Written by a veteran SugarCRM expert and experienced documentation author (not to mention official SugarCRM Rock Star!), this book is the definitive guide to implementing SugarCRM. SugarCRM is the leading open source web based customer relationship management system. It is available in both free open source and commercial versions, making it an ideal way for small-medium business to try out a CRM system without committing large sums of money. Although SugarCRM is carefully designed for ease of use, attaining measurable business gains requires careful planning and research. This book distils hard won SugarCRM experienced into an easy to follow guide to implementing the full power of SugarCRM. Using a unique checklist approach the book works from the SugarCRM basics right up to advanced features in a clear, friendly way. It is carefully designed to distil hard-won SugarCRM wisdom from a recognized expert into a clear, readable, practical guide. By helping you clarify your business goals the book enables you to build a CRM system to support your business needs, and shows SugarCRM in a realistic business setting through an Extended case study. SugarCRM is an extensive PHP/MySQL based application but with its rich administration interfaces no programming is required to get the most of it. This book is ideal for small-medium business owners/managers with reasonable IT skills, who want to implement SugarCRM for themselves as either a first CRM or as a replacement for existing solutions. It will also be a valuable resource for IT staff tasked with implementing, maintaining, or upgrading a SugarCRM installation.
An indispensable guide to maximizing Linux system and application performance
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Liferay Portal is the world's leading open-source portal platform built on Java and Web 2.0 technologies. Corporations use it to provide a unified web interface to data and tools scattered across many sources.
Liferay Portal uses the latest in Java, J2EE, and Web 2.0 technologies to deliver solutions for enterprises across both public and private sectors. Liferay Portal's flexibility allows it to be deployed in a number of different scenarios to meet key business needs.
This book is a complete guide to building an intranet with Liferay (version 4.4)—assess your needs, install the software, start using it, deploy portlets, customize it per your requirements, and train users. The book focuses on leveraging the Liferay framework by configuring the XML files, without changing the underlying Java code. Each chapter gives practical guidance on how to install, use, and customize Liferay. There are many step-by-step examples for better understanding.
Design Feature-Rich PL/SQL Applications
Deliver dynamic, client/server PL/SQL applications with expert guidance
from an Oracle programming professional. With full coverage of the
latest features and tools, Oracle Database 11g PL/SQL Programming lays
out each topic alongside detailed explanations, cut-and-paste syntax
examples, and real-world case studies. Access and modify database
information, construct powerful PL/SQL statements, execute effective
queries, and deploy bulletproof security. You'll also learn how to
implement C, C++, and Java procedures, Web-enable your database, cut
development time, and optimize performance.
- Create, debug, and manage Oracle-driven PL/SQL programs
- Use PL/SQL structures, delimiters, operators, variables, and
statements
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- Identify and eliminate errors using PLSQL_WARNINGS and exception
handlers
- Work with functions, procedures, packages, collections, and triggers
- Define and deploy varray, nested table, and associative array data
types
- Handle external routines, object types, large objects, and secure
files
- Communicate between parallel sessions using DBMS_ALERT and DBMS_PIPE
- Call external procedures through Oracle Net Services and PL/SQL
wrappers
- Integrate internal and server-side Java class libraries using Oracle
JVM
- Develop robust Web applications using PL/SQL Gateway and Web Toolkit
Currently, reliability issues are not addressed effectively in the development of new products, especially in the early stages of this process. Product reliability depends both on the technical decisions made in these early stages and also on the impact of commercial outcomes in the latter stages. By using an effective methodology for reliability performance and specification, one can make better decisions.
Product Reliability develops a framework which links reliability specifications and product performance in the context of new product development. In order to address the product performance necessary to achieve the accomplishment of business objectives, this book:
considers how customer needs and business objectives can be translated into product development so that desired performance is matched or exceeded in reality;
discusses the data requirements and the tools and techniques needed to build the models which play an important role in the decision-making process;
provides a structured approach that is applicable to many kinds of products.
As an overview of reliability performance and specification in new product development, Product Reliability is suitable for managers responsible for new product development. The methodology for making decisions relating to reliability performance and specification will be of use to engineers involved in product design and development. This book can be used as a text for graduate courses on design, manufacturing, new product development and operations management and in various engineering disciplines.
Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 continues the approach of its
previous editions by providing thorough, expert coverage of VB 2008,
from the core of the language and user interface design to developing
data-driven applications and Web applications. The material is aimed at
beginners with some programming background to experienced programmers,
with emphasis on intermediate and advanced development topics. The book
will contain numerous example programs that readers can use as starting
points for building their own applications, and each chapter ends with
review exercises to help readers solidify their knowledge.
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This book bridges the gap between what you'll learn from a typical
beginner book about Ruby on Rails and what you'll need to know to create
a solid, professional, spectacular, complex web application.
Professional Ruby on Rails is a guide to taking a beginner web site and
making it great. The book covers topics of interest to a web
professional who is trying to develop and deploy a complex application.
These topics include:
- Using REST to structure your application cleanly
- How to test and deploy your application for maximum automation with
minimal headache
- Protecting your site and your user's data
- Using Rails to create the kinds of interactions that web users are
coming to expect The current Rails books are either beginner books,
cookbook-style books, or specifically aimed at Ajax development. This
book will fill the void for a book that discusses in-depth the
information that a developer would need in order to move from a basic
site to a fully featured web application.
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