In this issue....

Synergy/DE 11 beta now available for download

Test your applications; no recompiling necessary.

Synergy/DE 11 delivers simplified licensing, enhanced security, better resiliency, improved developer experience, and much more. A Synergy/DE 11 beta version is now available. You don’t need to recompile with v11; just test your applications with the Synergy/DE 11 beta runtime to ensure a smooth upgrade when v11 is released.

Mark your calendars! The 2020 Synergy DevPartner Conference will be held on May 18-22 in Sacramento, CA. Join us in Northern California’s heartland for three content-packed days covering a diverse range of topics, plus two hands-on workshops that will show you how to leverage new technologies.

Understand today’s security risks and how you can keep your applications safe

Please join us Wednesday, July 24 (9:00 AM PT) for Synergy/DE office hours on the topic of security. In this webinar, we’ll discuss general industry security requirements, upcoming requirements and threats, and how you can keep your systems secure. And you can ask our experts any question you have about security and keeping your application safe.

Hosts: Roger Andrews, Synergex Chief Technology Officer, and Marty Lewis, Product Development Manager

Harmony Core office hours

Join us on Tuesday, June 25 (8:00 AM PT) when Harmony Core product manager, Jeff Greene, hosts office hours to discuss upcoming features and troubleshoot ongoing development issues. Don’t miss the opportunity to get your specific implementation questions answered by our experts!

Synergex Tech Days (UK)

• Tuesday, 24 September – Reading
• Thursday, 26 September – Manchester

Join us at one of our educational Tech Days, an all-day, informal, classroom-style gathering for Synergy developers and development teams, focused on adding significant value and productivity for your Synergy developers. By attending this focused, one-day meeting, you’ll get up to speed on Synergy/DE and learn what you can do right now to make your applications more cutting-edge and powerful.

An open letter to managers hiring Synergy developers

By Jacklin Garcia, Education Services Program Manager

Congrats on your new Synergy developer hire! Recruiting isn’t easy, but now that you’ve found the right person for the job, the real hard work begins. The onboarding period should be used for training your new hire and setting their expectations about the job. This time is crucial, not only to ensure a smooth transition for your team, but also to make your new employee feel welcome. So where do you start?

Are you doing enough to protect your applications and data?

By Roger Andrews, Chief Technology Officer

Industry changes are requiring application developers and IT administrators to up their security game. OpenSSL will end support for older versions of its network communications security library later this year, and Microsoft will end support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 support next January, opening up those systems to new risks. Application developers and IT administrators will need to stay current and be extra vigilant to keep their systems safe.

Let us help you achieve your development goals.

Our Professional Services team of experts can help with everything from the generic (system assessments, documentation, staff augmentation) to the specific (Visual Studio migration, building RESTful web services, data replication).

Fun Fact

About 28% of IT professionals hide their career from friends and family to get out of giving free tech support.