Reader interest in enterprise service bus systems is on the upswing, so we set off on a collaborative journey with our sister publication, Network Computing, to gain hands-on insight. Our coverage focuses on service-oriented modeling, mapping and registry integration, while Network Computing's coverage concentrates on IT needs and concerns.
The team at Network Computing's Green Bay, Wis., business applications lab installed and tested ESB suites from eight vendors: BEA Systems, IBM, Cape Clear, Fiorano Software, Oracle, Sonic Software, Software AG and TIBCO. Some 13 vendors were invited to participate, but Microsoft, PolarLake, Sun Microsystems and WebMethods declined, and Iona's Artix 4 wasn't released until after testing was completed.
