditional corporate and marketing fields to the latest developments in digital marketing
About the Book
Privacy and Big Data
Publisher: O’Reilly Media
By Terence Craig, Mary E. Ludloff
Print ISBN: 9781449305000 �
Ebook ISBN: 9781449304997 �
Pages: 106
Print Price: $19.99 �
Ebook Price: $16.99Â Â
About O’Reilly
O’Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazines, and conferences. Since 1978, O’Reilly Media has been a chronicler and catalyst of cutting-edge development, homing in on the technology trends that really matter and spurring their adoption by amplifying “faint signals” from the alpha geeks who are creating the future. An active participant in the technology community, the company has a long history of advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism.
O’Reilly is a registered trademark of O’Reilly Media, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Spreading the knowledge of innovators.
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Stimulsoft Reports.Fx for Java
Stimulsoft Reports.Fx for Java helps you to create reports with maximum convenience and compatibility. Stimulsoft Company, a well-known manufacturer of software for data processing and analysis, announces the release of Stimulsoft Reports.Fx – the report generator adapted for the Java platform.
Previously there were persistent problems in using the reporting tool on the Java platform, because their interaction was impossible, – says Aleksey Pchelnikov, project manager of Reports.Fx for Java. – But problems exist to solve them. It is now possible to enrich Web and Desktop applications with the functionality of Stimulsoft Reports.Fx product line.
Report generation in Java is not a problem any more thanks to the available report designers: a full-featured standalone report designer (created using Adobe AIR technology), the report designer for launching in a browser window (web component) and from a Java application (swt component). That is, full administration report can be created directly from an application or in the browser window. The Ribbon user interface is chosen to provide maximum convenience since it is commonly used in up-to-date applications. There is no need to get used to the new interface – the user can proceed to creating reports immediately.
The designer supports all essential functions such as visual reports designing, copy/paste, drag and drop, zoom and a lot of other features. Almost all interface items are provided with tooltips with explanatory text, in order to prevent any difficulties. Stimulsoft Reports.Fx for Java can be easily integrated into a Java application. Besides, Stimulsoft Reports.Fx for Java is suitable not only for client-server applications, but also for Desktop ones.
In addition to this, one of the main features is that reports created in Stimulsoft Reports.Fx for Java are fully compatible with reports designed in other report generators of Stimulsoft Reports and Stimulsoft Reports.Fx product lines. The user can create and edit reports without worrying if they will work in other reporting tools of Stimulsoft. It is also possible to use the importing utility for converting reports created by third-party report generators.
The price of a single-user license of Stimulsoft Reports.Fx for Java is USD 499.95. Every customer is entitled to technical support and free updates for one year.
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New Releases from Microsoft Press
MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-686): Windows 7 Desktop Administrator
by Craig Zacker, Orin Thomas
This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills. It comes packed with the tools and features exam candidates want most-including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and customizable testing options.
It also provides real-world scenarios, case study examples, and labs to build the skills and expertise you can use on the job.
MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-662): Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
by Orin Thomas, Ian McLean
This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills. It comes packed with the tools and features exam candidates want most-including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and customizable testing options.
It also provides real-world scenarios, case study examples, and troubleshooting labs to give you the skills and expertise you can use on the job. Work at your own pace through the lessons and lab exercises.
Just published: Murach’s C# 2010
Mike Murach and Associates has just published a 2010 edition of their best-selling C# book, now entitled Murach’s C# 2010. It teaches how to develop Windows forms applications the way the best professionals do.
To do that, it incorporates the features that have made earlier editions such popular choices among developers:
#1: It focuses on the essential skills that professional C# developers need every day
That may sound obvious. But too often, critical skills are glossed over or ignored in C# training.
So in teaching how to use Visual Studio 2010 and C# 2010 to create business applications, this book covers the skills that developers need most on the job. That includes skills like how to validate input data, how to work with different data types, how to use arrays and collections, how to do structured exception handling, and how to read and write text, binary, and XML files.
#2: The OOP section deals with business objects, not cats and dogs
Many C# books explain object-oriented programming by using examples that are meant to be easily understood, like illustrating objects by creating animal classes such as mammals, cats, and dogs. However, the analogy breaks down as developers try to figure out how to apply it to business applications.
So this book presents business objects like customers, invoices, and products to show how OOP is applied in the real world. Likewise, it explains critical concepts like inheritance, polymorphism, and interfaces within the context of business applications so there’s no confusion.
#3: There’s a 4-chapter section on database programming…plus a chapter on LINQ
Because data handling is so critical in business applications, this book presents more coverage than is usual in introductory C# books.
To begin, it teaches how to prototype database applications using rapid application development tools like the data sources feature, datasets, and bound controls. But beyond that, it shows developers how to start using ADO.NET code to work directly with databases for more processing control than the RAD tools offer. It also includes an introductory chapter on LINQ, with a practical focus that prepares developers for in-depth LINQ training.
#4: Complete applications show how all the pieces interact
One key to mastering C# development is to have plenty of applications that show how the features you’re learning interact and what problems you might run into as you work on your own. So this book shows complete Windows forms applications for everyday business functions. These can be downloaded for free from the Murach website, along with coding starts for the practice exercises in the book.
#5: The paired-pages format lets developers set their own pace
Murach books have a distinctive format, where each two-page spread presents a single topic. Both beginning and experienced developers find that this format makes it easy to focus on the information they need, whether they’re using the book for training or reference.
Murach’s C# 2010 is available in both printed and eBook format directly from the publisher at www.murach.com. The print edition is also available from all major retail outlets.
Murach’s C# 2010
Author: Joel Murach
Pages: 812Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ISBN: 978-1-890774-59-2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Price: $54.50
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New Code Comparison Tool CodeCompare Provides Advanced Programming Language Oriented Approaches
Visual Studio integrated file and folder comparison tools. These brand-new products take into account specificity of programming languages, that makes significant advantage in source code comparing.
CodeCompare, the brand-new code comparison tool from Devart, demonstrates an absolutely new way of source code comparison. Advanced comparison approaches, that consider the peculiarities of different programming languages, perfectly fit the needs of developers.
Unique Visual Studio integration helps to make all of the development and merging operations within one environment at the same time.
CodeCompare can be easily integrated with any version control system that support external comparators. Solution can be set up as an comparison and merge tool with the help of the command line.
CodeCompare still stays absolutely free and solves most of the tasks referred to the source comparing.
CodeCompare Pro offers advanced features for sources comparison.
Version 2.00 contains the following features
- Structure comparison
- Moved block detection and visualizing
- Difference Explorer
- Folder comparison
- Lexical parsing
- Comparison pane swapping
- Word by word comparison
- Optional auto case ignoring that considers language specificity
- Comparison in modal window in Visual Studio 2010 (useful when VisualSVN or TFS is used)
Pricing and Availability
CodeCompare is an absolutely free utility, but nevertheless you can receive full support. CodeCompare is available for immediate download at http://www.devart.com/codecompare/download.html
Code Compare is a free software, that provides basic functionality and solves most of the tasks referred to the source comparing. It includes a 30-day free trial of CodeCompare Pro. Price of Code Compare Pro now as little as $34.95.
Users are welcome to write any comments and suggestions about CodeCompare on its support page – http://www.devart.com/codecompare/support.html .
About Devart
Devart is a software development company with 11 years of experience on the software market and over 20 thousands of devoted users.
We specialize in providing comprehensive development and management tools as well as native connectivity solutions for the most popular databases, including Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, InterBase, Firebird, and SQLite.
For additional information about Devart, visit www.devart.com/company/
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HTML 5: Up and Running
If you don’t know about the new features available in HTML 5, now’s the time to find out. The latest version of this markup language is going to significantly change the way you develop web applications, and HTML 5: Up & Running (O’Reilly Media, $29.99 USD) provides your first real look at HTML 5′s new elements and attributes.
Even though work on HTML5 is ongoing, browsers such as Safari, Mozilla, Opera, and Chrome already support many of its features-and browsers for smart phones are even farther ahead, especially iPhone’s MobileSafari browser.
Mark Pilgrim, author and accessibility architect, has been following the development of HTML 5 long before it was called HTML 5. “In the mid-90′s, browser vendors were competing with each other to see who could lock people into their platform,” says Pilgrim. “Now, browser vendors implementing the HTML 5 standard are competing on things like speed and user-friendliness. This book will help programmers develop next-generation web applications.”
Mark Pilgrim adds, “I have a strong interest in open standards, and this is my contribution towards ensuring that the web remain open and available to all I have a strong interest in open standards, and this is my contribution towards ensuring that the web remain open and available to all.”
With HTML 5: Up & Running, you’ll learn how HTML 5 can help you develop applications that:
. Display video directly in the browser, without having to rely on plugins
. Work even when a user is offline, by taking advantage of HTML 5′s persistent storage
. Offer a drawing canvas for dynamically generated 2-D graphics
HTML 5: Up and Running is the most complete and authoritative book you’ll find on the subject. Stay ahead of the curve.
HTML 5: Up and Running
Mark Pilgrim
ISBN: 978-0-596-80602-6
224 pages
Book Price: $29.99 USD
Ebook Price: $23.99 USD
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Programming WCF Services Released
Programming WCF Services, Third Edition is the authoritative, bestselling guide to Microsoft’s unified platform for developing modern service-oriented applications on Windows.
“I’ve included my ServiceModelEx library, a framework of useful utilities, tools, and helper classes that let you simplify and automate many tasks, and extend WCF,” says author, speaker, and Master Architect Juval Löwy.
Löwy revised this edition to include the newest productivity-enhancing features of .NET Framework 4 and the Azure AppFabric Service Bus, as well as the latest WCF ideas and techniques. By teaching you the why and the how of WCF programming, Programming WCF Services will help you master WCF and make you a better software engineer.
This book will help you:
• Learn about WCF architecture and essential building blocks, including key concepts such as reliability and transport sessions
• Use built-in features such as service hosting, instance and concurrency management, transactions, disconnected queued calls, security, and discovery
• Master the Windows Azure AppFabric Service Bus, the most revolutionary piece of the new cloud computing initiative
• Increase your productivity and the quality of your WCF services by taking advantage of relevant design options, tips, and best practices in Löwy’s ServiceModelEx framework
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• Discover the rationale behind particular design decisions, and delve into rarely understood aspects of WCF development
Hailed as the definitive treatment of WCF, Programming WCF Services provides unique insight, rather than documentation, to help you learn the topics and skills you need for building WCF-based applications that are maintainable, extensible, and reusable.
Juval Löwy is the principal of IDesign, a company specializing in .NET architecture consulting and advanced training. Juval is Microsoft’s Regional Director for the Silicon Valley, and he participates in the Microsoft internal design reviews for future versions of .NET and related technologies. Juval is one of the world’s top .NET experts and industry leaders—and a Microsoft Software Legend.
Transform Data into Interactive Dashboards with ReportsMaestro
ReportsMaestro has announced the immediate availability of its web report and chart builder. Powerful and flexible, ReportsMaestro makes creating and sharing fully customizable interactive dashboards a mater of a few minutes.
Designed to give your website a competitive advantage through improved data visualization, the ReportsMaestro offers a set of tools for building interactive reports, charts and queries. The software features Web Reports Builder enabling you (or your users, for that matter) to create real-time data-driven reports, generate them based on a table or query, and tailor for the specific needs with the built-in visual style editor.
With ReportsMaestro, no coding is required to convert those huge amounts of data into the interactive, professional-looking charts. The smart solution provides Web Charts Builder with 15+ chart types and styles, from popular pie and bar charts to sophisticated 3D diagrams. It also offers Query Builder to enhance the look of your database joining tables, grouping, sorting and filtering data.
What’s more, the program allows determining access rights for users and give charts and reports private or public status. This option provides authorized users with a handy collaboration tool, while ensuring the necessary data security. ReportsMaestro supports MS Access, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Firebird, SQLite and SQL Server, and can be installed on any ASP or PHP-enabled web server.
Pricing and Availability
ReportsMaestro is available in Standard, Gold and Platinum editions valid for 1, 10 and unlimited number of websites respectively. The price for the product starts from $79. Licensed users are entitled to free updates and support via e-mail within 1 year from the date of purchase. Further information on ReportsMaestro is available at the product website.
Links
Program website: http://reportsmaestro.com
Screenshots: http://reportsmaestro.com/screenshots.htm
