| 15 | Developing mobile applications with UniObjects for .NET Compact Framework | Mobile devices such as cell phones, PDA's, factory controllers, etc. based on Windows CE real time operating system, can take advantage of applications developed in Visual Studio using the new UniObjects for .NET Compact Framework library. In this presentation, you will be taken on a journey that will explore developing applications using U2's compact framework library. |
| 25 | U2.NET: modernizing your U2 applications and extending their power with ease and efficiency | This session will demonstrate how to quickly create sophisticated Windows & Web front-ends to your existing UniData or UniVerse accounts using U2.NET. We will then demonstrate U2.NET's powerful rapid application development techniques for building windows and web applications within Visual Studio and extending them with business logic using both, client-side .NET code and server-side code written in U2 Basic. |
| 35 | Creating RESTful ADO.NET Data Services and consuming them using SilverLight, AJAX and .NET Client. | In this session, we will introduce IBM.NET Entity Framework support for U2, Entity Data Model (EDM), LINQ to Entity and REST-based ADO.NET Data Services. We will explain the goal of ADO.NET Data Services, how the data is exposed to and consumed by Web clients, how it is described using EDM and secured using ASP.NET and WCF authentication and authorization infrastructure. We will demonstrate how to create an EDM from U2 and use it to create a REST-based Data Service using Visual Studio, explaining mapping and optimistic concurrency. Finally, we will show you how to consume an ADO.NET Data Services using SilverLight, AJAX and a .NET client. |
| 37 | Reporting and BI Solutions Using IBM.NET | Come learn how to use IBM.NET with three major Microsoft offerings to deliver business intelligence and reporting solutions. Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) allow you to build applications based on Microsoft Office, including Excel with its powerful pivot and chart features, which easily integrate U2 data for custom business intelligence solutions. SQLServer Reporting Services (SSRS) provides a variety of tools to help you create, deploy and manage reports as well as integrate reporting into your application. Come see how IBM.NET can leverage SSRS ReportBuilder and Crystal Reports Web integration for U2 reporting. Finally, SQLServer Integration Services (SSIS) allows you to integrate your extracted and transformed U2 data with other data sources to provide a common access for reporting and business intelligence. This session will show you how to create actionable information out of your operational U2 data by leveraging the IBM.NET Dataset and LINQ EDM capabilities. |
| 41 | Lab: Administering and Using Automatic Data Encryption (ADE) | Come to this session to gain practical knowledge on how to manage various aspects of U2 automatic data encryption (ADE). Topics will include installation and setup of master key, key store, encryption keys and wallets. We will also experience using ADE to encrypt and decrypt data either in bulk or during online transactions. |
| 57 | Implementation Planning for Automatic Data Encryption (ADE) | This session will provide a brief overview of UniData and UniVerse Automatic Data Encryption (ADE) functionality and then proceed to a detailed discussion of how to properly plan for the implementation of encryption on a U2 system. Advanced planning and careful design will help you avoid pitfalls in implementing this functionality. |
| 55 | Lab: Boost Your Productivity with the New Basic Developer Toolkit | Experience the joy of programming again! This hands-on lab will provide you with real experience in using the Basic Developer Toolkit (BDT), U2's new programming tool. |
| 58 | What Can DataStage for U2 Do for You? | This session will provide an overview of IBM's DataStage Extraction, Transformation, and Load (ETL) utility and its use in migrating information from UniData and UniVerse to various environments for such applications as business intelligence, data integration, XML generation, or automated synchronization of remote and central databases. |
| 93 | Extending External Database Access to Meet Your Integration Needs | Come learn how you can build a driver to any database using the EDA API. Discover new uses for EDA like combining it with replication to extend your application for data warehousing or reporting. |
| 63 | Latest Techniques in U2 Java Development | Come learn the best techniques for developing using U2 Java technology. U2 Java Persistence API (U2JPA) can speed up your development, and be combined with UOJ to meet your application needs. Attend this session and you'll be armed with the knowledge you need to know when to use UOJ and/or U2JPA. |
| 3 | U2 Connections | Get to know your fellow U2U attendees, what technologies they use and what challenges they have faced and are facing. Share what you have learned through your years of experience or recent findings. Make connections and network with your fellow U2 users at the reception following this session and throughout the event. |
| 79 | Standards and Regulations - What You Need to Know | Come and discuss various business and government standards and how they might impact your application development. Share knowledge and experience with such standards as DOD, FIPS, PCI DSS, SOX, etc. and learn how features of U2 data servers and tools support compliance with those standards along with what third party solutions are being leveraged. |
| 1 | U2 Data Servers - Product and Conference Roadmap | Come and learn what is in store for your favorite data server, UniData or UniVerse. You'll glimpse into the future and see brief demos of recently added or soon to be available product features. The goal of this session is to help you keep up-to-date on our recent development plans, as well as prepare you to make the most of your U2 data servers. |
| 2 | U2 Tools - Product and Conference Roadmap | Come and learn what the product plans are for SB/XA, Web DE and wIntegrate. We'll also provide examples of how the tools look using the common demonstration database that you'll see employed during all of the U2U sessions. The goal of this session is to keep you up-to-date on recent product changes and give you a taste of what you'll experience in other U2U sessions. |
| 54 | Introduction to XAML
using the KaXAML
editor | You may have heard of XAML either in the context of the Microsoft .NET framework or specifically for SystemBuilder Extensible Architecture (SBXA) which uses .NET. XAML, pronounced ZAM-MUL, stands for eXtensible Application Markup Language, and is used to define the user interface independently from the business logic. SBXA leverages XAML to enable impressive use of styles and themes to modernize robust applications. Learn the basics of XAML and see it in action with KaXAML, a split screen editor which shows you both the code and the rendered content. Finally, this session will show a preview of an SBXA screen that has taken advantage of XAML styling. |
| 65 | SB/XA Case Study | Come hear from a U2 solution provider about their experience in moving to SB/XA. Benefit from their perspective on the costs and benefits of enhancing their user interface. |
| 66 | Tutorial: Advanced SBXA Styling with the Style Guru | Learn how to maximize your styling techniques for SB/XA. Topics covered include XAML, Templates and Faces, SB+ Data Binding, Grid Customization and advanced styling. We will show advanced techniques to style our default controls and take SB/XA applications to the next presentation level. |
| 91 | Integrating Custom Controls into SB/XA | Enhance your SB/XA applications to take full advantage of the huge library of .NET controls. In this session we'll provide practical demonstrations on how to integrate .NET controls into existing SB/XA applications and provide several examples of how they can interact with the new SB/XA .NET architecture. |
| 90 | Creating Anonymous Test Data with Optim | Learn how IBM's Optim software can be used to meet data privacy requirements. Create test or training data that retains all the relationships of your real data while obscuring sensitive information. |
| 22 | Social Media and U2 | Psst. Have you heard about Twitter, Facebook, Delicious and more? What is social media and how can it help you engage with customers and develop effective channels of communication? Who in the U2 world is blogging, tweeting and bookmarking? How can you integrate U2 with social media leveraging the publically available APIs? This session will explore all these themes and more. |
| 53 | Technical Support tools for UniData database diagnostics | Are you a system or database administrator for UniData? Come to this session to learn the tricks, tips and tools of U2 Technical Support. Learn about various system or database diagnostic tools that are available to help diagnose or prevent problems. Gain insight on how and when to use these tools and how to analyze the results. This session will provide real life examples of problems, tool usage and share the technical conclusion and positive business results. It will end with a discussion of possible future directions for diagnostic tools for U2 databases and tools. |
| 72 | Preparation for the UniData Administrator Certification Exam | The certification prep course has never been offered before in any venue. This session will help you prepare to take the UniData Administrator certification that is offered free at U2 University by reviewing the topics that will be covered and answering your questions in specific functional areas. |
| 80 | Understanding UniData Processes | You may be wondering what all of those system processes are doing that UniData creates. This session is an overview of the purpose of each of the UniData processes, how they communicate and how they all work together. This session will help you understand what to expect when UniData is running properly and what to look for when you experience system or database anomalies. You will gain a greater understanding of UniData architecture and be better able to understand UniData configuration parameters that affect these processes. |
| 90 | Tutorial: UniData Deep Dive | Do you want to know how to maximize performance of your UniData solution? Come to this tutorial to gain insights into UniData internals, database management and file fixing. Get tips on implementing the latest high availability features like on-line index building and concurrent resize. Learn how to configure UniData for various high availability, failover and recovery scenarios using the Recoverable File System (RFS) and UniData replication including the latest account-level configuration features of UniData 7.2. Finally, bring your questions and experience and take advantage of the opportunity to ask questions of a top UniData expert as well as your fellow UniData users. |
| 61 | Preparing UniData Files for Relational Access | Playing nicely in the relational world requires UniData to provide a map between MultiValue database and relational tables This session will help you understand why this mapping is needed and how to prepare your UniData files so that they can be accessed by relational tools using interfaces like ODBC, JDBC, IBM.NET, etc. It will also cover how to map relational tables to MultiValue files for use with External Database Access (EDA), a U2 feature that lets you store, update and access data in relational tables using UniBasic and UniQuery functionality. Come learn how to master the art of mapping. |
| 61a | Preparing UniVerse Files for Relational Access | Playing nicely in the relational world requires the preparation of UniVerse accounts and files and, optionally, mapping relational tables to MultiValue files. This session will help you understand why and when this preparation and mapping are needed and best practices for optimizing dynamic normalization when accessing UniVerse through relational tools using interfaces such a s ODBC, JDBC, IBM.NET, etc. It will also cover how to map relational tables to MultiValue files for use with External Database Access (EDA), coming in UniVerse 11.1, a feature that lets you store, update and access data in relational tables using UniVerse Basic and RetrieVe, etc. |
| 26 | Tutorial: All About UniVerse Files | This tutorial will take you through in detail the UniVerse File Types and the UniVerse Internal File Structures and impact they have on application performance. You’ll learn what happens when a record is read from or written to a file. You’ll be given a deeper insight into why file corruption can occur, what you can do in order to minimize the risk and what you can do to repair the file after it’s broken. For example if you wanted to know how to undelete a record, you will learn how in this tutorial. |
| 46 | Behind the Scenes of UniVerse File Restructuring | Find out what happens when a UniVerse file restructures including what actually happens during a resize operation. Learn how to determine the correct split and merge parameters for a dynamic file. Compare the benefits of dynamic, distributed and 64bit files. This session will cover all you need to know about UniVerse files. |
| 52 | A New Look at UniVerse File Optimization | This session will discuss how the UniVerse file type can affect your application depending on your data characteristics. Learn the basics of UniVerse file structures and explore the impact of file locking on performance and scalability. Learn how to choose the right options for file creation and the right strategies for locking in UniVerse Basic, UniVerse SQL and beyond. This session will discuss various types of file corruption and possible causes and will discuss file fixing methodology. The session will finish with a proposed strategy for ongoing file maintenance. |
| 73 | Preparation for the UniVerse Administrator Certification Exam | This certification prep course has never been offered before in any venue. This session will help you prepare to take the UniVerse Administrator certification that is offered free at U2 University by reviewing the topics that will be covered and answering your questions in specific functional areas. |
| 53A | Technical Support tools for UniVerse database diagnostics | Are you a system or database administrator for UniVerse Come to this session to learn the tricks, tips and tools of U2 Technical Support. Learn about various system or database diagnostic tools that are available to help diagnose or prevent problems. Get insights on how and when to use these tools and how to analyze the results. This session will provide real life examples of problems, tool usage and share the technical conclusions and positive business results. It will end with a discussion of possible future directions for diagnostic tools for U2 databases and tools. |
| 50 | Leveraging the new architecture of U2 Web DE | U2 Web DE is undergoing an architectural renovation to improve security and national language support. Come see what is changing with U2 Web DE 5.0 and how you can leverage these changes to improve your solution and expand your markets. Current users of U2 Web DE wont want to miss this session to get a jump on how the new architecture will impact your Web development. In addition to an architectural overview, this session will detail how logging and monitoring work in U2 Web DE 5.0. |
| 51 | Bringing your RedBack Objects (RBOs) to .NET | Come see how the latest features of U2 Web DE make it even easier to use your RedBack Objects (RBOs) in a .NET environment. U2 Web DE 5.0 will make RBOs accessible as data sources out of the box without having to do any additional code generation. Learn how much easier it will be to integrate Visual Studio and RBOs with this new functionality. |
| 42 | AJAX and DHTML for feature-rich and userfriendly Web Sites | In this session we cover the basics of AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) and Dynamic HTML (DHTML), and discuss common application scenarios that can improve your web site and make your users happier! We will walk through different examples using different web technologies (like ASP, ASP.NET, JSP or PHP pages) and various U2 database access technologies (like U2 Web DE, UniObjects, IBM.NET or U2.NET). We will present an actual case study of the use of AJAX and DHTML in IBM U2's U2TechConnect/U2BusinessConnect web site. |
| 48 | Lab: Easy Recipes for Web Service Development | No experience necessary. This lab will show you how to easily develop your own Web Service and explore two different ways to consume that Web Service. We will be using Visual Studio, IBM.NET and U2 Basic. |
| 49 | Introduction to Web Services Development | This updated session will show a quick example of Web Services development and then demonstrate how to build applications that consume those Web Services. We will explore several different environments for Web Services. |
| 84 | IBM U2 RESTful Web Services Preview | REST (Representational State Transfer) defines a software architecture style that best describes the World Wide Web, and has lately become a popular way to build Web services. IBM U2 RESTful Web Services provides a resource-oriented view of data stored in U2 databases and supports simple, lightweight, HTTP-based access to these resources, ideal for development of browser-based and smart phone-based Web 2.0 applications. Join us for a sneak preview of this technology and a demonstration of building RESTful web services and browser-based client applications. |
| 44 | Using wIntegrate to integrate with Windows apps and third party devices | Are you looking to integrate your U2 application with the other PC applications and even other devices? With either a character-based or GUItized U2 application? This session will cover some of the many things you can do with wIntegrate scripting, host Basic, OLE Automation and third party devices. We'll show tasks like exchanging data with other applications including Microsoft Word and Excel. And we'll show a working example of controlling a device from your U2 application, such as a credit card reader or bar code scanner. |
| 13 | Extending XAdmin | Come see the latest additions to our Eclipse-based interface for administering UniData and UniVerse. We'll review the administration tasks available in the first release of XAdmin for UniData 7.2. Then we will show the new features to be delivered with the XAdmin release available with UniVerse 11.1 including setting of preferences, monitor alerts, and record and replay of performance monitor data. Finally the presentation will show how an Eclipse Rich Client Project (RCP) application can create a connection and call XAdmin actions, or extend Xadmin by adding your own administration tasks to the menu. |
| 17 | Tutorial: XML From End to End | This tutorial covers all aspects of U2 XML, from a general introduction of XML, XSL, XPATH, etc to U2-specific XML/DB concepts and programming with XDOM, XMAP, SOAP APIs. This tutorial is geared for both beginners and intermediate users. |
| 77 | U2 XML Solutions | Come see how U2 can be used to solve specific data exchange problems. This session is targeted to the intermediate level developer who already knows the basics of U2 XML and wants to explore specific scenarios to solve specific issues. |
| 78 | Lab: Practical XML | This lab is geared toward intermediate level users with a basic level of U2 XML knowledge. Come access the hands-on lab exercises that cover mapping using the XML/DB tool and data manipulation using XMAP, XPATH and XDOM in U2 Basic. There will be written assignments with included solutions. |
