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Get on Board the ARC

Yesterday, we launched the new APEX Resource Center - or ARC - on enkitec.com.  The ARC was designed to provide the APEX experts at Enkitec with an easy way to share all things APEX with the community.  It’s split up into a number of different sections, each of which I’ll describe here:

  • What's New
    The first page of the ARC will display content from all other sections, sorted by date from newest to oldest.  Thus, if you want to see what’s new, simply visit this page and have a look.  In the future, we’ll provide a way to be notified anytime anything new is added to any section.
     
  • Demonstrations
    The Demonstrations section is perhaps the most interesting.  Here, our consultants have put together a number of mini-demonstrations using APEX and a number of other associated technologies.  Each demonstration has a working demo, as well as the steps used to create it.  Our plan is to keep adding new demonstrations on a weekly basis.
     
  • Events
    The Events section is a copy of the Events calendar, but with a focus on only APEX-related events.
     
  • Presentations
    Like Events, the Presentations section is a copy of the main Presentations section filtered on only APEX-related presentations.
     
  • Technical Articles
    Technical Articles will contain a number of different types of articles.  These will usually be a bit longer than what’s in the Demonstrations section, and may from time to time contain an opinion or editorial piece.  If you have an idea for a Technical Article, then use the Suggest a Tech Article link to send it our way.
     
  • Plug-ins
    If you’re not already aware, Enkitec provides a number of completely free APEX Plug-Ins.  This section highlights those, with links to download and associated documentation. 
     
  • Webinars
    Currently, the Webinars section displays any upcoming webinars.  In the near future, we’re going to record both webinar content and presentations, and also make those available here.

We’re going to work hard to keep adding new content to the ARC at least weekly, so be sure to check back frequently.  And as always, any feedback or suggestions are always welcome - just drop us a line by using the Contact Us form on enkitec.com.

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