IBM Portal
Cogix Survey portlet for WebSphere 5.0.2
Service Locator with JNDI
Service Locator Pattern: an intelligent connection from a presentation tier to the various remote services. The service locator is the applications central point to directory services (i.e servlet that needs access to business data). Having a single centralized locator means there is a single piece of code to modify when the directory changes.
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Free UML Tools
This link talks about some options from free UML tool ranks.
Feeds with GMAIL
This site talks about ATOM with GMAIL. Speaking of gmail, i have some more accounts to give out. Email me if you want one.
Stop Promising Miracles
Wideband Delphi : “No estimation method is perfect; if it were, it would be called prediction, not estimation. However, the Wideband Delphi technique incorporates some solid estimating principles. The team approach acknowledges the value of combining multiple expert perspectives.”
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