Top Industry News for 8-23-10: Facebook’s Car Town snags Honda ads
Aug/100
Social Media:
Facebook’s ‘Car Town’ gains Honda ads in games shift.
Facebook buys social site Hot Potato.
Search:
Google buys visual search engine Like.com.
Google tests search that delivers…![]()
[ANNOUNCE] Apache Jakarta BSF 3.1 released
Jun/100
The Apache Jakarta BSF team is pleased to announce the release of BSF 3.1.
Apache Jakarta BSF 3.1 is an open-source implementation of JSR-223
(javax.script),
"Scripting for the Java Platform".
[BSF3 was developed according to the JSR-223 specs, but has not yet
been tested using the JSR-223 TCK.]
See http://jakarta.apache.org/bsf/
The 3.1 release is a maintenance release update to fix a few bugs.
Compared with the previous release of 3.0 (beta3), the 3.1 release
fixes the following:
* BSF-30 ScriptEngineManager no longer catches ThreadDeath
* BSF-29 ScriptException constructed via chained constructor
ScriptException(Exception) always returns String "null" for getMessage()
IMPORTANT
=========
Note that BSF 3.1 no longer contains bsf-engines.jar, which was a repackaging
of the JSR-223 factories from https://scripting.dev.java.net/.
This is because:
- the jar contained all the engine factories as a single bundle. It was not
possible to select individual factories, and this could lead to clashes with
other factories on the classpath.
- the jar did not contain any implementations, so it was still
necessary to download
the engine.
Many engines contain their own factories now; for those that don't the
factory can
still be downloaded from https://scripting.dev.java.net/.
This version of BSF requires Java 1.4 or later.
The release can be downloaded from:
http://jakarta.apache.org/site/downloads/downloads_bsf.cgi
When downloading, please verify signatures using the KEYS file.
All users running earlier versions of 3.x are recommended to upgrade.
The release is also available from your local Maven repository:
<groupId>org.apache.bsf</groupId>
<artifactId>bsf-api</artifactId> <!-- the javax.script API -->
<version>3.1</version>
<groupId>org.apache.bsf</groupId>
<artifactId>bsf-utils</artifactId> <!-- CLI tool and helper classes -->
<version>3.1</version>
Note that BSF 3.x is not compatible with BSF 2.4, which uses a different API.
Enjoy!
The BSF team
[ANNOUNCE] Apache ODE 1.3.4 released
Jun/100
The Apache ODE team is pleased to announce the release of Apache ODE 1.3.4. It includes many improvements and bug fixes. Apache ODE is a WS-BPEL compliant web services orchestration engine. It organizes web services calls following a process description written in the BPEL XML grammar. Another way to describe it would be a web-service capable workflow engine. Highlights of this release: * Instance replayer: Message exchanges between partners and processes can be recorded, retrieved and replayed. This allows for migrating running process instances to newer versions of a process model or to another ODE instance. * Process OSGi bundles: Process models can be packaged and deployed as OSGi bundles (ServiceMix). * Spring-based properties: Spring properties can be accessed via XPath extensions in BPEL (ServiceMix). In addition to these new features, Apache ODE provides the following functionalities: * Side-by-side support for both the WS-BPEL 2.0 OASIS standard and the legacy BPEL4WS 1.1 vendor specification. * Supports 2 communication layers: one based on Axis2 (Web Services http transport) and another one based on the JBI standard (using ServiceMix). * High level API to the engine that allows you to integrate the core with virtually any communication layer. * Hot-deployment of your processes. * Compiled approach to BPEL that provides detailed analysis and validation at the command line or at deployment. * Management interface for processes, instances and messages. * Process execution based on a high-performance virtual machine. See the release notes for a full list of improvements and bug fixes: http://bit.ly/afhieV For more information, check the Apache ODE website: http://ode.apache.org/getting-ode.html Apache ODE is an open source project released under a business-friendly license (Apache License v2.0), as such we welcome all your help and contributions. To participate and get involved, our mailing lists are the best resources to start from: http://ode.apache.org/mailing-lists.html The Apache ODE Team.
SEO at the Crossroads. Is that Google TV Ahead?
Jun/100
Search engine marketing is nearing a crossroads as the industry matures and marketers find it harder and harder to squeeze out high-performance returns. One only has to look at the latest study from…![]()
April Search Rankings Continue Pattern
May/100
Search engine rankings for April 2010 continued a pattern followed in February and March 2010, according to The Nielsen Company.
In total, US web users performed 9.72 billion online searches in April…![]()
InnoGage Releases InnoBlogs Fire – Collaborative Business Blogging Platform with Search Engine Optimization and measurable Return on Investment
May/100
InnoBlogs’ new integrated features: the unique Search Engine Optimizer, Blogging 360 and the Customer Converter make it possible to execute a collaborative blogging program that drives revenue and a clear Return on Investment (ROI) in addition to building consistent brand awareness and long-lasting relationships with prospective and current customers. (PRWeb May 6, 2010)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Business-Blogging/InnoBlogs/prweb3835224.htm
LaDezign Boosts Search Engine Results for Leading Global Shopping Mall Developer
May/100
LaDezign (www.ladezign.com) has significantly improved the search engine rankings and SEO strategies for one of the world’s leading shopping mall developers. LaDezign’s client (company name withheld for confidentiality reasons) operates more than 100 high-quality regional shopping centers and works with thousands of retailers across the globe. (PRWeb May 5, 2010)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/LaDezign/SEO/prweb3797684.htm
Search Engine Optimization Agency Expands Twitter Chat Series
Apr/100
Additional Search Engine Optimization Topics Announced (PRWeb Apr 30, 2010)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/SEO_agency/twitter_chat/prweb3943864.htm
Search Marketing Now presents “SEO in Large Organizations – Managing Expectations, Defining Success” – May 20 at 1 PM EDT
Apr/100
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) expert Bruce Clay to discuss how to manage SEO within a large organization — from getting budget approval and management buy-in, to understanding how to measure ROI and success (PRWeb Apr 29, 2010)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/SEO/BruceClay/prweb3940624.htm