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 Expert's Corner
Hot times this summer!
Davin Mickelson — Intertech Instructor
Welcome to this month’s newsletter! In this issue, you’ll find:
- A case study on how Minnesota’s Lawson Software integrated software architectures after a company merger
- An article from the Star Tribune on the pitfalls of offshore outsourcing by Intertech’s founder and CEO Tom Salonek
- A DevX article on the NetBeans' Ruby Pack by Intertech Partner and Instructor Jim White
- A crisis game plan from Upsize Magazine by Tom Salonek (hmmm… two articles in one month… I guess he does work from time-to-time)
- A technique for getting buy-in when creating Work Breakdown Structure in your project plans
In addition to some great articles, we’ve got a great offer! If you’re interested in learning all that is .NET 3.5 and “Orcas”, register by July 31st for Intertech’s DevBlitz and receive $250 off each enrollment. The savings are even bigger if you’re registering a group of five or more (call 651-994-8558 x23 for more info). While the fall DevBlitz is all about .NET, Intertech continues to deliver world-class Java training.
In August, Intertech is holding public offerings of Complete Hibernate (August 1-3), Complete JavaServer Forces (August 15-17), and Complete Struts (August 27-29).
Finally, for those of you in Minneapolis/St. Paul, if you're looking for free ways to stay current on .Net and Java, check out the Intertech sponsored Visual Studio Team System User group and the Twin Cities Java User Group.
Happy (early) 4th
Davin Mickelson, MCT
Intertech Instructor
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This month's question:
Intertech is defining a Java-focused DevBlitz event (11 hours, hands-on, all-inclusive). The past events have been .NET focused (www.DevBlitz.com). What topics would you like to see Intertech offer in a Java DevBlitz?
Career Expertise
Offshore work can bring off-target results
Tom Salonek, Intertech Founder — Star Tribune
Offshore development has an impact on the careers of most US-based software professionals. This article, written for the Star Tribune by Intertech’s Founder Tom Salonek, presents a researched-backed opposing view to offshore development...
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Architecture Expertise
Case study: A new approach to integrating architectures post-merger
Barry Livingston — InfoQ
When Minnesota-based Lawson merged with Intentia, the development staff was faced with the task of creating a seamless user experience while spanning the new company's flagship product lines…
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Project Expertise
Make Work Breakdown Structure easier with the materials you use
Shannon Kalvar — TechRepublic
Almost all project schedules are built using a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). If the project manager is the only person creating the schedule, it’s very likely that the WBS will be created at the same time the work is entered into your project management scheduling tool. However, in many cases the project manager doesn’t know enough to lay out the entire schedule from scratch...
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Coding Expertise
Ruby Developers Get Productive with NetBeans' Ruby Pack
Jim White, Intertech Partner — DevX
The simplicity and power of Ruby and Ruby on Rails have become renowned. However, finding a suitable IDE has sometimes left them wanting. With NetBeans, Ruby developers may find the productivity gains of their language are finally matched by an IDE…
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Management Expertise
Get your crisis
plan in place before next disaster
Tom Salonek, Intertech Founder — Upsize Magazine
Many breathed a small sigh of relief on September 12, 2006. On that date we had officially survived for five years without further terrorist attacks on the United States. But for me, the events on September 11, 2001, were an urgent business wakeup call that I continue to heed…
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