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Use Scalable Vector Graphics in HTML5 (Web development)
Examine the basic concepts and usage of SVG in HTML5. Learn about drawing, filters, gradients, text, and adding SVG XML to web pages. Then discover how they have several benefits over their raster counterparts: JPEG, GIF, and PNG.
Database design for multi-tenancy on the cloud (Information Management)
Learn some considerations that new software as a service vendors need to take into account when developing applications or modifying existing ones to enable them for multi-tenancy on the cloud. Six cases or methods are described.
Pure speed with mod_pagespeed (Linux)
Wouldn't it be nice if you could automatically optimize your page delivery through Apache? That's the promise of the open-source mod_pagespeed. Learn more about what it does and how to put it to work immediately.
New WebSphere Developer Technical Journal (WebSphere)
Look at the routing capabilities provided by the WebSphere proxy server, and learn what you need to do to incorporate Jython servlets in your projects for even greater flexibility. This and much more in the latest journal.
Create a web service project in Drupal (Open source)
Create a custom web service that lets you display content from one Drupal site on another using the Services module. Build the custom module, integrate it with the Services module, then test it to return an output.
Synchronize CMVC and Rational Team Concert data to get benefits of both (Rational)
Get an explanation of the Item Connector Framework in Rational Team Concert. Learn how CMVC artifacts can be mapped to Rational Team Concert artifacts by using synchronization rules and how periodic synchronization helps you get the benefit of both applications.

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