Archive for August, 2009
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11
Aug
2009
Siebel – Vanilla Functionality
What is Siebel Vanilla functionality?
Somebody recently asked me this question. Though trivial, it could be quite foxing for somebody new to the Siebel Development community. It is a part of the normal Siebel jargon.
10
Aug
2009
ORACLE – DUAL Table
One of the first things that any introductory SQL tutorial teaches, is about the DUAL table in Oracle. It is the commonest of the lot, and extremely useful, I must say. The DUAL table is installed automatically with the standard Oracle Data Dictionary at the time of installing the ORACLE Database itself.
7
Aug
2009
Siebel Configuration – A day in life
Consider this article as a simple overview of Siebel Configuration. We will cover how a typical day in the life of a Siebel Configurator is most likely to be like.
Siebel is a Tool in itself. It is a Customer Relationship Management system, which Oracle has kept as close to the global standards as it could, and it has done a good job at that, I must say. In most cases, it is similar to any customized CRM software you may come across, just that most of the views, and Data Organization that you would yearn for, would be available Out of the Box when you install Siebel CRM.
6
Aug
2009
Siebel EIM – USING SYNONYMS
Performance is always a major issue in most of the Siebel Intallations. In a project where large scale EIM Processing is needed, rest assured, Performance would be the from amongst the most discussed topics, at least from the Acceptance Testing phase, if not before!
EIM Data loads can turn out to be for millions of records, and many tens of GBs of Data being imported is a common sight (talking in terms of the Oracle Database Data File footprint). The customer has to be around that size, if he is actually going in for a Siebel CRM implementation I guess!
6
Aug
2009
How many vacations do you want in a year?
How many vacations from your regular job would you want every year? Well, this seems to be the one of the apparent fronts that employees seem to be most discontent with. Well, in a twist, how about taking as many days off in a year as you want, just for a change?!! 
How about setting your own work hours?
How about also having the option as to where do you want to work from?
5
Aug
2009
Google acquires On2
Every big company seems on be in an acquisition mode. Recession seems to have offered the best chance to the industry to consolidate.
Google and On2, today, jointly made the announcement of Google acquiring On2. On2′s product portfolio includes Advanced Video Compression, Video Encoding & Publishing and Embedded solutions for Chips and Devices. Please click here to view On2′s complete Product Portfolio.
5
Aug
2009
Siebel – Automatic User Logout
Logging out a user automatically, when the user does not explicitly logoff.
This one came up as a request from NP on GeeksBlogging@dotCOM. I believe this would possibly be a very frequent issue and a common problem in almost all the Siebel Installations. The users generally come from a Sales background. They hardly care how they actually close the Siebel Application. In most cases, they just press the (X) button on top of the Browser window, rather than explicitly selecting File -> Logout.
4
Aug
2009
Siebel EIM Career – A day in Life
Consider this article as a simple overview of Siebel EIM. We will cover how a typical day in the life of a Siebel EIM Developer is like.
Usage of Siebel EIM is guaranteed as soon as a Siebel project is to be implemented, in most cases. The only exceptions that I can think of are the Siebel Upgrade projects in some cases, or in case the client never had any information organizing of Contacts and Leads for this line of business before (Rare, and highly unlikely!!).
4
Aug
2009
Google versus Apple – It’s official now
“Unfortunately, as Google enters more of Apple’s core businesses, with Android and now Chrome OS, Eric’s effectiveness as an Apple Board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse himself from even larger portions of our meetings due to potential conflicts of interest. Therefore, we have mutually decided that now is the right time for Eric to resign his position on Apple’s Board” said Apple’s Steve Jobs.
