/**
* return the total number of applications installed
*
* @param $_filter
*
* @return int
*/
public function getTotalApplicationCount($_filter = NULL)
{
$where = array();
if ($_filter !== NULL) {
$where[] = $this->_db->quoteInto($this->_db->quoteIdentifier('name') . ' LIKE ?', '%' . $_filter . '%');
}
$count = $this->_applicationTable->getTotalCount($where);
return $count;
}