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December 14, 2005

Java, Web Development, and Glue

There are many different reasons to join the open source community such as to improve and create software that can benefit companies, and give developers more power when it comes to taking advantage of latest technologies.

One driving force in languages that is making this happen is Java. This language has many benefits such as security, being cross-platform, internationalization, fast development time, and performance. Since Java was created with security in mind, it prevents users from downloading untrusted code and running it over a network. Being that Java is cross-platform, you write your code once and it can be run anywhere no matter if you are using Windows or in a POSIX environment. One very nice feature is the support for multiple languages. Since Java uses 16-bit Unicode characters, it can take advantage of characters that aren't used in English and Western European languages. Java has an intuitive set of APIs that allows for fast development, but also has great performance considering it is an interpreted language.

When it comes to web development, Java is making strides, especially with the many J2EE frameworks floating around. One in particular is Spring(this is the glue I speak of). Spring along with Hibernate(mentioned in an earlier blog) really gives a lot flexibility and power to the developer.

Spring focuses on managing business objects and keeping everything tied together in a concise manner. It was built to help in unit testing since everything can be broken into individual parts. Spring is catching on as a recognizable framework such as Struts. One reason is its ability to eliminate the need for the use of singletons and allows for custom property file formats. Its independence from other APIs really gives it an advantage when it comes to sticking to a single MVC environment. The use of databases can be seemingly transparent when combining such technologies as Hibernate or JDO.

DocuVantage is taking part in helping grow the open source community by using and improving Spring and Hibernate. Is your company taking part in this? If not, wouldn't you much rather be involved in one that does?

December 14, 2005 | Comments (0)
Posted by Kenny

December 08, 2005

DOCUMENT ADVANTAGE CHOSEN AS TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP AWARD FINALIST

Tampa, Fla., - (Dec. 8, 2005) - Document Advantage Corporation, (DocuVantage), a leading provider of business process automation, electronic document management, and information management software and services, today announced that it has been selected as a finalist for IT Florida's Government Technology Leadership Award - Private Sector.

The award recognizes an innovative information technology initiative or solution that has contributed to a state or local government agency's mission accomplishment, service to the public, and cost effectiveness.

Document Advantage Corporation was recognized specifically for the successful enterprise-wide deployment of its information management and business process automation solutions for Hillsborough County IT Services. By outsourcing its technology needs to Document Advantage Corporation, which also maintains a research and development presence at the University of South Florida's Tampa Bay Technology Incubator, Hillsborough County achieved its goals of improving response times, reducing costs, and increasing productivity while saving taxpayers money.

Jana Wiggins, president of Document Advantage Corporation, said her team was "very honored and excited to be named a finalist for this prestigious award. But most importantly, we're proud of the success Hillsborough County IT services has experienced with the adoption of our Electronic Document Management and Workflow applications, which are saving them hundreds of thousands of dollars per year."

There were numerous strong candidates from among large and small providers for the Government Technology Leadership - Private Sector, according to Matt Doster, executive director of IT Florida.

"Document Advantage Corporation's successful initiative with Hillsborough County IT Services is an outstanding example of business excellence that this awards program was created to celebrate," said Doster. "We wish them and all of our finalists good luck and eagerly anticipate the announcement of all of our category winners."

The recipient of the Government Technology of the Year Award - Private Sector, as well as nine other categories, will be announced at IT Florida's Annual Awards Gala, to be held on Wednesday, Dec. 14 from 6 PM - 10 PM at the Walt Disney World Contemporary Resort in Orlando, Florida. For more information, visit www.itflorida.com.

About DocuVantage
Document Advantage Corporation is a minority business enterprise founded to help organizations make better decisions faster by managing the documents, information and processes that drive their business. Headquartered in Winter Haven, Florida, the Company specializes in business productivity applications centered on electronic document management systems (EDMS) as its core solution. Document Advantage Corporation also provides consulting, system design, software, hardware, installation and training, system administration and continuing support. For more information, visit www.docuvantage.com.

December 8, 2005 | Comments (0)
Posted by Kenny