• Designing and Deploying Cisco Unified IM and Presence

• By Chris Olsen Feb 25, 2016

This chapter describes the Cisco Unified Communications IM and Presence (IM&P) architecture and design.

• How to Stimulate Innovation Without Blowing Up the Lab

• By Pat Brans Feb 24, 2016

Modern organizations have to think ahead if they don't want to fall behind. But how can you motivate your people to come up with tomorrow's ideas when they're occupied with meeting today's needs? Pat Brans talks with Keith Harmeyer about why innovation is essential, how to encourage creative thinking, and the value (and risk) involved in making innovation part of the job.

• Quality Management Systems: Adding Business Value

• By Alka Jarvis, Paul Palmes Feb 24, 2016

Learn the reasons, methods, and possible tools to achieve initial registration or upgrade to the 2015 revision of ISO 9001 that add value to your business.

• Validation of XML in Data-Centric Systems

• By Stephen B. Morris Feb 24, 2016

Data validation remains an un-sexy part of software development. In spite of its importance to the success of so many systems, validation is often added as a nearly optional and sometimes poorly crafted extra. Omitting solid XML validation is dangerous. It's also unnecessary, because XML Schema 1.1 offers compelling data-management features that simplify validation, as Stephen B. Morris explains.

• Saving with SQLite

• By Joseph Annuzzi, Shane Conder, Lauren Darcey Feb 23, 2016

What if you need to store structured data for your application, such as data more suited for storing in a database? That's where SQLite comes in. In this chapter, learn to modify the SampleMaterial application so that Card data is stored persistently in a SQLite database on the device and will survive various lifecycle events. By the end of this chapter, you will be confident in adding a SQLite database for your application.