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This month we have a feature look at REAL World which is coming up in May in Austin, Texas and where Novell is the Platinum Sponsor. We'll also get the lowdown on the latest release of REALbasic, along with a look at the Bandit project, a worldwide open source community that enables open yet secure enterprise computing and some good news from Dell regarding Linux on the Desktop.
Novell has recently signed on as the Platinum Sponsor for REAL World, the REALbasic User Conference. REAL World will take place May 9 ‑ 11 at the Omni Hotel in Austin, Texas. REALbasic users from all over the world and of all different skill levels attend each year. Novell’s Ted Haeger will deliver a keynote presentation on May 9th, following the keynote from Geoff Perlman, REAL Software’s CEO and Founder. REAL World will feature 40 breakout sessions over 3 tracks, including a track for REALbasic beginners and an in‑ depth track for advanced users. All of the sessions at REAL World will be taught by REALbasic users, REAL Software technical staff and respected industry experts. A few examples of sessions include:
Designing for Linux: This session will show you how to design and update your user interface to look great on multiple Linux distributions including utilizing Gnome Status items, working with icons, customization, dealing with themes, and a variety of other tips and tricks.
Planning, Implementing and Supporting Cross‑Platform Business Applications: This session covers the planning and stages of development of cross‑platform business applications in the legal environment. Speaker will discuss the development costs, considerations, development environment, beta testing, market considerations and final release.
Understanding Open Source Licensing : With so many Open Source licenses to choose from, including GPL, LPGL, BSD, and more, working with Open Source code can be a confusing experience. This session will help you understand what your obligations are as a user or developer of Open Source code
Pricing for REAL World Conference passes is set at $699. Sign up for REAL World today and receive a free copy of REALbasic Professional Edition for Linux, normally priced at $500. For more information about REAL World, or to register with this special offer, visit [ http://www.realsoftware.com/freelinuxpro]
Bandit is a set of loosely-coupled components that provide consistent identity services for Authentication, Authorization, and Auditing. The Bandit project creates a community that organizes and standardizes identity-related technologies in an open way, promoting both interoperability and collaboration. Bandit implements open standard protocols and specifications such that identity services can be constructed, accessed, and integrated from multiple identity sources. Bandit components support many authentication methods and provide user-centric credential management. On this base of a common identity model, Bandit is building additional services needed for Role Based Access Control (RBAC) and for the emission of records to verify compliance with higher level policies. Check it out at the Bandit Project website
REAL Software recently announced the availability of REALbasic 2007 Release 2. REALbasic is a full‑ featured software development environment suited to creating and delivering cross‑ platform software for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. REALbasic 2007 Release 2 boasts over 100 bug fixes and 18 new features, including an incremental compiler, an improved debugger and code editor. REALbasic 2007 Release 2 was built and developed with REALbasic 2007. REAL Software continues to deliver on its promise of a 90‑ day rapid release model to offer new technologies to users as they become available. For more information about REALbasic, visit the REALbasic website
Dell (http://www.dell.com) launched IdeaStorm a few months ago aimed at listening to what their customers had to say, a somewhat unique approach in today's world. And in just those few short months thousands of users have requested Linux to come pre-installed on Dell laptops and desktops (beyond the current limited selection). It should be understood that there are many significant challenges to undertaking this, but it seems Dell is being very aggressive in pursuing this alternative for it's customers. A March 28, 2007 posting here: http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/ideastorm/ideasinaction, provides more details, along with this Direct2Dell blog post http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/03/28/9655.aspx.
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