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September 11, 2005

Remote Lock for Treo

Remote Lock is a little utility for Treo smartphones. It lets you activate built-in security system by sending a text (SMS) message to your phone.

This utility can help you protect sensitive private information in case if your phone is lost or stolen.

More information is available at "http://palmsphere.com/software/3707/Remote_Lock_for_Treo":http://palmsphere.com/software/3707/Remote_Lock_for_Treo

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TreoAlarm

TreoAlarm is a popular alarm clock with weather forecast for Treo smartphones. Over 25,000 Treo owners have downloaded and installed TreoAlarm.

What makes TreoAlarm so popular? Visit "www.treoalarm.com":http://www.treoalarm.com to find more information and to download.

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Reading List 2005


The very first book on "Ruby on Rails":http://www.rubyonrails.com/ framework. Easy to read. Provides valuable insight on framework philosophy and desin.


I keep it on my "motivational" bookshelf.
See also, "Palm Graham's website":http://paulgraham.com/


He even lied about the title... Entertaining.
See also, "Seth's Blog":http://sethgodin.typepad.com/






Describes the wonders of globalization.
Repetitive, repetitive, repetitive, repetitive, repetitive...



Yes, the crowd can sometimes be smarter than the individual but the list of pre-conditions is long.



"Bill Bryson":http://www.randomhouse.com/features/billbryson/ is one my favorite authors.



Interesting but hard to read. I'll have to re-read it later.


Disappointing. Written for employees.




September 10, 2005

SonyStyle Canada

Consulting: SonyStyle Canada

SonyStyle is a premier e-commerce site with thousands of products available for purchase online. The site works not only as an online store but also as a vast source of information on consumer products created by Sony Corporation. SonyStyle serves tens of thousands of customers every day and is one of the busiest e-commerce sites in Canada.


The store front-end is beautiful and shiny and as in every great store visiting customers do not see the complex infrastructure of hardware and software components doing its work behind the scenes. It is a network of application servers, databases, messaging services, enterprise information systems which makes SonyStyle functions possible: catalog management, inventory, customer management, order management and fulfillment. And, in the first place, it is a team work and dedication of highly qualified professionals, including project and product managers, web designers, programmers, network and database administrators which keeps these e-commerce wheels running smoothly.

Software Trenches participated in creation of new SonyStyle site in 2003. The following expertise was provided:

* development technologies and methods
* configuration of development, testing, staging and production environments
* source code management
* rapid application development
* web standards (HTML/CSS)
* automation of application build and deployment processes
* customization of Blaze Advisor rule-based engine
* legacy data migration
* integration with legacy applications and databases
* web application load and stress testing
* application and database performance fine-tuning

About Software Trenches

h3. About Software Trenches

*Software Trenches* is a privately held company with headquarters in Toronto, Canada. It was founded in August 2000 by Roustem Karimov to provide consulting services.

Roustem Karimov is developing software since 1989.

In the past few years, Software Trenches engaged in various projects in financial, marketing, e-commerce, customer relationship management and other industries. Our clients include

* IBM Global Services
* Sony of Canada
* CGI Group
* AC Nielsen
* Ontario Government

The main focus of the company remains on providing high quality software solutions and valuable technical advice for businesses, organizations and individuals.

h5. Contact Us

If you have questions or suggestions, please write to "questions@softwaretrenches.com":mailto:questions@softwaretrenches.com