Posted By:  bucchere Posted On:  May 20, 2008	BEA Participate 2008 Announced
From an e-mail I just received: Mark your calendar today to attend a gathering of BEA customers, partners and product experts in Chicago, Illinois from May 12-15th, 2008. BEAParticipate 2008,...... [view]

Posted By:  bucchere Posted On:  May 20, 2008	Getting Social at BEA Participate 2008
This week BEA launched the Participate 2008 blog and revealed more about their plans for what is shaping up to be a great event. Perhaps the most exciting news is that BEA will be using the...... [view]

Posted By:  bucchere Posted On:  May 20, 2008	One Portal to Rule Them All
I won't rehash what's already been said by everyone in the press and the blogosphere -- Oracle is buying BEA. I wrote almost three years ago that this was inevitable, and now it's upon us. I'm...... [view]

Posted By:  bucchere Posted On:  May 20, 2008	Write an ALUI IDS in Under 15 Lines Using Ruby on Rails
Not only is it possible to write an ALUI Identity Service in Ruby on Rails, it's remarkably easy. I was able to do the entire authentication part in fewer than 15 lines of code! However, I ran into...... [view]

Posted By:  bucchere Posted On:  May 20, 2008	Enterprise Relevance of Web 2.0
Back in November of 2007 I gave a one-hour talk in Tyson's Corner, VA entitled "The Enterprise Relevance of Web 2.0." There were probably about thirty people in attendance. Since then, I've had...... [view]

Posted By:  bucchere Posted On:  May 20, 2008	Running ALI on SQL Server 2005 Express
Download and install Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express. As with SQL Server 2000, make sure you select "mixed" authentication mode instead of Windows only.Download and install Microsoft SQL Server...... [view]

Posted By:  bucchere Posted On:  May 20, 2008	How to Build your own Temple of Ego in Five Minutes
My wife is arguably my biggest fan, although my mom probably deserves "honorable mention." If you too are a fanboy or fangirl of someone, like, say Robert Scoble, you may want to know what he's...... [view]

Posted By:  bucchere Posted On:  May 20, 2008	BEA Participate is Only Two Weeks Away
There's still time to register for this great conference and take part in a one-of-a-kind social computing experiment. Register now! Comments Comments are listed in date ascending order...... [view]

Posted By:  bucchere Posted On:  May 20, 2008	Announcing the Launch of the Social Applications for BEA Participate '08
You've heard the phrase "social applications" being kicked around by BEA and bdg. But what exactly does that mean? In a nutshell, it means that your experience at BEA.Participate.08 will be like...... [view]

Posted By:  bucchere Posted On:  May 21, 2008	I <3 Usage Data
There's nothing better than reviewing usage data for an application you just launched, especially when those data show that people are loving it! In our first week since the application went live,...... [view]