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:: Web Services and SOA News - December, 2007 ::


Tech's Head In Clouds, Among Other Trends

Every year the tech market sees scores of new products, discoveries and startups.

Posted: Monday, December 31, 2007





Biz Software's In Epic Battle Amid Changes

Henning Kagermann runs SAP, the world's largest maker of business software applications .

Posted: Monday, December 31, 2007





Closing the Gap Between Business and IT

Mutual understanding benefits organizations in the long run

Posted: Monday, December 31, 2007





Trends to Watch in 2008: Virtualization, SOA, BPM Top List

OpenSpan is a leading provider of application integration and automation software for the enterprise.

Posted: Monday, December 31, 2007





SaaS To Have '08 'Breakout,' Now Accepted

Salesforce.com (CRM) Chief Executive Marc Benioff has built a reputation as a gung-ho marketer and eager optimist.

Posted: Monday, December 31, 2007





Three Keys to Effective Service-oriented Architecture Governance

Service-oriented architecture is clearly the gateway to step improvements in IT solution development, but it requires more than just a new approach to how IT works with business users.

Posted: Sunday, December 30, 2007





SEO Fundamentals for Beginners In Online Home Business

SEO plays a very important role in diverting traffic to your website. To make a beginning online, having knowledge regarding SEO is very important

Posted: Saturday, December 29, 2007





Change the world, one click at a time

Social sites using tools of the Internet to call for action and to unite like-minded individuals

Posted: Saturday, December 29, 2007





Mozilla takes on del.icio.us with new web syncing Weave platform

del.icio.us, Mozy, and other social and personal data storehouses should take note: Mozilla is entering the competitive landscape with some visionary ideas.

Posted: Saturday, December 29, 2007





Google borrows Facebook's privacy manual

Google can count itself fortunate that a serious privacy storm it caused took place in the run up to Christmas

Posted: Friday, December 28, 2007





Beyond SOA - What's Next?

Consider event-driven architecture, dynamic interface adjustment, and transactional intermediation

Posted: Friday, December 28, 2007





SOA and Web 2.0: Putting It All Together

Create a plan for your company's journey toward innovation by building and following a set of guiding principles and goals, as outlined in this chapter.

Posted: Friday, December 28, 2007





Balance of power shifts to software buyers

The Story: Look in the mirror, Mr. or Ms. IT buyer. You’ve got more muscle than ever — and you did it without steroids.

Posted: Friday, December 28, 2007





Guest column: Expensive data pitfalls in service-oriented architectures today

In theory, SOAs have the potential to deliver greater efficiency and economies of scale in the enterprise, through a more flexible approach.

Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2007





Bleeding Edge Open Source At the Speed of Light

The Vector Linux Team has announced the release of Vector Linux v5.9 GREEN. Bleeding edge Open Source at the speed of light.

Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2007





The top SOA stories of 2007, part 1

It's no exaggeration to point out that service-oriented architecture is everywhere these days. SOA has become so popular some vendors even claim to have it where it isn't.

Posted: Wednesday, December 26, 2007





Creating Web 2.0 Effects With Photoshop, Part 1

The visual style that has come to be associated with the term Web 2.0 has exploded in popularity; everywhere you look, corporate sites, web service sites

Posted: Wednesday, December 26, 2007





Security, SOA Are the Watchwords for 2007

The security segment of the test/QA market underwent a significant consolidation in 2007 with leading vendors being purchased by large software makers. Another trend was the increased emphasis by vendors on SOA quality testing tools.

Posted: Wednesday, December 26, 2007





Eight business technology trends to watch

Technology alone is rarely the key to unlocking economic value: companies create real wealth when they combine technology with new ways of doing business.

Posted: Wednesday, December 26, 2007





Structure and necessity of a web address

WS-Security provides the standards on how to apply security to messages, but it does not specify what security measures should be applied.

Posted: Wednesday, December 26, 2007





Outsourcing set to rise in 2008

Growing environmental concerns, an increasingly mobile workforce and a renewed thirst for access to services will drive enterprise outsourcing decisions in 2008.

Posted: Monday, December 24, 2007





The SOA Conundrum

Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) changes not only the way in which systems are developed, but who they are developed by.

Posted: Monday, December 24, 2007





Solving the SOA Data Conundrum

One of the most difficult obstacles to attaining enterprise-ready SOA is the sheer scale of the systems and data that need to be managed.

Posted: Sunday, December 23, 2007





How to sell yourself to employers when short on experience

In attempting to make a career shift, I'm having a hard time getting employers to give me a chance because I don't have direct experience in the new field

Posted: Sunday, December 23, 2007





Three Success Stories on Quicker, Cheaper Ways to Serve Customers

CompuCredit needed more timely access to information and better tools that its staff could use to make faster and more accurate decisions.

Posted: Sunday, December 23, 2007





Web Services Security: What's Required to Secure a Service-Oriented Architecture

As organizations move to adopt SOA, they face a new set of requirements in their security landscape.

Posted: Saturday, December 22, 2007





SOA migration slow admits Ellison

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has admitted that the rate of SOA adoption is slow but said that the emergence of the technology offered an opportunity for the company.

Posted: Friday, December 21, 2007





Service oriented architecture: A practical guide to measuring return on investment

With service oriented architecture (SOA), good things don't come to those who wait. While companies shouldn't abandon building a business case for SOA

Posted: Friday, December 21, 2007





4 ways to Virtualize for SOA

The SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) strategy of application delivery can create profound competitive value by aligning

Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2007





Where's i-Technology Headed in 2008?

2007 was the undoubtedly the year of Social Networking, but what of 2008? Will '08 be the year of "Unified Communications" or the year when CMS

Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2007





Oracle WebCenter Embraces SOA Concepts and the Latest in Web 2.0 Technology

M&S Consulting is a technology and strategy consulting firm that delivers enterprise process and technology solutions for mission critical objectives.

Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2007





IBS Uses SOA

IBS Goes Live with Windows Version of IBS Enterprise Financials

Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2007





''3PL In a Box'' Will Save Logistics Firms Time and Money in 2008

Unique new service for logistics companies combines web technology and human customer service through single portal. Highly automated and comprehensive suite of services allows smaller firms to offer full line of services “out of the box”.

Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2007





SOA in Lotus Connections

New technologies such as blogging, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and Flicker were emerged during the last couple of years. These

Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2007





Oracle's Ellison: SOA migration a slow process

The Oracle CEO said that SOA requires a change in architecture, which is a slow process, but the company still sees an excellent long-term growth opportunity

Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2007





Will Enterprise Architects Get Any REST in 2008?

Will this be the year that the Web development architecture known as REST invades the enterprise, derailing or fundamentally altering the orthodox approach to web services

Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2007





Last-Minute Holiday Gift Ideas On The Web

With Christmas only a few days away, it’s getting a bit late to buy presents and send cards, and you’re nearly out of time to order gifts online.

Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2007





SAP Backs SUSE

Oracle, of course is now peddling its own anti-Red Hat Linux

Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2007





E-Z Data Accepted into the IBM SOA Specialty

E-Z Data announced its acceptance into the IBM SOA Specialty after successfully completing IBM's SOA technical and business requirements.

Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2007





IBM Gulps Its Own Web 2.0 Kool-Aid

Behind the firewall, Big Blue staffers are embracing a host of conventional and experimental Web technologies.

Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2007





Learn How Service Providers Positioned to Exploit the Project Services Opportunity Related to SOA

Research and Markets has announced the addition of “SOA Project Services: Vendor Strategies” to their offering.

Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2007





Is The Internet More Fundamental Than REST?

Just when some people thought the debate had reached an impas or was over, Ganesh Prasad has tried to add fuel to the discussion by suggesting that there is something more fundamental

Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2007





The Holy Grail of Speedy Global

Is Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivering on its promise of cost-efficiencies and strategic flexibility? If not now, then when?

Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2007





Structure and necessity of a web address

The ability for SOAP to use standard ports and protocols, such as SMTP, HTTPS, and HTTP, offsets its performance and bandwidth issues.

Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2007





IBM to Present "SOA with Apache Tuscany" Session at SOA World Conference & Expo

Apache Tuscany provides an open source services infrastructure for building SOA solutions

Posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2007





Intel Aims To Boost SOA With XML Solutions

Intel Corp. released a new software product suite that is designed to enhance the performance of XML in service-oriented architecture (SOA) environments

Posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2007





SOA Challenges and Solutions

The benefits of SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) have been well documented, but the challenges associated with an enterprise wide SOA deployment have not.

Posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2007





Microsoft Plays Grinch, Tries Stealing VMware's Xmas

Microsoft stuck a shiny piece of coal in VMware's Christmas stocking Thursday morning

Posted: Monday, December 17, 2007





Telcos face enormous challanges building new IP apps

The world's telephone companies and their suppliers gathered in Monte Carlo this spring for some high-stakes activity that had nothing to do with baccarat tables or roulette wheels.

Posted: Monday, December 17, 2007





IBM and ACI Forge Global Strategic Alliance

Deliver Integrated Electronic Payment Solutions for the Financial Services Industry

Posted: Monday, December 17, 2007





Paul Fremantle on the open source ESB and REST-based SOA

What does the future hold for the open source enterprise service bus (ESB)? Will there be a place for closed source ESBs or some hybrid approach?

Posted: Monday, December 17, 2007





Steer clear of Web services offering free PC checkups

Question: What can you advise me about (sites that offer to check a computer for problems for free and sell the user a service to fix them)?

Posted: Monday, December 17, 2007





Adobe opens up AMF, liberates source for remoting framework used in rich web apps

Adobe announced this week plans to release the source code of BlazeDS, a high-performance data and messaging framework based on Adobe LiveCycle Data Services

Posted: Saturday, December 15, 2007





Zapthink: The Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Governance Timeline

Governance consists of creating, communicating, and enforcing policies in a corporate environment.

Posted: Friday, December 14, 2007





Using Axis2 for Asynchronous Web Services

According to the Stack Comparison on the Apache Web Services Wiki, currently Apaches Axis 1.x and Axis2, Metro@GlassFish, and Oracle Application Server 10g

Posted: Friday, December 14, 2007





Google taking on Wikipedia with new service

Google Inc. on Friday said it is entering Wikipedia territory with a new service where users can write about subjects they know about.

Posted: Friday, December 14, 2007





Microsoft acquires Multimap

In the continuing battle between software behemoth Microsoft and search engine giant Google, Microsoft has acquired UK tech firm Multimap, to better compete with Google Maps.

Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2007





Save Your Files Online For Sharing In A Snap

A fresh round of reports hints that Google's long-awaited online data storage service, dubbed "Gdrive," is closer to launch.

Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2007





Is Santa the Original SOA Architect?

It’s the most wonderful yet hectic time of the year as consumers vie for mall parking spaces and also spend their precious lunch hours shopping online.

Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2007





5 Wireless Trends To Watch In 2008

Advancements in wireless are certain to take strong hold come 2008, but it won't just be a spate of new technologies or products that impact the airwaves.

Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2007





BEA AquaLogic Data Services Platform

Data Abstraction Layer Supports Data Retrieval From Multiple Sources

Posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2007





IBM to open SOA leadership centre

IBM on Wednesday announced plans to open a Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) leadership centre in India to address the growing demand for skills to solve customer business challenges.

Posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2007





Open and Closed Source SOA

The two biggest trends affecting IT today are SOA and open source. Many developers and architects are looking to speed adoption of SOA by leveraging open source.

Posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2007





IBM System p Planning and Configuration Guide for SOA Entry Point — People

Implementing a full SOA-based solution requires careful planning and execution to be successful.

Posted: Tuesday, December 11, 2007





BlueNote boosts VoIP web-services suite

BlueNote Networks on Monday added two voice-interaction services to its VoIP web-services offering, allowing companies to build interactions such as automated phone calls or text messages into business applications.

Posted: Tuesday, December 11, 2007





Financial firm unclogs RIA, portal bottlenecks

Ajax and rich Internet applications (RIAs) present a challenge to system administrators looking at application performance.

Posted: Tuesday, December 11, 2007





IBM alphaWorks Adds Two Web Services

IBM has added two new Web services to its alphaWorks Web site, which provides "sneak previews" of the kind of technologies that are being contemplated at IBM research and development labs.

Posted: Tuesday, December 11, 2007





Software provides SOA-based content and data integration.

Offered as native 64-bit application, Genio® v7 can transform, cleanse, and direct unstructured as well as structured information across entire spectrum of decision support systems and corporate applications.

Posted: Tuesday, December 11, 2007





Alcatel-Lucent offer Web 2.0 firewall

Alcatel-Lucent has announced a Web Services network-security appliance intended to secure access to content and monitor for unauthorised transmission.

Posted: Tuesday, December 11, 2007





AMF Ventures e il Futuro del “Mobile Web 2.0?

AMF Ventures is pleased to announce a new skill practice focused on delivering professional consultancy services that will enable your enterprise to build returns within the constraints of 1.0 and be ready to exploit opportunities created by 2.0 thinking…… and beyond.

Posted: Tuesday, December 11, 2007





Trojan 2.0 Crafted Using Web 2.0 Technology

In its Q4 Web Security Trends Report, the Finjan Malicious Code Research Center warns that traditional methods of defense against crimeware Trojans

Posted: Monday, December 10, 2007





Automatic device detection using Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 and Beckhoff technology

Microsoft presented the new version of the CE operating system, Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2, on 15 November 2007 in Japan.

Posted: Monday, December 10, 2007





Industry jumps at slimline SOA

Financial planners and dealer group chiefs have seized on the eight-page statement of advice (SOA) idea mooted

Posted: Monday, December 10, 2007





Open source/commercial ESB hybrid reflects SOA reality

Auto makers aren't the only ones selling hybrids.

Posted: Monday, December 10, 2007





Tech File: Protect, keep control of personal data online

Facebook's now self-admitted privacy blunder should serve as a wake-up call to all Net users.

Posted: Monday, December 10, 2007





Mixing Groovy and Java in the Same Codebase Gets Easier Next Week

JetGroovy and Ruby plugins for IntelliJ IDEA will be released on Monday, December 17

Posted: Monday, December 10, 2007





Making development less difficult

A developer's tools control how he builds applications. Sure, anyone can hand-code software to do something precisely

Posted: Monday, December 10, 2007





The Utility Company Adds to Services Menu

The managed services provider offers Connected Office 3.0 and launches a recruitment drive

Posted: Monday, December 10, 2007





PHP: The Power Behind Web 2.0

Andy and Cal use PHP on the back end and JavaScript on the front end to build the "Flickr News Network" which lets you show pictures from Flickr to augment an article from a given news feed.

Posted: Monday, December 10, 2007





QuickArrow Releases Winter '07 SaaS Product

QuickArrow, a vendor of Services Automation products, has announced the availability of its Winter '07 product release.

Posted: Monday, December 10, 2007





IBM Wants Asustek Imports Barred

It wants the ITC to bar the infringing products from landing on US shores

Posted: Sunday, December 09, 2007