PSDN techTALK

How Progress Can Help You

Join Michael Boyd as he reviews how Progress Software can help you use our products within your IT applications and projects.  Topics include the types of service offerings, the best practices and tools the teams use that are posted on PSDN, and how to get started.

Recorded: July 2008
Duration: 18 minutes

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ProDataSets with Mary

Mary Szekely, OpenEdge Engineering Fellow, discusses the ProDataSet - what it is, the advantages of using it, some new features released in OpenEdge 10.1B and some upcoming changes planned for OpenEdge 10.1C.

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Sonic Deployment Manager

This new feature, released in Sonic V7.5.1, originally developed by our field organization, helps customers through the application lifecycle (develop, test, deploy) of their large-scale applications faster and easier for higher productivity.  This tool is compatible with Sonic V7. Speakers are Kim Palko and Thomas Steinborn.

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OpenEdge Support for a Service-Oriented Architecture

Join John Sadd as he discusses options to think about when you are updating your OpenEdge applications to support SOA initiatives.  Topics include the OpenEdge Reference Architecture, changes for integration projects, and the material available to help you.

Recorded: April 2008
Duration: 25 minutes

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Taking Advantage of the OpenEdge AppServer

Mike Jacobs, OpenEdge Engineering Architect, discusses the OpenEdge Application Server (i.e. AppServer for short)-- why it is the unsung hero of today's applications, its flexibility, its scalability, and other advantages of using it, including the question of how to get started.

Recorded: November 2007

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Software as a Service Update

Opportunities abound for our application partners with the latest trends and best practices for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Join Colleen Smith as she reviews the program we have in place to help you engineer your business and your application to have a hosted deployment model and offering services over the internet.

Recorded: January 2008
Duration: 21 minutes

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Sonic V7.6 Release Update

Sonic V7.6 provides an update on new features and functionality changes.  It is the next step for any user, new or existing, integrating applcations.

Recorded: March 2008
Duration: 23 minutes

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Object-oriented Programming in OpenEdge

Join Shelley Chase and Evan Bleicher as they discuss object-oriented (OO) programming.  Topics include the benefits of OO, support within ABL, and how to get started.

Recorded: May 2008
Duration: 24 minutes

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