Blogs

Jonas Yuan | 31.12.2009 13:34

The topic “sharing content across organizations” has been discussed for a while. You can refer to forums entries like Ideas for sharing content across organizations Proposal: sharing tags and...

Ronald Sarayudej | 30.12.2009 23:28

T-Mobile CZ Region: Czech Republic Version: Liferay Portal 5.1 Within the scope of its business activities to which it is authorised, T-Mobile Czech Republic establishes and operates a public...

Ronald Sarayudej | 30.12.2009 20:24

Murcia Cerca Region: Spain Version: Liferay Portal 5.2 Murcia Cerca is a social portal for Murcia's expatriates around the world. It has different content and communities depending on the user...

Dave Truong | 24.12.2009 04:01

It's been awhile since I last posted a blog. It's not like I had a bunch of avid readers; in fact I would be surprised if I even had one. But nevertheless a lot has happened which has kept me...

Shuyang Zhou | 22.12.2009 09:11

IO is very important in almost all types of applications, because IO operations can cause bottleneck very easily. In Java's world, there are two groups of IO classes, Traditional IO(TIO), New...

Shuyang Zhou | 17.12.2009 02:50

String in Java is special, because its immutable particularity. Immutable String is the cornerstone of Java Security and thread-safety, without it Java is brittle. But immutable comes with price,...

Alexander Chow | 16.12.2009 10:54

A few months ago Minhchau created a migration tool to move document library files from using one hook to another (e.g., JCRHook to AdvancedFileSystemHook). He showed the code for it and wrote...

Mika Koivisto | 15.12.2009 11:16

Starting to recover from jetlag after a two week trip Los Angeles and Liferay retreat. One of the things we finally made some progress during the developer retreat is providing official maven...

Ronald Sarayudej | 12.12.2009 00:40

Go Big Event Inc. Region: Canada Version: Liferay Portal 5.2 Go Big Event is an online registration service company based in Edmonton, Alberta. They offer simple and convenient event registration...

Ronald Sarayudej | 11.12.2009 23:47

Digital-h Region: Spain Version: Liferay Portal 5.2 Digital-h is the hub of all things digital media in the city of L'Hospitalet, including Radio L'Hospitalet, L'Hospitalet City Journal, and...

Ronald Sarayudej | 08.12.2009 22:20

Poken Region: Switzerland Version: Liferay Portal 5.2 Poken is a technology that utilizes a proprietary Near Field Communication technology to create a "social business card." It's an easy way to...

Ronald Sarayudej | 08.12.2009 21:45

Dream Dallas Habitat for Humanity Region: USA Version: Liferay Portal EE 4.4 Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity is a Christian ministry that builds quality, affordable homes in partnership with...

Shuyang Zhou | 08.12.2009 06:50

I have just came back from 2009 retreat, it was really fun. A lot of old faces and new faces, a lot of fun talking and genius ideas. I am glad i was there, i had a good time In the retreat a few...

Bryan H Cheung | 08.12.2009 02:08

Another great example of the innovation that the Liferay community keeps contributing is the recently released Liferay Linked Data Module from IMC Technologies. Linked Data is an approach that...

Ronald Sarayudej | 03.12.2009 22:04

Ukraine-Switzerland MCH Programme Version: Liferay Portal 5.2 The longstanding Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health partnership started in 1997 and aims at supporting health sector reform and...

Jerry Niu | 02.12.2009 00:31

I was recently asked about Maven in relation to Liferay. Although we don't have any official support for Maven. Others have made it work with Liferay. An old co-worker turn me on to this. I...

Joshua Asbury | 25.11.2009 03:42

One November 17, 2009, I had the great honor of presenting at the 2nd annual Accenture Open Source Conference in Amsterdam. Accenture has made great strides over the past couple of years in...

Ronald Sarayudej | 24.11.2009 19:23

Open Interactive Region: Switzerland Version: Liferay Portal 5.2 Open Interactive's philosophy is to provide good products and services at fair prices by working exclusively with open source web...

satya ranjan | 24.11.2009 18:35

The Portal Pack project site (http://portalpack.netbeans.org) is down for last few days because of the netbeans.org migration. But in case you need Portal Pack's binaries urgently, here is the new...

Ronald Sarayudej | 24.11.2009 18:34

Amgen Scholars Region: USA + Europe Version: Liferay Portal 5.2 The Amgen Scholars Program provides hundreds of selected undergraduate students with the opportunity to engage in a hands-on research...

Ray Augé | 21.11.2009 18:49

Do you maintain/use a Mobile delivered App? Do you maintain/use a Point of Sale delivered App? Do you maintain/use a Kiosk delivered App? Do you maintain/use a Terminal Server delivered App? Do you...

Ronald Sarayudej | 21.11.2009 00:42

Sony Reader Club Region: Germany Version: Liferay Portal 5.1 By registering with the Sony Reader Club, you can enjoy free EPUB downloads, access to the Reader forums, and fun tips on using the Sony...

Ronald Sarayudej | 20.11.2009 23:56

Electronic Arts Inc. Mobile Region: USA Electronic Arts Inc. is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. EA develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide...

Ronald Sarayudej | 20.11.2009 23:34

Staysure Region: UK Inspired by the growing market and economic power of the over 50s, Staysure.co.uk Limited was formed in 2004 as an insurance intermediary specialising in the senior sector....

Bryan H Cheung | 18.11.2009 20:14

The folks at Integrated Semantics have developed a Flex/AIR-based front-end for Liferay Portal. This is a great example of Liferay's flexibility when it comes to separating the presentation tier...

Ronald Sarayudej | 14.11.2009 00:43

Renaissance by the Creek Region: Canada Renaissance by the Creek is Mississauga’s newest and finest facility and with 4 beautifully decorated ballrooms that can cater to any social or corporate...

Jorge Ferrer | 13.11.2009 18:36

Here I am once again, I still don't blog as much as I would like too but there are so many things happening around Liferay that it's hard to sit down and write. Our office in Madrid keeps growing...

Ronald Sarayudej | 13.11.2009 00:34

Bugaboo Inc. Region: Netherlands Bugaboo is a Dutch mobility company headquartered in Amsterdam with offices around the globe. Founded in 1999 by designer Max Barenbrug and physician Eduard Zanen,...

Bryan H Cheung | 12.11.2009 21:26

This is very late in coming, but I wanted to do a recap of our latest round of Symposiums that took place in September and October of 2009. Three events took place around the globe in Los Angeles,...

Ronald Sarayudej | 09.11.2009 22:00

AlphaCSP Region: Israel AlphaCSP is your innovative, devoted, and enthusiastic company for Java-oriented services and solutions. AlphaCSP was founded in 1998 and has been part of Malam-Team group...

Ronald Sarayudej | 09.11.2009 21:49

VietSoftware International Region: Vietnam VietSoftware International is a company headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam. Established in June 19th, 2006 as a subsidiary of VietSoftware Incorporated,...

Ronald Sarayudej | 09.11.2009 21:38

Neckermann Travel Service Ltd. Region: Hungary Neckermann Travel Service allows prospective travelers to book plane tickets, and car rentals, custom tours, and group packages all around the world...

Ronald Sarayudej | 09.11.2009 19:26

CCF Online Region: UK The UK’s leading monthly magazine covering all aspects of the call centre industry and customer service in general. Articles give practical advice and tips on how to ensure...

Ronald Sarayudej | 05.11.2009 20:22

Newedge Region: Pretty much everywhere Newedge offers global, multi-asset brokerage services on a range of listed and OTC derivatives and securities. Formed from a joint venture between Société...

Ronald Sarayudej | 05.11.2009 20:09

DemandTec, Inc. Region: USA DemandTec services represent a combination of software-as-a-service merchandising and marketing optimization applications, packaged service offerings to help further...

Brian Chan | 04.11.2009 23:23

You've heard of the Digg effect, but the same is true of the "Google" effect. We're celebrating Sesame Street's 40th anniversary today. Go to www.google.com and you'll see a nice reference to Big...

Ray Augé | 30.10.2009 13:24

I know that some people are suggesting using the setenv.sh script to control JVM settings for tomcat. Notably I see adding JMX configurations this way, among other things. Be careful what you add...

James Min | 27.10.2009 04:56

Probably one of the top 5 questions I get asked on consulting gigs is, "How do I connect to an external database?" The wiki was a bit out of date, so I made a new one for Liferay 5.2. Wiki:...

Samuel Kong | 23.10.2009 08:05

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you need to deploy a piece of JavaScript (such as Google Analytics) to every single page in the portal? Up to now, the most common way to...

Ronald Sarayudej | 22.10.2009 17:43

Highbury Group Region: UK Formed in 2000 in the United Kingdom, Highbury Group provides management resources to Europe's largest aircraft manufacturer. The company has personel suporting Emirates...

Ray Augé | 20.10.2009 17:26

I've recently been reading Pragmatic Thinking & Learning: Refactor Your Wetware by Any Hunt, Pragmatic Bookshelf, and it has really got me thinking... (Yes, that was pretty lame. HaHaHa!) Actually...

Ray Augé | 19.10.2009 19:18

Have you ever had a super freakish problem with the Liferay CSS Not doing what you expected? I mean I love Liferay's new Minifier, it's fast and efficient. But, it's no fun when you have problems....

Alexander Chow | 16.10.2009 16:04

When I was at the European Symposium, I was surprised how many people said to me "Gosh I wish Liferay could do ABC," in which I responded, "But it has -- ever since version X.YZ!" But I guess part...

Ray Augé | 09.10.2009 15:10

I've seen a tone of requests lately for how to add Expando Tables and Columns programatically during some startup proceedure. The biggest problem seems to be with PermissionChecker. The problem...

Bruno Farache | 03.10.2009 20:37

Suppose that you, a portlet developer, need to develop a FAQ portlet that displays questions and answers and that allows certain users to create/update/delete FAQ entries, i.e., a simple CRUD...

Neil Griffin | 02.10.2009 03:44

As part of my work on JSR 314 (JSF 2.0) I've been reviewing the specification, Javadocs, and tag library docs for accuracy. One way I do this is to make examples that test drive what the...

Neil Griffin | 02.10.2009 02:30

As part of my work on JSR 314 (JSF 2.0) I've been reviewing the specification, Javadocs, and tag library docs for accuracy. One way I do this is to make examples that test drive what the...

Neil Griffin | 01.10.2009 21:56

On a recent trip to Colorado I had the opportunity to go panning for gold in a stream and take a tour of a gold mine. There may be a lot of gold in the West Portal (shown below), but rest assured...

Ronald Sarayudej | 01.10.2009 19:42

European Schoolnet Region: Belgium European Schoolnet (EUN) is a network of 31 Ministries of Education in Europe and beyond. EUN was created more than 10 years ago with the aim to bring about...

Ronald Sarayudej | 01.10.2009 19:12

Aktia Region: Finland Aktia Bank is a full service bank and a part of Aktia finance group. They provide customers with high class banking, insurance and estate agency services all under one roof....

Jonas Yuan | 29.09.2009 16:53

FCKEditor (2.6.5 or CKEditor 3.x) is the only editor to bring you a "zero installation" spell check as you type solution. Nothing in your servers is needed for it. It's based on the quality spell...

Bryan H Cheung | 26.09.2009 01:34

We had a phenomenal turn out for this year's Liferay West Coast Symposium, our annual community and customer conference. Our North America marketing and events team, led by Cecilia Lam, put...

Bryan H Cheung | 26.09.2009 00:22

I want to take a moment to announce that we are going to start referring to the open source builds of Liferay Portal as "Community Edition." We originally introduced Liferay Portal Enterprise...

Joshua Asbury | 18.09.2009 11:34

Earlier this week, I did a demonstration of Liferay for a potential customer. I think it went well, and for the most part, I was able to show them all of the capabilities of the product in which...

Jorge Ferrer | 17.09.2009 15:15

Mallorca is one of those places in the world that you have to visit. Like most places next to the the sea it provides a sense of calm that is very appreciated when you come from the busy Madrid. I...

Neil Griffin | 17.09.2009 10:15

Here is the video recording of the Jazoon 2009 talk I was privileged to do with Micha Kiener of Mimacom: Presentation Title: Like Peanut Butter & Chocolate (or Ajax Meets Portals) Direct link:...

Ronald Sarayudej | 16.09.2009 23:26

Need For Speed Region: USA Need for Speed, a top-selling franchise from Electronic Arts Inc., is known for its award-winning authentic racing experience with real-world physics and pixel-perfect...

Bryan H Cheung | 14.09.2009 23:37

I am pleased to announce that the second beta for Liferay Social Office is now available for download. This product is the result of a close collaboration between Liferay's product and engineering...

Ivan Cheung | 11.09.2009 20:04

Most of the client (and potential client) locations I've visited in China have been in big, crowded, metropolitan cities. This particular one was different since it was located on the outskirts of...

Joshua Asbury | 10.09.2009 17:36

People who have been knocking around the community over the years probably know me, but I wanted to use my first blog post to introduce myself. My name is Josh Asbury, and I am the new Sales and...