Service objects were introduced for PowerBuilder at about the same time as the PowerBuilder Foundation Classes. Much like the PFC, most programmers found reasons not to use them. In this article we will reduce the complexity of these objects and in so doing perhaps open a new world of efficient objects that are easily maintained and understood.
PBDJ article, by Richard Brooks

The first in a series of short articles on moving to mobile: SUP is a Mobile Enterprise Application Platform (MEAP), which in my opinion and also of folks like Gartner, is the only way forward in multiple application mobilization and multiple device support. SUP abstracts the data access and Business Logic into Mobile Business Objects (MBO's) that take care of accessing, updating and deleting back end data. This series looks at how to use SUP to go mobile.
PBDJ article, by Ian Thain

If you're looking for information on PowerBuilder, you've come to the right place! PowerBuilderTV is with you throughout the spring, bringing you webinars to enhance your PowerBuilder experience. From the latest PB release to the fastest web deployment tool, we've got information on it all.
See the full schedule, or catch up on past webinars.

Upcoming Webinars:

• Modernize your PowerBuilder applications - Tues. March 15th at 12pm EST
  Do you want to bring your legacy PowerBuilder applications up to date?
  In this webinar we'll show you solutions to simply and effectively add innovative features, such as deploying your application on the web, renovating the user interface, reusing Windows Accounts, providing multilingual features, and more
  You'll come away ready to give your applications a facelift!
  Presenter: Christophe Dufourmantelle
  Register Now
• Dockable Windows - Tues. March 29th at 12pm EST
  Dock'em, tab'em, float'em, pull'em onto multiple monitors! On March 29th, see yet one more way you can benefit from PowerBuilder 12 and WPF.
  Join John Strano to see how you and your team can take advantage of dockable windows to enhance the UX of your PowerBuilder applications.
  Presenter: John Strano
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• Take your commercial applications to the next level - Thurs. April 14th at 11am EST
  During this webcast, you will see how to evolve your commercial applications and win new clients:
  secure your SaaS applications, make your application customizable by your clients, protect your source code against reverse engineering, and support multiple languages to open new markets.
  Presenter: Christophe Dufourmantelle
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Are your applications used simultaneously by independent groups of users (clients, partners, subsidiaries )?

Visual Guard now supports multi-tenant applications, where a single instance of the application runs on a server, is used by multiple client organizations (or sets of users) and each client manages their data and security independently from the others.

Create independent groups of users, limit the privileges of an administrator to a single group, and provide administrators with a web interface to manage the security of their group.
Learn more about securing multi-tenant applications with Visual Guard

About Visual Guard: Combine Authentication and Permissions in a single tool. Visual Guard adds authentication and permission features to any application built with PowerBuilder, .NET, Java, etc...
www.visual-guard.com

Customization Studio 2010 is now available. It includes many exciting new features.
Here are some recent developments:
- Customization Panel is now multilingual, with support for English, Spanish, French and Japanese
- You can now change window titles
- When multiple changes are made to the same object/property, they are automatically collapsed in a single change

Customization Studio 2011 will enter closed beta shortly. This new version will make customization even simpler and faster!
It will include:
- Style Sheets: define and apply styles on the fly
- Support for Windows 7
- A revised console
See the complete list of features

About Customization Studio: A new approach to making changes in PowerBuilder applications. Make your application customizable in minutes, and allow non-developers to contribute to the design, validation and adaptation of your applications.
www.customization-studio.com

The PowerBuilder 12.1 maintenance release is now available. For people who believe that you should never use the .0 release of any product, the maintenance release means they should feel comfortable using PowerBuilder 12 now. However, there are several good reasons other than that to get the maintenance release, including a number of important new features it introduces. We'll look at the important ones below.
PBDJ article, by Bruce Armstrong