http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/?rss Development Tools are integrated into some application and Web server products but not others Moreover common development environments are evolving for integration platforms This section covers the vendors and tools currently available for developing and integrating applications including development tool frameworks such as Eclipse and evolving integrated development environments IDEs for new application development and integration Copyright 2008 ITQuadrant, Inc. All Rights Reserved editor@ebizq.net webmaster@ebizq.net en-us http://www.ebizq.net/web_images/ebizqnews.gif http://www.ebizq.net/?rss Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:00:00 EST Mike Rothman reports Crosssite scripting is a nasty attack that is relatively easy to spot but hard to stopand more pervasive than ever http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/9312.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/9312.html?rss Mon, 21 Aug 2006 07:00:00 EST A survey of opportunities for Web the next generation enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/7220.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/7220.html?rss Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:24:00 EST A look at the JBI specification and what it means http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/6188.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/6188.html?rss Sun, 29 May 2005 17:00:00 EST A fully functioning business is like a Hollywood movie many players must come together in order to achieve a polished professional enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5978.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5978.html?rss Sun, 15 May 2005 17:00:00 EST A peek at ebizQs May WebSphere Insider which discusses increasing technology leverage with the appropriate development tools http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5927.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5927.html?rss Sun, 27 Feb 2005 17:00:00 EST SOA is about bridging the gap between business and IT through a set of businessaligned IT services using a set of design principles patterns and techniques says Ali Arsanjani chief architect at IBMs SOA and Web Services Center of Excellence In this final portion of a threepart ebizQ series Arsanjani discusses the attributes of topdown bottomup and crosssectional goalmodel analyses for service identification http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5653.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5653.html?rss Mon, 21 Feb 2005 08:00:00 EST SOA is about bridging the gap between business and IT through a set of businessaligned IT services using a set of design principles patterns and techniques says Ali Arsanjani chief architect at IBMs SOA and Web Services Center of Excellence In this part two of a threepart ebizQ series Arsanjani provides an architectural template for an SOA http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5632.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5632.html?rss Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:00:00 EST Changes to software applications always carry business risks Risks such as unplanned downtime poor performance customer dissatisfaction lost revenue and more Therefore the pressure is on IT organizations as never before to support business process change this means delivering missioncritical software applications quickly while at the same time ensuring its reliability To deliver software quickly Software Quality Optimization SQO must be the centerpiece of software development and deployment http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5599.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5599.html?rss Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:00:00 EST Analysts have predicted pundits have professed professors have lectured companies have scurried to sell what they had as SOA products often missing the point that SOA is not a product Its about bridging the gap between business and IT through a set of businessaligned IT services using a set of design principles patterns and techniques says Ali Arsanjani chief architect at IBMs SOA and Web Services Center of Excellence Part one of a threepart ebizQ series http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5601.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5601.html?rss Sun, 06 Feb 2005 08:00:00 EST Dr Sofia Passova explores approaches such as capability maturity model integration CMMI and agile development while providing an indepth theoretical foundation for the necessity of a major paradigm shift in software development tools In part two of a twopart ebizQ series Passova makes the case for developers to switch to CustomerOriented Software Development COSD http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5577.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5577.html?rss Mon, 31 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST With all the pressure on IT departments to do more with less and increasingly deliver new business functionality faster ebizQ analyst and visionary Dave Kelly makes the case that that through the rest of and into well see even more adoption of and advances in modeldriven development tools and tools that provide support for SOA and SOA transitions http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5555.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5555.html?rss Mon, 31 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST Software development is a timeconsuming expensive process often yielding results of disappointing quality Todays projects are typically plagued with time and cost overruns producing deliverables that fall short of customer needs Sofia Passova asks us to focus on the customer when developing software http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5556.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5556.html?rss Mon, 31 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST In an ideal world we would be able to build all our applications from scratch being completely in control of all the different architectures and how they work together said Oracles Ted Farrell in a recent ebizQ Webinar But in the real world we need SOAs to prevent us from having to write glue code to piece all our applications together he said http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5557.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5557.html?rss Mon, 06 Sep 2004 08:00:00 EST Bringing a companys processes to the Web is an efficient way to get those processes working in concert rather than isolation suggests Red Door Interactives Kelly Abbott especially when you throw in a healthy dose of what Abbott calls The Internet Presence Management Manifesto http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5099.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5099.html?rss Mon, 06 Sep 2004 08:00:00 EST As enterprises shift their focus beyond mere application integration to getting processes to work and play well together they need specialists who can see the big picture to assure they get things right says IBMs Douglas W Allen What makes a good business integration architect and why are they so important Allen knows http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5101.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/5101.html?rss Mon, 09 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST Without the pragmatic information and cost management capabilities delivered with a Web services management platform particularly as it relates to the relationship between services users will lose confidence in the ability of the infrastructure to deliver and Web services ROI will plummet So says Actionals David Bressler who expands on that point and offers pointers on implementing such platforms http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4973.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4973.html?rss Mon, 09 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST Its something that sometimes gets given short shrift amid all the talk about such alignment But ebizQ columnist David A Kelly says it shouldnt be and he notes that something called riskbased testing is perhaps the most efficient way of checking how things will an do work at the intersections of business and IT http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4974.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4974.html?rss Mon, 09 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST No project can be complete or truly successful without testing both during development and after implementation But choosing the right approach to automated testing isnt easy according to Segue Softwares Steve Shimeall so he offered ebizQ a rundown of the pros and cons of various strategies http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4975.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4975.html?rss Mon, 09 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST Indeed With all the buzz around service oriented architectures and all they promise to do for enterprises developers and CIOs alike are demanding answers to several key queries and IBMs Mark Colan serves up those answers here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4976.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4976.html?rss Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST The need for such alignment isnt in dispute anymore says ebizQs David A Kelly but some key facets of getting there are tougher to come by than just buying more technology For instance he points out the whole nature of the relationship between business managers and the IT organization has to change http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4892.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4892.html?rss Mon, 19 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST As we move to integrate more systems and as serviceoriented integration becomes more important you need to plan for scalability into the future advises integration guru and ebizQ columnist David S Linthicum who is the CTO of Grand Central Communications He says what sufficed until very recently doesnt anymore and certain wont down the road as integration needs widen http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4841.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4841.html?rss Mon, 19 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST Basel II and SarbanesOxley are just two of the stressors prompting them to seek increasingly agile and costeffective integration platforms How are they coping and how might their approaches apply to other sectors PolarLake CEO Ronan Bradley and Nigel Thomas of Lynton Research fill us in http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4842.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4842.html?rss Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST Sometimes the future is the best place to go back to as ebizQ columnist David A Kelly explains here concerning application development tools David cites two vendors in particular who have seen the backtothefuture light and are reaping the rewards http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4810.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4810.html?rss Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST As much as things change some stay the same or change enough with the times to stay with and even ahead of them even when it comes to IT says ebizQs David A Kelly He cites a couple of cases in point in the app dev tools arena http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4739.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4739.html?rss Mon, 21 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST Its a quandary faced by architects all the time with pluses and minuses for each method points out integration expert and ebizQ columnist David Linthicum So which is better when And why Linthicum offers up some valuable insight for you http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4688.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4688.html?rss Mon, 21 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST If an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure how valuable would a laundry list of potential pitfalls in EAI rollouts be to you LogicCurves Jose Herrera figures plenty and here he runs them down to give you an advance headsup http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4690.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4690.html?rss Mon, 14 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST XML is truly omnipresent in the integration landscape helping organizations become and thrive as real time enterprises as well as in the BB and compliance arenas just to name a few And in a recent ebizQ webinar recapped here Magic Softwares Lee Sutton traced XMLs rise to business helper and showed how you can make the best use of it http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4645.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4645.html?rss Mon, 07 Jun 2004 10:54:00 EST Intel sees a disconnect in grid computing between application tools and grid middleware and platforms and is pushing grid beans as an integration path between them according to The Groups William Fellows But will the beans approach work Fellows takes a look in this report http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4597.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4597.html?rss Mon, 07 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST Its already moving out of the pureplay arena and into some packaged ERP solutions And ebizQs David A Kelly says its likely to keep evolving as more and more organizations realize how much BPM empowers business users to create change and even monitor processes http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4594.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4594.html?rss Mon, 24 May 2004 08:00:00 EST As the use or contemplated use of both public and private services in IT infrastructures accelerates enterprises need get a much better handle on services according to integration guru and ebizQ columnist David S Linthicum He proposes that a big help in that regard would be metaservices which would essentially be to services what metadata is to data http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4488.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4488.html?rss Mon, 03 May 2004 08:00:00 EST Even when companies offer products or services of the same basic quality at similar prices their bottom lines and the experiences of their customers can vary widely A key differentiator says Ajira Technologies President and CEO Nari Kannan is the processes that make companies what they are http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4322.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4322.html?rss Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST Enterprises cant just build serviceoriented architectures and expect that presto promised benefits will materialize For all their potential says Larry Alston who is no longer with Pantero the company he worked for when he wrote this SOAs must be able to reconcile inconsistencies among diverse data sources and targets especially differences in data semantics to deliver the ROI and agility companies seek And Alston says theres one type of technology in particular that can do that http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4260.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4260.html?rss Mon, 19 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST It took two decades but SOAs are meeting with more and more acceptance in the enterprise Why that is and the many and important benefits SOAs could bring to your company were among the topics explored in a recent ebizQ webinar which we summarize here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4221.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4221.html?rss Mon, 12 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST All too often that doesnt happen which is a big reason so many integration projects disappoint according to ebizQ columnist Andre Yee Here he offers practical tips to help you design systems with an eye on managing them once theyre rolled out so theyre less likely to fall short http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4177.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4177.html?rss Mon, 12 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST Rising enterprise interest in open source software in general and Linux in particular has prompted an array of integrationrelated Linuxbased offerings And a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here looked at Linuxs emerging role helping businesses in their integration efforts http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4183.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4183.html?rss Mon, 12 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST Rulesbased BPM helps make enterprises more agile so they can adapt to change more readily That ruleofthumb was described in detail in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here in which Pegasytems strutted its newest BPM stuff http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4184.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4184.html?rss Mon, 05 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST Proponents tout Business Process Integration as an efficient way to automate business processes especially those requiring interaction among numerous systems and organizations while leveraging legacy technology Metaserver President and CEO Richard Schultz is among those solidly in BPIs camp http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4134.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4134.html?rss Wed, 31 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST ebizQ dismissed the notion that too many cooks spoil the broth and instead invited three experts to impart their wisdom in a webinar summarized here about all aspects of JEE its benefits potential pitfalls and best practices surrounding its use http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4071.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4071.html?rss Mon, 29 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST If your infrastructure makes significant use of Web services and you think that means youre engaging in service oriented integration think again says Grand Central Communications CTO and ebizQ columnist David S Linthicum Here he punches holes in many myths about SOI and notes the many benefits to be gained from using real SOI http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4069.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4069.html?rss Wed, 24 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Its new features promise significant payback for enterprises And in an ebizQ webinar summarized here Candle Corps Warren Macek details what WAS has to offer and runs down best practices for assuring its peak performance http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4039.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4039.html?rss Wed, 24 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Mix in some BPM Web services orchestration BAM and composite apps and you have yourself the makings of an agile responsive infrastructure according to ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein and Magic Softwares Glen Johnson in an ebizQ webinar outlined here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4040.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/4040.html?rss Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Navigating the maze of integration technologies can be challenging and confusing To help put you on course to the solution you need ebizQ has put together a Buyers Guide featuring a map to steer you to the right types of solutions and the vendors offering them Here ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein focuses her compass on the Guide and map and shows how it can keep you from making expensive mistakes http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3998.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3998.html?rss Mon, 15 Mar 2004 12:01:00 EST As BPM matures standards such as BPEL are becoming more important to its adoption according to ebizQ columnist David A Kelly Here he explores the BPMBPELSOA connection and looks at one vendor in particular he sees as well down the road to helping companies reap the benefits of BPEL http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3966.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3966.html?rss Mon, 08 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Open source technology may soon make big inroads in the EAI space says EAI expert Ankur Laroia He points to ESBs which conform to open standards and enjoy a price advantage over traditional EAI software There are now even open source adapters which he asserts give open source another leg up http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3913.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3913.html?rss Mon, 08 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Integrated Development Environments always productivity enhancers have gone from being largely proprietary to more open says the AlignIT Group But the need for IDEs that are even more interoperable is growing and the question notes AlignIT is how far vendors will go in that direction http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3914.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3914.html?rss Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:30:00 EST The latest version of IBMs WebSphere flagcarrier App Server Version offers developers lots of new features And the current issue of the Candle Corp newsletter WebSphere Insider gives you the lowdown on them all to help you decide whether thats the way your company should go http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3822.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3822.html?rss Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:20:00 EST Knowing the insandouts of any technology can vastly improve the satisfaction you get from it And Candle Corp serves up a heaping helping of just such indepth knowledge of the latest version of IBMs WebSphere App Server V in the current issue of Candles WebSphere Insider newsletter http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3824.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3824.html?rss Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:10:00 EST When exploring the best performance from the latest version of IBMs WebSphere App Server namely V it helps to go to an expert And Candle Corp does just that in the current issue of its WebSphere Insider newsletter which includes this indepth interview with IBMs Ruth Willenborg http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3823.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3823.html?rss Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:00:00 EST To invest or not to invest In an integration architecture that is Thats Inoti even a question assert ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein and Candles Peter Rhys Jenkins in a recent ebizQ webinar The resounding answer Yes They also offer a look at ebizQs Business Integration Roadmap http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3825.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3825.html?rss Mon, 23 Feb 2004 07:00:00 EST The more things change the more they seem to stay the same especially in the IT realm So says David Linthicum Grand Central Communications CTO and ebizQ columnist Take for instance the latest incarnation of IT appliance the socalled integration appliance Might it be right for your company http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3821.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3821.html?rss Mon, 16 Feb 2004 08:00:00 EST Thats another way for ebizQ columnist Andre Yee to say fault tolerance and high availability assurance Andre says its an oftenoverlooked aspect of integration design and he serves up pointers on building architectures that have that trait After all what good is any IT system if its down http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3783.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3783.html?rss Mon, 09 Feb 2004 08:00:00 EST And thats not all BEAs Andrea Eubanks and Dominic Sartorio offer an overview of how the role of adapters in the larger integration picture has been changing and how adapters are about to color that picture even more to the ultimate ROI benefit of buyers of integration solutions http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3726.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3726.html?rss Mon, 09 Feb 2004 08:00:00 EST Contrary to what may be popular belief Web services in and of themselves IdontI provide enterprises with the path to true SOAs now or down the road What does Wakesofts Kamal Shah tell us here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3727.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3727.html?rss Mon, 02 Feb 2004 08:20:00 EST Being realistic pragmatic and cautious is the most valuable way to approach your companys highimpact integration projects says Peter RhysJenkins http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3696.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3696.html?rss Mon, 02 Feb 2004 08:10:00 EST In a recent edition of its WebSphere Insider Candle Corp turned to the European Chair of the EAI Industry Consortium Steve Craggs for tips on how companies can keep from falling into the most common bear traps associated with integration projects http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3695.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3695.html?rss Mon, 02 Feb 2004 08:00:00 EST Companies with overall integration strategies and integration projects guided by best practices are more likely to succeed at integration than companies without them So a recent edition of Candle Corps WebSphere Insider took an indepth look at the best ways to come up with such strategies brbrYou can also download this complete version of Candle Corps WebSphere Insider It contains this article plus much more bra hrefhttpwwwebizqnetfilelibhtml targetblank bDownload complete version of Candles WebSphere Insiderba http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3694.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3694.html?rss Mon, 12 Jan 2004 08:00:00 EST The challenge Gaining agility by accessing critical business processes and data from anywhere in the enterprise by extending host transactions to offhost applications as fully standard and secure Web services The answer IONAs Jody Hunt gave it in a recent ebizQ webinar outlined here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3548.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3548.html?rss Mon, 12 Jan 2004 08:00:00 EST Its there said Gartners Cameron Haight in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here You just have to be cautious in your approach to Web services in general and Web services management in particular to realize the business benefits Web services promise to provide And Haight served up specifics http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3549.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3549.html?rss Mon, 15 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST Though SOAI is far from riskfree were likely to see many enterprises heading that way in the coming year because its potential benefits are so pronounced predicts integration guru David S Linthicum Is it right for your company Linthicum offers insight that could help you decide http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3455.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3455.html?rss Mon, 15 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST They could help streamline and ease access to apps throughout an enterprise asserts Bowstreets Usman Memon And he says a key to it all is a servicesoriented architecture in conjunction with the new type of portal structure http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3457.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3457.html?rss Mon, 15 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST Odds of your being able to will be much better after you look at this summary of a recent ebizQ webinar in which the EAI Industry Consortiums Steve Craggs and Candles Peter Rhys Jenkins served up numerous pointers all based on pitfalls that have hampered companies engaged in EAI projects http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3463.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3463.html?rss Mon, 01 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST Far from the recent claim that IT doesnt matter anymore it matters more than ever argues Droplets CEO Philip Brittan because todays IT investments fuel tomorrows growth Among his tips on building productivity and ROIenhancing software basing it on integrationeasing open standards http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3386.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3386.html?rss Mon, 01 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST Quick online response time is a key to keeping your business competitive And in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here BMCs Ross Cochran outlined numerous potential response time inhibitors and how to deal with them http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3388.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3388.html?rss Mon, 01 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST Want to futureproof your company to inevitable change Youll need an agile serviceoriented architecture that rolls with the business flow by reacting quickly to change and rapidly creating business processes Expert advice on getting there was offered in a recent ebizQ webinar outlined here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3389.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3389.html?rss Mon, 24 Nov 2003 08:00:00 EST Legacy frequently has a negative connotation in the IT realm But Gartners Dale Vecchio stresses the upside Legacy systems are here and they work and theyve worked for quite some time In a recent WRQsponsored ebizQ webinar outlined here Vecchio offered insight on keeping such systems valuable http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3367.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3367.html?rss Mon, 17 Nov 2003 08:00:00 EST The Robert Frances Group says Web services development roadmaps have come so far over the last two years they can now be used as the basis for other types of development projects as well In this IT Agenda report RFG says companies would do well to explore that idea http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3305.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3305.html?rss Mon, 10 Nov 2003 08:00:00 EST The old waterfall method of developing software could soon yield to an interative approach And in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here METAs Thomas Murphy and Candles John Knutson showed how open source wares in general and Eclipse in particular could help the new trends devotees http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3249.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3249.html?rss Mon, 10 Nov 2003 08:00:00 EST Ensuring WebSphere component availability is essential to the many companies that build their most businesscritical systems on the WebSphere foundation said BMCs Jim Byrd during a recent ebizQ webinar described here And he showed how to use Business Service Management and more to do just that http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3251.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3251.html?rss Mon, 27 Oct 2003 08:00:00 EST Eclipse is being viewed more and more by the open source community as a stellar platform for developing not only tools but also applications In a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here IBMs Mark Erickson Sybases Karl Reti and ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein tracked the platforms ascendance http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3121.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3121.html?rss Mon, 27 Oct 2003 08:00:00 EST BPM is all about putting the ability to shape and manage business processes in the hands of business users right Then why is one major vendor betting on idevelopersi getting the BPM market to take off ebizQ columnist David A Kelly delves into this one http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3141.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3141.html?rss Mon, 27 Oct 2003 08:00:00 EST The promise of SOAs is unmistakable and adoption is starting to pick up Still says ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein some high hurdles remain The availability of third party services is abysmal GoldBernstein outlines some best practices for creating adaptable business services http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3142.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3142.html?rss Mon, 13 Oct 2003 09:00:00 EST Conventional application development testing and integration project testing may be cousins but theyre also significantly different And ebizQs David A Kelly says being aware of those differences could be the difference between successful integration projects and notsosuccessful ones http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3018.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/3018.html?rss Mon, 13 Oct 2003 08:00:00 EST Theres no substitute for reallife experience and thats certainly true for building and perfecting JEE apps So check out this summary of a recent ebizQ webinar in which Candles Warren Macek gives you the benefit of learning from the mistakes he made on the way to becoming an expert http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2986.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2986.html?rss Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:00:00 EST Integration testing is different from the usual app development testing so should organizations use the same approach to both The answer says ebizQs David A Kelly is a resounding No In this column David looks at some ways they differ and the benefits of doing the right testing thing http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2820.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2820.html?rss Mon, 08 Sep 2003 07:00:00 EST Want the lowdown on optimizing WebSpheres endtoend performance You can get it from a recent ebizQ webinar in which IBMs Alan Dickman detailed many of the new tools in WAS Version and how to make the best use of them http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2708.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2708.html?rss Mon, 18 Aug 2003 00:00:00 EST Its smart to do testing all along the way during the course of integration projects says ebizQs David A Kelly but not so smart to assume that kind of testing is the same as you do for app development In fact theyre very different http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2557.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2557.html?rss Mon, 28 Jul 2003 09:04:00 EST Integration platforms have become as complex as the problems theyre designed to solve So says ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein the time is ripe for Integrated Development Environments with integation capabilities and some big vendors are already seizing the opportunity http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2364.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2364.html?rss Mon, 28 Jul 2003 09:03:00 EST Repositories have long played a role in integration but says renowned integration expert David S Linthicum few organizations realize what powerful integration tools they really are And observes Linthicum thats sure to change http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2365.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2365.html?rss Mon, 21 Jul 2003 00:00:00 EST Despite the strong performance by the stock market as a whole last month shares of businessenabling software providers were fairly flat according to investment banking firm TripleTree The biggest movers in terms of enterprise valuetorevenue multiples saw them fall content management companies by fourtenthsofapoint and large platform vendors by threetenths Every other sector stayed the same or moved up or down by a tenthofapoint http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2231.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2231.html?rss Mon, 14 Jul 2003 00:00:00 EST There are two ways to go when you head down the EAI development path the quick relatively easy way or the right way according to renowned integration expert Ross Altman He explains that the road you may be reluctant to travel could well wind up being the most efficient and productive one in the longrun http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2224.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2224.html?rss Mon, 19 May 2003 00:00:00 EST It was an up April for shares of businessenabling software vendors according to investment banking firm TripleTree All but the healthcare sector saw their enterprise valuetorevenue multiples rise The supply chain management and telecomm sectors were standouts and other strong gainers included customer relationship management business intelligence content management and financial services http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1458.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1458.html?rss Mon, 21 Apr 2003 00:00:00 EST March was much the same as February for businessenabling software makers according to investment banking firm TripleTree Most saw their enterprise valuetorevenue multiples dip eversoslightly or stay the same Only security and wireless wares makers bucked the trend with their ratios rising a touch All in all says TripleTree Iraq took center stage and IT was on the backburner for stock marketeers http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1474.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1474.html?rss Mon, 14 Apr 2003 00:00:00 EST Its probably not overstating matters to say the Web is a revolutionary instrument of technological and social change But nothings perfect In this piece NCS Technologies Research Director Gerald Boyd traces how the Web has inadvertently spawned a succession of software development missteps which in turn have made successful integration much trickier But Boyd also offers advice to help keep your company on the right path http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1478.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1478.html?rss Fri, 04 Apr 2003 00:00:00 EST Integrating BPM with CAD can help companies preserve technology investments provide more agile infrastructures and better support customer service and business goals In a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here Aberdeens Tom Dwyer and Quovadxs Deborah Dean explain how it can help your company http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2310.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2310.html?rss Mon, 24 Mar 2003 00:00:00 EST The IT landscape its a changin when it comes to integration visvis development Once on separate planes theyre beginning to come together notes ebizQ Vice President of Strategic Services Beth GoldBernstein The question becomes is the emerging trend taking things in the right direction http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1487.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1487.html?rss Mon, 17 Mar 2003 00:00:00 EST What are the three ways to go about integrating applications and which is the best one for your project What are three ways to think of architecture and why is the most common often the least desirable when it comes to integrating apps Learn all that and more in this straightshooting sometimes even humorous report from noted EDS director Ross Altman http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1492.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1492.html?rss Mon, 24 Feb 2003 00:00:00 EST This excerpt from a Stencil Group and Wakesoft paper explains why Web services standards work best when deployed in a serviceoriented application architecture http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1506.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1506.html?rss Tue, 18 Feb 2003 00:00:00 EST As integration products evolve their development capabilities are becoming more and more important to businesses In this column ebizQ analyst David A Kelly explains why and gives some pointers on picking the right integration solution for your company http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1508.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1508.html?rss Mon, 03 Feb 2003 00:00:00 EST The Robert Frances Group believes many major integration efforts go over budget or fail because of illconsidered middleware architectures Middleware implementation quality can not only have a multimilliondollar impact on development and deployment costs but can also be critical for the business success of any system integration project Where do many companies go wrong and how can yours choose the right track This RFG report will fill you in http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1516.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1516.html?rss Mon, 27 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST Application integration platforms have evolved to ease the administrative overhead associated with maintaining the growing number of clientserver packages in most companies As clientserver applications evolve toward distributed applications and Web services the nextgeneration AIP architecture promises more improvements in IT administrative productivity This paper from Fiorano Software explains how http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1629.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1629.html?rss Mon, 27 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST Business Process Management BPM is becoming such a significant part of the IT buzz and landscape its generating a host of related acronyms as only IT functions can Trouble is those acronyms tend to confuse rather than clarify But not to worry ebizQs own Beth GoldBernstein is here to clear the BPM air She explains theres more than semantics at stake here theres the likelihood of making sound business and IT purchasing decisions http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1627.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1627.html?rss Mon, 20 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST Businessenabling software providers tended to see their enterprise valuetorevenue multiples drift lower with the exception being integration apps vendors whose ratio rose a bit But SCM CRM ERP procurement business intelligence and systems and content management companies slipped and the security sector sagged badly Wireless software providers and software and portal development apps vendors stayed where theyd been In this report investment banking firm TripleTree offers indepth analysis of the month and a look back at as a whole http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1632.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1632.html?rss Mon, 20 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST The Globus Project has unveiled version of its open source Globus Toolkit for grid computing development The key element of is an implementation of the Open Grid Service Architecture OGSA designed to enable grid resources to be accessed by Web services It has garnered significant support including backing from onetime OGSA skeptics Sun and HP Analyst firm the calls the release an important evolution of grid computing to its next phase from a focus on resources to services specifically the management of virtual services But does the think it will fly Read on http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1570.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1570.html?rss Mon, 30 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST Survival was the name of the game for most companies in and in her yearend column ebizQ Vice President of Strategic Services Beth GoldBernstein looks at how integration vendors played that game She also ventures an opinion on the mosthyped technology of the year Well give you a hint Its initials are WS In addition GoldBernstein gazes into her crystal ball to tell us about likely trends in Among them the arrival of the application server as THE enterprise server and BPM playing an evermore critical role in integration efforts http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1568.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1568.html?rss Sat, 21 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST WRQ CTO Robert Wilkov presents the practical uses for Web services in enterprise application development today and explains how they will facilitate the creation of servicesoriented application architectures in the future http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1567.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1567.html?rss Mon, 25 Nov 2002 00:00:00 EST No matter how dedicated to the concept of software reuse an organization is its developers will always find a need to take shortcuts to solve pressing shortterm problems That often results in hardwired pointtopoint connections bloated application components and more bugs in the finished product Rational Softwares Raj Kesarapalli shares his experiences and his approach to sticking with a componentbased reuse strategy http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1658.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1658.html?rss Mon, 18 Nov 2002 00:00:00 EST What do you do when a missioncritical legacy system becomes corrupt and needs replacement The IT department for Jefferson County Colorado tackled the difficult task of replacing its aging AS address management system with an integrated Javabased application server environment Heres how http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1661.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1661.html?rss Mon, 18 Nov 2002 00:00:00 EST As most developers today face the need to connect heterogeneous applications and services across the Internet they can make it easier on themselves by simply using asynchronous Java messaging This paper from SpiritSoft explores when and how to use asynchronous messaging when developing Java applications and Web services http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1563.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1563.html?rss Mon, 11 Nov 2002 00:00:00 EST Performance is critical for ebusiness applications Loadtesting tools can help you stresstest your Webbased ebusiness systems before they go live to your customers and partners Here Stephen Birnkrant of Amplitude Research and Thomas Callahan of the University of Michigan explain what key features are important in a loadtesting application based on a recent survey they conducted http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1665.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1665.html?rss Mon, 04 Nov 2002 00:00:00 EST The Wireless Application Protocol enables organizations to provide access to their enterprise applications from Webenabled cell phones Here Arnie Phatak of Syntel offers advice on how to approach wireless application development and integration and he profiles one of the first wireless enterprise applications http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1668.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1668.html?rss Mon, 04 Nov 2002 00:00:00 EST Enterprise application integration technology is just the starting point for an efficient EAI infrastructure The development of an enterprise integration architecture is the key to unlocking the claimed benefits of EAI says Paul Wagner chief architect at eServGlobal In this paper he examines the significance of application integration along with its business and commercial considerations http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1667.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1667.html?rss Sun, 27 Oct 2002 00:00:00 EST The feature set of an application adapter is critical to the success of an integration project But since adapters can vary widely in their functions and capabilities its important to determine their suitability for specific projects and to understand the constraints imposed by an improperly designed adapter This paper from Infosys Technologies details a set of requirements for evaluating application adapters http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1672.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1672.html?rss Mon, 14 Oct 2002 00:00:00 EST Whats the real value of using software components in a development or integration project Flashlines Wayne Lim presents a detailed costbenefit analysis of reusable components in a typical development project http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1683.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1683.html?rss Mon, 07 Oct 2002 00:00:00 EST Manufacturers of handheld wireless devices are finding new ways to expand the size and feature set of wireless handset displays which in turn will expand the realm of applications and information that users can view on their wireless devices This white paper excerpt from G Lab offers predictions on the future look and utility of the mobile user interface http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1680.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1680.html?rss Sun, 29 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EST The use of mobile technologies is increasing at a rapid clip and the underlying landscape of mobile technologies is changing just as fast This excerpt from Computer Associates white paper Enabling Mobile eBusiness Success lays out the key technologies and the core requirements for future mobile ebusiness solutions http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1688.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1688.html?rss Mon, 23 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EST This article an excerpt from Mercator Softwares white paper Integration Technology Vision examines the state of integration technology today and shows where integration practices and technology are headed http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1558.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1558.html?rss Mon, 23 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EST Grid computing following in the footsteps of both Web services and peertopeer architecture is an attempt to design a distributed computing environment that can maximize computing capability by sharing resources Here IBMs Ambuj Goyal explains how grid computing works and why well be seeing more of it in the months and years ahead http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1559.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1559.html?rss Mon, 16 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EST When mapping out an application infrastructure either to add new systems or to integrate existing ones its a good idea to rely on templates for defining and developing your systems criteria Rick Leopoldi of RL Consulting explains how http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1694.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1694.html?rss Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EST The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is having a major impact on the architectural designs of medical systems across the US In this article DerShung Yang of Cysive and ChihHung Chang at Northeastern University explain why Web services are the preferred architectural approach for complying with HIPAA http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1557.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1557.html?rss Mon, 26 Aug 2002 00:00:00 EST As distributed applications become pervasive integrating them using traditional methods becomes complex and expensive An integration solution focused on componentbased application composition offers a simpler solution This article by Fioranos Hemen Godbole and Sriram Chakravarthy explains how such an approach can meet the needs of all members of an integration project http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1556.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1556.html?rss Sun, 18 Aug 2002 00:00:00 EST PHP an open source scripting language is gaining momentum as a popular tool for building dynamic Web sites In this article Zeev Suraski of Zend Technologies explains the reasons for its appeal among developers http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1704.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1704.html?rss Mon, 12 Aug 2002 00:00:00 EST The advent of Web services as a major paradigm shift for integration presents many new opportunities But its not always clear how an organization can derive concrete and immediate value from this new technology Here IONAs Andrew Lee offers his advice http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1552.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1552.html?rss Sun, 04 Aug 2002 00:00:00 EST Companies looking at Web messaging technologies to distribute information between applications over the Internet need to know how to judge the various solutions on the market This article by KnowNows Rick Caccia examines the considerations for Webnative messaging and whats required from a messaging solution http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1709.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1709.html?rss Sun, 04 Aug 2002 00:00:00 EST Will Web services revolutionize application architectures or will the technology simply represent another minor stage in the gradual evolution of our current legacy and clientserver architectures Progresss David Ireland offers his view on how Web services will affect existing systems http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1551.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1551.html?rss Mon, 29 Jul 2002 00:00:00 EST JavaServer Pages is a useful Java technology for creating Webbased applications Without proper testing however JSP can be fraught with problems To help ensure the reliability of your JSPbased applications Parasoft explains the testing techniques you need to employ http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1711.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1711.html?rss Mon, 29 Jul 2002 00:00:00 EST XML has become a familiar part of the IT landscape But while it provides myriad benefits to ebusiness applications it also poses some challenges Performance is one area where XML developers should pay special attention Here DataPowers Eugene Kuznetsov explains the performance issues of XML and how to master them http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1588.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1588.html?rss Sun, 14 Jul 2002 00:00:00 EST Security threats to your enterprise systems are legion says TruSecure Corp and many can only be prevented through a comprehensive review of the operating system or application source code In this white paper the security services provider tells why open source software offers important security benefits http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1718.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1718.html?rss Sun, 14 Jul 2002 00:00:00 EST In this chapter from iConexio CEO Atul Aptes new book Java Connector Architecture he explains the integration benefits of Web services and shows how they and Java application adapters can complement each other in integration projects http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1550.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1550.html?rss Mon, 08 Jul 2002 00:00:00 EST Smaller integration projects with shorter deployment times are increasingly favored over huge infrastructure overhauls This WRQ white paper discusses how to accelerate and simplify your integration projects using reusable business components It shows how your existing systemsincluding legacy applicationscan be reused to shorten both the time and the cost of new ebusiness initiatives http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1721.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1721.html?rss Mon, 08 Jul 2002 00:00:00 EST Java and Web services technologies can help simplify and standardize your internal and BB integration efforts Here SilverStream Softwares Michael Demastrie explains the benefits of combining Web services and the JEE platform http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1549.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1549.html?rss Mon, 01 Jul 2002 00:00:00 EST What features and functions should a Web application server offer In the research publication Web Application Server Panorama IT consulting firm Owendo Technology explains the key requirements and reviews leading application server products Here ebizQ presents the entire page report http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1722.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1722.html?rss Mon, 17 Jun 2002 00:00:00 EST With the widespread adoption of the JEE platform and Java application servers businesses are moving quickly to embrace distributed application architectures To achieve the most from these environments however IT departments must understand the performance foibles of the various JEE components This article by Altaworks CEO Stephen McCalmont explains why http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1729.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1729.html?rss Mon, 03 Jun 2002 00:00:00 EST Java Management Extensions JMX is helping developers build better management capabilities into their enterprise applications Here AdventNets Tony Thomas explains how this emerging standard promises to improve application management http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1738.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1738.html?rss Mon, 27 May 2002 00:00:00 EST Modeldriven integration is the Object Management Groups new approach for developing distributed systems This article from MetaMatrix explains the concepts behind modeldriven integration and the benefits it can offer developers http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1741.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1741.html?rss Sun, 19 May 2002 00:00:00 EST This excerpt from SpiritSofts white paper on JMS and caching describes some simple but effective techniques for improving the performance of Web applicationsor any largescale distributed systemby combining the loadsharing capabilities of JMS with the loadreduction possibilities opened up by caching http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1746.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1746.html?rss Sun, 19 May 2002 00:00:00 EST Web services are great but how exactly do you design and implement them This article based on Orchestra Networks white paper Web Services Business Objects and Component Models discusses the various technologies that can be used to develop Web services in Java including HTTP XML and Java Servlets http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1548.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1548.html?rss Mon, 13 May 2002 00:00:00 EST Business process management is a hot topic in EAI fields today But to truly realize the benefits of BPM tools an organization must be committed to componentbased development IBM consultant Douglas Allen explains why http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1751.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1751.html?rss Mon, 13 May 2002 00:00:00 EST PP is much more than college kids downloading and sharing music files Its a movement to change the fundamental way the Internet is organized returning it to its peertopeer roots This white paper from Mike Ellsworth of CTOMentor examines exactly what PP means and how it can be used in business It also looks at the competitive market issues involved and some of the problems facing PP http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1748.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1748.html?rss Mon, 06 May 2002 00:00:00 EST Full access to applications and content has largely eluded computer users with impaired vision or motor skills But now theres a new Internetenabled technology available for transforming content and making it more accessible to senior and disabled end users Rich Schwerdtfeger of IBMs Accessibility Center explains how the technologycalled a transcoding gatewayworks and why companies should embrace it http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1752.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1752.html?rss Mon, 29 Apr 2002 00:00:00 EST Web services will be a boon to healthcare providers faced with the impending integration requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act says Ankur Laroia of theSequenceGroup In this article he discusses the underlying business drivers for healthcare integration and outlines several Web services capabilities that healthcare organizations can leverage to achieve EAI http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1546.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1546.html?rss Mon, 22 Apr 2002 00:00:00 EST Enterprise portals initially promised to be the perfect corporate integration solution uniting multiple applications and data sources behind a single user interface But IT managers are learning that portals pose their own integration challenges Heres a look at the problem and two standards initiatives that offer a solution http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1760.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1760.html?rss Mon, 22 Apr 2002 00:00:00 EST Web services may be pitched as a radically new development paradigm that will suddenly transform the way we conduct ebusiness but Nigel Thomas of SpiritSoft predicts that the adoption curve will be much more gradual In this article he presents his vision of the incremental but inexorable impact that Web services will have on ebusiness application development http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1545.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1545.html?rss Mon, 15 Apr 2002 00:00:00 EST This Spotlight Report from IT investment banking firm Triple Tree presents a panorama of the Web services landscape including the concept technologies standards and competing products and their implications for systems integrators http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1543.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1543.html?rss Mon, 08 Apr 2002 00:00:00 EST Design patterns have long been considered solutions looking for problems With the mainstream adoption of JEE however they may have found their problems to solve says Wakesoft CTO Walter Hurst In this article he explains how a combination of objectoriented and Java design patterns can enable a developer to create a robust scalable and futureproof application architecture http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1762.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1762.html?rss Mon, 01 Apr 2002 00:00:00 EST The building blocks for competitive success are not products or markets but business processes According to University of Maryland assistant professor Sanjay Gosain and EAI Technologies CEO Velan Thillairajah thats the fundamental premise behind most corporate EAI projects In this white paper the authors outline the competitive drivers of EAI and the key challenges that organizations face in designing and implementing an EAI strategy http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1766.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1766.html?rss Mon, 01 Apr 2002 00:00:00 EST For Web services to offer practical benefits says Dave Spicer of Flamenco Networks they need to be accompanied by an infrastructure that can provide enhanced security management capabilities and guaranteed realtime delivery of messages Here he explains how Web services networks can provide just such an infrastructure http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1542.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1542.html?rss Mon, 25 Mar 2002 00:00:00 EST So youve got a new Java deployment and a bunch of legacy systems that need to be integrated with it Ed Roman of The Middleware Company looks at the various technologies available for Javatolegacy integration http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1540.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1540.html?rss Sun, 10 Mar 2002 00:00:00 EST Software reuse involves a number of tradeoffs in application development Here Anthony Meyer of Flashlinecom explores the compromises and offers advice on smoothing the path to component reuse http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1772.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1772.html?rss Sun, 10 Mar 2002 00:00:00 EST Integration success requires complete application interoperability says Jeffrey Pollock of Modulant Solutions and application integration provides only half of the solution As he explains in this white paper a fully interoperable solution also requires information integration to deal with the context ontology and interpretation of data http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1773.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1773.html?rss Mon, 04 Mar 2002 00:00:00 EST Employees and customers are using more than just the Web browser and email to communicate with ebusiness systems these days Now you may be asked to add support for everything from wireless PDAs to pagers to voice In this article Gene Willingham of Cysive explains whats involved in adding multichannel support http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1775.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1775.html?rss Mon, 11 Feb 2002 00:00:00 EST If youre about to embark on new application development which platform should you use Sun Microsystems JEE or Microsofts NET Thats the question Mike Feldman of DataRite Systems addresses in this column http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1537.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1537.html?rss Mon, 28 Jan 2002 00:00:00 EST The UDDI initiative for registering and storing Web services promises to expand developers ability to reuse code Anthony Meyer technical director for Flashlinecom explains how UDDI supports software reuse and what key elements are still missing from the current specification http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1534.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1534.html?rss Mon, 21 Jan 2002 00:00:00 EST What features and functions will application servers need to provide in the nottoodistant future John Rymer vice president of product marketing for IONA and a longtime industry analyst describes what he thinks the application server market will look like in and beyond http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1791.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1791.html?rss Mon, 21 Jan 2002 00:00:00 EST JEE development can be tough but some tools are emerging to help Heres a look at the Sun JEE BluePrints program and one product Wakesoft thats built on it http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1792.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1792.html?rss Mon, 14 Jan 2002 00:00:00 EST To create an integrationready application developers need to understand the definition of one of the most basic EAI technologies adapters A term thats often used to mean different things the adapter is nonetheless fundamental to application integration In this article Atul Apte CEO of iConexio Technologies explains the importance of adapters in integration http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1605.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1605.html?rss Mon, 07 Jan 2002 00:00:00 EST Looking to pare back expenses on your next development project Open source application servers may offer a budgetconscious alternative to expensive commercial app servers Though not for everyone they do have some arguments in their favor Here are a few reasons to useor avoidan open source product http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1797.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1797.html?rss Mon, 15 Oct 2001 00:00:00 EST Earlier this year the Object Management Group announced a new distributed systems architecture dubbed the Model Driven Architecture MDA To give developers and IT managers a better idea of what it is and how it can be applied in actual development environments veteran editor and software analyst Paul Harmon looks at how the Wells Fargo financial services company is implementing the MDA http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1610.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1610.html?rss Sun, 23 Sep 2001 00:00:00 EST Todays ebusinesses need to take a more holistic view of the various applications databases app servers and other IT resources scattered across the enterprise says Meta Group analyst Bruce Robertson He suggests that IT managers drop their fragmented product and platformoriented way of classifying resources for a more big picture view of the network http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1519.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1519.html?rss Fri, 31 Aug 2001 00:00:00 EST eBusiness employees often must navigate multiple applications in the course of their daily tasks Life would be so much easier for them if all the functions could be bound together into a single interface But is this possible Heres a look at a few of the integration vendors approaches for building these composite interfaces http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1527.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1527.html?rss Mon, 27 Aug 2001 00:00:00 EST Peertopeer PP computing is a consumer trend right Wrong say Kingshuk Dasgupta and Ananth Chandramouli technical architects with Infosys SETLabs In this article they explain how a PP application architecture can solve a number of enterprise computing problems http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2319.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/2319.html?rss Mon, 30 Jul 2001 00:00:00 EST What are Web services and what things should developers expect to be able to do with them in the near future Fred Holahan vice president of SilverStream Software explains the basics and offers a practical view of the benefits of Web services development http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1525.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1525.html?rss Mon, 16 Jul 2001 00:00:00 EST Many organizations have invested heavily in developing COMbased applications but are now doing significant development on Javabased application servers Rather than rewrite their COM programs developers in these organizations would like to integrate them directly with Java applications One standard that can help is Sun Microsystems JEE Connector Architecture http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1603.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1603.html?rss Mon, 18 Jun 2001 00:00:00 EST What is Sun Microsystems Connector Architecture for the JEE platform all about and why will you need it for enterprise integration in the coming year Theo Stolker of WRQ explains the platforms benefitsand a few of its failings http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1602.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1602.html?rss Mon, 21 May 2001 00:00:00 EST Businesses will soon be interlinked by a Web service grid says Stans Kleijnen vice president of Sun Microsystems Forte Tools group and this grid will enable organizations to make their services available to each other and to any application front end But to accomplish this Kleijnen says developers need tools that support open standards and that can automate the task of wrappering and transforming legacy code into Web services http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1524.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1524.html?rss Mon, 30 Apr 2001 00:00:00 EST Whats the next step in Web services According to Gartners Daryl Plummer its the emergence of a whole servicesoriented development and deployment environment Here are Plummers predictions on the Web services evolution http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1523.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1523.html?rss Mon, 16 Apr 2001 00:00:00 EST Last week in the first part of this twopart feature on Web services we explained what a Web service is and presented some potential uses This week we examine the five major Web services frameworks and provide commentary from industry experts on each platform http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1522.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1522.html?rss Mon, 09 Apr 2001 00:00:00 EST Software vendors are scrambling to announce their support of Web services Microsoft has NET Sun has Sun ONE HewlettPackard has eSpeak But what exactly is a Web service Heres an introduction to this latest evolution in distributed computing http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1521.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1521.html?rss Mon, 13 Nov 2000 00:00:00 EST Whos involved with setting standards for international BB Would you believe the United Nations Its one of the standards bodies hoping to create a world in which transnational ecommerce is at least as easy as any other kind http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1576.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1576.html?rss Mon, 14 Aug 2000 00:00:00 EST The first message brokers were based on hubandspoke architectures As integration solutions become larger and more geographically distributed however these architectures can limit a solutions scalability and flexibility Distributed integration architectures on the other hand offer an adaptable and scalable alternative http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1596.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1596.html?rss Mon, 31 Jul 2000 00:00:00 EST Realtime processing used to be the province of a few embedded hardware gurus In the modern age however its the stuff of daytoday business In this white paper pubsub middleware vendor Talarian looks at how one financial IT group brought realtime speed to missioncritical processing http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1607.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1607.html?rss Mon, 31 Jul 2000 00:00:00 EST Java Server Pages JSP application servers XML and HTML are technologies that Webcommerce developers need to know rather well Unfortunately JSP particularly in relation to app servers remains poorly understood in the developer community This white paper from application server vendor Bluestone Software Inc looks at JSP technology as well as its own offerings in the field http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1575.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1575.html?rss Fri, 23 Jun 2000 00:00:00 EST EAI requires both an infrastructure for integrating applications and a standardsbased mechanism for creating portable data For more and more companies that mechanism is XMLeXtensible Markup Language In this article Sun Microsystems John Spiers looks at the usefulness of XML and the associated XSLT eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformations in EAI http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1574.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1574.html?rss Mon, 17 Apr 2000 00:00:00 EST If youre using XML in application integration you need to understand the technologys strengths as well as its limitations SAGA Softwares Andre Yee talks about why we still need messageintegration brokers http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1573.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/dev_tools/features/1573.html?rss