A quick round-up of the latest developments in parallel programming techniques, and frameworks.

Sitecore has launched its Online Marketing Suite (OMS) in the UK. Sitecore is one of Priocept's key CMS partners, and we were at the launch party last Thursday, where the new OMS was showcased and demonstrated.

For standard document or page-centric indexing and search requirements in the enterprise, the Google Search Appliance performs very effectively, although more unusual uses may require customisation or addition of extra functionality to achieve the desired results, particularly around administration. Here, we provide details about the GSA, its usage, and relevant capabilities and limitations.

This post provides some much-needed clarity on the subject of HTTP server load, and demonstrates how to calculate the key metrics which allow system architects to plan capacity and estimate the scaling needed for a system.

Priocept, the internet technology consulting firm, announced that RNS Submit, which Priocept built for the London Stock Exchange, has achieved over 99.99% uptime since its launch in May 2008.

You can now follow us on Twitter: @Priocept

Priocept’s partner Attenda has just announced new high availability managed services for Microsoft Dynamics (AX, NAV & CRM), Microsoft SharePoint 2007 collaboration, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and SQL 2008, Commerce Server and BizTalk.

We have published a new case study on RNS Submit, a system built by Priocept for the London Stock Exchange (LSE).