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Pettavaithalai is a town between Kulithalai and Trichy. The distance from Pettavaithalai to Trichy is 27 km and Pettavaithalai to Kulithalai is 8 km. The Pettavaithalai town is an important place of pilgrimage. The important temples are Karumbai Amman Temple “Lord Shiva” temple at Devasthanam. Pettavaithalai is by the river Cauveryand this is the take off point for the Uyyakondan canal which is the major irrigation canal for the fertile lands in trichy district. One of the EID parry sugar factories is located in this small town. this is one of the very feww factories that has a captive power plant. This town is also known for it's 'KORAI mat' i.e. the mat spun using the korai grass. This one of the main village industry prevalent in this place.

Origins TIBCO is an indirect successor to Teknekron Software Systems, Inc. Teknekron was formed in 1983,[3] and produced a software product it called The Information Bus (TIB),[4] which included as a substantial application the processing of stock quotes. In 1994, Teknekron was acquired by Reuters,[5][6] but was spun out as a separate company in 1994, named Tibco, after the TIB product.[7] In January 1997 Tibco Software Inc. was established as a separate entity to create and market software for integration of business applications outside the financial services sector. Reuters retained Tibco Finance to create and market software solutions for the financial services sector. In July 1999, Tibco went public on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol TIBX. Greg the Architect Greg Opening Sequence Starting in 2007, Tibco promoted video and print ads starring an action figure called "Greg the Architect."[8] Since launching, the videos have been mentioned in numerous

TIBCO Software Inc. is a global company that develops integration software for companies including those in the energy, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, and financial services industries. Its headquarters is in Palo Alto, California, with offices in North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and South America.  The company's major commercial competitors are IBM, Oracle Corporation, and SAP AG. In addition, TIBCO offers the message-oriented middleware products Rendezvous and SmartSockets (from Talarian acquisition).

Windows 7 (formerly codenamed Blackcomb and Vienna) is an upcoming version of Microsoft Windows, a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs and media center PCs.Windows 7 was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009, with general retail availability set for October 22, 2009,less than three years after the release of its predecessor, Windows Vista. Windows 7's server counterpart, Windows Server 2008 R2, is slated for release at the same time. Unlike its predecessor, which introduced a large number of new features, Windows 7 is intended to be a more focused, incremental upgrade to the Windows line, with the goal of being fully compatible with applications and hardware with which Windows Vista is already compatible. Presentations given by the company in 2008 focused on multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows Shell with a new taskbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup, and p

Development Development of Windows 7 Originally, a version of Windows codenamed Blackcomb was planned as the successor to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Major features were planned for Blackcomb, including an emphasis on searching and querying data and an advanced storage system named WinFS to enable such scenarios. However, an interim, minor release, codenamed "Longhorn" was announced for 2003, delaying the development of Blackcomb.[10] By the middle of 2003, however, Longhorn had acquired some of the features originally intended for Blackcomb. After three major viruses exploited flaws in Windows operating systems within a short time period in 2003, Microsoft changed its development priorities, putting some of Longhorn's major development work on hold while developing new service packs for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Development of Longhorn (Windows Vista) was also "reset," or delayed, in August 2004. A number of features were cut from Longhor

New and changed features Features new to Windows 7 The new Action Center which replaces Windows Security Center Windows 7 includes a number of new features, such as advances in touch and handwriting recognition, support for virtual hard disks, improved performance on multi-core processors,[32][33][34][35] improved boot performance, DirectAccess, and kernel improvements. Windows 7 adds support for systems using multiple heterogeneous graphics cards from different vendors (Heterogeneous Multi-adapter), a new version of Windows Media Center,[36] a Gadget for Windows Media Center, improved media features, the XPS Essentials Pack and Windows PowerShell being included, and a redesigned Calculator with multiline capabilities including Programmer and Statistics modes along with unit conversion. Many new items have been added to the Control Panel, including ClearType Text Tuner, Display Color Calibration Wizard, Gadgets, Recovery, Troubleshooting, Workspaces Center, Location and Other Se

SAP's products focus on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). The company's main product is SAP ERP. The current version is SAP ERP 6.0 and is part of the SAP Business Suite. Its previous name was called R/3. The "R" of SAP R/3 stood for realtime - even though it is not a realtime solution. The number 3 related to the 3-tier architecture: database, application server and client (SAPgui). R/2, which ran on a Mainframe architecture, was the predecessor of R/3. Before R/2 came System RF, later dubbed R/1. SAP ERP is one of five enterprise applications in SAP's Business Suite. The other four applications are: * customer relationship management (CRM) - helps companies acquire and retain customers, gain marketing and customer insight * product lifecycle management (PLM) - helps manufacturers with product-related information * supply chain management (SCM) - helps companies with the process of resourcing its manufacturing and service processes * supplier relationsh

SAP was founded in 1972 as Systemanalyse und Programmentwicklung ("System Analysis and Program Development") by five former IBM engineers in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg (Dietmar Hopp, Hans-Werner Hector, Hasso Plattner, Klaus E. Tschira, and Claus Wellenreuther).[3] As part of the Xerox exit strategy from the computer industry, Xerox retained IBM to migrate their business systems to IBM technology. As part of IBM's compensation for the migration, IBM acquired the SDS/SAPE software, reportedly for a contract credit of $80,000. The SAPE software was given by IBM to the founding ex-IBM employees in exchange for founding stock provided to IBM, reportedly 8%. Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) was SAP's first ever customer in 1972.[4] The acronym was later changed to stand for Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung ("Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing"). In 1976, "SAP GmbH" was founded and the following year

storage area network (SAN) is an architecture to attach remote computer storage devices (such as disk arrays, tape libraries, and optical jukeboxes) to servers in such a way that the devices appear as locally attached to the operating system. Although the cost and complexity of SANs are dropping, they are still uncommon outside larger enterprises. Network attached storage (NAS), in contrast to SAN, uses file-based protocols such as NFS or SMB/CIFS where it is clear that the storage is remote, and computers request a portion of an abstract file rather than a disk block.

Network types Most storage networks use the SCSI protocol for communication between servers and disk drive devices. They do not use SCSI low-level physical interface (e.g. cables), however, as its bus topology is unsuitable for networking. A mapping layer to other low-level protocols is used to form a network: * ATA over Ethernet (AoE), mapping of ATA over Ethernet, * Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP), the most prominent one, is mapping of SCSI over Fibre Channel (FC), * Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), * mapping of FICON over FC, used by mainframe computers, * HyperSCSI, mapping of SCSI over Ethernet, * iFCP[1] or SANoIP[2] mapping of FCP over IP. * iSCSI Extensions for RDMA (iSER), mapping of iSCSI over InfiniBand (IB), * iSCSI, mapping of SCSI over TCP/IP

Storage sharing Historically, data centers first created "islands" of SCSI disk arrays. Each island was dedicated to an application, and visible as a number of "virtual hard drives" (i.e. LUNs). Essentially, a SAN connects storage islands together using a high-speed network, thus allowing all applications to access all disks. Operating systems still view a SAN as a collection of LUNs, and usually maintain their own file systems on them. These local file systems, which cannot be shared among multiple operating systems/hosts, are the most reliable and most widely used. If two independent local file systems resided on a shared LUN, they would be unaware of this fact, would have no means of cache synchronization and eventually would corrupt each other. Thus, sharing data between computers through a SAN requires advanced solutions, such as SAN file systems or clustered computing. Despite such issues, SANs help to increase storage capacity utilization, since multiple

IELTS (pronounced /ˈaı.ɛlts/), or 'International English Language Testing System', is an international standardised test of English language proficiency. It is jointly managed by University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, the British Council and IDP Education Australia, and was established in 1989. There are two versions of the IELTS: the Academic Version and the General Training Version: * The Academic Version is intended for those who want to enroll in universities and other institutions of higher education and for professionals such as medical doctors and nurses who want to study or practice in an English-speaking country. * The General Training Version is intended for those planning to undertake non-academic training or to gain work experience, or for immigration purposes. It is generally acknowledged that the reading and writing tests for the Academic Version are more difficult than those for the General Training Version, due to the differences in the level of inte

IELTS Test Structure All candidates must complete four Modules - Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking - to obtain a Band, which is shown on an IELTS Test Report Form (TRF). All candidates take the same Listening and Speaking Modules, while the Reading and Writing Modules differ depending on whether the candidate is taking the Academic or General Training Versions of the Test. The total test duration is around 2 hours and 45 minutes for Listening, Reading and Writing modules. Listening: 40 minutes, 30 minutes for which a recording is played centrally and additional 10 minutes for transferring answers onto the OMR answer sheet. Reading: 60 minutes. Writing: 60 minutes. (n.b. No additional time is given for transfer of answers in Reading and Writing modules) The first three modules - Listening, Reading and Writing (always in that order) - are completed in one day, and in fact are taken with no break in between. The Speaking Module may be taken, at the discretion of the test

Band Scale IELTS is scored on a nine band scale, with each band corresponding to a specified competence in English.Overall Band Scores are reported to the nearest whole or half band. For the avoidance of doubt, the following rounding convention applies; if the average across the four skills ends in .25, it is rounded up to the next half band, and if it ends in .75, it is rounded up to the next whole band. The nine bands are described as follows: [edit] 9 Expert User Has full command of the language: appropriate, accurate and fluent with complete understanding. It is very hard to attain this score. [edit] 8 Very Good User Has fully operational command of the language with only occasional unsystematic inaccuracies and inappropriacies. Handles complex detailed argumentation well. [edit] 7 Good User Has operational command of the language, though with occasional inaccuracies, inappropriateness and misunderstandings in some situations. Generally handles complex language w

Paper-Based Test In areas where the iBT and CBT are not available, a paper-based test (PBT) is given. Because test takers cannot register at the testing center on the test date, they must register in advance using the registration form provided in the Supplemental Paper TOEFL Bulletin. They should register in advance of the given deadlines to ensure a place because the test centers have limited seating and may fill up early. Tests are administered only several times each year. The PBT tests essentially the same skills as the CBT, albeit with some differences, noticeably the number of questions (which is higher in the PBT) and the score scales. The test lasts 4 hours more or less. Students can take the test as many times as they wish. However, colleges and universities usually consider only the most recent score. 1. Listening (30–40 minutes) It consists of three parts. The first one contains 30 questions about short conversations. The second part has 8 questions about longer co

Internet-Based Test Since its introduction in late 2005, the Internet-Based test (iBT) has progressively replaced both the computer-based (CBT) and paper-based (PBT) tests. The iBT has been introduced in phases, with the United States, Canada, France, Germany, and Italy in 2005 and the rest of the world in 2006, with test centers added regularly. Although the demand for test seats was very high, and candidates had to wait for months, it is now possible to take the test within one to four weeks in most countries. The four-hour test consists of four sections, each measuring mainly one of the basic language skills (although some tasks may require multiple skills) focusing on language used in an academic, higher-education environment. Note-taking is allowed during the iBT. The test cannot be taken more than once a week. 1. Reading This module determines proficiency in understanding intellectual reading issues. The Reading module contains questions about 3 to 5 long passages. The p

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (or TOEFL, pronounced "toe-full") evaluates the ability of an individual to use and understand English in an academic setting. It is an admission requirement for non-native English speakers at many English-speaking colleges and universities. Additionally, institutions such as government agencies, licensing bodies, businesses, or scholarship programs may require this test. A TOEFL score is valid for two years and then will no longer be officially reported since a candidate's language proficiency could have significantly changed since the date of the test. Colleges and universities usually consider only the most recent TOEFL score. The TOEFL test is a registered trademark of Educational Testing Service (ETS) and is administered worldwide. The test was first administered in 1964 and has since been taken by more than 23 million students. Policies governing the TOEFL program are formulated with advice from a 16-member board. Bo

MQ tools Tool / file name Purpose amqsaicq.c Create a local queue using the MQ Administration Interface (MQAI) amqsaiem.c Event monitor using the MQ Admin Interface (MQAI) amqsailq.c Inquire the current depth of all local queues using MQAI amqsaxe0.c ApiExit which traces MQAPI calls amqsbcg0.c Browse messages, text and header (use amqsgbr for text only) amqsblst.c Bandwidth and connectivity tester amqscnxc.c Client connection information on MQCONNX amqsecha.c Echo messages to reply to queue (triggered program) (sent by amqsreq, maybe) amqsgbr0.c Browse messages, text only (use amqsbcg for text and header) amqsget0.c Get a message amqsgrma.c Get reference messages from a queue. Checks that the objects, identified in the messages, exist amqsinqa.c MQINQ sample (triggered program) amqsldpc.c Look up the MQ host name, channel name and queue name in an LDAP directory + MQPUT amqsmon0.c Get an statistics or accounting message amqsprma.c Create a reference message amqsptl0.

* when installing MQ Server, do install MQ Client also. It is very useful to connect to remote sites. * naming convention (MD00, GG24-4469 and MD04) See Intercommunication manual for suggested naming conventions o queue name max length = 48 chars (all MQ objects, except ...) o channel name max length = 20 chars * use ReplyToQ/ReplyToQMgr fields * use REPLY type in response message * use triggering if possible. Use TRIGGER FIRST. TRIGGER EVERY only if needed. Avoid TRIGGER DEPTH. * do not use persistence if possible * copy Message_Id into Correl_Id field to correlate response to request * request a Report if your message is rejected or expires. * know the default queue manager and verify it exists - used by runmqsc -w * MQ & clustering : o define a Qmgr to be exclusively FR1 and another Qmgr to be FR2 o use 2 (and no more) Full Repositories o make sure both FRs have a Cluster Sender Channel to the other FR * MQ under HACMP : o use virtual IP in "IPADDR( )&qu

Developed in Scotland, Telecommunications Access Method (TCAM) came along in 1971 with the birth of TSO. It supported asynchronous messaging, as with MQ. TCAM 3.0 added in reusable disk message queues for recovery soon thereafter, as with MQ. A high-level PL/I program could be used to access TRANSIENT datasets (dynamic message queues). Reading a message from a transient dataset resulted in that message is removed from the queue, as with a non-browse READ with MQ. With the advent of computers, IBM saw an opportunity to apply new technology to the need for message switching. In the early 1960s, IBM marketed computer-like devices, such as the 7740 and 7750 message switching systems. The IBM System/360 was announced in April 1964 and with it came communication access methods such as BTAM and QTAM (Basic and Queued Telecommunications Access Methods). In the late 1960s, still another communication access method became available and it was known as TCAM, the Telecommunications Access Metho

WebSphere MQ provides assured one-time delivery of messages across a wide variety of platforms. The product emphasizes reliability and robustness of message traffic, and ensures that a message should never be lost if MQ is appropriately configured. It needs to be remembered that a message in the context of MQ has no implication other than a gathering of data. MQ is very generalized and can be used as a robust substitute for many forms of intercommunication. For example, it can be used to implement reliable delivery of large files as a substitute for FTP. MQ provides application designers a mechanism to achieve non-time-dependent architecture. Messages can be sent from one application to another, regardless of whether the applications are running at the same time. If a message receiver application is not running when a sender sends it a message, the queue manager will hold the message until the receiver asks for it. Ordering of all messages is preserved, by default this is in FIFO

A channel is a communication link used by distributed queue managers. There are two categories of channel in MQ: Message channels, which are unidirectional, and transfer messages from one queue manager to another. MQI channels, which are bidirectional, and transfer MQI calls from a MQ client to a queue manager, and responses from a queue manager to a MQ client. There are two types of MQI channel : server-connection and client-connection. MQ 6.0, "Application Programming Guide", SC34-6595-01, page 45 [65/601] The definition of each end of a message channel can be one of the following types: Sender Receiver Server Requester Cluster sender Cluster receiver Do not confuse message channels with MQI channels. There are two types of MQI channel : server-connection and client-connection. A message channel is defined using one of these types defined at one end, and a compatible type at the other end. Possible combinations are: Sender - Receiver Requester - Server R

IBM Websphere MQ Processes Processes AMQMTRBN . amqhasmn.exe - the logger. amqmsrvn.exe - COM server. amqmtbrn.exe - . amqpcsea.exe - the command server. amqrmppa.exe - channel process. amqrrmfa.exe - repository process (for clusters). amqsvc.exe - . amqxssvn.exe - shared memory server(s). amqzdmaa.exe - deferred message processor. amqzfuma.exe - OAM process. amqzlaa0.exe - queue manager agents (LQM agents). amqzllp0.exe - checkpoint processor. amqzxma0.exe - processing controller. runmqchi.exe - channel initiator. runmqlsr.exe - listener. Description of MQ tasks : When a queue manager is running, you see some or all of the following batch jobs running under the QMQM user profile in the MQ subsystem. Job name Function AMQALMPX The checkpoint processor that periodically takes journal checkpoints. AMQCLMAA Non-threaded TCP/IP listener. AMQCRSTA TCP/IP-invoked channel responder. AMQCRS6B LU62 receiver channel and client connection (see note). AMQFCXBA Broker worker jo

Oracle Fusion Middleware Components Enterprise Application Server Weblogic Server Oracle Application Server Integration & Process Management BPEL Process Manager Business Activity Monitoring Business Rules Enterprise Connectivity (Adapters) Enterprise Messaging Service Enterprise Service Bus Oracle Application server B2B Service Registry Web Services Manager Development Tools Application Development Framework JDeveloper SOA Suite TopLink Forms Services Developer Suite Business Intelligence Business Intelligence 10g[7] Business Activity Monitoring Discoverer Data Hubs BI Publisher Reports Services Systems Management Enterprise Manager 10g Web Services Manager User Interaction Beehive Collaboration Suite Portal Oracle Webcenter Real-Time Collaboration Unified Messaging Workspaces Content Management Web content management Records management Enterprise search Digital asset management Email archiving Identity management Identity Management

Oracle Fusion Middleware (OFM) is a portfolio of software products, produced by Oracle, that spans multiple services, including J2EE and developer tools, integration services, business intelligence, collaboration, and content management. OFM is based on open standards such as BPEL, SOAP, XML and JMS.[1] Many of the products included under the Oracle Fusion Middleware banner are not themselves middleware products, Fusion Middleware essentially being a rebranding of many of Oracle's products outside of their core database and applications software offerings. According to Oracle, by 2006 over 30,000 organizations were Fusion Middleware customers, including over 35 of the world's 50 largest companies and more than 750 of the BusinessWeek Global 1000, with OFM also supported by 7,500 partners. Oracle Fusion Middleware is designed to support development, deployment, and management of Service-Oriented Architecture. It includes what Oracle calls "Hot-Pluggable" architectur

WebSphere Message Broker WebSphere software Features and benefits IBM WebSphere Message Broker V6.1 supports the following key capabilities and benefits: Platform-Independent Based Enterprise Service Bus * Distribute any type of information across and between multiple diverse systems and applications, providing delivery of the right information in the right format at the right time * Reduce point-to-point interconnections and simplify application programming through separation of integration logic from the applications and from process logic * Powerful publish-and-subscribe matching engine routes information in real time based on topic and content to any endpoint * Validate and transform messages in-flight between any combination of different message formats, including Web Services, other XML and non-XML formats * Route messages based on (evaluated) business rules to match information content and business processes * Improve business agility by dynamically r

Middleware is computer software that connects software components or applications. The software consists of a set of services that allow multiple processes running on one or more machines to interact across a network. This technology evolved to provide for interoperability in support of the move to coherent distributed architectures, which are used most often to support and simplify complex, distributed applications. It includes web servers, application servers, and similar tools that support application development and delivery. Middleware is especially integral to modern information technology based on XML, SOAP, Web services, and service-oriented architecture. Middleware sits "in the middle" between application software working on different operating systems. It is similar to the middle layer of a three-tier single system architecture, except that it is stretched across multiple systems or applications. Examples include database systems, telecommunications software, tra

13. What is Peer-to-Peer communication? Peer-to-Peer : Most early client/server applications were implemented using low level conversational peer-to-peer products. The term peer-to-peer indicates that the two sides of a communication link use the same protocol interface to conduct a networked conversation. Any computer can initiate a conversation with any other computer. A peer-to-peer network relationship defines one in which computer on the network communicate with each other as equals. Each computer is responsible for making its own resources available. 14. What are the different categories of client/Server applications? a) Host-Based Processing b) Client-Based Processing c) Coopeartive Processing BDV-842844-BDV 15. What is Server & Network? Server : A server is the machine that runs data management software that has been designed for server functionality. A server has operating system software, data management software and a portion of the network software. N