The Java Specification Request for the Portlet Specification (a.k.a. JSR
168), articulated by the Java Community Process in October 2003, aims to
provide a standard for portlets that the portal arena has lacked. Portlets
that are written to the JSR 168 spec will be deployable to any JSR
168-compliant portal.
The spec in essence defines a contract between a portlet and the portlet
container that powers it. Areas covered by the APIs defined in the
specification include topics such as aggregation, personalization,
presentation, and security. As these concepts are core to the portal realm,
they needed to be addressed by a spec in order to enable interoperability
between portlets and portals.
A portal is a Web application that typically provides end users with
personalizat... (more)
Having employees constantly connected to one's enterprise is vital to many
companies. This is one of the reasons Research in Motion's BlackBerry has
mustered a massive following (over three million users at the time of this
article's writing) in recent years. BlackBerry addiction has become pandemic.
In this article, you'll learn how to build, test, and deploy applications to
Blackberry ... (more)
We all have our preferences for how we like to have code formatted. Even when
working in a team, you commonly see a myriad of coding styles. Manually
formatting someone else's code to meet your coding style preferences can be a
tedious process that can leave you cursing at inanimate objects. A
little-known but highly useful feature of IBM WebSphere Studio Application
Developer version 5 ... (more)
Reality check: your code likely exists beyond the confines of your cubicle.
In today's world - made smaller via the marvels of modern society - it is
likely that your code will transcend borders or be seen by individuals who
might not necessarily understand English. Not catering to these individuals
can close the doors on a huge untapped market.
Fortunately, WebSphere Studio Application D... (more)
The phenomenon of globalization has unearthed a major question. With a huge
market of non-English speaking customers, how can we facilitate communication
to such a large subset of individuals without paying an arm and a leg for
translation? In this article, we'll introduce you to IBM WebSphere
Translation Server (WTS) for Multiplatforms v5.0. As you will see, WTS can
address the translat... (more)