Sun Microsystemsand the NetBeansdeveloper community today announced the availability of the NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE) 6.7. This new version of NetBeans features tight integration with Project Kenai, Sun’s collaborative hosting site for free and open source projects.
The advances in the latest version of NetBeans will have a huge impact in the productivity of developers“The integration between NetBeans and Kenai allows developers to stay in their IDE and quickly navigate between Kenai.com, local code, bug reports, IM chats and project wikis. Instead of interruptions, interactions with code, or looking for project information, team members become a natural part of the developers’ workflow.
Support for Maven, a community software project management and comprehension tool;* New “Team” menu provides access to projects on Kenai.com;* Automated continuous integration system with Hudson, an extensible Java(TM)-based solution which makes it easier for developers to integrate changes to their project, and makes it easier for users to obtain a fresh build;* Improved PHP support allowing developers to connect with each other and the latest technologies;* Support for Zembly, a single registry and repository of popular Web APIs. The Zembly Client Library NetBeans plug-in enables developers to discover popular APIs and with a simple Drag and Drop functionality, create the necessary code to consume the APIs from Java and JavaFX(TM) applications.
The integration with Kenai.com will allow developers to stay in the IDE to create projects in the cloud, get sources from Kenai projects, query, open and edit issues for them using Bugzilla. NetBeans IDE users can also quickly navigate between Kenai.com hosted projects and local sources while developers can easily stay connected with other team members with an integrated chat, Kenai’s user profiles, wikis, and mailing lists. Learn more about Project Kenai at
Other highlights of the NetBeans IDE 6.7 release includes improved PHP and GlassFish(TM) software support. The NetBeans IDE provides a rich set of features for Ruby, Groovy, and JavaScript and other technologies. Support for JavaFX 1.2 technology is currently available for NetBeans IDE 6.5.1 and will soon be available for NetBeans IDE 6.7.Sun also offers a tiered set of developer support services for its software offerings, ranging from single incident to comprehensive developer plans. In addition, with a broad portfolio of training and certification offerings, developers can enhance their skill sets to take advantage of cutting-edge technologies.
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COMODO INTRNET SECURITY 3.9.95478.509
Comodo has merged its antivirus program with Firewall Pro, creating a free security program that aims to be more to more people. Although this may frustrate some users who want only one program or the other, the installer does let you opt out of either of the components.
Resource management is better than before, with hogging all but eliminated. It provides a smorgasbord of information and options for advanced users, but it's simple enough for beginners, and runs smoothly and silently in the background. The version 3 interface utilizes a plain white color scheme and replaces old terminology with more intuitive terms such as Summary, Firewall, Defense, and Miscellaneous. In each, there are links to relevant security issues so users can drill down to learn more about how the firewall is performing. The firewall rears its head most often when Security Alerts ask about new Internet connections as the program "learns" your computer's behavior.
Shield-shaped buttons at the top facilitate switching between the antivirus and firewall modules, as well as a summary tab that provides a general overview. Users can toggle automatic scans of archives or downloads, scans on start-up, manage the quarantine, and schedule scans and definition file updates through a clean and comprehensible list of links. The definition file update crashed during its first use, but was stable thereafter. Scans completed at a reasonable speed, but were not blazingly fast.
A third pane, Defense, provides more-advanced security options including locking down specific files from modification, perusing an active processes list, and protecting specific Registry keys. Comodo Internet Security's wide range of free services are generally good, but the firewall is clearly the strongest of the bunch.
Comodo Internet Security (CIS) combines Comodo's sturdy firewall and state-of-the-art antivirus protection in one suite. Defends your PC against 1 billion executables including viruses, root kits, Trojans, and zero-day attacks. And even with all these great features, CIS is free.
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INSTANT SEARCH SPLASHTOP
Computers loaded with Splashtop will soon be able to do very quick searches as soon as the pre-boot phase of the machine starts.
Starting in September, notebooks and Netbooks with Splashtop will have instant access to a search bar on the instant-on desktop, Splashtop maker DeviceVM is planning to announce Thursday. In the U.S. and Japan, the default search engine will be Yahoo; in China, Baidu; and in Russia, Yandex.
"Instant on" is essentially a "pre-boot" environment that allows users to get a PC up and running in seconds instead of the minutes it takes to power up and launch a browser with a standard full-featured operating system. DeviceVM makes Splashtop available to hardware manufacturers that embed it in a computer's BIOS. Current customers include Asus, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo,Sony, Acer, and LG. c rrently, Splashtop users can get quick access to a dashboard of predetermined local and Web-based apps, but the appeal of instant-on is to get you online quickly. So there are apps like Skype, a Mozilla browser (not Firefox), links to online photo services, and streaming music sites. When the search bar is added in September, it takes one more step out of the process of launching the browser from Splashtop.
The search bar can be customized--if you prefer Google or Bing, you can set that up too--but deals with Yahoo, Baidu, and Yandex include a revenue-sharing agreements with the Splashtop maker, though DeviceVM would not provide details of the arrangement.
The instant-on environment is especially handy for Netbooks, since they're primarily meant to be used for Web-based work anyways. But DeviceVM director of product manager Dave Bottoms said that up to six local applications can also be added to Splashtop. And if enough corporate customer are interested
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Thunderbird 3 beta 3 is now available to download for Winows, Mac and Linux users. The beta introduces some significant improvements to the open-source desktop client, from performance to interface.
The new beta is built on Mozilla's Gecko 1.9.1.1 platform, keeping it up to date with the latest changes that affect Firefox. Mozilla also claims that there are more than 500 changes in this version, and hints at more alterations to come by stating in a press release .
he interface and behavioral changes in this beta are significant and should be easy to spot for longtime 'bird-watchers. The biggest is that Thunderbird now supports e-mail tabs. If you've checked out the highly unstable Shredder version of Thunderbird, or Postbox, a competitor that's based on Thunderbird's own open-source code, you've known that this feature has been due for a while.
Hitting Enter or double-clicking a message will now open it in a new tab and make it your focus. Middle-click an e-mail to open it in a new tab but retain your focus on the current tab--usually the folder pane. You can switch tabs via the hot key combo CTRL+Tab, and the new tab menu button on the right side of the tab bar will help you manage your tabs.
Another new feature is the message summary view, which you can see when you select multiple messages at once. They'll open in the message preview pane. Changes to folders include a Smart Folders mode, which gives users the ability to combine inboxes from multiple accounts, and the new ability to customize column headings on a per-folder basis.
Thunderbird 3 beta 3 for half a day, users with large inboxes should be careful to note that Thunderbird now adds all your messages to its search archives. This can hamper performance until it's completed. Also note that the calendar extension Lightning isn't compatible with beta 3 unless you're using the nightly build.
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Web hosting provider Superb Internet has introduced a new "Managed Dedicated Server" offering that features R1Soft's high-performance Continuous Data Protection technology to bring customers around-the-clock backups.
According to Superb Internet's Tuesday announcement, R1Soft's disk-based data protection software takes point-in-time snapshots at the sector level, and by only recording changes made since the last backup, it lets backups run up to every 15 minutes. Also the bare-metal restore feature, gives Superb Internet users the ability to restore a client's data to any point-in-time snapshot for fast, efficient disaster recovery.
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Microsoft has announced the global availability of Microsoft Communication Services, a partner program to help hosting providers and their resellers sell hosted unified communications to small and medium-sized businesses.
Announced Tuesday at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2009, Microsoft Communication Services provides certified hosting providers and resellers a common set of marketing collateral and the ability to utilize the Microsoft brand beyond individual product brands for better recognition in the SMB marketplace.
"One of the interesting points that hosters told us (specifically those who host unified communications offerings based on Office Communications Server and Windows SharePoint Server) was that they didn't know how to reach their end-point customers .Providing collateral including demo videos, marketing guidance and telesales scripts, the communication services toolkit was designed to help partners offer higher-margin services, develop customer loyalty and become a trusted advisor. Collateral and guidance focuses on marketing a solution of collaborative hosted services, including hosted Microsoft Exchange Server, Hosted Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft Office Communications Server and Microsoft Office Live Meeting.
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Other features include the ability to create a chat room automatically, stock price alerts, the ability to send messages to friends (even if they're not online when you are), a Quick Compact mode that hides the Messenger tools to maximize your viewing area, Messenger Themes, and voice chat, which allows you to talk for free to anybody else on the Internet. It also includes Launchcast Radio, Yahoo Games, and Yahoo Audibles. Using a Webcam, you can see who you're chatting with or view the Webcam of any Yahoo member who has granted you access.
Yahoo! has announced a partnership with Microsoft to join their instant messaging networks. This would make Yahoo! Messenger compatible with Microsoft's .NET Messenger Service. It also made Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger compatible with Yahoo!'s Network. This change has taken effect as of 2006-07-13, - Yahoo! Messenger has integrated instant messaging with Windows Live Messenger users, and is fully functional.Yahoo! Messenger was originally launched under the name Yahoo! Pager on 1998-03-09.Entertainment- Photo Sharing. Drag-and-drop photos into your IM windows and talk about them like you're there.- LAUNCHcast Radio. Make your own radio station and listen to music you like!- Yahoo! Games. Right in your IM window, challenge friends to a game of backgammon or pool while you catch up.- IMVironments. Use interactive themed backgrounds in your IMs.Productivity- IM Windows Live™ Messenger friends - New! Share IMs (and more), plus see them on your Messenger List.- Yahoo! Calendar. Stay organized and get calendar alerts.- Contact Search Bar. Quickly find a contact to IM, call, SMS and more.- Find, Add, Share Friends. Easily get connected with the people who matter most.- Yahoo! Search. Find what you need right from your IM window.- File Transfer. Share files with friends instantly.- Address Book. Synchronize all your contact information.- Stealth Settings. Make yourself appear online to some and offline to others.Personalization- Plug-ins - New! Add content, services and games to Messenger.- Sound effects - New! Play fun sounds or a song during PC calls.- Audibles. Let these animated characters say it out loud for you!- Emoticons. Express your feelings with these animated smiling faces.- Yahoo! Avatars. Represent yourself with a stylized graphical image.- Display Images. Select an image to represent yourself to your friends.- Skins. Select new visual designs or disable them altogether.Communication- Chat Rooms. Join a live, group chat room to discuss a variety of topics.- Make Calls From Your PC. Make free worldwide PC-to-PC calls, plus free voice mail.- PC-to-Phone Calls* - New! Call regular and mobile phones for as low as 1¢/min.- Phone-to-PC Calls* - New! Get a phone number for your PC so friends can call you.- Connect on Yahoo! 360° - New! Stay up to date with friends' blogs, photos, and more.- Take Yahoo! with You. Send and receive IMs on your mobile phone.- Webcam. Share live video with friends and family around the world.- Conference. Exchange text messages with multiple people in one IM.
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TEAMVIEWER RELEASES ADD- ON DATABASE TOOL
TeamViewer has released its add-on database tool, TeamViewer Manager for Mac, geared for large companies or call centers. The software provides tools to help users manage their partners in an arranged database, while storing client information in files and folders. The database can also be shared over a network with other supporters. For future reference, users can record and save the start and finish times for each session, along with information detailing which supporters completed the sessions.
Fields can be added for additional customization, with support for notes such as hardware specifications and ID passwords. For security purposes the software is capable of working behind firewalls, enabling users to share information without compromising the safety of their computer. TeamViewer Manager is available as part of the company's Premium or Corporate licenses, or the software can be used with up to five partners for trial purposes. The Premium license is available for $1400, while the Corporate license starts at $2600.
WINDOWS 7 RTM SET FOR THIS MONTH RELEASE
Windows 7 RTM (Release to Manufacturing) has been confirmed today as set for release on July 13th, according to sources within Microsoft that prefer to stay anonymous.The betas and release candidates have come and gone, and Microsoft have now finally reached their final hurdle on the road to Windows 7's general public release. The date, July 13, coincides with the kickoff of the Worldwide Partner Conference that is taking place in New Orleans.Just remember that RTM is not quite a public version of the product yet - but in a nutshell this is the final build of the product that is to hit our stores in October. Major issues will be weeded out by Manufacturer's over the next few months, and the software will be configured to OEM tastes.On that same note, MSDN subscribers get your cursors at the ready, as you will receive the RTM with the rest of Microsoft's manufacturing partners.
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WEB HOSTING MARKETING NOW AND THEN(web Resources)
We all know how competitive it is in the web hosting industry these days. With all of the increased competition it has become increasingly difficult to acquire new customers - especially on any kind of budget. So instead of dwelling on all of our current hardships, let’s take a stroll down memory lane and remember a simpler time. A time when the Internet was fresh and new. A time when budgets were high, and scrutiny was low. A time before Google and max bids. A time of banner ads and keyword stuffing.Search engines have always provided a fertile ground for web hosting marketers. Even in the early days it was easy to see the clear relationship between top keywords listings and a growing customer base.These advertisements take the form of text ads which adhere to a strict set of character limits and editorial guidelines. The rates are not CPM based, but metered out on a pay-per-click basis. Each click is a billable charge - with little or even no emphasis placed on the number of impressions required to get the click.One interesting thing that is appears not many realize is that the industry can really control the overall cost of CPC advertising. This of course means that competition would have to be friendly and everyone would have to bid low, so basically this will never happen. But hey it’s a nice thought.Many online firms vanished, as did a number of web hosting companies. In the aftermath of this learning experience, Internet businesses were forced to do something radical and completely new: turn a profit. Management turned their attention to reducing operating costs and growing in a much more conservative fashion. Web hosting marketers now had to justify every marketing placement by generating a minimum number of new customers proportional to the ad dollars spent. Each and every visitor had to be qualified with the expectation that they would convert to sale. Budgets shrank. Expectations soared. A new Darwinian environment prevailed in web hosting marketing - survival of the fittest (marketers). This has evolved into today’s web hosting environment where acquisition costs are closely monitored, and tight competition and expert marketing prevail. So then it was all about CPM and placement, this has been aptly replaced by CTR (Click Thru Ratio), CPC (Cost Per Click), CPA (Cost Per Acquisition) and CPL (Cost Per Lead).fOR EXAMPLES:Yahoo! and Alta Vista, Banner Ads and Doorway Pages, Google and Yahoo!, Text Ads and Exacting Keyword Densities,Drive Traffic (ANY Traffic!) and Spend ALL This Money (Now)OWNS Web Hosting.
we can all benefit from our industry hindsight. The past several years have seen many changes in web hosting marketing - many for the better. One thing is for certain; as long as there is a need for web hosting there will be dedicated web hosting marketers who use every tool and tactic to gain the most customers for the lowest cost. Good luck in growing your web hosting customer base in the days and months ahead.
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Giving its customers more of a chance to complete with the more than 200 million websites in existence, domain registrar web host Go Daddy (has released "Search Engine Visibility," a new search engine optimization tool that walks users through a step-by-step process to make their website search engine friendly, not only making a search engine more likely to index the entire site, but also to help the website rise in search engine rankings.
According to Go Daddy's Wednesday announcement, Search Engine Visibility walks users through a process to optimize their site by defining keywords, analyzing content and tracking keyword performance. Search Engine Visibility also provides a "Top 10 SEO Checklist," which helps identify commonly made mistakes and techniques on how make a website stronger.
"Lots of our customers want to know how to rank higher in Internet search engines,'" Go Daddy chief executive officer and founder Bob Parsons said in a statement. "So we created Search Engine Visibility. This tool gives you real tactics and sound advice about search engine optimization - without having to pay big bucks."
Search Engine Visibility also provides a video tutorial and other educational materials, as well as telephone customer support, to help users better understand the SEO process. Once a website is optimized, users can submit their website to the most commonly used search engines on the Internet.
An SEO study released late last year by web hosting provider Fasthosts (http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/) found that 71 percent of UK web users are unaware of how Internet search engine results are compiled, showing widespread misconceptions of how online search results are determined.
In a WHIR blog, senior web consultant at web design company LeXolution IT Services (http://www.lexolutionit.com/), Kabir Bedi, describes four of the common SEO considerations that should be kept in mind while redesigning a website to make it successful on the web.
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One of the major features of CSS is the possibility to control page layout without needing to use presentational tools. However, CSS layout has gained a rather undeserved reputation of being difficult, particularly among those who are studying this language for the first time.
One of the major features of CSS is the possibility to control page layout without needing to use presentational tools. However, CSS layout has gained a rather undeserved reputation of being difficult, particularly among those who are studying this language for the first time. This is partly due to browser problems like for example IExplorer 7, but mostly due to a proliferation of different layout techniques available on the Web. It seems that every CSS author has their own technique for creating multicolumn layouts, and new CSS developers will often use a technique without really understanding how it works. This "black box" approach to CSS layout may get quick results, but ultimately stunts the developer’s understanding of the language.
All the main CSS layout techniques rely on three basic concepts: positioning, floating, and margin understanding. The different techniques really aren’t that different, and if you understand the core concepts, it is relatively easy to create your own layouts with little or no hassle.
Long lines of text can be difficult and unpleasant to read. As modern monitors continue to grow in size, the issue of screen readability is becoming increasingly important. One way designers have attempted to tackle this problem is by centering their designs. Rather than spanning the full width of the screen, centered designs span only a portion of the screen, creating shorter and easier-to-read line lengths.
Centered designs are very important at the moment, so learning how to center a design in CSS is one of the first things most developers want to learn. There are two basic methods for centering a design: one uses auto margins and the other uses positioning and negative margins.
There are a few different ways of doing CSS-based layout, including absolute positioning and using negative margins. Float-based layouts the easiest method to use. As the name suggests, in a float-based layout you simply set the width of the elements you want to position, and then float them left or right.
Because floated elements no longer take up any space in the flow of the document, they no longer appear to exert any influence on the surrounding block boxes. To get around this, you will need to clear the floats at various points throughout the layout. Rather than continuously floating and clearing elements, it is quite common to float nearly everything, and then clear once or twice at strategic points throughout the document, such as the page footer.
Normally when webmasters create float-based layouts, they float both columns left, and then create a gutter between the columns using margin or padding. When using this approach, the columns are packed tightly into the available space with no room to breathe. Although this wouldn’t be a problem if browsers behaved themselves, buggy browsers can cause tightly packed layouts to break, forcing columns to drop below each other.
Another kind of CSS layout is the Fixed -width layout.Fixed-width layouts are very common as they give the developer more control over layout and positioning. If you set the width of your design to be 720 pixels wide, it will always be 720 pixels. If you then want a branding image spanning the top of your design, you know it needs to be 720 pixels wide to fit. Knowing the exact width of each element allows you to lay them out precisely and know where everything will be. This predictability makes fixed-width layout by far the most common layout method around the style sheets.
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