Using Simple for XML serialization

Java developers have a variety of choices when it comes to serializing and deserializing Extensible Markup Language (XML) objects. Simple is one such example, and it offers a number of advantages over its competitors. In this article, explore an introductory overview of how to use Simple within an XML communication system.

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures: Secret World Beta in New Funcom Offer

Funcom has re-launched their re-evaluation campaign for Age of Conan, this time offering players new incentives to return and subscribe to Age of Conan for extended periods.

As part of the re-evaluation campaign players who have inactive subscriptions are invited back to play Age of Conan free for two weeks, and will receive a double XP boost during their free period.

Posted in MMP

The Support Authority: Know what your Web application is really doing

The IBM Monitoring and Diagnostic Tools for Java – Health Center is a
lightweight tool that monitors IBM virtual machines for Java with minimal
performance overhead. It provides live information and recommendations about
classes being loaded, the virtual machine environment, garbage collection,
locking, and profiling. This article introduces you to the Health Center and
shows an example of how it can be used to check the impact of a source code
change in a Web application.