Podcast: Staying out of the J2EE sweatshop with OptimalJ

Why waste time screwing nuts onto bolts when you could program a robot arm to do the job for you? In a new podcast, Compuware OptimalJ expert Gary Dykstra uses this analogy to explain how OptimalJ stops J2EE development from becoming a ‘white-collar sweatshop’, as discussed in his Compuware blog. With most organisations facing an application backlog, OptimalJ lets developers create more value without risking their jobs, Dykstra argues.

Please click here to listen to the 12-minute podcast and here to read Gary’s blog

Abolish the language gap with Structured Requirements

The Structured Requirements approach, as enabled by Optimal Trace, allows you to bridge the gap between what the business team wants and what IT actually delivers. According to analysts, this gap, arising from poor requirements management, is the single biggest cause of software project problems, accounting for over 70% of failures.  Our new paper explains the Structured Requirements concept and provides guidelines for adopting it.

Click here to read the paper

CU2006 – get involved now

Would your organisation like the chance to sponsor this year’s international Uniface User Conference, to be held in November in Strasbourg? It promises to be a unique gathering, with more than 500 Uniface users from around the world meeting to discuss new Uniface developments, including the release of Uniface 9. User stories and thought leadership from international experts will also feature in CU2006. There’s no better opportunity to make your company visible to the Uniface community.

Please click here for sponsorship details

To register for the conference, click here

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