and Other Video Presentations

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Building Block Sections

Partnership Language/Interpreter Development Tools Database Management System System Administration Application Building Blocks

Partnership

Caffeinate Your CUI or GUI BBx App with GUI Sprinkles

• 09 Jan 2013, 12 Dec 2012 - With less than 10 lines of pre-baked code and a few minutes to setup your custom query, you can -caffeinate- your character or GUI app with graphical sprinkles.This session presents a step-by-step approach to bringing modern graphical queries and reporting to your legacy character or graphical applications.

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Customer Success with BBx - On Cue with BUI Apps

• 7 Nov 12 - This third session in the "Customer Success with BBx" series continues to present case studies of how our partners are using the latest BBx to overcome business challenges. In this session, we present EMQUE Consultants, Inc. and their expanding use of BASIS' browser-user-interface (BUI) with their Visual PRO/5® apps.

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Customer Success With BBx, Data Access from Anywhere

• 17 Oct 12 - In this session, we present a large state health agency seeking to give providers a web portal to view patient service statuses remotely from a PRO/5 database.

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Customer Success With BBx, a RADical Facelift

• 03 Oct 12 - In this session, we present ASCI of Miami and their success in rapidly modernizing and adding new feature and function to their vertical market application.

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New Series Kickoff, Customer Success with BBx

• 19 Sept 12 - Series kickoff presents case studies of how our partners are using the latest BBx to overcome business challenges.

 

Language/Interpreter

Get Going with the Latest BBx

• 27 Jun 12 - Introduces new features and functions, and simplified administration and maintenance in multiple environments - Mac, Windows, Linux, or any combination.

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Best of BBj 12.0 Part 3

• 06 Jun 12 - Highlights the BBj 12 performance gains resulting from refactoring of BBj code and Java 7 JVM; reviews the Dialog Wizard and JavaDoc Utility.

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Best of BBj 12.0 Part 2

• 23 May 12 - Reviews the enhanced development tools in BBj 12 with an emphasis on the Barista Application Framework, the Jasper Report Viewer, and the new Resource Bundle Editor

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Best of BBj 12.0 Part 1

• 09 May 12 - Presents the new and improved database and system administration features in BBj 12.

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Writing Your Web App in the Latest BBx - Part 2

• 11 Apr 12, 02 May 12 - Looks into CSS editors and enhancing the look-and-feel of apps; applies new functionality to a BUI app that boosted performance eleven-fold in high latency environments.

Writing Your Web App in the Latest BBx

• 28 Mar 12, 25 Apr 12 - Presents web app development using only BBx and abandoning other languages and third party tools.

Transforming Your BBx Data Output in a Jiffy

• 25 Jan 12, 08 Feb 12 - Instructs how to transform BBx output - BBj, PRO/5, or Visual PRO/5 - into a modern, clean format with little effort and time.

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Extending Your BBx App to the Mobile Frontier

• 11 Jan 12 - Presents the design decisions for running your apps on mobile devices - a mouse-less interface and limited real estate.

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Newest BBx 11.11 - What's in it for Me?

• 16 Nov 11, 30 Nov 11 - Highlights taking advantage of the document output subsystem without moving to Barista and BASIS’ cloud strategy.

Our Lean Mean BUI and CSS

• 17 Aug 11, 04 Sep 11 - Presents a new deployment choice that does not require Java or App Store fees to run a GUI app in a browser on a desktop, a tablet, or a smartphone.

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How Version 11 Improves Your Bottom Line - an Overview

• 22 Jun 11 - Introduces the multi-part series covering the four most powerful components to positively impact on your bottom line: database replication, IPv6, Barista enhancements, and BUI and CSS.

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XCALL In Action

• 23 Mar 11, 02 Nov 11 - Highlights the XCALL Verb that provides PRO/5 users with access to a third party RDBMS and access to several BBj utilities - email, fax, Web Services, PDF printing, charting, Google Doc interface, and more.

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BUI In Action

• 23 Feb 11, 19 Oct 11, 01 Aug 12 - Demonstrates the browser user interface (BUI) in action with examples of BUI in production without requiring an application rewrite.

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Benefits of the Better b-commerce

• 01 Dec 11 - Shows how to write a web app in the language you already know and gives a real-world example of moving a Visual PRO/5 GUI app to BBj.

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Integrating PDF Output

• 17 Nov 10, 26 Jan 11 - Reviews the ‘triple play’ of portable document file capabilities: SYSPRINT, BBjForm, and BBJasper.

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Mix 'n Match PRO/5 and BBj - Redux

• 14 Jul 10 - Presents the interoperability of mixing the capabilities of PRO/5 and BBj and Visual PRO/5 and BBj.

Offering PRO/5 and BBj Code as a Web Service

• 09 Apr 10 - Presents how to easily create and consume Web Services in PRO/5, Visual PRO/5, and BBj.

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Mix 'n Match Java and BBj

• 13 Jan 10 - Showcases blending Java and BBj to deliver modern business solutions.

From CUI to GUI to BUI - Redux

• 09 Dec 09, 19 May 10, 11 Aug 10 - Presents the BASIS product set and introduces the browser user interface (BUI) and its underlying technologies.

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Session-specific Classpath

Development Tools

NEW FoxPro Conversion Tool (German with Sub-titles)

Presenting Your BBx Data in GUI in an Instant

• 07 Mar 12 - Highlights modernizing GUI and CUI apps into a grid style allowing a user-driven query system!

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Consuming Third Party Data

• 05 Oct 11 - Demonstrates accessing BASIS data and consuming third party data from business applications.

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New Barista Enhancements

• 03 Aug 11 - Introduces query enhancements that benefit PRO/5, Visual PRO/5, and BBj developers alike by saving queries and producing forms with drilldowns to fax and/or email.

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Plumbing Barista Into Custom BBj

• 09 Feb 11 - Highlights Barista’s role-based security menu system and adding its navigation, search, and tool buttons into custom forms without re-designing the forms in Barista.

Preserving Mods Through Upgrades

• 22 Sep 10 - Shows how to avoid rewriting heavy customizations when new technology or legislation forces a change; allows customers to take advantage of new features and upgrades.

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Browsers Matter With BUI

• 25 Aug 10, 11 Apr 11 - Introduces developers to writing/converting an app into a browser user interface (BUI), enhancing its look-and-feel, and specific browser performance issues.

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Bridging CUI to GUI: A Hybrid Solution - Part 2

• 30 Jun 10, 12 Jan 11 - Continues the case study using the latest BASIS technology to create a single solution.

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Bridging CUI to GUI: A Hybrid Solution - Part 1

• 16 Jun 10, 29 Dec 10 - Presents a real-world case study inside BASIS of bridging a character-based app to a new GUI app.

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Barista "Perks" With No Effort

• 10 Mar 10 - Highlights several no-cost development utilities available in the Barista Application Development Framework.

Reporting Choices With Barista

• 05 May 10 - Explores integrating legacy columnar reports within the Barista DocOut system or using iReports Design utility to create complex/graphical reports; presents BBjFormObject to replace pre-printed invoices, picking lists, etc.

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Painless Report Writing - Update

• 24 Feb 10 - Delivers an overview of report writing components - SPROC, iReport design tool, BBJasper viewing utility, XCALL Verb - for PRO/5 and Visual PRO/5 developers seeking extra reporting power.

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Developing RDBMS Applications With BASIS Tools

• 27 Jan 10 - Examines the SQL engine, DBMS, and the flexibility of how the Barista data dictionary works with your RDBMS of choice and Barista’s out-of-the-box functionality.

A Modern Graphical Look in Minutes

• 30 Dec 09, 24 Mar 10 - Demonstrates converting a CUI app to a modern GUI look with the Barista Application Framework.

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Barista App in BUI on a Droid

Bridging CUI to GUI - A Case Study

• Reviews how a company converted their apps from CUI to GUI and integrated them into a single app using Barista.

Documentation

Node Navigation

SVN Intergration

Barista Application Framework with MySQL

iReport Tutorial for BBj and Visual PRO/5

Build a Barista Application in 5 minutes

Database Management System

Enabling Data Replication and Auditing for PRO/5, Visual PRO/5, and BBj

• 09 Sep 12 - Recaps database and data file replication and introduces data auditing and then explaining the configuration requirements for enabling these features in PRO/5, Visual PRO/5, and BBj.

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Database Replication

• 06 Jul 11, 31 Aug, 11, 18 Jul 12 - Explores Database and File Replication for all of the PRO/5 Family and BBj application data.

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Triggers Facilitate Easy Upgrades

• 21 Apr 10 - Shows how to put triggers to work in BASIS apps to manage easy upgrades.

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Online Copy and Live Backup

• 16 Dec 09 - Reveals how to make live on-the-fly copies of a database, without downtime, even while users are making active changes

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Enterprise Manager SPROC Call

Harvesting a JDBC Connection String

System Administration

Backing Up Your BBx Data to the Cloud in a Heartbeat

• 13 Mar 13 - This session is an overview of a step-by-step "how to" on replicating your data to the cloud. This session is for you if you've been curious about the benefits and costs of cloud replication for backup and data warehouse purposes.

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Transform Your BBx Cloud Deployments

• 06 Feb 13 - In this session we introduce the new BASIS pre-configured Transformer Amazon Machine Image (AMI) that will greatly simplify your deployments

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Moving to the Cloud 2013

• 23 Jan 13 - Divulges BASIS’ experiences moving to the cloud and clears up common uncertainties - where to start, benefits to you and your customers, etc.

What Does IPv6 Mean to You?

• 20 Jul 11 - Demystifies IPv6 and its effect on developers and their customers.

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Work Smarter not Harder - Sys Admin & DB Tools in BBj 10

• 03 Nov 10 - Presents features of the BASIS Enterprise Manager including database tools, Admin API, user authentication; and the built-in Web Server with ‘zero deployment.’

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Moving to the Cloud

• 06 Nov 10 - Divulges BASIS’ experiences moving to the cloud and clears up common uncertainties - where to start, benefits to you and your customers, etc.

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A Fresh Look at Licensing

• 08 Sep 10 - Uncovers the licensing process for BASIS products, how to license virtual machines for cloud computing, and additional licensing benefits.

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Application Building Blocks

Transforming Your BBx Data Output in a Jiffy

• 25 Jan 12, 08 Feb 12 - Demonstrates how to "GUI"ize your output into more understandable attractive data in pdf, xml, xls, or text format for sending via fax, email, or directly to the Cloud.

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Using BASIS Building Blocks to Create a Webstore

• 14 Dec 11 - Tells what you need to know to present your PRO/5, Visual PRO/5, or BBj database of inventory items for sale on the Web with integration into a back-end ERP solution.

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A Walk Through 'AddonSoftware by Barista'

• 09 Mar 11 - Steps through new AddonSoftware ERP solution features including role-based security and audit logging, and presents a unique ‘commercial open source’ partner program for your consideration.

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