http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_platforms_suites/?rss Serviceoriented architecture SOA promises to reduce the amount of new code required to create new applications by allowing the reuse of existing services To get significant benefit from SOA an organization must have as many services exposed as possible at as broad a level as possiblebrbrTo reuse services companies must first serviceenable existing assets and build services to meet the needs of ongoing business initiatives With each project built according to SOA principles the library of services available to the next project will grow As that library grows so will the benefits of SOA Copyright 2012 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 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST The Smart Grid is a new frontier for IT pioneers lining up to invest in the next killer app http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_management/features/11945.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_management/features/11945.html?rss Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST The adaptation of iterations in the ADM cycle in the recently released TOGAF is a welcome addition indeed http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_management/features/11247.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_management/features/11247.html?rss Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST Combining smart efficient outsourced services with document capture and routing technology can reduce costs and increase efficiency in your business http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/11183.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/11183.html?rss Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:00:00 EST A proactive network management solution keeping constant watch over services means no more IT overtime http://www.ebizq.net/topics/operational_bi/features/10446.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/operational_bi/features/10446.html?rss Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:00:00 EST The abundance of attack vectors out there means its time to get serious about database security Here are your options http://www.ebizq.net/topics/operational_bi/features/10153.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/operational_bi/features/10153.html?rss Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EST According to RFG unless IT executives fully understand the management complexities associated with SOAs and virtualization the technologies will bring businesses to a dead halt http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa/features/10010.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa/features/10010.html?rss Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EST Tony Baer breaks down the good and the bad on IBMs announcement of intent to buy Ilog http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bi/features/10012.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bi/features/10012.html?rss Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EST Organizations employing service reuse are starting to see some significant SOA and business benefits http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/9967.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/9967.html?rss Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EST Tony Baers take on Oracles plans for BEA and the big unanswered question what will become of Weblogic http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bpm/features/9923.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bpm/features/9923.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/b2b_security/features/5978.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/b2b_security/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, 06 Mar 2005 17:00:00 EST Business process management allows you to model automate manage measure and optimize the flow of business process steps that span your organizations systems people devices customers and partners within and beyond your corporate boundaries In a recent ebizQ Webinar SeeBeyonds Ross Altman said that the BPMs return on investment is significant http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa/features/5682.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa/features/5682.html?rss Sun, 06 Mar 2005 17:00:00 EST Informationcentric Web services will provide only limited value if they are constrained by the need for separate services for each physical data source says Rob Cardwell of MetaMatrix Unless a service can span an organizations existing data sources Web services will just put another layer of silos on top of existing data assets http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/5685.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/5685.html?rss Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:00:00 EST From the participants of the recent ebizQ webinar The Linux Explosion How Linux is Changing the Landscape of IT and Business LinuxWorld Magazine Editor in chief Kevin Bedell and IBM Advisory Product Manager Mark Verplaeste answer questions related to obstacles Linux is facing in terms of being adopted for the desktop highlighting challenges presented in terms of Linuxs maturity and its readiness and stability for corporate use http://www.ebizq.net/topics/open_source/features/5124.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/open_source/features/5124.html?rss Mon, 06 Sep 2004 08:00:00 EST When you give data to trading partners do you know whos really looking at it Would you like a way to control who sees it and when OctetString Founder and CTO Clayton Donley touts virtual directories to shore up your BB interactions http://www.ebizq.net/topics/security/features/5103.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/security/features/5103.html?rss Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:00:00 EST That reminder from integration guru Grand Central Communicatons CTO and ebizQ columnist David S Linthicum He points out that While the focus lately has been on how you manage information flows service invocation and processes between systems its important to keep our eye on the ball namely connectivity even though its the uglier part of app integration http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eai/features/5071.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eai/features/5071.html?rss Mon, 16 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST Is the vendor onthemark or engaging in wishful thinking as so many others before it have The s Rachel Chalmers takes a hard look at the landscape in this report http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/5009.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/5009.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/web_services/features/4973.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/4973.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/soa/features/4976.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa/features/4976.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/int_arch/features/4841.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4841.html?rss Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST And proving very adaptable and reliable at that as XML works its way into the mix according to Magic Softwares Lee Sutton in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here Sutton says EDI remains the chosen BB path of a huge number of enterprises even as its vendors ready themselves for new challenges http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/4808.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/4808.html?rss Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST For both the business and IT sides of enterprises as explained by BEAs Mark Atherton and Peter Linkin in a recent ebizQ webinar outlined here They show how servicedriven enterprises can benefit your company helping to align the very business and IT realms they help http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa/features/4809.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa/features/4809.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/web_services/features/4810.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/4810.html?rss Mon, 05 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST It doesnt get much more basic than that yet many companies take less than ideal approaches according to ebizQs own Beth GoldBernstein and Candle Corps Peter Rhys Jenkins in a recent ebizQ webinar highlighted here So they offer an overview and numerous suggested best practices along with a peek at ebizQs Roadmap to Integration Technology http://www.ebizq.net/topics/security/features/4786.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/security/features/4786.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/web_services/features/4739.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/4739.html?rss Mon, 21 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST ECM virtualization is emerging as a way to manage unstructured information scattered across different content repositories databases file systems legacy applications and Web sites says RFGs Christie Hangey in this iResearch Briefi With a virtualized approach to ECM she adds disparate repositories and content stores can be linked and centrally administered managed and searched without copying or moving content to a central location Here Hangey explains the benefits of virtualized ECM http://www.ebizq.net/topics/ecm/features/4687.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/ecm/features/4687.html?rss Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:51:00 EST Fast agile companies often have fat bottomlines And in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here Oracles Ashish Mohindroo explained how SOAs can help companies including yours get there especially when you steer toward BPM BAM BB and more for good measure http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa/features/4643.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa/features/4643.html?rss Mon, 14 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST As important as security is many obvious steps are simply ignored by many parties even though as Candles Peter Rhys Jenkins put it in a recent ebizQ webinar outlined here The weak points are everywhere Simply everywhere METAs Chris Byrnes joined him to suggest numerous security best practices especially for WebSphere MQ http://www.ebizq.net/topics/security/features/4644.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/security/features/4644.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/real_time_enterprise/features/4645.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/real_time_enterprise/features/4645.html?rss Mon, 07 Jun 2004 12:00:00 EST The socalled servicedriven enterprise is geared toward providing just that service to customers trading partners and internal users alike And in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here our own Beth GoldBernstein and BEAs Erik Frieberg explained that being one is as much a matter of corporate culture as IT infrastructure http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa/features/4596.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa/features/4596.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/bpm/features/4594.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bpm/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/soa_management/features/4488.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_management/features/4488.html?rss Mon, 24 May 2004 08:00:00 EST Even as SOAs finally begin to come into their own bringing with them muchheralded additional enterprise agility another type of architecture promises to complement them in that regard said integration expert Roy Schulte of Gartner during a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa/features/4493.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa/features/4493.html?rss Mon, 03 May 2004 08:00:00 EST This machine sometimes called the SEx Machine for short offers a way to keep your company a step or more ahead of its competitors at all times through timebased competition as BPM expert and ebizQ columnist Peter Fingar explained in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/real_time_enterprise/features/4325.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/real_time_enterprise/features/4325.html?rss Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST Its important because it helps companies to gain visibility into their business processes at the IT level and gives them a better idea of whats going on inside their business And ebizQ columnist David A Kelly says one vendor in particular may be ahead of the curve in this problem domain http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eii/features/4256.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eii/features/4256.html?rss Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST They icani go well together according to the presenters in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here They offered perspective on how those areas coexist and more importantly how iyouri enterprise can take advantage of emerging trends in both http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eai/features/4262.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eai/features/4262.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/int_sbp/features/4183.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_sbp/features/4183.html?rss Wed, 31 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Having clear visibility into your business means knowing whats going on at the foot business level but thats made up an unlimited number of transactions and events at the much more granular business and intraapplication level Here ebizQ columnist David A Kelly sorts it all out for us http://www.ebizq.net/topics/real_time_enterprise/features/4070.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/real_time_enterprise/features/4070.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/app_web/features/4071.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/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/soa_management/features/4069.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_management/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/app_web/features/4039.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/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 ebizQ VP Beth GoldBernstein and Glen Johnson of Magic Software said in an ebizQ webinar http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_management/features/4040.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_management/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/real_time_enterprise/features/3998.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/real_time_enterprise/features/3998.html?rss Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Just as efficient ebusiness systems can mean vastly improved bottom lines for companies overburdened ones can mean frustration for customers and lost revenue for businesses But OctetStrings Phil Hunt says there is a solution to the frustration virtual directories http://www.ebizq.net/topics/ecm/features/3999.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/ecm/features/3999.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/bpm/features/3966.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bpm/features/3966.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, 01 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Knowing whats happening in your business processes in real time is importantand ebizQ columnist David A Kelly notes there are different ways to keep tabs BPM vendors offer one perspective and you can get views from the XML and Web services side as well http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bpm/features/3880.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bpm/features/3880.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/app_web/features/3822.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/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/app_web/features/3824.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/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/app_web/features/3823.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/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/int_sbp/features/3825.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_sbp/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/eai/features/3821.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eai/features/3821.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/soa/features/3727.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa/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/int_sbp/features/3696.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_sbp/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/int_sbp/features/3695.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_sbp/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/int_sbp/features/3694.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_sbp/features/3694.html?rss Mon, 26 Jan 2004 08:00:00 EST Making companies faster on their feet and more responsive to market conditions is more easily said than done But it IcanI be done by creating a businessdriven IT infrastructure via a strategically crafted combo of an SOA with a BPMS says Cognizant Technologys Pravin Gokhe http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa/features/3646.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa/features/3646.html?rss Mon, 26 Jan 2004 08:00:00 EST Many observers feel the market for enterprise service buses will grow strongly this year and Sonic Software says its uniquely positioned to take advantage In this analysis the examines the technology the demand for it and the claims of Sonic and competitors real and potential in the space http://www.ebizq.net/topics/messaging_middleware/features/3648.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/messaging_middleware/features/3648.html?rss Mon, 12 Jan 2004 08:00:00 EST Calling SOA a near ideal technology to use in an IT environment where software and hardware from multiple vendors are deployed and one that enables business tasks to be accomplished by executing a series of services IBMs Bob Sutor here spells out the way to head for an SOA world http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa/features/3545.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa/features/3545.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/legacy_integration/features/3548.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/legacy_integration/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, 05 Jan 2004 08:00:00 EST Perceptions and immature standards stand in the way of enterprises leveraging Web services and SOAs to their full potential according to ZapThinks Ronald Schmelzer and IONAs Steve Vinoski in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here And both offer insight on overcoming those obstacles http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/3521.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/3521.html?rss Wed, 31 Dec 2003 11:09:00 EST Integration guru and SeeBeyond CTO Ross Altman says its time to step back from the Web services buzz for a snapshot of how close we really are to what he dubs integration nirvana plugandplay integration Altman cautions that a key requirement mature standardsis hardly in place yet http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/3519.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/3519.html?rss Mon, 22 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST Still need persuading that BB is the way to go Want some handy suggestions on implementing it Then a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here was the place to be Oracles Ashish Mohindroo offered a compelling case for BB then outlined practical steps for instituting it http://www.ebizq.net/topics/b2b_security/features/3504.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/b2b_security/features/3504.html?rss Mon, 15 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST What is integrated separation and what does it have to do with the dynamics of BPM and business rules ebizQ analyst David A Kelly explains that it can make all the difference in the world between BPM systems that are essentially stuck in stone and those that are readily and easily adaptable http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bpm/features/3454.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bpm/features/3454.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/soa_management/features/3455.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_management/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/portals/features/3457.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3457.html?rss Mon, 08 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST Integration efforts that tie infrastructures in Gordian Knots of custom code can be a distant memory if companies turn more to BPM says AptSofts David Cameron He says BPM provides a lowcost integration layer as well as workflow and monitoring functionality and helps align business and IT http://www.ebizq.net/topics/legacy_integration/features/3409.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/legacy_integration/features/3409.html?rss Mon, 08 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST The silo mentality still plagues many companies whose business units function as islands unto themselves when it comes to technology But Bank Ones Manish Bhatia says they have to shed that way of operating and outlines ways to go about it from the basic to the more recent http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_sbp/features/3410.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_sbp/features/3410.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/app_web/features/3388.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/features/3388.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/legacy_integration/features/3367.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/legacy_integration/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 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/bpm/features/3141.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bpm/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/soa_management/features/3142.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_management/features/3142.html?rss Mon, 20 Oct 2003 08:00:00 EST A good business service management tool can help IT departments maximize the provision of critical business services without taxing their staffs In a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here BMCs Jim Byrd looked at solutions for monitoring the PeopleSoft WebLogic Server and Tuxedo environments http://www.ebizq.net/topics/systems_management/features/3058.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/systems_management/features/3058.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, 29 Sep 2003 08:00:00 EST The Enterprise Service Bus is emerging as a viable alternative to the usual integration approaches and is likely to keep gaining ground in the marketplace according to PolarLake CEO Ronan Bradley Here he outlines the advantages of ESBs and cautions that they carry a significant drawback http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/2883.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/2883.html?rss Mon, 29 Sep 2003 08:00:00 EST What are Service Domains and how can they help your organization reap the benefits of Web and Grid services Heres a hint Think of them as service entry points aggregators and dispatchers IBMs YihShin Tan explains http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/2884.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/2884.html?rss Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:00:00 EST Whats an Integration Competency Center whats it got to do with an enterprise nervous system how can it help your organizations integration efforts and what benefits would result Gartners Roy Schulte gave valuable insight on that and more in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/2807.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/2807.html?rss Mon, 15 Sep 2003 09:00:00 EST The benefits of becoming a realtime enterprise are many and are becoming more and more apparent and widely acknowledged In a recent ebizQ webinar our own Beth GoldBernstein and CommerceQuest President and COO Lee White discussed a bunch of them http://www.ebizq.net/topics/human_centric_bpm/features/2767.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/human_centric_bpm/features/2767.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/app_web/features/2708.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/features/2708.html?rss Mon, 18 Aug 2003 00:00:00 EST The recent expoQ webinar Whats the True Value of Web Services was such a hot ticket presenters Ross Altman of EDS and Whit Andrews of Gartner got so many questions they couldnt get to many of them But get to them they do right here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/2552.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/2552.html?rss Mon, 11 Aug 2003 00:00:00 EST Whither Web services How close are they to fulfilling their promise And whats the future likely to hold for them and companies turning to them Ross Altman of EDS and Whit Andrews of Gartner gave us a snapshot of Web services during the ebizQ webinar Whats the True Value of Web Services http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/2500.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/2500.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/eai/features/2364.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eai/features/2364.html?rss Mon, 07 Jul 2003 00:00:00 EST Studies show Web site visitors will leave and not return if a page wont load in seconds so its critical to optimize app servers middleware hardware and databases for faster performance If youre using a WebSpherebased system the tips offered in the ebizQ webinar summarized here can help http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/2192.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/2192.html?rss Wed, 04 Jun 2003 00:00:00 EST The persistence layer offers scores of opportunities for optimizing your WebSpere environment Candle architect Michael Pallos suggests some key best practices for database interaction in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/features/2299.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/features/2299.html?rss Tue, 27 May 2003 00:00:00 EST JEE IBM and BEA have emerged as the clear winners in the sector according to analyst firm The AlignIT Group In fact says Align among enterprises whose IT infrastructures are highly scaled and heterogeneous in terms of platform types operating systems and applications JEE application servers have and will continue to dominate Align sees IBM and BEA as clear leaders as well What do those trends mean for your company Align offers its take http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/features/2068.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/features/2068.html?rss Tue, 18 Mar 2003 00:00:00 EST IT has moved from hardware and software eras to the era of the network aided in large part by Web services says META Groups Mark Vanston In a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here he and Candle senior architect Peter Rhys Jenkins explore ITs current state and how mainframes fit in http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/2312.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/2312.html?rss Thu, 23 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST The old ways of mapping out missioncritical apps just wont cut it for WebSphere In a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here Giga VP John Rymer and Candle Senior Solutions Architect Michael Pallos offer best practices to make WebSphere app servers scalable reliable highly available and secure http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/features/2320.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/features/2320.html?rss Wed, 08 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST Whether youre a business person just learning about integration or an IT professional who needs to brush up youll benefit from the recent ebizQ webinar presented by SeeBeyonds Rick Clements and Chris Home and ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein The event summarized here spells out the ABCs of EAI http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eai/features/2321.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eai/features/2321.html?rss Thu, 19 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST Potential MQ security breaches are everywhereLANs the MQ default port SYSTEMDEFxxx and other strings and especially WiFi wireless connections In a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here Candle solutions architect Peter Rhys Jenkins offers some tips to minimize your risk http://www.ebizq.net/topics/messaging_middleware/features/2325.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/messaging_middleware/features/2325.html?rss Mon, 02 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST A users perception of an applications responsiveness depends largely on the performance and availability of the infrastructure supporting the application This article from ProactiveNet explains how an endtoend application infrastructure performance management tool can improve application performance by monitoring infrastructure components such as Web servers databases and firewalls http://www.ebizq.net/topics/systems_management/features/1654.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/systems_management/features/1654.html?rss Mon, 25 Nov 2002 00:00:00 EST Transaction management can help identify and fix problems quickly and it can provide a tool for intelligent capacity planning This paper from Atul Garg and Ronald Schmidt of ProactiveNet describes an application transactioncentric approach to monitoring and managing the application infrastructure to achieve highperformance highly reliable online solutions http://www.ebizq.net/topics/systems_management/features/1657.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/systems_management/features/1657.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/eai/features/1661.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eai/features/1661.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/app_web/features/1665.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/features/1665.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, 09 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EST System processes yield details needed to effectively analyze the root causes of performance problems This Altaworks white paper excerpt explains the whys and wherefores of root cause analysis for IT system performance problems http://www.ebizq.net/topics/systems_management/features/1678.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/systems_management/features/1678.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, 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, 22 Jul 2002 00:00:00 EST The following excerpt from SPI Dynamics white paper Security at the Next Level Are Your Web Applications Vulnerable looks at the ways hackers can penetrate the security of your ebusiness applications http://www.ebizq.net/topics/security/features/1713.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/security/features/1713.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/web_services/features/1550.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/web_services/features/1550.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/app_web/features/1722.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/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/app_web/features/1729.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/features/1729.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 In Part of Mindbridge Softwares feature on Intranet security the authors explained the uses and protocols for cryptography Now they look at various cryptography deployment scenarios and tradeoffs http://www.ebizq.net/topics/security/features/1756.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/security/features/1756.html?rss Mon, 22 Apr 2002 00:00:00 EST Cryptography plays a pivotal role in safeguarding enterprise networks and our twopart feature from Mindbridge Software looks indepth at its use In this first part the authors discuss the motivations and protocols for deploying cryptographic technology throughout the enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/security/features/1759.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/security/features/1759.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/app_web/features/1775.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/features/1775.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/app_web/features/1791.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/features/1791.html?rss Mon, 14 Jan 2002 00:00:00 EST iPlanet Application Server is one of the major outcomes of the strategic alliance between AOLNetscape and Sun This article excerpted from a product review by TechMetrix Research examines how the iPlanet Application Server architecture supports SOAP a key Web services standard http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/features/1533.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/features/1533.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/app_web/features/1797.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/features/1797.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 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/app_web/features/1575.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/app_web/features/1575.html?rss