Usability In general, usability refers to how well users can learn and use a product to achieve their goals and how satisfied they are with that process. A key methodology for carrying out usability is called User-Centered Design. What Does Usability Measure Usability measures the quality of a user’s experience when interacting with a product […]
Read more →Oracle Completes Acquisition of Sun
Redwood Shores, CA – January 27, 2010 Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) announced today that it had completed its acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Combination of the local entities worldwide will proceed in accordance with local laws. Oracle will host an all-day live event, which also will be webcast, for customers, partners, press and analysts today […]
Read more →SQL Server: JOIN vs IN vs EXISTS – the logical difference
There is a common misconception that IN behaves equaliy to EXISTS or JOIN in terms of returned results. This is simply not true. To see why not, let’s review what each statement does. IN: Returns true if a specified value matches any value in a subquery or a list. Exists: Returns true if a subquery contains any […]
Read more →India Celebrates her 60th Republic Day
Republic Day is India’s great national festival. It is celebrated every year on January 26, in New Delhi with great pomp and pageant and in capitals of the States, as well as at other headquarters and important places with patriotic fervour. A little background It was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress at […]
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Read more →Support for Windows 2000 ends on July 13th 2010
Microsoft Announced that Support for Windows 2000 ends on July 13th 2010. The Windows 2000 End-of-Support Solution Center is a starting point for planning your migration strategy from Windows 2000 to Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Planning and Assessing a Migration or Upgrade to Windows Server 2008 […]
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