http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/?rss Standards enhance interoperability both within and between enterprises In this section we track all defined and emerging standards that impact enterprise integration as well as the organizations involved in defining standards 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, 29 Sep 2008 07:00:00 EST IdentityBased Access Control IBAC is the newest network security solution that offers bewildered IT workers a simpler more effective way to achieve compliance http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/10320.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/10320.html?rss Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:10:00 EST Compliance requirements should be an input to the security process but should not drive the process and anything else is simply doomed to fail http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/9905.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/9905.html?rss Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EST June th marked a new PCI DSS compliance deadline for companies that handle customers most sensitive information Did you let this important deadline slip by http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/9833.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/9833.html?rss Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:33:00 EST http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/9747.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/9747.html?rss Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:00:00 EST Identity is the single common thread that permeates every application in a modern company which is why these five trends are essential to every enterprise and industry http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/9024.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/9024.html?rss Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:00:00 EST Jon Pyke of the Workflow Management Coalition says XPDL is a proven stable format for process design interchange that has so far avoided standards hype http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/7852.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/7852.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/standards/features/7220.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/7220.html?rss Thu, 27 Jul 2006 07:00:00 EST How a growing industry standard can help you get things done faster http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/7153.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/7153.html?rss Sun, 05 Mar 2006 17:00:00 EST A united dedicated effort from key players can fuel the development of open standards and technologies http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/6776.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/6776.html?rss Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:00:00 EST Can modeldriven architecture be made simpler and more accessible to become a widely used enabling technology for SOA http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/6639.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/6639.html?rss Sun, 05 Jun 2005 17:00:00 EST As Web services become more pervasive standardized identity management is getting more attention http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/5995.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/5995.html?rss Mon, 03 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST When we last discussed ontologies we covered how they help the SOA architect prepare semantic generalizations that make the problem domain more understandable This month lets take a deeper dive into the enabling standards http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/5460.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/5460.html?rss Sun, 05 Dec 2004 19:00:00 EST Its no secret that developing serviceoriented architectures are among the most complex and difficult projects for the enterprise integration professional With thousands of data elements to track whats an architect to do David Linthicum says ontologies will make problems more manageable http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/5393.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/5393.html?rss Mon, 06 Sep 2004 08:00:00 EST The widespread move toward service oriented architectures is undeniable and as they mature theyre bringing more and more benefits to enterprises according to Sonic Software CTO Gordon van Huizen But he cautions that adopting SOAs is hardly simple or quick and he advises enterprises not to allow themselves to become dependent on just one vendor http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/5104.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/5104.html?rss Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:00:00 EST Having complete reliable realtime information from and on all areas of the enterprise and its partners adding up to the big picture is critical for businesses But theyre still not there according to ebizQ columnist Dr Chris Harding of The Open Group He says the obstacles are formidable but being tackled in the hope of reaching information Nirvana what The Open Group dubs Boundaryless Information Flow http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/5070.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/5070.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/standards/features/5071.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/5071.html?rss Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST Before your organization can comply with the myriad of new and approaching laws and government regulations it needs to select a document management system that enables rather than hinders compliance And Laserfiches Jeffrey Green is at the ready to help you separate the compliancesupporting software wheat from the chaff http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/5039.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/5039.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/standards/features/4976.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4976.html?rss Mon, 02 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST EDI is a true survivor evolving with changing IT times to continue to meet changing enterprise needs says EXTOL Internationals Stephen Rosen He explains that the latest trends involve realtime data synching empowering endusers and EDI as part of complete enterprise views http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4931.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4931.html?rss Mon, 02 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST Combining the capabilities of XMLbased standards will enable truly open flexible and interoperable eMarketplaces asserts MBTs Pravin Gokhe Thats a tall order but he goes on here to explain just how that could happen via ebXML and standards http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4932.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4932.html?rss Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST And that applies to businesses IT and in everyday life observes The Open Groups Dr Chris Harding an ebizQ columnist He notes that high quality data is essential but first agreement is needed on exactly what constitutes it and how to measure it And Dr Harding has a notion of how to go about achieving such a meeting of the minds http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4893.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4893.html?rss Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST Done right SOAs Web services and composite applications can greatly enhance enterprise agility and hence the ability to respond quickly to changing market conditions says ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein But she cautions that the operative words there are idone righti and that even then those hot technologies and concepts arent magic bullets http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4894.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4894.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/standards/features/4842.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4842.html?rss Sun, 18 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST Theyre key considerations as you mull this whitehot technology for your company and theyre spelled out for you in Part Two of this examination of RFID by Suns Manish Bhuptani and Shahram Moradpour They also address an emerging issue around this emerging technology privacy concerns http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4843.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4843.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/standards/features/4808.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4808.html?rss Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST For starters because your competitors surely are But what exactly iisi RFID why is there so much buzz around it now and what can it do for the visibility your company has of its own supply chain ands those of its partners Suns Manish Bhuptani and Shahram Moradpour address those questions here in the first of two pieces on the whitehot technology http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4811.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4811.html?rss Mon, 05 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST The heck with hubandspoke designs Enterprises are better off doing their integrating at the edges of their networks explains IONAs Peter Cousins in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here What does he mean by that and how could it help overcome many of ITs current shortcomings Cousins presents a thorough thoughtful explanation and education http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4784.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4784.html?rss Mon, 05 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST Theres no question that service oriented architectures can be significant enterprise aids by making organizations much more flexible fostering reuse etc But SOAs themselves need some assistance when business processes are being orchestrated and Web services are being composed And that boost is coming in the form of BPEL as Oracles John Deeb described in a recent ebizQ webinar outlined here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4785.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4785.html?rss Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST Enterprise Information Integration is unique unto itself but helps organizations leverage other types of integration technology according to ebizQs own Beth GoldBernstein Here she explains how offering insight on EIIs history and growing role in the integration space particularly as a catalyst for companies seeking maximum agility and reuse from SOAs http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4738.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4738.html?rss Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST The need for access to the right integrated information by the right people at the right time has never been more pressing among enterprises but asserts The Open Groups Dr Chris Harding current technology isnt quite able to provide it Whats the solution Dr Harding proposes one here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4740.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4740.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/standards/features/4687.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4687.html?rss Mon, 21 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST IT blindness can result in missed business opportunities on a large scale according to the terms creator David Luckham a Stanford professor IT guru and ebizQ columnist But Luckham notes that technology leading to IT Insight is starting to emerge solutions that could enable enterprises to seize those opportunities And he calls BAM the tip of the iceberg of that emergence http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4689.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4689.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/standards/features/4690.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4690.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/standards/features/4643.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4643.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/standards/features/4597.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/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/standards/features/4594.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4594.html?rss Mon, 31 May 2004 08:00:00 EST It shouldnt be done haphazardly cautions ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein She says the ideal approach is to plan strategically and implement tactically But even then youre going to come upon numerous forks in the integration road and in this column GoldBernstein lays out some of the basics to bear in mind at those junctures http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4565.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4565.html?rss Mon, 31 May 2004 08:00:00 EST Its not easy getting widely varying technologies to make sweet integration music but CoreTech Consultings Krishna Palaparthi told how to in a recent ebizQ webinar outlined here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4569.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4569.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/standards/features/4488.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/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/standards/features/4493.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4493.html?rss Mon, 17 May 2004 08:00:00 EST Containing costs of integration efforts doesnt have to be a roll of the dice noted Itemfields Joe Schwartz in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here Schwartz told of a way to hold down the tab of what is typically the costliest aspect of integration projects data transformation http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4404.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4404.html?rss Mon, 10 May 2004 08:00:00 EST EII is in the words of ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein fast becoming the part of the infrastructure that aggregates integrates and manages information across the enterprise In this column GoldBernstein notes that EII does what the old data integration and EAI couldnt and dont leading to EII becoming a true IT growth sector She also offers some pointed and compelling EII best practices tips and explains how EII can be immensely helpful to your company http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4371.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4371.html?rss Thu, 29 Apr 2004 14:48:00 EST Integration thought leader and ebizQ columnist David S Linthicum describes himself as a big fan of ebXML which he says is a big step forward from the likes of EDI and other outdated BB standards And he says the latest trends on the ebXML front hold much promise for companies choosing to use it http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4323.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4323.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/standards/features/4262.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4262.html?rss Mon, 19 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST RFID is coming on strong in several market segments and its best days are certainly still to come says the Robert France Groups Ken Landoline in this iIT Agendai report He predicts that As some of the RFID roadblocks such as high price and lack of standards are eliminated the market is likely to grow exponentially And with that growth will come mounting integration challenges http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4219.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4219.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/standards/features/4221.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4221.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/standards/features/4184.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4184.html?rss Mon, 05 Apr 2004 09:00:00 EST Companies cant and shouldnt stir BPM into their IT stew willynilly say BPM gurus and ebizQ columnists Howard Smith and Peter Fingar Here they offer a methodical way to mix BPM into the enterprise menu and explain why it will be delicious for bottomlines http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4133.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4133.html?rss Mon, 05 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST In a hrefhttpwwwebizqnettopicsbpmfeatureshtml targetblankPart Onea of his advocacy piece on BPML BPM expert John Hamilton of Computer Sciences Corporation showed how BPML helps bring business process documentation into the real world Here Hamilton identifies something he says would make the wide adoption of BPML a sure thing http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4129.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4129.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/standards/features/4134.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4134.html?rss Mon, 05 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST The move to make grid computing more enterprisecompatible is largely linked to settling on standards and Oracle has some definite ideas on how those standards should shape up says The Group In this report the Group assesses those ideas and their possible key impact on the future of grids http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4135.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4135.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/standards/features/4071.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4071.html?rss Mon, 29 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Because it helps business process documentation into the real world thats why according to BPM expert John Hamilton of Computer Sciences Corporation In this first of two pieces on the subject Hamilton outlines the virtues of BPML and explains how it helps process documentation conquer the ageold use it or lose it challenge http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4068.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4068.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/standards/features/4040.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/4040.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/standards/features/3966.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3966.html?rss Mon, 15 Mar 2004 12:00:00 EST Depends on your vantage point says The Groups William Fellows Here he offers updates and perspective on the scrambling to come up with such standards and on other significant developments in the grid realm including roles being played or tried by Oracle Intel Sun HP BT DataSynapse and others http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3967.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3967.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/standards/features/3913.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/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/standards/features/3914.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3914.html?rss Mon, 08 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST While the benefits of BPM are plentiful say BPM gurus Howard Smith and Peter Fingar executive stung by past tech implementation may be skeptical So say Smith and Fingar some approaches are better than others when it comes to introducing BPM into a companys culture and enabling it to grow http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3915.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3915.html?rss Mon, 08 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST The potential payoffs of implementing RFIDbased systems are enormous but so are the challenges involved in those implementations according to ObjectStores Mark Palmer Here he offers insight into those challenges but explains why theyre well worth conquering http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3916.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3916.html?rss Mon, 01 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST You need look no further than your integration situation to find a primary reason to embrace the move toward open standards according to PureEdge President and CEO Mark Upson He maintains that theyre the ticket to lower costs and easier data exchange with other organizations http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3882.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3882.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/standards/features/3825.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3825.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/standards/features/3726.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/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/standards/features/3727.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3727.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/standards/features/3695.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3695.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/standards/features/3646.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3646.html?rss Mon, 12 Jan 2004 08:00:00 EST In the ongoing tug of war between Windows and Linux count Donald Doane of performance optimization solutions provider OpenDemand Systems squarely in Linuxs corner Doane doesnt mince words about how he sees the open standards movement helping companies bottom lines http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3546.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3546.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/standards/features/3549.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/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/standards/features/3521.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/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/standards/features/3519.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/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/standards/features/3504.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3504.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/standards/features/3463.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3463.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/standards/features/3410.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3410.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/standards/features/3386.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/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/standards/features/3388.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/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/standards/features/3389.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3389.html?rss Mon, 17 Nov 2003 08:00:00 EST In this third and final part of his examination of BPELWS integration expert David S Linthicum explores more aspects of how it works and reiterates its potential as a standard for process integration He also clearly points to the one thing about BPELWS that no one can be sure of yet http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3294.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3294.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/standards/features/3305.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3305.html?rss Mon, 03 Nov 2003 08:00:00 EST Pervasive adoption of Web Services will eventually happen the AlignIT Group says in this report But then The issue of how a servicesbased IT environment will be managed will become paramount for many organizations Here insight from AlignIT into that approaching challenge for businesses http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3182.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3182.html?rss Mon, 03 Nov 2003 08:00:00 EST Even as the hype surrounding Web services dies down theyre becoming more and more entrenched in the workplace and with good reason according to IBMs Bob Sutor Whats more he observes Web services have only just begun http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3184.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3184.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/standards/features/3121.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3121.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/standards/features/3142.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3142.html?rss Mon, 20 Oct 2003 08:00:00 EST Wellknown integration guru and ebizQ columnist David S Linthicum says BPELWS can help enterprises harness the promise of Web services process integration and serviceoriented architectures Here is Part of his look at how your company can join in and reap the benefits http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3060.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3060.html?rss Mon, 13 Oct 2003 09:00:00 EST Its no secret that security remains a significant obstacle to mainstream adoption of Web services But new ebizQ columnist Andre Yee has some tips on how you can make Web services secure right now and some thoughts on why such security promises to get even better in the nottoodistant future http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3019.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/3019.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/standards/features/2884.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2884.html?rss Mon, 29 Sep 2003 08:00:00 EST Financial firms cant rest on their SWIFT implementationrelated laurels says Vitrias John Parker He notes changes to the standard are coming swiftly and says firms will have to be just as swift to stay up to speed Parker also pans pointtopoint implementations and lauds those based on BPM http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2885.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2885.html?rss Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:00:00 EST The buzz around BPELWS has been picking up And noted integration expert and ebizQ columnist David S Linthicum says its with good reason properly applied BPELWS can help enterprises harness the real potential of Web services process integration and serviceoriented architectures http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2832.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2832.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/standards/features/2767.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2767.html?rss Mon, 15 Sep 2003 09:00:00 EST Composite apps can go where pure EAI cant to help keep business users happy according to Commerce Ones Bashyam Anant In making the case for composite apps he also notes that they make sense from an ROI standpoint http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2769.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2769.html?rss Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 EST The old days of integration of pointtopoint hardwired difficulttochange spaghetticode are disappearing being replaced by a businesscentric wave of processoriented agile enterprises A recent ebizQ webinar gave an overview of the movement and its benefits for businesses http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2653.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2653.html?rss Mon, 25 Aug 2003 00:00:00 EST Theres irony at work with BBs big hubs according to integration guru David S Linthicum Most still use EDI and VANs due to BBrelated shortcomings of XML and Web services Yet hubs will ultimately need to turn to XML and Web services to survive in a world of SOAs and realtime enterprises http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2616.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2616.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/standards/features/2552.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/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/standards/features/2500.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2500.html?rss Mon, 07 Jul 2003 00:00:00 EST Despite the great promise of Web services and Service Oriented Architectures to enhance integration efforts and despite emerging standards that should hasten their adoption more is needed to move organizations into the services arena says Software AG Chief Services Architect JP Morgenthal And he notes here that catalyst could come in the form of a Web services taxonomy Simply put broad agreement on the organization and categorization of Web services http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2046.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2046.html?rss Mon, 23 Jun 2003 00:00:00 EST The realtime enterprise is not a trend that companies can afford to wait out As the competition speeds up companies will need to keep up or perish So says ebizQs Vice President for Strategic Services Beth GoldBernstein With that in mind she points to ten areas companies must carefully cultivate in order to flower into a realtime enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2052.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2052.html?rss Mon, 09 Jun 2003 00:00:00 EST The battle between both camps goes on Adherents of each claim theirs is the answer to almost all architectural issues but the facts do not support that assertion from either side says Robert Frances Group analyst Evan Bauer in this RFG IT Agenda report But no matter which way your company goes says Bauer its important to decide how youre going to decide Without policies on selection deployment and support of these competing application platform standards he writes enterprises will waste substantial time and money on their application portfolios http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2061.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2061.html?rss Tue, 27 May 2003 00:00:00 EST As the tugofwar continues between JEE and NET NASAJet Propulsion Lab Principal Architect Jeff Estefan argues here that its important to avoid a hodgepodge approach and pick one or the other And he runs down their strengths weaknesses and similarities to help you make your decision http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2069.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2069.html?rss Mon, 19 May 2003 00:00:00 EST A unified process standard finally seems within reach as major IT players line up behind BPEL And ebizQ Vice President of Strategic Services Beth GoldBernstein says thats likely to help enterprises in an array of significant ways http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1455.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1455.html?rss Mon, 12 May 2003 00:00:00 EST With interenterprise integration a coveted next step for the financial services community Web services may finally offer a viable STP mechanism thats both economically prudent and accessible to all Here Gary Maier of IONA explores how Web services could provide true servicelevel integration by leveraging popular standard Internet protocols http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1462.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1462.html?rss Thu, 08 May 2003 00:00:00 EST Eventdriven serviceoriented architectures are a key accelerator for business agility and Web services are speeding them toward the integration forefront In a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here Gartners Roy Schulte discusses the hoopla hype and hurdles surrounding SOAs http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2307.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2307.html?rss Wed, 07 May 2003 00:00:00 EST Two standards CAN be better than one In a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here Beth GoldBernstein and Sterling Commerces Chris Wallace detail an EDIXML processcentric approach that can lead to costeffective integration http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2308.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2308.html?rss Mon, 05 May 2003 00:00:00 EST Renowned integration expert Ross Altman says JMS XSLT and EXSLT are hardly panaceas He says theyre useful in some regards However like most standards their ability to deliver meaningful portability is suspect http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1463.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1463.html?rss Mon, 21 Apr 2003 00:00:00 EST For any technology to succeed across the wide swath that is IT there must be wide acceptance of common standards Only when HTML was embraced for example did the Internet become what it is today But ebizQ columnists Howard Smith and Peter Fingar say a recent move by two technology giants could gum up the works as backers of business process management BPM push standards those proponents say would help BPM fulfill its vast potential in the world of business computing http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1472.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1472.html?rss Mon, 21 Apr 2003 00:00:00 EST UCCnet the supply chain integration standard rising in popularity among retailers may serve as an example of how companies can agree on the sharing of data and processes with others in their verticals And notes integration expert David Linthicum UCCnet is even among several vertical and horizontal supply chain standards that are gravitating toward each other This article is based on a chapter in Linthicums upcoming book Next Generation Application IntegrationFrom Simple Information to ServiceOriented Models http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1471.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1471.html?rss Mon, 07 Apr 2003 00:00:00 EST The future truly is now for ebXML according to the new book ebXML Concepts and Applications from Wiley Publishing Whats more say authors Gibb and Damodaran ebXML is designed to adapt as ebusiness needs change to keep it ready for realworld prime time In these brief excerpts from the book Gibb and Damodaran outline why ebXML is in their view a standout standard http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1482.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1482.html?rss Mon, 07 Apr 2003 00:00:00 EST Businesses are beginning to get a better grip on Web services what they are and how they can help companies grow and become more efficient And adoption is beginning to accelerate according to analyst firm The AlignIT Group But adds AlignIT a lack of maturity in Web services offerings and standards is prompting early adopters to focus primarily on using Web services internally leaving their ultimate promise of complete interoperability with customers partners and suppliers for later http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1481.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1481.html?rss Mon, 24 Mar 2003 00:00:00 EST Rather than a fading standard EDI remains a critical IT infrastructure for BB ecommerce says Sterling Commerces Todd Margo In a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here he traces EDIs path and paints a rosy picture for its continued use http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2311.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/2311.html?rss Mon, 10 Mar 2003 00:00:00 EST Confused about the practical workings and value of Web services In this primer Bob Sutor IBMs director of Web services strategy explains what you need to know to evaluate a Web services strategy for your organization and what Web services standards are available today to help you get started http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1498.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1498.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/standards/features/1506.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1506.html?rss Mon, 10 Feb 2003 00:00:00 EST Independent software vendor ISV and IT execs are facing a task of unprecedented magnitude upgrading their existing businesscritical software to Itanium the Web and Web services The price of failure says analyst firm The Aberdeen Group is software sclerosis the increasing inability to adapt to new system demands because the software arteries the enterprise depends on for cost savings and competitive advantage harden ie they cant scale theyre prone to failure and they dont adapt to new enduser demands Whats the best course for execs to take Aberdeen offers its expertise in this report http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1513.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1513.html?rss Mon, 03 Feb 2003 00:00:00 EST Enterprise application integration EAI specialist Tibco has placed business activity monitoring BAM and analytics at the heart of its RD strategy for according to analyst firm the Tibco is seeking to move the integration sale increasingly away from a straight technology proposition and toward a more solutionfocused and businessoriented transaction Will the effort pay off for Tibco and its customers Read thes assessment http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1518.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1518.html?rss Mon, 03 Feb 2003 00:00:00 EST Business process management isnt just replacing business process modeling in the acronym BPM Its also giving process modeling a new significance in the real world of business process management In their latest column for ebizQ Howard Smith and Peter Fingar run down nine reasons the ioldi BPM never cut it and explain pointbypoint why the ineweri BPM has the old one beat culminating in a new valuable business tool that could revolutionize the businessIT landscape http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1515.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1515.html?rss Mon, 27 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST IT decision makers often have a difficult time navigating the new Web services development paradigm In this article consultant Jim Fisher of theSequenceGroup explains the key challenges and fallacies of Web services http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1572.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1572.html?rss Mon, 20 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST As a ubiquitous data exchange format XML would seem the natural choice for database integration But as Ronan Bradley of PolarLake points out integrating databases with XML isnt as simple as people might think http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1571.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1571.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/standards/features/1570.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1570.html?rss Mon, 13 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST The early hype about Web services has proved to be misguided However says ebizQ analyst and vice president Beth GoldBernstein they are quietly emerging as the best way for companies to achieve the agility needed to become realtime enterprises a key to success in ebusiness In this column GoldBernstein traces the transition of Web services from overhyped flop to a potentially invaluable business tool and explains why your business would be welladvised to check out Web services as it builds a realtime infrastructure http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1569.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1569.html?rss Mon, 06 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST In November the SWIFT network will require users to migrate from the legacy ISO standard to ISO This article by Gert Raeves of HelioGraph looks at the advantages of the new standard and discusses how to prepare for the transition It also explores the risks and rewards that confront anyone who adopts this mother of all standards http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1638.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1638.html?rss Mon, 06 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST Tight times demand efficiency Many companies must produce more goods and services make their customers happier and improve their bottom lines all with smaller staffs and shrinking budgets How can you hope to do all that Integration can be a big help Here ebizQ analyst Dave Kelly uses Intel as an example of a company maximizing integrations potential http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1636.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1636.html?rss Mon, 30 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST Once considered too complex and too lowvolume for automation corporate actions processing is being reevaluated by financial services firms according to John Wilson director of the CityIQ consultancy Wilson discusses the drivers and the technologies behind this trend http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1641.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1641.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/standards/features/1568.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/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/standards/features/1567.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1567.html?rss Mon, 09 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST In this report Phil Wainewright of Procullux Ventures describes the emerging global Web services infrastructure the players involved in building this infrastructure and the positioning challenges that many of them will face http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1565.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1565.html?rss Mon, 09 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST XMLbased Web services standards are emerging as a way to enable businesses to publish sets of software functions aka application programming interfaces or APIs But many people mistakenly believe that Web services can provide a method for fullfledged application syndication to business partner sites This paper from WebCollage explains why XML APIs are not well suited for BB distribution of enterprise applications http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1566.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1566.html?rss Mon, 02 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST Over the next year or so the focus of IT spending in the financial services industry will be on three key areas says Mercators Thracy Varvoglis With T compliance currently on the back burner he believes financial service firms will direct their IT dollars toward risk management CRM technology and improving straightthroughprocessing capabilities http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1653.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1653.html?rss Mon, 02 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST In the same way that relational technology radically reduced the amount of custom coding needed to write database applications the emergence of Web services is radically reducing the amount of complex custom code needed to solve application integration problems Cape Clears Annrai OToole explains why http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1564.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1564.html?rss Mon, 18 Nov 2002 00:00:00 EST XML is a vital standard not only for application integration but also for BB network integration Here Peter Brockmann of A Networks Corp explains the important role that XML can play in improving the effectiveness and value of BB trading networks http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1660.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1660.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/standards/features/1563.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1563.html?rss Mon, 04 Nov 2002 00:00:00 EST In todays economy multiple business partners collaborate in a value chain Depending on the nature of their collaboration however they may want tighter or looser integration Analyst Dieter Jenz explains the two main approaches to BB integration and discusses the key standards that underpin each approach http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1562.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1562.html?rss Sun, 27 Oct 2002 00:00:00 EST The Security Assertions Markup Language has the potential to revolutionize the way users are authenticated and granted access to enterprise systems This paper by Ankur Laroia of consulting firm theSequenceGroup offers an overview of SAML and its implications http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1670.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1670.html?rss Sun, 20 Oct 2002 00:00:00 EST That final gap in the integration flow where data structures must be mapped between data sources can be the trickiest This white paper by XML Global Technologies describes the characteristics a data mapping and transformation tool should provide to bridge that gap successfully http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1676.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1676.html?rss Sun, 20 Oct 2002 00:00:00 EST This article from business integration products provider Quovadx focuses on how healthcare organizations can prepare for HIPAA transaction and code set compliance and in the process achieve simpler and more costeffective administration procedures http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1675.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1675.html?rss Mon, 14 Oct 2002 00:00:00 EST The XML Key Management Specification simplifies the integration of public key infrastructure with XMLaware applications by providing a common communication channel for applications that consume PKI services This white paper excerpt from Baltimore Technologies explains the benefits of using XKMS with PKI http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1561.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1561.html?rss Mon, 14 Oct 2002 00:00:00 EST XML and Web services are the two prominent options for meeting integration challenges In this paper Ronan Bradley of PolarLake explains some of the XML and Web servicesbased standards available to financial services organizations http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1560.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1560.html?rss Mon, 07 Oct 2002 00:00:00 EST The phasein of HIPAA requirements is beginning this month And despite the advance warning many healthcare provides arent prepared This paper from IT consulting firm Syntel looks at the benefits that HIPAA will convey upon the industry and provides an action plan for getting up to speed on the new requirements http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1685.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1685.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/standards/features/1558.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/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/standards/features/1559.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1559.html?rss Mon, 09 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EST This article an excerpt from a Mobile Streams Ltd white paper offers an overview of some of the key standards used in sending data over wireless networks with a focus on the advantages and challenges of the Wireless Application Protocol WAP http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1698.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1698.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/standards/features/1557.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1557.html?rss Mon, 26 Aug 2002 00:00:00 EST Theres more than a little confusion about the difference between EAI and Web services Is Web services a replacement for EAI or a complementary approach Here TechMetrix Research compares the two integration solutions http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1555.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1555.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/standards/features/1556.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1556.html?rss Sun, 18 Aug 2002 00:00:00 EST Web services have so far been employed mainly for internal integration efforts But the first few projects involving Web services for BB are making their debut and experts say mainstream use of Web services for external integration should get under way next year Heres a look at the current state of BB Web services http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1554.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1554.html?rss Sun, 18 Aug 2002 00:00:00 EST Last month in XML Performance Challenges Eugene Kuznetsov of DataPower explained the critical performance issues involved in deploying an XMLbased application Now he lays out the key XML security problems and provides a course of action for solving them http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1553.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1553.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/standards/features/1552.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1552.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/standards/features/1551.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1551.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/standards/features/1588.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1588.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/standards/features/1550.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1550.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/standards/features/1549.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1549.html?rss Sun, 23 Jun 2002 00:00:00 EST By providing a common method for identifying data XML supports BB transactions effectively and is expected to become the dominant format for data transformation exchange and integration This DataMirror article explains the role of XML and related technologies in todays ebusiness enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1587.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1587.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/standards/features/1738.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1738.html?rss Mon, 03 Jun 2002 00:00:00 EST Mobile technologies are changing quickly allowing more sophisticated types of data transmission This paper from Ubiquity Software explains how an IETF specification the Session Initiation Protocol SIP is enabling mobile transmission of voice and data applications for nextgeneration wireless networks http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1737.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1737.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/standards/features/1548.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1548.html?rss Mon, 29 Apr 2002 00:00:00 EST A fullservice marketplace platform needs to offer a variety of tools support industry standards and provide features ranging from systems management to personalization In this article Wipro Technologies Shashank Gupta spells out the checklist of requirements he believes a complete marketplace platform must meet http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1757.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1757.html?rss Mon, 29 Apr 2002 00:00:00 EST This research report on business process management is the latest in the Delphi Groups Market Milestone Reports series It combines research conducted with technology vendors and end users for a comprehensive view of the BPM technology marketincluding spending habits growth areas customer needs and vendor solutions http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1547.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1547.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/standards/features/1546.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/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/standards/features/1760.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/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/standards/features/1545.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1545.html?rss Mon, 15 Apr 2002 00:00:00 EST For healthcare organizations across the US the deadline for complying with the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act looms larger every month Among other things HIPAA requires companies to adopt national ebusiness standards for all internal systems This excerpt from a white paper by Extol International looks at the key requirements and common myths of HIPAA compliance http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1626.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1626.html?rss Mon, 15 Apr 2002 00:00:00 EST Where has EAI been and wheres it going Eric Roch of TIBCO provides some insight in this overview of the history of enterprise application integration the principal approaches to achieving it and the emerging trends http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1544.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1544.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/standards/features/1543.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1543.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/standards/features/1542.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1542.html?rss Mon, 25 Mar 2002 00:00:00 EST Rick Kuzyk of Sonic Software explains why popular existing messaging standards such as Java Message Service offer a solid foundation for Web services development http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1541.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1541.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/standards/features/1540.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1540.html?rss Sun, 17 Mar 2002 00:00:00 EST Suns JEE Connector Architecture will have a significant impact on the integration broker market which has historically been dominated by proprietary tools In this article TechMetrix Research explores how the new JCA standard will affect EAI technologies http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1597.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1597.html?rss Mon, 18 Feb 2002 00:00:00 EST Web services standards represent a third option to the Java vs Microsoft platform choice faced by application developers argues Annrai OToole of Cape Clear In fact he says Web services are redefining the very economics and technology of integration http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1538.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1538.html?rss Mon, 11 Feb 2002 00:00:00 EST Youre still using EDI but most of your trading partners have moved to XML Cant you just implement a translation system between EDI and XML Its not so simple says IT writer D Douglas Graham In this article he explains some of the obstacles that make EDItoXML translation problematic http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1586.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1586.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/standards/features/1537.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1537.html?rss Mon, 04 Feb 2002 00:00:00 EST Web services promise a standardsbased framework for business process automation Here Itamar Ankorion of Attunity takes an indepth look at the role of various Web services standards in business process automation and explains the strengths and weaknesses of Web services as they exist today http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1535.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1535.html?rss Mon, 04 Feb 2002 00:00:00 EST How does business process integration fit in with all the other old and new integration technologies from EAI to Web services Metaservers Michael Aubin describes the role of the various technologies and explains how BPI products augment the existing integration products http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1536.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1536.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/standards/features/1534.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1534.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/standards/features/1533.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1533.html?rss Mon, 31 Dec 2001 00:00:00 EST Successful application integration requires businesses to move away from tightly joined massive systems and toward loosely bound business components says Peter Bals president of Glue Technology He sees Web services as a promising approach to achieving that goal http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1532.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1532.html?rss Sun, 23 Dec 2001 00:00:00 EST Webbased communications have displaced the clientserver paradigm to become the dominant third wave of computing Now the recent advent of open standards such as XML SOAP JMS and PGM may be opening the floodgates to a fourth wave messagebased computing In this article Brian Whetten chief scientist at Talarian explains how this fourth wave will affect the enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1579.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1579.html?rss Mon, 10 Dec 2001 00:00:00 EST In this second excerpt from the book ebXML The New Global Standard for Doing Business on the Internet the authors look at how ebXML works and the key measures that its creators UNCEFACT and OASIS set out to achieve http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1584.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1584.html?rss Mon, 10 Dec 2001 00:00:00 EST The advent of Web services doesnt spell the end of traditional distributed object platforms says IONA Technologies Alan Conway Rather as he explains in this article Web services standards and approaches are complementary to more traditional platforms such as CORBA and JEE http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1531.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1531.html?rss Mon, 03 Dec 2001 00:00:00 EST ebXML The New Global Standard for Doing Business on the Internet is a new book that sets out to explain the importance of the electronic business XML or ebXML standard Here ebizQ presents the first of a twopart excerpt from the book examining the history of this rapidly emerging standard and the promising uses for it http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1583.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1583.html?rss Mon, 03 Dec 2001 00:00:00 EST eBusiness is moving quickly to Web services But what exactly are they Definitions differ from vendor to vendor and even analysts dont all agree Here Cape Clears Annrai OToole offers his view on the nature and utility of Web services and coins a few new terms to describe the emerging platforms and functionality http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1530.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1530.html?rss Mon, 29 Oct 2001 00:00:00 EST Web services will revolutionize the definition of an enterprise architecture changing the enterprise from a selfcontained set of applications into a nexus of services data flows and business process interfaces shared by other enterprises This white paper from Grand Central Networks lays out a vision of Web services and the infrastructure required to make that vision a reality http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1529.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1529.html?rss Mon, 10 Sep 2001 00:00:00 EST Todays hubandspoke approach to enterprise integration is inefficient argues Steve Stephansen the CEO of WebV Instead he says corporate IT departments would do well to consider moving their enterprise architectures to a fully distributed peertopeer architecture http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1528.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1528.html?rss Mon, 20 Aug 2001 00:00:00 EST EAI has had a long evolutionary path from data and application replication to data integration and now to integration of business logic and functions Sam Wong of Patkai Networks explains why he sees Web services as the next logical development in the evolution toward true application integration http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1526.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1526.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/standards/features/1525.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1525.html?rss Mon, 11 Jun 2001 00:00:00 EST Vertical industry standards will predominate the XML landscape in the future says Microsofts David Wascha product manager for BizTalk In this article he explains why the company anticipates an increasingly vertical evolution in XML standards and which standards the company plans to support in its BizTalk Server http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1585.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1585.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/standards/features/1524.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/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/standards/features/1523.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/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/standards/features/1522.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1522.html?rss Mon, 09 Apr 2001 00:00:00 EST The path to full business process integration between trading partners is a slow and gradual one Heres a look at how products and standards are emerging to help make business process integration a reality for BB ecommerce http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1578.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1578.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/standards/features/1521.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1521.html?rss Mon, 26 Mar 2001 00:00:00 EST In this white paper Steven Scala of GE Global eXchange Services details the history of BB standardsfrom ANSI X to ebXMLand explains the importance of integration brokers in dealing with proliferating standards http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1577.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1577.html?rss Mon, 26 Feb 2001 00:00:00 EST The market for mobile Internet access continues to heat up as does the debate over which wireless standard is the best choice for mobile data and application access The dominant standard in the US today is the Wireless Access Protocol WAP but competition from other approaches and standards threatens that dominance In this feature XMLSolutions John Evdemon explains why he believes WAP will continue to be the leader in the US http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1582.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1582.html?rss Mon, 12 Feb 2001 00:00:00 EST As BB standards continue to proliferate and businesses look to forge links with more and more of their trading partners the problem of translating business documents and processes from one BB format or standard into another is escalating The answer to that problem may increasingly lie not in the emergence of any single BB standard but in technologies that can automatically translate one standard into another http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1580.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1580.html?rss Mon, 20 Nov 2000 00:00:00 EST As more and more businesses seek to establish electronic connections with their trading partners standards for translating applications and data become increasingly critical Heres a look at two key standards organizations BizTalk and RosettaNet and the role theyre playing in BB ecommerce http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1581.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1581.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/standards/features/1576.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1576.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/standards/features/1575.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/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/standards/features/1574.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/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/standards/features/1573.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/standards/features/1573.html?rss