This whitepaper explains how to address the challenges of integrating SharePoint with Line-of-Business (LOB) applications like MS Dynamics NAV, Oracle’s PeopleSoft, or SAP as well as collaboration applications like MS Exchange or MS Dynamics CRM and many more with the help of the Connect Bridge by Connecting Software, an integration platform that combines the advantages of integration suites with the cost-effectiveness and flexibility of custom code integration solutions.
Contact us at office@connecting-software.com and get a free demo
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Architecture Standardization Using the IBM Information FrameworkCognizant
Case study describes how a Middle Eastern banking major achieved digital transformation with a standardized information model based on the IBM Information Framework (IFW).
The Expanding Role of Chatbots in Enterprise CollaborationCognizant
Smart virtual personal assistants are set to change the dynamics of enterprise collaboration. The ongoing integration of chatbots into a popular collaboration platform provides a look at what the future may hold.
IT organizations are faced with shrinking budgets and increased end user demand for better collaboration tools. As organizations create competitive positions centered on collective knowledge and resources of their workers to build better products and create effective solutions, they need tools to make those assets more efficient and effective. IT executives are continuously aiming to position IT as a business enabler rather than a cost center. To maintain that balance, IT executives are looking into solutions that let IT do more with less while remaining agile and continuing to innovate.
With the rapid proliferation of smartphones and tablets, the demand to deliver electronic forms to many people across multiple devices, both online and offline, has grown multifold. Now electronic Forms integrated with Workflow solution enables customers to automate forms based Workflow. The E-Forms with Workflow does have a "built-in" workflow engine and design tool that enables users to create process flows through a point and click GUI, assign forms to those processes, view, fill and route the forms to users and even monitor workflow operations with valuable reports. Electronic forms and workflow now operate in one elegant package.
In 2006, Adobe and IBM were the clear market leaders in e-forms. In the past few years, activities in the market have led to consolidation as well as transformation, as e-forms today are more aggressively integrated with content management and business process solutions to support internal data capture and Web self-service. The maturity of the technology over time and its future plans clearly indicates that it shall stay in the IT ecosystem for long.
This document outlines the finer elements of the technology, future directions and product & Vendor comparison. No interview has been taken from the organizations or its customer and is fully researched product with varied inputs available in Public Domain.
Microsoft India - SharePoint Business Productivity at its Best FactsheetMicrosoft Private Cloud
As information work evolves in response to external trends and technological innovations, the tools for information work must evolve as well. Microsoft Office, as the primary vehicle by which people experience Business Productivity Infrastructure (BPI) capabilities, continues to expand to support the changing requirements of businesses and information workers around collaboration, mobility and secure access to business data, while providing value, simplicity and integration throughout the BPI stack.
As the eForms market evolves, so do the features you need to evaluate. Pay close attention to rich UI, cloud vendors, and mobile functionality, as all three improve overall usability and decrease grief.
Use this Solution Set to:
•Understand what’s new in the eForms market.
•Evaluate eForms vendors and products for your enterprise needs.
•Determine which products are most appropriate for particular use cases and scenarios.
Ensure that you select the best eForms product for your enterprise needs.
Architecture Standardization Using the IBM Information FrameworkCognizant
Case study describes how a Middle Eastern banking major achieved digital transformation with a standardized information model based on the IBM Information Framework (IFW).
The Expanding Role of Chatbots in Enterprise CollaborationCognizant
Smart virtual personal assistants are set to change the dynamics of enterprise collaboration. The ongoing integration of chatbots into a popular collaboration platform provides a look at what the future may hold.
IT organizations are faced with shrinking budgets and increased end user demand for better collaboration tools. As organizations create competitive positions centered on collective knowledge and resources of their workers to build better products and create effective solutions, they need tools to make those assets more efficient and effective. IT executives are continuously aiming to position IT as a business enabler rather than a cost center. To maintain that balance, IT executives are looking into solutions that let IT do more with less while remaining agile and continuing to innovate.
With the rapid proliferation of smartphones and tablets, the demand to deliver electronic forms to many people across multiple devices, both online and offline, has grown multifold. Now electronic Forms integrated with Workflow solution enables customers to automate forms based Workflow. The E-Forms with Workflow does have a "built-in" workflow engine and design tool that enables users to create process flows through a point and click GUI, assign forms to those processes, view, fill and route the forms to users and even monitor workflow operations with valuable reports. Electronic forms and workflow now operate in one elegant package.
In 2006, Adobe and IBM were the clear market leaders in e-forms. In the past few years, activities in the market have led to consolidation as well as transformation, as e-forms today are more aggressively integrated with content management and business process solutions to support internal data capture and Web self-service. The maturity of the technology over time and its future plans clearly indicates that it shall stay in the IT ecosystem for long.
This document outlines the finer elements of the technology, future directions and product & Vendor comparison. No interview has been taken from the organizations or its customer and is fully researched product with varied inputs available in Public Domain.
Microsoft India - SharePoint Business Productivity at its Best FactsheetMicrosoft Private Cloud
As information work evolves in response to external trends and technological innovations, the tools for information work must evolve as well. Microsoft Office, as the primary vehicle by which people experience Business Productivity Infrastructure (BPI) capabilities, continues to expand to support the changing requirements of businesses and information workers around collaboration, mobility and secure access to business data, while providing value, simplicity and integration throughout the BPI stack.
As the eForms market evolves, so do the features you need to evaluate. Pay close attention to rich UI, cloud vendors, and mobile functionality, as all three improve overall usability and decrease grief.
Use this Solution Set to:
•Understand what’s new in the eForms market.
•Evaluate eForms vendors and products for your enterprise needs.
•Determine which products are most appropriate for particular use cases and scenarios.
Ensure that you select the best eForms product for your enterprise needs.
Microsoft SharePoint is a web application stage that is created by Microsoft. It was propelled in the year 2001. The principal adaptation was really connected with content administration, intranet and report administration. Be that as it may, the current variants are outfitted with more number of elements. SharePoint can be made utilization of with the end goal of intranet entries, coordinated effort, intranet gateways, business knowledge and venture seek. It is furnished with handle joining and framework reconciliation capacities.
Raybiztech helps your organization’s digital transformation with Dynamics 365 to bring growth, velocity & transformation. We are one of the leading Microsoft Partners for you to capture new opportunities across your organization.
Web and internet computing is evolving into a combination of social media, mobile, analytics and cloud (SMAC) solutions. There is a need for an integrated approach when developing
solutions that address web scale requirements with technologies that enable SMAC solutions.This paper presents an architecture model for the integrated approach that can form the basis
for solutions and result in reuse, integration and agility for the business and IT in an enterprise.
The Cloud has become an everyday resource that helps enable our daily routines. Consider how things such
as electricity, water, natural gas, telephone service, and television are provided by companies that specialize
in delivering those services, and you can begin to wrap your mind around the parallels with cloud computing.
This presentation was given on Oct 20th, 2010 at SMAU, in Milano. It highlights the current challenges in the Business Process Modeling and Management fields, including:
* social BPM: how to foster online social communities for collaborative real-time process improvement
* mobile BPM: how to build essential mobile BPM applications for everyday life, spanning from online flight check-in to purchase control
* data-centric BPM: how to integrate data and process modeling, by combining MDM (Master Data Management) and BPM, so as to achieve less expensive integration between BPMS and DBMS.
* BPM on the cloud: how to exploit cloud computing platforms and services for performance and cost scalability of BPM solutions
*Mobile BPM: why and when it makes sense to go mobile with BP.
Besides highlighting the needs and trends, the workshop discusses the visions of the major players and analysts in the field and proposes some approaches to the problem, with special attention to MDD (Model Driven Development) as a possible solution. To make the discussion more concrete, the MDD approach is exemplified with the WebRatio development environment.
The release of Microsoft SharePoint 2013 has created a lot of buzz in the industry and mostly around its powerful social collaboration features, such as an “App Store” model, a new approach to branding the user interface, and a number of other features that blend and blur the lines between the desktop and the portal. Microsoft has also made a big push for use of SharePoint in the cloud, as part of the Office 365 environment and integration with Microsoft Azure for advanced hosted solutions.
This position paper by Paragon Solutions' SharePoint epxerts will highlight some of the newer features included in Microsoft SharePoint 2013, as well as a high-level overview of the pros and cons of these features.
Download it now to gain a better indepth perspective from our SharePoint experts on the latest features SharePoint 2013 has to offer your organization.
This whitepaper explores large scale corporations and join-ventures that need the right mechanisms in place to exchange data properly. These companies need collaboration tools that can be configured flexibly.
www.charisma.ro
www.totalsoft.ro
Charisma Workflow software enables organizations of any size to quickly build complex processes whether by accessing a Web browser interface or directly in the client system of the back-office user. At the same time, the solution enables defining and automating the business processes, reviewing the task flows and automating the tasks related to Charisma ERP 2011 modules.
Esri presentation at FOSS4G conference, 08 Sept 2010, in Barcelona. Recognition of the value of FOSS contributions, alongside commercial platforms. The IT world is not black/white; most large deployments around the world are mixed FOSS and commercial. Here Esri presents several modest contributions to further the possibility of collaboration with FOSS developers: to build value-added extensions on a widely used platform.
Microsoft SharePoint is a web application stage that is created by Microsoft. It was propelled in the year 2001. The principal adaptation was really connected with content administration, intranet and report administration. Be that as it may, the current variants are outfitted with more number of elements. SharePoint can be made utilization of with the end goal of intranet entries, coordinated effort, intranet gateways, business knowledge and venture seek. It is furnished with handle joining and framework reconciliation capacities.
Raybiztech helps your organization’s digital transformation with Dynamics 365 to bring growth, velocity & transformation. We are one of the leading Microsoft Partners for you to capture new opportunities across your organization.
Web and internet computing is evolving into a combination of social media, mobile, analytics and cloud (SMAC) solutions. There is a need for an integrated approach when developing
solutions that address web scale requirements with technologies that enable SMAC solutions.This paper presents an architecture model for the integrated approach that can form the basis
for solutions and result in reuse, integration and agility for the business and IT in an enterprise.
The Cloud has become an everyday resource that helps enable our daily routines. Consider how things such
as electricity, water, natural gas, telephone service, and television are provided by companies that specialize
in delivering those services, and you can begin to wrap your mind around the parallels with cloud computing.
This presentation was given on Oct 20th, 2010 at SMAU, in Milano. It highlights the current challenges in the Business Process Modeling and Management fields, including:
* social BPM: how to foster online social communities for collaborative real-time process improvement
* mobile BPM: how to build essential mobile BPM applications for everyday life, spanning from online flight check-in to purchase control
* data-centric BPM: how to integrate data and process modeling, by combining MDM (Master Data Management) and BPM, so as to achieve less expensive integration between BPMS and DBMS.
* BPM on the cloud: how to exploit cloud computing platforms and services for performance and cost scalability of BPM solutions
*Mobile BPM: why and when it makes sense to go mobile with BP.
Besides highlighting the needs and trends, the workshop discusses the visions of the major players and analysts in the field and proposes some approaches to the problem, with special attention to MDD (Model Driven Development) as a possible solution. To make the discussion more concrete, the MDD approach is exemplified with the WebRatio development environment.
The release of Microsoft SharePoint 2013 has created a lot of buzz in the industry and mostly around its powerful social collaboration features, such as an “App Store” model, a new approach to branding the user interface, and a number of other features that blend and blur the lines between the desktop and the portal. Microsoft has also made a big push for use of SharePoint in the cloud, as part of the Office 365 environment and integration with Microsoft Azure for advanced hosted solutions.
This position paper by Paragon Solutions' SharePoint epxerts will highlight some of the newer features included in Microsoft SharePoint 2013, as well as a high-level overview of the pros and cons of these features.
Download it now to gain a better indepth perspective from our SharePoint experts on the latest features SharePoint 2013 has to offer your organization.
This whitepaper explores large scale corporations and join-ventures that need the right mechanisms in place to exchange data properly. These companies need collaboration tools that can be configured flexibly.
www.charisma.ro
www.totalsoft.ro
Charisma Workflow software enables organizations of any size to quickly build complex processes whether by accessing a Web browser interface or directly in the client system of the back-office user. At the same time, the solution enables defining and automating the business processes, reviewing the task flows and automating the tasks related to Charisma ERP 2011 modules.
Esri presentation at FOSS4G conference, 08 Sept 2010, in Barcelona. Recognition of the value of FOSS contributions, alongside commercial platforms. The IT world is not black/white; most large deployments around the world are mixed FOSS and commercial. Here Esri presents several modest contributions to further the possibility of collaboration with FOSS developers: to build value-added extensions on a widely used platform.
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This is part II (focusing on the learning technologies) from
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See also http://questier.com/
Организация работы создание единого пространства для общения детей и людей старшего поколения, формирование у подростков доброты и милосердия является очень значимой.
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Digital Engineering: Top 5 Imperatives for Communications, Media and Technolo...Cognizant
Many communications, media and technology companies share similar digital objectives. Here are our recommendations for realizing five common digital goals, and a look at a few companies that have succeeded with meeting them.
True collaboration, or: Why SharePoint is no friend to the CIOHuddleHQ
Technology has transformed our working lives. Where people would once work in silos, they now collaborate and are actively encouraged to do so by many businesses that recognize the flexibility and productivity it brings to the workforce. However, when CIOs look at implementing collaboration software, the default option is often SharePoint. They are then faced with four key issues: adoption, deployment, hidden costs and complexity
Web and internet computing is evolving into a combination of social media, mobile, analytics and cloud (SMAC) solutions. There is a need for an integrated approach when developing
solutions that address web scale requirements with technologies that enable SMAC solutions. This paper presents an architecture model for the integrated approach that can form the basis for solutions and result in reuse, integration and agility for the business and IT in an enterprise.
A powerful connected platform that can collate data from different end-points can become a reality with the Boomi integration platform... http://bit.ly/2MZ8Z4T
Governance of Power Platform – As enabler, not as gatekeeperSwatantra Kumar
In today’s digital age, organizations are under immense pressure to define, ideate, build and deliver services at consistently shortening time to market. With a demanding market, an unpredictable and slowing economy, and a global shortage of skilled labor, low-code platforms are increasingly seen as a boon for enterprises aiming to fuel digital transformation by building new apps, modernizing application landscapes, or automating processes quicker and more efficiently. Low-code/no-code (LCNC) tools have seen steady growth due to their effectiveness in addressing some of the challenges in technology – primarily for digitizing workflows, enhancing user experiences, promoting internal efficiency, and their ability to quickly fill the workforce gap. Low-code application platforms are emerging as a key accelerator for app development and delivery. However, there are still challenges ahead due to a vacuum of battle-tested IT governance for low-code platforms. This article covers our view on the governance of one of the leading LCNC tools, Power Platform, and why it is important while planning, securing, deploying, and supporting applications built on the platform.
Enterprise Technology Buying Trends in 2010SalesQuest
When selling an enterprise technology solution, you must communicate how your solution is going to help the customer solve a problem or an opportunity. These technology trends were identified using current business drivers within the company and what they’re saying they need to fix or expand in 2010. These are areas will not only be important next year, but over the course of the next few years, and they will have a profound impact on how businesses operate and where they spend their IT budgets.
HokuApps | Why Your Organisation Should Leverage a Rapid Application Developm...HokuApps
Rapid Application Development PPT For Enterprise : HokuApps RAD platform has enhanced mobile and data integration capabilities to enable companies to speedily deploy mobile and web applications. We empower organizations to usher in their digital transformation journey to better engage with customers, partners and employees.
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Connect Bridge is a powerful, yet easy to use integration platform that allows every developer to design their own integration solutions without much effort and training.
The Connect Bridge platform provides 400+ connectors to most popular and widespread business and industry applications, and new connectors are created all the time.
This robust API management platform can connect from any software of the last 40 years.
Any developer can become an integration hero within 3 hours. Only this little time is needed to understand the platform functionality and start building the logic of system integration according to your needs.
All our successful market-leader products (1000+ installations worldwide) are built on the Connect Bridge platform.
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For more information visit our website https://www.connecting-software.com/connect-bridge/
or contact us via office@connecting-software.com
Connecting Software creates synchronization and integration solutions and innovates in the area of the Industrial Internet of Things. The Connect Bridge platform with 100+ prebuilt connectors allows to solve biggest synchronization challenges and learn to become an integration expert within only three hours.
The team of Connecting Software is a multicultural and multilingual community which shares two major values: top quality of our products and ultimate care for customers.
Ge ta closer look at Connecting Software, and you will meet kind enthusiastic people and devoted caretakers of your IT business needs.
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This whitepaper provides an overview of CB Dynamics CRM to SharePoint permissions replicator solution and explains how it works. It explains architecture of the solution and the mapping between security model of Dynamics CRM and SharePoint.
Connect to SugarCRM from any software with Connect Bridge. Integrate SugarCRM with ERP, DMS, CMS, marketing automation software or email. The integration is live and bi- directional. Connect Bridge allows to connect more than 2 systems in a single integration.
Integrate SugarCRM into the company's system landscape.
Contact us at office@connecting-software.com or visit http://www.connecting-software.com/
Connect to Salesforce from any software with Connect Bridge. Integrate Salesforce with your ERP, DMS, CMS, marketing automation and email. The integration is live and bi-directional. Connect Bridge allows to connect more than 2 systems in a single integration.
Integrate Salesforce into the company's system landscape.
Contact us at office@connecting-software.com or visit www.connecting-software.com.
Connect from any software to Liferay with Connect Bridge. Integrate Liferay with your CRM, ERP, DMS and others. The integration is live and bi- directional. Connect Bridge allows to connect more than 2 systems in a single integration.
Integrate Liferay into the company's system landscape.
Contact us at office@connecting-software.com or visit http://www.connecting-software.com/
Connect Bridge allows to connect from any software to Google Drive. Integrate Google Drive with your CRM, ERP, CMS, marketing automation software and others. The integration is live and bi- directional. Connect Bridge allows to connect more than 2 systems in a single integration.
Integrate Google Drive into your company's system landscape.
Contact us at office@connecting-software.com or visit http://www.connecting-software.com/
Connect Bridge allows to connect from any software to Alfresco. Integrate Alfresco with your CRM, ERP, DMS, marketing automation and email. Integration is live and bi- directional. Connect Bridge allows synchronization of more than 2 systems in a single integration.
Integrate Alfresco into the company system's landscape.
Contact us on office@connecting-software.com or visit http://connecting-software.com/
Connect Bridge allows you to connect to lobodms from any software. Integrate lobodms with a CRM, ERP, CMS, marketing automation software and email. The integration is live and bi-directional. Connect Bridge allows synchronization of more than 2 systems in a single integration.
Integrate lobodms into the company's system landscape.
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Connect Bridge allows to connect from any software to Exchange. Integrate Exchange with a CRM, ERP, DMS, CMS, marketing automation and email. The integration is live and bi- directional. Connect Bridge supports synchronization of more than 2 systems in a single integration.
Integrate Exchange into the company system's landscape.
Contact us at office@connecting-software.com or visit http://www.connecting-software.com/
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Integrate SharePoint into your company's system landscape.
Contact us at office@connecting-software.com or visit http://www.connecting-software.com/
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Integrate Dynamics AX into the company's system infrastructure.
Contact us at office@connecting-software.com or visit http://www.connecting-software.com/
Integrate Yahoo with Marketo. Synchronize contacts, emails, attachments. All the entities are supported. To automize the processes, connect Yahoo and Marketo to your CRM or ERP in a single integration.
Connect to Marketo from any software. Integrate your marketing into the company system's infrastructure. Integrate Marketo with any CRM, ERP, DMS, CMS and email.
Integrate SugarCRM with Marketo. Sync leads, contacts, opportunities and all other entities. Integration with Connect Bridge is live and bi- directional.
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Artificia Intellicence and XPath Extension FunctionsOctavian Nadolu
The purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview of how you can use AI from XSLT, XQuery, Schematron, or XML Refactoring operations, the potential benefits of using AI, and some of the challenges we face.
E-commerce Application Development Company.pdfHornet Dynamics
Your business can reach new heights with our assistance as we design solutions that are specifically appropriate for your goals and vision. Our eCommerce application solutions can digitally coordinate all retail operations processes to meet the demands of the marketplace while maintaining business continuity.
Launch Your Streaming Platforms in MinutesRoshan Dwivedi
The claim of launching a streaming platform in minutes might be a bit of an exaggeration, but there are services that can significantly streamline the process. Here's a breakdown:
Pros of Speedy Streaming Platform Launch Services:
No coding required: These services often use drag-and-drop interfaces or pre-built templates, eliminating the need for programming knowledge.
Faster setup: Compared to building from scratch, these platforms can get you up and running much quicker.
All-in-one solutions: Many services offer features like content management systems (CMS), video players, and monetization tools, reducing the need for multiple integrations.
Things to Consider:
Limited customization: These platforms may offer less flexibility in design and functionality compared to custom-built solutions.
Scalability: As your audience grows, you might need to upgrade to a more robust platform or encounter limitations with the "quick launch" option.
Features: Carefully evaluate which features are included and if they meet your specific needs (e.g., live streaming, subscription options).
Examples of Services for Launching Streaming Platforms:
Muvi [muvi com]
Uscreen [usencreen tv]
Alternatives to Consider:
Existing Streaming platforms: Platforms like YouTube or Twitch might be suitable for basic streaming needs, though monetization options might be limited.
Custom Development: While more time-consuming, custom development offers the most control and flexibility for your platform.
Overall, launching a streaming platform in minutes might not be entirely realistic, but these services can significantly speed up the process compared to building from scratch. Carefully consider your needs and budget when choosing the best option for you.
Need for Speed: Removing speed bumps from your Symfony projects ⚡️Łukasz Chruściel
No one wants their application to drag like a car stuck in the slow lane! Yet it’s all too common to encounter bumpy, pothole-filled solutions that slow the speed of any application. Symfony apps are not an exception.
In this talk, I will take you for a spin around the performance racetrack. We’ll explore common pitfalls - those hidden potholes on your application that can cause unexpected slowdowns. Learn how to spot these performance bumps early, and more importantly, how to navigate around them to keep your application running at top speed.
We will focus in particular on tuning your engine at the application level, making the right adjustments to ensure that your system responds like a well-oiled, high-performance race car.
Zoom is a comprehensive platform designed to connect individuals and teams efficiently. With its user-friendly interface and powerful features, Zoom has become a go-to solution for virtual communication and collaboration. It offers a range of tools, including virtual meetings, team chat, VoIP phone systems, online whiteboards, and AI companions, to streamline workflows and enhance productivity.
Custom Healthcare Software for Managing Chronic Conditions and Remote Patient...Mind IT Systems
Healthcare providers often struggle with the complexities of chronic conditions and remote patient monitoring, as each patient requires personalized care and ongoing monitoring. Off-the-shelf solutions may not meet these diverse needs, leading to inefficiencies and gaps in care. It’s here, custom healthcare software offers a tailored solution, ensuring improved care and effectiveness.
Do you want Software for your Business? Visit Deuglo
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Deuglo follows seven steps methods for delivering their services to their customers. They called it the Software development life cycle process (SDLC).
Requirement — Collecting the Requirements is the first Phase in the SSLC process.
Feasibility Study — after completing the requirement process they move to the design phase.
Design — in this phase, they start designing the software.
Coding — when designing is completed, the developers start coding for the software.
Testing — in this phase when the coding of the software is done the testing team will start testing.
Installation — after completion of testing, the application opens to the live server and launches!
Maintenance — after completing the software development, customers start using the software.
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
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Utilocate offers a comprehensive solution for locate ticket management by automating and streamlining the entire process. By integrating with Geospatial Information Systems (GIS), it provides accurate mapping and visualization of utility locations, enhancing decision-making and reducing the risk of errors. The system's advanced data analytics tools help identify trends, predict potential issues, and optimize resource allocation, making the locate ticket management process smarter and more efficient. Additionally, automated ticket management ensures consistency and reduces human error, while real-time notifications keep all relevant personnel informed and ready to respond promptly.
The system's ability to streamline workflows and automate ticket routing significantly reduces the time taken to process each ticket, making the process faster and more efficient. Mobile access allows field technicians to update ticket information on the go, ensuring that the latest information is always available and accelerating the locate process. Overall, Utilocate not only enhances the efficiency and accuracy of locate ticket management but also improves safety by minimizing the risk of utility damage through precise and timely locates.
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Could you use a simple piece of Scala validation code (granted, a very simplistic one too!) that you can rewrite, now and again, to refresh your basic understanding of Applicative operators <*>, <*, *>?
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Connecting Software white paper integrating SharePoint with line of business applications and collaboration tools
1. INTEGRATING SHAREPOINT WITH
LINE-OF-BUSINESS APPLICATIONS AND
COLLABORATION TOOLS
USING THE CONNECT BRIDGE
This whitepaper explains how to address the challenges of integrating SharePoint with Line-of-Business
(LOB) applications like MS Dynamics NAV, Oracle’s PeopleSoft, or SAP as well as collaboration
applications like MS Exchange or MS Dynamics CRM and many more with the help of the Connect Bridge
by Connecting Software, an integration platform that combines the advantages of integration suites with
the cost-effectiveness and flexibility of custom code integration solutions.
Connecting Software s.r.o. & Co KG
HQ + Europe office
Handelskai 340
Vienna, 1020, Austria
office-europe@connecting-software.com
+43 (1) 370 72 00
Connecting Software Inc.
North America office
7887 E Belleview Ave, # 1100
Denver-Englewood, CO 80111, USA
office-america@connecting-software.com
+1 (303) 228-1624
www.connecting-software.com
2. THE CONNECT BRIDGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MANAGEMENT SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 4
INTEGRATION CHALLENGES ................................................................................................................. 4
COMMON SOLUTIONS ......................................................................................................................... 7
INTEGRATION SUITES: ...................................................................................................................... 7
CUSTOM CODE................................................................................................................................. 8
SPECIAL CASE: SHAREPOINT BCS ...................................................................................................... 8
THE CONNECT BRIDGE ........................................................................................................................... 10
WORKING PRINCIPLES........................................................................................................................ 10
SERVER-SERVER INTEGRATION........................................................................................................... 12
CLIENT-SERVER INTEGRATION............................................................................................................ 13
THE CONNECT BRIDGE QUERY ANALYZER........................................................................................... 14
AN INTEGRATION EXAMPLE ............................................................................................................... 15
CONCLUSION......................................................................................................................................... 19
CONTACTS ............................................................................................................................................. 20
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MANAGEMENT SUMMARY
Integrating Line-of-Business applications [like Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems] and
collaboration tools (like MS SharePoint or MS Exchange) remains the obstacle to true and effective
business process optimization, as these are primarily optimized within applications, because interfaces
remain costly, risky and difficult to implement.
Two basic approaches are common: expensive, hard-to-learn integration suites and / or risky custom
code. Both limit the amount and extent of interfaces between applications. Both can limit the level of
process optimization.
Connecting Software has developed the Connect Bridge: an easy to learn, easy to install and easy to use
integration tool that combines the advantages of both common approaches to allow true business
process integration on-premise, in the cloud or in mixed deployments.
It allows developers/integrators to effectively build interfaces within a day and saves up to 90% of the
effort. With license fees starting below USD 1,000, customers can experience the effectiveness without
making a strategic investment.
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INTRODUCTION
INTEGRATION CHALLENGES
More applications having to address increasingly complex processes are becoming the norm in today‘s
business environment.
ERP, DMS, CRM, Social Media, Internet, Portals, eShops, eSignature, (Mobile) Apps …… etc.
Just like the car industry which started by individually assembling cars in
siloed workshops, IT started by individually collecting data in siloed
applications.
Just like the car industry, which „grew up“ by switching to increasingly
automated assembly lines and streamlining the manufacturing process, IT
needs to provide an assembly line for business processes and information.
Just like the car industry, one of the biggest obstacles to achieve this, is how
to handle the handover (of data) between one manufacturing step
(application) and the next.
The Business Critical SharePoint Partner Program [i.e. a Microsoft-enabled partner program that aims to
identify and differentiate solutions / offerings that integrate SharePoint to line-of-business (LOB)
systems] has correctly identified that “most business-based IT applications are built for and deployed
within vertical business functions such as … PLM for design and engineering, customer relationship
management (CRM) for sales and service, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) for finances and human
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resources.” 1 They further go
on to identify these silos as
one of the biggest obstacles
“…to drive collaborative
decision making across
business units…”.2 And
continue by offering
SharePoint 2010 as a
solution “…to surface
information buried in siloed
LOB systems”3.
Figure 1- No BPO without System Integration
But the challenge goes far
beyond just surfacing
information for decision
making. Business processes
cut across applications and
interfaces between these
applications have become one of the biggest obstacles to business process optimization (BPO). See figure
1.
Without integrated systems, there is no optimized process.
CapGemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology & outsourcing based in
France, has identified the Integration of Standard and Individual Applications as well as Business-IT-Alignment
as two of the three most important IT-Topics for 20124.
Microsoft has identified four megatrends for the next decade, most of which will face substantial
integration challenges:
1 Delivering Business-Critical Solutions with SharePoint 2010, page 4
2 Delivering Business-Critical Solutions with SharePoint 2010, page 4
3 Delivering Business-Critical Solutions with SharePoint 2010, page 5
4 Studie IT-Trends 2012, Cap Gemini, http://www.at.capgemini.com/insights/publikationen/it-trends-
2012/?ftcnt=10110 (In German)
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Figure 2 - Microsoft BCSP: Megatrends
Especially the cloud will require new and innovative ways to integrate data and business processes as it
is extremely unlikely that every business will move all applications into the cloud. Hybrid scenarios,
where some of the applications are “in the cloud”, while others are on premise, will become common-place.
Even if the cloud is adopted whole-heartedly, the integration challenges will remain as, for
example, synchronizing data between American, European and Asian “cloud instances” is far from easy.5
Lastly, the modern work environment presents an even more complex challenge: information workers
are required to not only use and produce data but also share it, collaborate based on this information
and make sure that this information becomes organizational know-how. A whole industry has sprung up
around this challenge while MS SharePoint is particularly well suited to address many of the issues of
collaboration and knowledge management, in real-life, organizations often fail while trying to implement
the first steps of making collaboration work, as synchronizing tasks and appointments between
SharePoint and Exchange is already a problem.
5 See CNS Whitepaper: Synchronizing Dynamics CRM Contacts around the World. www.connecting-software.
com/whitepapers
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In summary, these four challenges can be identified and are likely to be aggravated by the trends shown
above:
1. Presenting data from siloed LOB applications for decision making by integrating LOBs with (for
example) SharePoint
2. Integrating business processes and workflows across applications
3. Integrating Cloud and on-premise solutions
4. Making Collaboration & Knowledge Management work by integrating existing software and data
COMMON SOLUTIONS
Commonly, there are two approaches to solve these data integration challenges:
1. Integration Suites
2. Custom Code
INTEGRATION SUITES:
The market is full of data integration products, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) Suites, Workflow &
Business Process Engines, B2B integration servers and many more.
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These products tend to have the following feature in common:
1. They have a GUI that allows visual design of workflows
2. They offer “code free” design with all its advantages (e.g. for non-developers) and disadvantages
(e.g. lack of flexibility)
3. They require substantial (costly) training and regular use to maintain the knowledge how to work
with the particular software
4. They utilize proprietary engines and thus become a strategic investment.
5. They offer only a limited amount of “connections” to target systems
6. They cost USD 50,000 up plus consulting costs, even for small integration tasks
7. They often happen to be a one-trick pony (can only integrate application x with application y)
CUSTOM CODE
For many of the reasons stated above, a lot of companies decide to build their integration based on
custom code. Developing your own solutions or working with an outsourcing partner, has a few pros and
cons as well:
1. The code is tailor-made for the integration problem at hand
2. It is usually cheaper than integration suites to solve individual integration problems
3. It needs to be updated and maintained by knowledgeable employees/partners
4. It needs to be changed every time one of the connected systems gets changed/updated
5. It only solves one particular integration problem.
6. It requires the developer to know/get to know the various interfaces of the connecting servers
which happen to be substantially different.
SPECIAL CASE: SHAREPOINT BCS
The Business Connectivity Services (formerly known as Business Data Catalogue) are a special case:
Highly relevant to the SharePoint community, as many solutions that access data from LOB applications
that do not use the REST or WebServices interface, use BCS to facilitate the connection. It also happens
to be the standard way propagated by Microsoft to access external data.
While BCS has improved tremendously with SharePoint 2010 (it can write data now as well as read), it
still has a few issues that make it less than ideal to use as the one solution for the challenges mentioned
above.
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1. It is a data connectivity tool. No workflows, no synchronizations, no data transformations. You
can show the data that is presented by the other system in a list and manipulate it – period.
2. To get BCS to work with your SharePoint requires a lot of knowledge and patience. When issues
like Kerberos, Impersonation, Permission Guidelines and many other security and authentication
problems get involved, life can get complicated rather quickly.
3. No versioning
4. No write support for BLOBs (Binary Large Objects)
5. No RSS feed support or REST based access
6. Cannot configure alerts or export to Excel
7. No item level permissions or item history
8. No metadata based navigation (search) supported
9. and many many more…
In summary, if you just want to show data of a LOB in a list and have no complex authentication scenario,
BCS is an option, otherwise, look elsewhere.
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THE CONNECT BRIDGE
The CONNECT BRIDGE (CB) is an innovative integration platform that bridges the gap between custom
code and integration suites making integration affordable and easy.
WORKING PRINCIPLES
The Connect Bridge operates as a Windows Service of roughly 80MBs that connects to target
applications like MS SharePoint, MS Exchange, MS Dynamics CRM, Oracle’s PeopleSoft, SAP and many
more via standard REST / WebServices/ WebDAV / etc. interfaces. At the same time it allows the
developer to use simple SQL CRUD commands like:
SELECT * FROM
Customer INSERT INTO
Tasks
UPDATE
Appointment
DELETE FROM Email
to facilitate integration. Developers and integrators can build their custom data transformation, data
cleansing and workflow logic with any modern computer language that can access an ODBC or JDBC
driver, which is used to connect to the Connect Bridge server. They no longer have to spend any time
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getting to know any standard interfaces and can apply the same SQL commands with all connected
applications (no matter whether it is SharePoint, Exchange, CRM, NAV or PeopleSoft)6
Developers and integrators become operational within one day and can start focusing on building
integration solutions instead of having to deal with custom GUIs or spending weeks trying to understand
the various web services and APIs of the systems to which they have to connect.
At the same time, there is no need to worry that the SQL statements might damage the underlying data
structure of the target server, as the statements are merely used as an easy-to-learn and familiar control
language. The Connect Bridge Server translates these into the appropriate REST / WebServices / API
commands required by the target application.
The Connect Bridge combines the advantages of custom code with the advantages of integration suites
by enabling developers / integrators (even with only rudimentary programming skills) to effectively
integrate complex products simultaneously. It allows the full flexibility of a custom code solution without
the hassles of custom coding interfaces, as these are handled by the Connect Bridge. Any updates to
servers (like MS Exchange) will be handled by Connecting Software via Connect Bridge updates7.
Implementation times, efforts and costs are reduced by up to 90% as the complex handling of interfaces
is done by the Connect Bridge and there is no need to learn custom GUIs.
The operating principles are exactly identical on-premise and in the cloud, as any plugin is installed in the
Connect Bridge Server and not in the target applications, so cloud installation restrictions do not apply.
In general, there are 2 ways of using the Connect Bridge in an integration scenario:
1. SERVER-SERVER Integration
2. CLIENT-SERVER Integration
6 The entity names exposed might be different. So SELECT * FROM Appointment in Exchange is SELECT * FROM
Calendar in SharePoint. The MGW Query Analyzer helps identify these differences.
7 This way, for example, MGW supports all Exchange Servers from 2000-2013 – no code changes needed!
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SERVER-SERVER INTEGRATION
In the server-server integration scenario, the Connect Bridge connects to two or more servers via CNS
Connect Bridge Plugins and facilitates data synchronization and workflow based data integration of all
entities exposed.
Figure 3 - CNB Server-Server Integration
This scenario is used to connect (multiple) target servers with each other (both on-premise and in the
cloud) and apply synchronization logic or custom workflows.
Common scenarios include8:
Synchronize Contacts between EX, SP, NAV and
CRM Synchronize Tasks between EX, SP and CRM
Synchronize Appointments between EX, SP and CRM
8 EX – MS Exchange, SP – MS SharePoint, NAV – MS Dynamics NAV, CRM – MS Dynamics CRM
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Apply an integration workflow based on customer status between CRM and NAV
Apply an integration workflow based on applicant status between EX, SP and PeopleSoft
Automatically add Email attachments from an EX mailbox to SP Document Libraries based
on business rules
Automatically add Emails in EX to CRM based on business
rules. and many more….
Though examples from the Microsoft world are used above, the Connect Bridge’s functionalities are not
limited to MS LOB applications only, but very well work from and with Oracle applications, too.
CLIENT-SERVER INTEGRATION
The client-server scenario is the Swiss-army-knife of integration. Even without a plugin, any developer /
integrator who has access to the development environment of his / her application can fully access all
entities of a target server that has a plugin via the CNB ODBC, JDBC or WebServices drivers.
Figure 4 - CNB Client Server Integration
An SAP developer, for example, can use ABAP or JAVA to access Exchange or SharePoint data from SAP
(even though there is no SAP CNB plugin yet) and SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE or DELETE data. As only
simple ODBC/JDBC commands are required, integration logic can usually be implemented within a few
hours or days. The only limitations are that developer access is needed and that the other target server
needs a plugin.
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Common scenarios include:
Accessing (Read, Write, Update and Delete) the EX mailbox from within a proprietary
portal system
Accessing (Read, Write, Update and Delete) CRM contacts and customers from within an
ERP system
Accessing (Read, Write, Update and Delete) SP documents from within a
Document Management System.
and many more…
THE CONNECT BRIDGE QUERY ANALYZER
One Tool enabling the developer / integrator to become quickly effective is the Connect Bridge Query
Analyzer. Modeled after the SQL Management Studio it allows testing of CNB SQL with all connected
target servers, inspect logs and errors and learn about the exposed entities (CNB “Tables”) and
properties (CNB “Columns”).
Figure 5 - CNB Query Analyzer
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Any CNB SQL statement that was successfully tested in the Query Analyzer can simply be adopted into
the own code by means of copy and paste.
AN INTEGRATION EXAMPLE
Adding contacts from Exchange to a SharePoint Contacts List and keeping them in sync is a common
enough scenario. While Connecting Software offers automated synchronization logic, this example
shows how to build a simple workflow based scenario with a few lines of code.
The idea here is to insert a contact from Exchange into the SharePoint Contacts List if it meets a certain
criteria (in our case here: Jobtitle = “Star”).
Figure 6 - Star Sync
1. First, the developer can test the two SQL statements needed in the CNB Query Analyzer:
a. SELECT * FROM Contact gets the necessary information from Exchange
b. INSERT INTO Contact puts the necessary information into SharePoint
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Figure 7 - Star Sync Query Analyzer
2. Next, the developer creates a console application (or Windows Service or WPF application, etc.)
in our case in Visual Studio for C#9.
3. Add the two CNB ODBC connections to SP & EX in the console app.
4. Use the SELECT statement to fill a Data Table with the appropriate data from Exchange10
9 Please find all code samples in registered user section of the developer’s corner of www.connecting-software.
com. Registration is for free.
10 While it would be more efficient to apply the WHERE Jobtitle = ‘Star’ in the SELECT, we elected to import all
Contacts in this scenario to be more flexible in the application of the workflow logic – write once…
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Figure 8 - Star Sync Code Part 1
5. Apply the Workflow logic Jobtile == “Star”
6. Use the INSERT statement to insert the appropriate contacts into Exchange11
7. Close the connections.
11 In real-life an additional UPDATE would be needed as well. Pre-packaged synchronization logic is available to
partners and customers.
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Figure 9 - Star Sync Code Part 2
The steps 2 – 4 and 7 can be generalized and do not need to be created from scratch for every new
workflow. The developer can concentrate on Steps 1, 5 and 6 after having created the connections for
the first time.
Total lines of code: 31
Total line of code for workflow: 8
Total effort to implement this integration: 20-40 minutes (the first time around).
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CONCLUSION
Connecting Software’s Connect Bridge overcomes the disadvantages of existing data integration
approaches and bridges the gap between costly and complex integration suites and high-maintenance
and risky custom code by providing the best of both worlds.
Developers / Integrators become operational within 4-8 hours as the CNB is using the highly popular SQL
standard to control integration. They no longer have to bother with the intricacies and complexities of
the various interfaces of target applications like MS SharePoint, MS Exchange, Dynamics CRM and many
more.
Workflows, data transformation logic and data cleansing can be implemented with minimum effort.
Connecting Software makes sure that the CNB plugins remain up-to-date and compatible with each new
iteration of a product (e.g. MS Exchange is supported from Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2013).
Connect Bridge Server provides a low-cost, low-risk alternative to expensive and complicated integration
solutions because it can be implemented step-by-step. For example, a company can start with Contacts
or Appointments synchronization for a fraction of the costs required for even the most basic packages of
the common integration suites. At a later point, it is always possible to connect more target applications
or entities.
Connecting Software – The Connect Bridge
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CONTACTS
Connecting Software s.r.o. & Co KG
HQ + Europe office
Handelskai 340
Vienna, 1020, Austria
office-europe@connecting-software.com
+43 (1) 370 72 00
Connecting Software Inc.
North America office
7887 E Belleview Ave, # 1100
Denver-Englewood, CO 80111, USA
office-america@connecting-software.com
+1 (303) 228-1624
www.connecting-software.com
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