Web Designing , Site Development & E-Commerce

MySQL Hosts Three Customer Conferences in London, Munich & Paris

MySQL AB, the developer of the world's most popular open source database, will host three European Customer Conferences next month with the theme, "Scaling the Modern Enterprise" -- in London on October 16, in Munich on October 18, and in Paris on October 23.
MySQL Northern Europe Customer Conference: Tuesday, October 16 2007, Cavendish Conference Center, London

MySQL Central Europe Customer Conference: Thursday, October 18 2007, Hotel Hilton Munich City, Munich

MySQL Southern Europe Customer Conference: Tuesday, October 23 2007, Hotel Sofitel Le Parc, Paris

MySQL AB Previews New Open Source Database Products

MySQL AB today announced that it plans to release alpha and beta versions of several new Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) products this month, including a 'release candidate' of MySQL 5.1 -- a major new upgrade of the world's most popular open source database server.
The announcement was made this morning at the inaugural Japanese MySQL Users Conference being held here this week.

MySQL Enterprise Simplifies Database Scale-Out with New Automated Replication Monitoring & Advisory Tools

11 September 2007 — MySQL AB today announced a major new version of MySQL Enterprise, its commercial subscription service -- adding many new features to make it easier and more affordable for corporate database developers and DBAs to manage their high-growth Web sites and critical business applications.

In addition, the company is now featuring free-of-charge 30-day trial subscriptions for the new MySQL Enterprise service on its Web site at www.mysql.com/enterprise.

The MySQL Enterprise Fall 2007 Release was unveiled this morning at the inaugural Japanese MySQL Users Conference being held here this week in front of hundreds of MySQL users, customers, partners and employees.

Excerpting "Web Design and Marketing Solutions for Business Websites"

Websites have become the go-to medium for casual information gathering. Google, Wikipedia, Technorati, and other massive information harvesters offer the world near infinite information at near-instant speeds. When people hear about a company, they type in the URL. Because of this, providing as much information about the business and its offerings is a critical ingredient in successful websites and marketing in general—when content is available, people will consume it.
Product page design
A company whose primary line of business is selling tangible products will find its catalog of items falling into three fairly distinct categories:

Products that can be sold on the web: Just about anything that can be shipped and delivered cost-effectively can be sold via an online shopping cart, from fruit baskets to furniture to cars. These products do not need the help of a sales force. Customers can make a purchase online without interacting with the company.

Products that could be sold via the web but are not: Many corporate websites describe products that could feasibly be sold online but are not because the company chooses to distribute them in other ways. Many food manufacturers do not sell their products online because they have exclusive distribution deals with grocery stores and other retail outlets.
Products that cannot realistically be sold through a shopping cart: These products simply can't be delivered without a huge expense (such as a luxury fishing boat) or without intense customization (enterprise-grade software).

NWIAG - 2007 Fall Event

Come join us and Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive for a night of good times and great networking at Nectar Lounge in Fremont for our September NWIAG!

Remember to save the date, and check your inbox for more updates as we near the date of the event. Invite your friends, colleagues and co-workers

IxDA SF: The Problem Solving Power of Stickies: Simple Tools that Deliver Great Results

IxDA SF is back with its second event in our design tools series. This month we present Kate Rutter, Senior Practitioner for Adaptive Path, as she discusses the problem solving power of stickies.
Learn the true power of the sticky note ? yes, stickies! ? to quickly and effectively organize data, visualize themes, and identify patterns.. We?ll start with an overview of how Adaptive Path uses sticky notes (aka: Post-Its) in user experience projects. Then, we?ll jump into a set of hands-on activities to test your stickies aptitude and gain experience in multiple methods.

You?ll learn methods for rapidly visualizing and organizing data into clusters using sticky notes and how these simple, elegant, and versatile tools can help you untangle problems, set priorities, understand complex work flows, and gather feedback from others.

You?ll leave with a greater appreciation for the sticky note, a killer vocabulary for how to creatively use stickies, and an enhanced ability to sort, track, and organize information. You?ll be amazed what you can do with these simple little tools.

CoffeeCup - 2007 Webmaster Jam Session

The Webmaster Jam Session is for Web Designers and Developers looking for candid, straight to the point information from the industries top professionals and best talent.
The casual atmosphere and high quality of information is unparalleled for an event like this. You will chat with some of the best designers in the business, get valuable tips and advice, and meet some great new people.

Speakers: Jared Spool, Nick Finck, Keith Robinson, Derek Featherstone, Greg Rewis, Jeff Croft, Molly Holzschlag, Rob Weychert, Jonathan Snook, Dan Rubin, Rob Jones, Stephen Anderson, John Fallon, Darrin Ward, Garrett Dimon, Ethan Marcotte, Bryan Veloso, Jason Beaird