Obsolete Code

Microsoft .NET-managed Code Enablement: Examples and Challenges

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... which has given the vendors the chance to optimize their code and solve ... running on a slew of older products supporting possibly obsolete technologies, even the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/10/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_10_05_06_1.asp - 22k - 2006-10-05 Summary: Intuitive, Visibility, and Epicor offer .NET Framework-managed code products, but their 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' mindset might work against them unless they can prove higher value propositions, such as new, more quickly developed vertical functionality.

How Bar Codes Can Optimize Data Recording and Information Analysis

by Juan Francisco Segura ... Is the bar code technology obsolete? This technology has been in the market for many years and it has proven to be useful in different businesses. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2005/05/research_notes/TN_SC_XFS_05_02_05_1.asp - 19k - 2005-05-02 Summary: Bar code technology allows users to analyze information to develop more accurate maintenance, personnel, and financial planning. In particular it can hasten the data recording processes in a maintenance system, as seen in its use in the aircraft maintenance process.

The Case Against Modifying Your Enterprise Software

by Jeff Kugler ... company's personnel must maintain the modifications in its code management system ... a period of time, these expensive Wizards quickly become obsolete as employees ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2006/11/research_notes/MI_TS_XJK_11_22_06_1.asp - 15k - 2006-11-22 Summary: The case against modifying enterprise software is a strong one. Standard software offerings are the products of millions of dollars of research, development, and extensive testing for consistent performance. For this and various other reasons, modifications almost never make sense.

What's Wrong With Enterprise Applications, And What Are Vendors ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic & Olin Thompson ... the Web-enablement opportunity to rewrite the product on a simpler code and thereby ... on a slew of older product that support now possibly obsolete technologies. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/06/research_notes/TN_ER_PJ_06_23_03_1.asp - 27k - 2003-06-23 Summary: Building replacement products on a new framework is a higher risk strategy. The product functionality still quite matters and, while it is important for enterprise applications providers to implement the latest computer science 'quantum leap', there is no guaranteed correlation between first-to-market an

Ambitious Plans and Promises: An Enterprise Software Provider ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The underlying code has to be painstakingly revamped to harness these ... of "future-proofing" products (developing products that will not become obsolete for ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/06/research_notes/NA_ER_PJ_06_30_08_1.asp - 23k - 2008-06-30 Summary: With its numerous new software license sales, new product deliveries, and its dedication to complicated technological rejuvenation (namely, an ambitious open service-oriented architecture strategy), Infor's position and image in the market these days are at an all-time high.

Architecture Evolution: Service-oriented Architecture versus Web ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... which has given the vendors the chance to optimize their code and solve ... running on a slew of older product that support possibly obsolete technologies, even ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/09/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_09_20_06_1.asp - 22k - 2006-09-20 Summary: Collaboration and interoperability are critical where multiple business units reside under one larger corporation, or where there is a requirement to integrate the system into a disparate system when a business-to-business or business-to-consumer extension is part of the business model.

Software Test Tools Comparison and Evaluation

... Embedded Embedded software Enables requirements to be linked to code Enables requirements ... of week versus day of month and updating obsolete data Functionality ... http://test-tools.technologyevaluation.com/ - 42k - 2009-03-09

Voting Technology: An Evaluation of Requirements and Solutions

by Nelson Nones ... sheds light on problems that can arise from the use of punch card ballots, an obsolete technology. ... Scanning systems work like handheld retail bar code scanners ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2001/01/research_notes/TN_EV_XNN_01_02_01_1.asp - 33k - 2001-01-02 Summary: The issues created by the use of punch card ballots, an obsolete technology, during the recent US Presidential election are similar to the ones that businesses confront every day when dealing with technological change. It is therefore instructive to examine voting technology issues in the way that most b

Infinium Software, Inc.: Having All the Right Cards?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The cost of discontinuing some obsolete product lines created losses in fiscal 1999 ... its product is not based on object oriented programming (OOP) code, it has ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/07/research_notes/VN_BA_PJ_07_05_00_1.asp - 22k - 2000-07-05 Summary: Following the market trends, Infinium has recently made an energetic push into a number of prospective areas such as: Web-enablement and self-service product capabilities, business intelligence, CRM, and application hosting (ASP) services. Infinium has only very recently announced its strategic partnersh

Architecture-Centered Information Systems In The Manufacturing ...

by Glen B. Alleman ... risk that the models used to define the system will be obsolete. ... Treating requirements elicitation like code development will surely lead to a disappointing ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2002/09/research_notes/GA_EV_GBA_09_11_02_1.asp - 37k - 2002-09-11 Summary: Architecture bridges the semantic gap between the requirements and software. Application software systems must be architected in order to deal with the current and future needs of the business organization. Managing software projects using architecture–centered methodologies must be an intentional ste