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Friday, September 05, 2008
Online Travel Agency Saves Time, Money with SOA
Vantage Deluxe World Travel has deployed a business-savvy SOA project that makes it easier and less expensive for customers to book vacations. The SOA solution from IBM also cuts costs and saves many man-hours for Vantage IT.
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Software AG Takes SOA to Volvo Finance Unit
Swedish auto finance company Volvofians has agreed a deal to use technology developed by Software AG to help with the role-out of SOA platforms.
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Top Insurer Streamlines Top Business Apps with ESB
Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Co. will streamline many business critical apps, including billing, policy administration, and claims management, with an SOA powered with Sonic ESB.
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Scripps Networks Uses Mule ESB for Media Asset Management
Scripps Networks has selected the Open Source Mule ESB to provide SOA infrastructure that supports a media asset management system across Internet and CATV assets.
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Survey: 30%+ Insurance CIOs Plan Updates to Admin Systems
More than 30% of property and casualty insurers in the U.S. are actively looking to replace and enhance their policy administration systems, according to a survey published by research and advisory firm Novarica.
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SOA Expert Warns SOA Not a Hammer for All Nails
Many enterprises working on SOA projects are assuming wrongly that SOA can be applied to every situation that it experiences, one SOA consultant says.
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Lukas Bank, HP Design Core Banking Platform with SOA
One of Poland's fastest growing retail banks is working with Hewlett-Packard to implement a core SOA banking platform. Among the bank’s key business goals are to speed time-to-market for new financial products and to improve payment processing.
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SAP Offers SOA Governance Tools, Best Practices
SAP has a set of new design tools and Best Practices for SOA Governance, noting that without governance, companies run the risk of investing time and money developing SOA services that are either not reusable or not aligned with the business priorities.
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IBM Survey: SOA a 'Top Spending' Item in 2008
An IBM client survey finds SOA adoption is accelerating, where businesses are actively deploying SOA technologies in departments or enterprise-wide. IDN highlights other findings from the 300-client survey.
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Software AG Shows SOA Framework for Telcos
Software AG, showcased an SOA-based implementation of its support for the TM Forum’s New Generation Operations Systems and Software (NGOSS) model at the TM Forum’s Management World 2008.
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Farmers Streamlines Insurance Apps with Sonic ESB
Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Co. will streamline many business critical apps, including billing, policy administration, and claims management, with an SOA powered with Sonic ESB.
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Cars.com Adds On-Demand Portal Services with SOA
Cars.com, one of the country's leading online portals for automobile buyers will work with IBM over the next few years to use SOA to bring on-demand services to shoppers and advertisers.
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MIB Tackles Fraud with IBM SOA Technology
IBM's SOA technology suite is being embraced by MIB, one of the leading financial fraud detection services in the US.
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Report: SOA Market Could Quadruple by 2014
A new report on the surging SOA market predicts that the size of the SOA infrastructure market will grow by more than fourfold over the next six years, to more than $9 billion.
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Austrian Financial Firms Use SOA To Expand Businesses
Two of Austria's largest financial institutions, the Raiffeisen Banking Group and Uniqa Insurance Group, are working with Software AG to use SOA to expand their businesses into Central and Eastern Europe.
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IBM Targets Insurance Sector with SOA
IBM has announced two new advances for the insurance industry designed to use SOA to help providers condcut key work, such as process claims more quickly.
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Oracle: New SOA Tools for EnterpriseOne
Oracle has upgraded its SOA-enabling tools for its ERP suite JD Edwards EnterpriseOne The release of new JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools 8.97, available now, supports many key SOA-related offerings from Oracle, including Oracle Fusion Middleware, JDeveloper
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Mule ESB Pact Eyes ‘Integration’ as a Service
MuleSource, the provider of the Mule Open Source ESB, is joining Software-as-a-Service firm OpSource to offer enterprise IT on-demand integration service options.
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Survey: .NET, Java in SOA Horserace
An August survey from Evans Data Corp. finds a real .NET-vs-Java horserace for SOA dev platform supremacy. A recent surge in corporate use of Java and Open Source is dramatically closing the earlier .NET lead. Also, there are indications that many are still in transition from simple web services to full-fledged SOA. What else goes on?
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Ipedo: Unifies XML, SQL for XQuery
Earlier this year, Ipedo launched a major enhancement to its XQuery Views capability in Ipedo XIP to provide corporations deeper insight into their corporate data and content held in Oracle, IBM and Microsoft data stores. The Ipedo upgrade is among the first to follow W3C’s adoption of XQuery 1.0 as a formal standard. IDN speak with Ipedo CEO Nick Zhang about Ipedo’s new capabilities and the promise of XQuery.
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Tips To Blend Ajax, Spring, JSF with J2EE
A unique hands-on roadshow to help architects and devs improve their lightweight Java EE skills is making its way to a city near you. Open Source Live! will offer attendees intense hands-on Practicums with some of Java’s best-known authors and experts on AJAX, Spring, Java Server Faces, Hibernate, Maven, JUnit, TestNG and AspectJ. IDN speaks with Open Source Live! founder P. Vilas Tulachan.
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6th Sense Analytics has upgraded its analytics software to automatically collect reams of data about software projects and provide dashboard-like info about systems, teams, and individuals working on any distributed project. IDN discusses the latest for tracking distributed software projects with the 6th Sense CTO.
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JackBe: 2007 Trends in Enterprise Ajax, REA
Last fall, JackBe launched a game-changing platform called Presto for how enterprise IT can add business-criticality to Ajax and rich client apps (RIA/REA). IDN speaks with JackBe execs John Crupi and Chris Warner about top 2007 trends for enterprise Ajax/REA.
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IONA: ESBs Deliver Telcos Low-Cost Agility
Iona Technologies’ Artix ESB is helping one of Europe’s largest telcos build its next-gen services infrastructure. The Iona win shows ESB' maturing power to integrate with legacy, easily enable new services, and support complex standards. IDN interviews one Iona exec to put its ESB telco win in context for enterprise IT.
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Survey: CIOs, Execs Want Better IT Agility
A recent survey finds CEOs and CIOs are unsatisfied with how their companies respond to business changes. The survey asked 320 execs to gauge their company strengths and weaknesses to responding to marketplace pressures. IDN looks at where say IT can help, and even where they say IT may be hurting.
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Geronimo J2EE 1.4 Quickly Enters Mainstream
Apache Geronimo, the Open Source J2EE project, is quickly becoming part of the J2EE mainstream. Since IBM’s early adoption of Geronimo as a core to a Websphere J2EE app server for mid-sized companies, other ISVs, partners and end users are all showing healthy interest. IDN takes a look at the trendline post JavaOne.
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BEA Tightens Ties Between SOA Design, Run Times
BEA Systems has release upgrades and tightened integration between WebLogic Integration (WLI) and AquaLogic Service Bus (ALSB), making t easier for developers to design, test and deploy critical services-based solutions based on ESBs or a full Services-Oriented Architecture. IDN looks at the feature benefits to architecst and devs.
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IBM Offers 7 Steps to SOA Success
On the eve of JavaOne, where SOA and ESB will both be hot topics, IDN speaks with authors of IBM's Service-Oriented Architecture Compass. The book presents Seven Steps to SOA Success, and draws from dozens of real-world SOA engagements to offer readers time-saving lessons learned.
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PowerBuilder Ships Upgrades, Eyes NET 2.0
Sybase is going back-to-basics with an overdue upgrade to its core PowerBuilder 4GL rapid appdev tool, adding core security, web services and DataWindow enhancements. But, the PowerBuilder 10.5 release also sets the stage for a wave of more ambitious upgrades for .NET Framework 2.0. IDN takes a look.
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Artix 4.0 Takes a Bite Out of MOM Costs
Artix 4.0, the ESB upgrade from Iona, takes another step forward in its vision to craft a set of plumbing, framework, and tools to let enterprise IT easily share services end-to-end across multiple platforms -- including J2EE-to-.NET, J2EE app servers, proprietary middlewares and even to the mainframe. IDN looks at the Artix 4.0 upgrade features getting user attention.
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ActiveBPEL Rapidly Adds Enterprise Upgrades
An upgraded ActiveBPEL Business Process Execution Language engine is now available for free download. Upgrade features include support for XQuery, JavaScript and support for direct invocation of another BPEL process. And a host of WS-* support is nearby. IDN takes a look at the new features and provides links to code and documentation.
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Information Builders Marries Ajax, BI
Information Builders is marrying Ajax to its line of WebFocus business integration platform to provide a thin-client approach to custom business reporting. The technology, announced this week, will be available later this year. IDN takes a quick peek and how BI and Ajax may push business demand for both among end users, creating new dev opportunities.
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Eclipse IDE Gains More Members, Plug-ins
The Eclipse IDE has a wave of new members, plug-ins and core technology contributions. The latest Eclipse offerings, which debuted or were announced at last month’s EclipseCon, offer support for debugging, business intelligence, build management, prototyping, and even plans to add modeling UIs and forms. IDN provides a shopping list and links to all the free downloads, where available.
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Oracle Registry Brings Order to SOA Services
Oracle's just-released OracleAS Service Registry provides IT (and even business and polcy analysts) a better way to search, publish, categorize and discover their firm's growing inventory of SOA services. IDN speaks with an OracleAS Service Registry technical exec to examine how a Service Registry can put cross-team SOA projects on the same page.
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Health Firms Target Smart Data Integration
A visionary group of IT and health care professionals are crafting a new approach to interop and integration of medical data between providers. The project could even improve patient access to their own medical data. IDN looks at health care IT’s latest champions, who say the semantic web will provide better cross-platform data access that will be good for providers, patients and could even lower health care costs.
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Survey: CIOs Concerned over IT Skills Gap
CIOs are expressing a growing concern over the skills gaps on their IT teams between key sills they view as important and the capability of their team members to deliver on those skills, according to a recent CIO survey by the Harvey Nash Group and funded by PriceWaterhouseCoopers. IDN looks at where CIOs say their teams are falling down.
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Borland Spells Success ALM, Not IDE
The end of an era is on the way for many of the country’s top enterprise developers. Borland Corp. is getting out of the IDE business, and setting its future sights on Application Lifecycle Management. Borland has retained Bear, Sterns & Co. to find a buyer for its whole line of IDEs, including JBuilder, C#Builder, C++Builder and Delphi. Meanwhile, Borland lays out spending and product build plans for ALM.
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Infravio Takes Metadata to SOA Governance
EJB 3.0 isn't the only mega-trend in metadata. SOA governance provider Infravio says metadata applied to registry and tooling will empower integration devs to play a more visible role when it comes to aligning IT with business needs. See how metadata outside the J2EE container may have a big impact.
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Microsoft Ships Go Lives for VSTS, WinFX
It has been a busy 2006 so far for Microsoft developers. Last month, Microsoft shipped go live versions for several key WinFX technologies, including Windows Communications Foundation and Windows Workflow Foundation. Moreover, this week devs can get their hands on the latest go-live version of Visual Studio 2005 Team System and Team Foundation Server, Microsoft execs said at VS Live.
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Avoid Mobile Enterprise Dev Hazards - I
Devs facing the task of mobilizing their existing applications need to adjust their current enterprise integration approach, according to a growing number of enterprise wireless experts, IDN gets top advice for senior mobile dev execs from Intel, IBM and others in this 2-part series.
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ActiveBPEL Engine Gains XQuery, JavaScript
An upgraded ActiveBPEL Business Process Execution Language engine is now available for free download. Upgrades included XQuery and JavaScript support, as well as code samples and a number of other key ease-of-use features for devs to get into business process projects for web services. IDN takes a look at the new features and provides links to code and documentation.
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Iona Tuning ESBs for Telco Convergence
ESBs are helping telcos grapple with their latest core mania – convergence. At telcos these days it's is all about getting data, services, provisioning, voice, video systems to work better with one another. IDN looks at how Iona Technologies mixing their Artix extensible Enterprise Service Bus with legacy-savvy reliability and quality-of-service expertise to change how telcos compute.
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Health Care IT Project Eyes Semantic Web
Next month, a visionary group of IT and health care professionals hope to demo their approach to better interop and integration of medical data between providers – and even to improve patient access to their own medical data. IDN looks at health care IT’s latest champions, who say the semantic web will provide better cross-platform data access that will be good for providers, patients and could even lower health care costs.
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IT Spending Moving from CYA to SOA
A new report from Financial Insights claims that while IT spending is still dominated by concerns over regulatory compliance, such as Sarbanes-Oxley, a change in coming. Over the next two years there will be a shift toward migrating legacy architectures to SOA, and shoring up their data – through management and security projects.
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Top 5 Best Practices for J2EE to .NET Interop
Into 2006, J2EE to .NET interop will continue to grow as a top priority for IT execs. To provide IDN readers with some Best Practices for interop, IDN spoke with execs from Marlabs, a leading interop services firm to the F500. Get the pros and cons on the Top 5 interop techniques, including (1) shared database; (2) runtime bridges; (3) message orientated middleware; (4) integration brokers, and (5) XML-based web services.
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IBM Brings G1000 Insights to SOA Best Practices
IBM’s best integration experts have collaborated on an innovative, how-to-get-started book for SOA. Service-Oriented Architecture Compass, draws from dozens of real-world SOA engagements. The end result: readers gain insight into some valuable SOA lifecycle lessons – from brainstorming, design, pilot and implementations. IDN talks with the authors, who hope to bring direction to SOA questions of How, When and Where. (Part 1 of 2).
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Evans Dev Survey Identifies SOA, Interop Trends
Evans Data Corp. has released its bi-annual look at trends among enterprise developers and architects. The Evans’ Fall 2005 North American Developer Survey found provocative trends on three key integration trends – web services (may have peaked), SOA (optimistic but very patient) and Java-to.NET interop (quite a split). IDN takes a look at Evans findings for these topics, which come from more than 400 interviews.
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Unlocking XML’s Powers Not Black Magic
Forget about that new Harry Potter movie. There is real magic in learning to work hands-on with XML. Integration Developer News spoke with technical execs from Quadrix Solutions to find out how XML power users have the “applications glue" ever. Take a look a 5 key tips.
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Internet Wars on the Way?
The U.S. may have only dodged a bullet – and not ended the fight -- in the latest skirmish over its effort to maintain control over who runs the major .com and .net domains for the Internet. At least that’s the consensus of one researcher that has followed international Internet politics for a while.
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Latest SAML 2.0 Tech Pushes Federation Interop
The SAML 2.0 interop products list continues to grow, from big names and less familiar ones. IBM, NEC, RSA Security and NTT this week passed Liberty Alliance's SAML 2.0 interop testing. But, Ping Identity, a smaller federation firm also shipping this week with an intelligent approach to config consoles. IDN looks at how SAML 2.0 will help all-sized vendors and users converge their security between Liberty, SAML and Shibboleth.
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Top Financial Firms Architecting with XML
Last month, Reuters unveiled a new XML-based secure trade notification system that enables financial institutions to manage their trading capital and risk exposures better as well as improve operational efficiency. Reuters service, already selected by Lehman Brothers, offers a trade messaging hub to make a variety of financial integrations easier and cheaper. IDN takes a look.
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Sun Enters Phase 2 Java-.NET Interop
Sun and Microsoft engineers continue to work on up-the-stack interop between Java and .NET. Sun pledged to enable Java interop to Microsoft’s Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) by developing and distributing open source implementations of key WS-specs. IDN spoke with a Sun exec, who lined out benefits to Java/J2EE devs for .NET interop.
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Borland Delphi, C++ Upgrades Eye .NET Interop
Borland’s latest upgrade to its Delphi, and C++Builder tools sport features that will make it easier for these non-Microsoft devs to participate in .NET-based projects. IDN takes a drill-down look at how Borland’s Enterprise Core Objects (ECO) technology brings devs using Borland’s Delphi 2006 and C++Builder 2006 key enterprise features to .NET, including object-relational mapping and transparent object persistence.
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JBoss Lays Out SOA Roadmap for 2006
JBoss is lining up a 2-prong approach for SOA, the firm told attendees at its JBoss Barcelona user meeting this month. First, JBoss will build up (and out) its core J2EE app server stack by adding the Drools Java business rules engine, as well as with enhancements to its JEMS enterprise middleware system. Second, JBoss’ SOA end-to-end vision will also require partnerships with key enterprise software firms, with Microsoft just the first. IDN talks with a JBoss exec to get the company’s 2006 SOA Roadmap.
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Does Eclipse Need New Wave of SOA Tools?
Iona has proposed an SOA Tooling Platform project for Eclipse. The goal is to provide devs a top-level SOA tooling framework to increase productivity and cut complexity. IDN looks at Iona’s plan for helping Java devs improve their SOA design, build and test procedures.
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SAP Preps SOA Assets, Tools for ISVs, Devs
SAP continues to work feverishly to convert its vast reserve of R3 application and business rules assets into reusable, composite applications and services. IDN looks deep at what SAP execs and engineers are doing to prepare 100s of ISV partners, and millions of ABAP, Java and ,NET devs for the mega SOA transition.
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Sybase ASE 15 DB, Tools Hold SQL-XML Vision
The latest upgrade to Sybase’ enterprise database ASE 15, announced this week, does a great deal more than offer a faster, more scalable database. Under the covers, Sybase engineers are using ASE 15 and its tools to lay a rich foundation to make it easier for today's devs and DBAs to co-mingle XML and SQL data.
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Plumtree Portals To Aid Web Services Devs
Portal leader Plumtree Software, fresh from word of its being purchased by BEA Systems, is bringing next-gen portal technologies to enterprise architects and developers. See how Plumtree plans to craft a portal that will offer a one-stop development platform for building or assembling enterprise composite apps in Java or .NET from a wide variety of backend assets.
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90% of Financial CxOs Express Concerns
More than 90% of financial CIOs are worried that a lack of in-depth visiblity and understanding of their legacy assets -- and how to plug them into today's technologies is hurting their business. High costs, uncertain compliance, and lengthy time-to-deployments are all pain points, a recent survey says. Learn what 60 top global financial managers are doing about their concerns, and how their efforts will affect architecture and development projects.
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Former Sun CTO Sees Flaws in EJB 3, Hibernate
Peter Yared, former CTO for Sun J2EE app server unit says the newest J2EE technologies – EJB 3.0 and Hibernate – don’t go far enough to solve the pain of today’s IT staff. See why Yared says that current J2EE initiatives may miss the point -- and the opportunities -- in the next wave of IT build-outs.
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Rise in “Hybrid” J2EE-.NET Apps Prompts Unity
Gartner predicts that 30% of all new apps will be “hybrid” J2EE/.NET within 2-3 years. That is pushing a new era in cooperation among J2EE-Microsoft relations. See how Sun, IBM, BEA, Compuware, Sonic and others, have one-on-one projects with Microsoft to craft a new set of tools, standards and Best Practices for better interop.
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Outlook Bright for Devs with Business Savvy
Demand for enterprise devs with both technical and business-savvy skills will rise in the next 12 months, says a just-released survey of IT managers from Gartner Inc. See why Gartner researchers say there is “light at the end of the tunnel” for a broad range of Java, .NET and web l services devs who know how to link IT with business needs.
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Borland U. Eyes End-to-End AppDev Training
Just in time for fall semester, Borland Corp. has cut the ribbon on Borland University, a multidiscipline training program that looks at end-to-end appdev – including specification, design, build, test and deploy. Check out Borland’s vision of team-driven training and Best Practices might make your traditional appdev and web services projects more successful.
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LEIF Turns Page for Legacy to Java/.NET SOA
One C++ tools provider says the best to way help Java/.NET devs build SOA apps that use legacy assets is to make it easier for C++ devs to work with mid-tier projects. See how Rogue Wave Software's latest LEIF C++ framework will put legacy devs on the same page with Java/.NET projects -- tahnks to new automated support for XML, WSDLs, SOAP attachments, and MIME.
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How UML Offers Devs More Control, Not Less
Abstraction tools can be "good, bad or ugly" for devs. See how one IT department began as UML skeptics and in the end found the right modeling tools give Java/J2EE devs more control -- not less. See how the right abstraction tools can save time, money and aggravation -- without detracting from expert programming.
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Practical .NET-to-Java Interop Solutions, Part II
When it comes to integrating Java-based apps with .NET, SOA may not be the best choice -- for today, at least. Take a look at a useful real-world, step-by-step approach that is helping leading IT architects and devs draft their own “interoperability requirements” matrix. This work forms the basis for some of the interop Best Practices at Avanade, a leading .NET/Java integration firm.
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Sybase Looks To Bridge SODA Tools Gap
Sybase says that enterprise devs need help to bridge the gap between traditional dev tools and tools for loosely-coupled SOA projects. To that end, during JavaOne, Sybase announced an early adopter program for its Workspace development environment, which is specially tuned for transitioning traditional devs to event- or data-driven SOA apps development. Take a tour, or sign up as an early adopter.
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Users Cite Top Java-to.NET Interop Issues
As F1000 firms continue to aggressively adopt .NET throughout their enterprises, many IT execs are looking for ways to better leverage their existing J2EE/Java assets with .NET. Identify Software, one of the nation’s more innovative problem-resolution companies in the interop space, has compiled customer data and shared the Top 3 reported Java-to-.NET interop issues, and other insights.
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Amex, Fidelity Eye ID Theft Protections
IT execs from American Express, Fidelity Investments, and other F1000 firms plan on crafting Best Practices for protecting web-based applications against identity theft. We look at the planned “identity theft matrix,” designed to map all possible identity theft vulnerabilities all the ways they can thwarted. Get a preview of the work, which will be done under the Liberty Alliance.
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Java Mobile APIs Progress as JavaOne Nears
This summer’s JavaOne will continue to highlights opps for Java devs to enter the booming sector of mobile development, for both consumer and enterprise use. As the countdown to the show continues, a number of key mobile-Java JSRs are working their way through the standards process. Integration Developer News takes a look at rapid progress on the push to agree on Java APIs for a variety of mobile apps, including scanners, RFID and remote inventory.
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The Java Community Looks at Harmony
Since the Apache Project announced their Harmony project to build an Open Source implementation of J2SE, there have been piles of posting, blogs, emails and interviews – both pro and con. Integration Developer News takes a look at the sounds and fury from Java community members, including Sun execs James Gosling and Graham Hamilton, on Harmony.
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How Identity Rights Can Secure Web Services
With billions of digital identities being created around the globe, concerns about managing identities (and associated rights) are hitting an inflection point for many enterprise IT professionals. A CTO with several F500 firms looks at the rapidly changing landscape for enterprise and B2B security, and offers advice on creating a rights management policy that will comply with your growing use of web services – across your company and outside the firewall.
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Oracle 10g To Boost Support, Status of PHP
Oracle is looking beyond Java options for enterprise developers, taking steps to let Oracle 10g architects and developers employ light-weight PHP scripting for database projects. Take a look at what’s in store as Oracle and Zend, the creators of PHP, begin a very intimate partnership which will push the envelop of PHP-Java interop, and create more dev options for building Oracle apps
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XML Vocabularies Key to Cross-Business Interop
This week, F100 IT execs and top providers of enterprise software and web services tools are meeting at an OASIS event to discuss how to make it easier for corporate IT to develop web services across vertical sectors. One idea is to build a common library of web services, akin to J2EE's common library of objects. IDN spoke with OASIS’ President Patrick Gannon for more insight on why Boeing, GM, JPMorganChase, are so keen on the “The Future of XML Vocabularies.”
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Survey: 50%+ of Enterprise Devs Using XQuery
A survey of devs using XML just released found that more than half are already working with XQuery, and another sizeable group expects to start before the end of the year. See why XQuery is so hot – even before adoption of the final standards.
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How ESBs Fill Web Services Management Gaps
While XML and WS-I standards continue to evolve to support enterprise-caliber web services, another piece is growing in importance. The Enterprise Service Bus is poised to provide needed manageability and visibility to service-driven integrations, says one seasoned Java and .NET technologist. Further, ESB architectures may provide interop options, as they begin to play big roles in Microsoft’s .NET framework.
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Download: Hibernate 3.0 Java Persistence
Hibernate 3.0, the latest persistence technology for Java, is available as an Open Source download. Get a rundown on the latest capabilities for data mapping between object, relational and even XML data resources, and a look into the future of EJB 3.0 architectures.
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How Architects Use ASPs for Code Design
Application Service Providers (ASPs) are back on the IT radar, in the wake of IBM’s $182 million buyout of ASP Corio in January. But, ASPs today can help IT staffs, not just end users or salespeoples. Yaron Sinai, CEO of Elementools, offers a Case Study for how architects and devs use ASPs to make their code design and delivery projects more efficient.
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SAP To Better Link IT with Business Analysts
SAP execs see a huge uptick in F2000 SOA projects that can lower the cost of developing or adjusting code to meet business needs. That means developers and architects will need more than Java, .NET and XML technology skills, they say. Take a look at SAP’s 2-year Enterprise Service Architecture approach, which looks to 'connect-the-dots' between IT assets a company's business goals.
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Web Services 2005 -- Five Keys Unlock the Gate
Sun's vice president of Java's web services and tools says open web services are at a crossroads in 2005, and posits that there are five (5) keys that would fully unlock the power of these new, open technologies. Notably, Keller says, XML has the power to create a vast array of portable data options. He also says multi-vendor co-operation on a number of fronts, spurred by end user pressures, may unlock web services full power.
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Borland: Tools & Schools To Speed Results
Borland is poised to deliver a new approach to tools platforms and dev training that could make it tons easier for IT and business to deliver succesful software projects on time, and under budget. See more about Borland's role-based approach to technology, training and Best Practices.
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Top IT Trials To Burst "Go Live" Logjam
The longest IT logjam in 20 years is about to break free, says John Goodson, a vice president of production operations for DataDirect Technologies. After long periods of testing and stalling, IT's biggest 'pet theories' in 2005 will finally get into full-scale, real-life enterprise production, Goodson predicts. See which ones Goodson says have the best upside.
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2005: A Milestone for Enterprise Mobile Apps
Predictions of a strong boon in enterprise mobile have been made almost every year since the late 1990s. But this time, the stars are aligning to make 2005 the year of the mobile enterprise, says an exec with Sybase's iAnywhere Solutions. The key: A wave of mobile integration standards and technologies that bring low-cost, easy-to-deploy integration between enterprise software and smartphones, PDAs, tablets and other off-the-shelf mobile devices.
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Open Integration Tools Upgrade Due in March
Developers at the University of Illinois are working on a major upgrade to their Java-based OpenEAI project, an Open Source alternative to expensive and proprietary ERP/EAI middleware solutions. The OpenEAI framework 4.0 is due for release in March, and sports a wide array of integration-enabling templates, business workflow rules and components for Java, XML and ERP APIs. Get an overview, and the free download.
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Five IT Pilots Going 'Production Grade' in '05
The major theme for the year ahead will be turning some of IT's biggest 'pet theories' into full-scale, real-life production assets, says John Goodson, a vice president of production operations for DataDirect Technologies. See which IT trial balloons Goodson says will get swift upward momentum, and how architects and senior devs can benefit.
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B2B Web Services Set for 2005 Blast Off
J Scott Bushey, a principal solutions developer with Avanade, shares why his firm see strong demand for B2B-based web services solutions, designed to better integrate partner networks. See why tapping into his 3 key trends in EDI/VAN modernization will create huge opportunities for architects and developers.
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2005 Will See XML's Powerful Next Wave
Execs watching the XML space say that architects and devs are lining up to learn more about using XML for data integration and doc sharing. The result: 2005's next wave of open XML standards and tools, including XQuery, will cut integration costs and time for building complex data portals and allowing cross-database queries. See what's coming up.
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Sun's Tools Signal Java Devs To Boost Output
If there's a message behind Sun's release of its latest enterprise Java software tools it's this: In 2005 Java/J2EE devs need to speed up their project delivery, and improve their code management and update skills. Integration Developer News takes a look Sun's new JSE 7 to help Java/J2EE devs better collaborate, and improve their use of UML modeling and otehr abstraction tools.
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5 Tips for Tapping XML's Integration Power
A growing number of devs are finding benefits in learning hands-on XML skills. For example, devs at Quadrix Solutions have found that the more devs know about XML, they have in their hands the best "applications glue" they've ever worked with. Take a look a the 5 ways Quadrix engineers use to tap into the power of XML for integration.
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BCI Improves Tools, GUIs for App Management
Implementation of Java's Byte Code Instrumentation (BCI) is setting the stage to enable Java/J2EE architects and developers play a bigger role in end-to-end apps management, according to execs at Wily Technologies -- creators of the BCI. See how BCI is empowering a new array of apps management tools, including data capture, apps diagnostics, code repair and even console viewing.
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Sun Embraces UML Modeling for Java
Sun execs this week said their next version of Java Studio Enterprise (version 7) tools will include native UML support, as well as a group of "blueprints" for how best to use models as part of Java development. Sun's support for UML will also extend to the next version of the NetBeans Open Source IDE for Java, execs said.
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SAP Boosts Reliability, Integration for Java Devs
SAP is bringing a host of improvements to its NetWeaver and J2EE app server technologies, including better reliability, improve data management and easier business integration tools. See why SAP says Java/J2EE devs in 2005 deserve better features to support reliability and integration both "inside" and "outside" the container.
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DB "Connections" Without Performance Drain
Connecting to a database improperly can be one of the greatest drains on system resources. Learn how "Connection Objects" can help architect reusable DB connects without killing performance.
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IDN Pick 6: A Quick Tour of Tiger's Stripes
Since Sun released J2SE Tiger, the biggest Java upgrade since the mid-1990s dozens of pubs, analysts, vendors and fellow Java devs have weighed in. Integration Developer News' Pick 6 gives readers the "best of the best'" of user assessments, expert Q&As, predictions and drill-down training, including a no-nonsense J2SE book and webinar. Get the best from Sun, Wily, HP, and Java experts Brett McLaughlin and David Flanagan from LinuxWorld, CNET, eWeek, Computerworld, Javalobby.org and java.sun.com
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Enterprise Wireless Catching a Wave?
Growth in wireless IT development has been plagued by false starts for years. But now, a recent survey by Evans Data Corp. suggests there may be hope. J2ME development is at a new high, and has grown by 33% in just six months, fueled by fewer porting hassles and more devices for the Java mobile runtime. Hear what all the buzz is about in wireless IT.
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Java Toolmaker Borrows .NET Ideas
Long-time Java software maker Seagull Software has borrowed some "visual" ideas from Microsoft .NET to lower the bar on the complexity using Java/J2EE for connecting web services to legacy systems. See how Seagull's approach could help architects and IT managers get Java and .NET devs on the same page.
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Mobile Vendors Aim for Common Java Framework
A new push is on by some of the biggest names in mobile to make it easier for Java/J2ME architects and devs to design, deploy, develop and manage mobile apps. See how the two latest JSRs (248 and 249), along with nearly a dozen wireless device and infrastructure providers, including Sun, are looking to chip away at Java mobile complexities.
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Does Java Development Need New Leadership?
Java/J2EE devs and vendors are still reeling from this summer's JavaOne mesage from Sun, which virtually ignored the core enterrprise developer. Rather than help the core F1000 community identify new enterprise developer opportunities, Sun execs encouraged devs to pursue gaming, cellphones, devices and even auto dashboards. See why Java/J2EE devs may need to count on others -- such as Borland, IBM, SAP, Oracle, Nokia and even newcomer Orange -- for Java's next enterprise vision.
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Top 5 Web Service Security Flaws Identified
There is a new Top 5 threats list for web services. Surprisingly, many vulnerabilities come from open or standards-based technologies. Prepared by web services researcher Spire Security LLC and Forum Systems, a web service security provider of Web services-related threats. See how XML parsing and WSDL scanning can impact the security of your web service project.
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Nokia Looks to Jumpstart Enterprise Mobile
Nokia wants to break down some of the long-standing impediments to mobile development for the enterprise. Integration Develoepr News spoke with execs from Nokia's developer tools and community programs to find out why 2004-05 might finally be the year enterprise devs can start thinking seriously about mobile.
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AppForge's Write Once-Run Anywhere for Mobile
AppForge is taking a real bite out of the high cost and high maintenance of mobile app development with an integrated development/deployment platform that brings "write-once/run anywhere" to PDAs, SmartPhones, Pocket PCs and many cell phones. See how AppForge uses VB and Visual Studio.NET -- not Java, to cut the time and hassle of building, deploying and managing mobile apps.
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A Dev's View Inside the Enterprise Service Bus
Go in-depth with Dave Chappell in an Q&A on ESBs on the eve of the release of his O'Reilly book on the Enterprise Service Bus. Integration Developer News spoke with Chappell to get insights on how ESBs work, and more importantly, how they may change how Java devs look at XML, XPath, messaging and transaction-driven integration projects.
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Wily To Pry Open J2EE Business Management
Wily Technology is looking to help Java devs and architects struggling for ways to pry more visibility out of their J2EE-based integrated legacy networks. See why a maturing J2EE app architecture can create nightmares for devs and IT managers, and how Wily is looking to help both get a better night's sleep.
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DataPower Optimizes XML Apps for Finance
DataPower, a small, private start-up in Cambridge, Mass., is pushing the envelope on XML-optimized firmware for devs implementing web services. See how the company gives IT teams snap-in support for web secure-XML transformations that integrate with the financial sector’s demands. Also, review the latest free program.
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Today's Portals "Inadequate" for Web Services?
A stunning report from web services analysts Zapthink for portal developers recently predicted that today's web-based portals will prove "wholly inadequate" for loosely coupled, distributed web applications. Read why the solution may be "rich clients," of all things. And why such an approach could save devs lots of time -- and headaches.
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Software Vendors Pile on with XQuery Plans
Despite database vendor disharmony over web services workflow (or choreography), they do agree on something: XQuery, the proposed W3C standard for querying XML data and documents. Last week, the W3C began reviewing a test suite for XQuery. Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Informix and Software AG are among those with tools, roadmaps and demos on offer.
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How Python Boosts App Integration -- Part II
As Sun and Microsoft both look to embrace scripting languages in web services run by Java and .NET, IDN spoke with Alex Martelli, the author of O'Reilly's leading books on the topic of Python in the enterprise -- "Python in a Nutshell" and "Python Cookbook." In Part 2, Martelli offers insights on Python's different approach to working with Win32, Java,.NET, and even C/C++ apps.
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Juice Pipes XML for "Live" Desktop Integration
Juice Software is providing developers with an XML-based data integration platform that can bring "live" data updates directly to their end users' desktops from a variety of back-end software systems -- ranging from simple web pages, networked Microsoft Office applications, SQL databases and even high-end ERP systems.
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SAP Weaves Tighter .NET, Java Integration Tools
SAP has woven NetWeaver more tightly together, and the fit may be better for many non-SAP developers. The result, SAP hopes, will be a more intuitive, well-oiled platform that will make it much easier for Java and .NET devs to integrate their systems with data and business rules from SAP and other ERP software.
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IBM, Sun To Summit Over "Open" Java
IBM says they'll meeting with Sun next week to discuss creating a more "open" Java. News of the meeting follows months of failed attempts between IBM and Sun to unify over an "open" Java tools standards. But, Sun's software VP Jonathan Schwartz called IBM's plan "bonky." Word of the meeting follows an "open letter" sent by IBM to Sun asking to work together on such a project.
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Today's Portals "Inadequate" for Web Services?
A stunning report from web services analysts Zapthink for portal developers predicts that today's web-based portals will prove "wholly inadequate" to meet the needs of emerging standards-based, loosely coupled, distributed applications. Read why the solution may be "rich clients," of all things. And why such an approach could save devs lots of time -- and headaches.
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10 Tips for How To Get Your CEO on Board
As web services continue to mature, many developers are getting eager to tie them into their "glass house" legacy systems. To take that step, however, downstream .NET, Java and C# developers will need approvals from top line managers. An exec from Attachmate, provider of legacy emulation and integration, provides IDN with 10 good tips for winning them over.
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Compuware Finds F1000 Seeking to Cut Java Complexity
Compuware's latest experience with F1000 firms shows that their dev execs are concerned with Java's growing complexity, especially as Java projects dovetail with web services and legacy integration projects. See how Compuware is bundling in modeling and integration-savvy features into its latest tools to help enterprises speed their projects.
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Dev Guide to 2004 Opps in SOA, XML Projects
A new report from ZapThink says that 2004 will see a dramatic rise in the size, nature and breadth of service-oriented projects, and makes suggestions for how enterprise devs, especially those with Java and .NET credentials, should hone their skills to take advantage of the trends. Get some tips on the hot skills for 2004.
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Microsoft Services for Unix is Faster, and Free
To improve connectivity between Windows and Unix/Linux devs, Microsoft has released an upgrade to its Services for Unix Windows-to-Unix/Linux interoperability software. Starting with the current SFU 3.5 release, the software is now free to all Windows users. Get details on where SFU 3.5 zips up protocol and file performance, and get the free download.
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Why Poor "Tool-ability" Is Hurting Java
A group of leading Java vendors, including Sun, Oracle and BEA, are making the case that Java tools have become too complex and too expensive to build. To help solve the problem, 10 leading Java tools vendors have formed a community to focus on improving Java's "tool-ability." IDN looks at the JTC efforts, why IBM and Borland aren't on-board and what others say about Java's Future.
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Zapthink Preps Devs for Coming SOA, XML Future
A new report from ZapThink says that 2004 will see a dramatic rise in the size, nature and breadth of service-oriented projects, and makes suggestions for how enterprise devs, especially those with Java and .NET credentials, should hone their skills to take advantage of the trends. Get some tips on the hot skills for 2004.
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New Tool Brings Richer UIs to PHP Web Apps
After several years in development, PHP-GTK 1.0 was recently released for free download This week, IDN focuses on the PHP-GTK extensions for PHP, which enable enterprise devs to employ PHP in more varied ways, notably to move away from the Web and use more traditional GUI technologies. Get the download, some sample apps and some great insights on using PHP-GTK for your next enterprise PHP project.
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Outlook 2004: XQuery's Final Countdown Underway
The W3C has completed its latest draft proposals for specs governing XQuery data models. The Last Call drafts for XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 are available for review and open to comment until February. Except for tabling a plan for DTD-to-XML inter-communications, the W3C specifies how to create, store, recall and publish data and documents for XQuery access, and a test suite is under review. Get prepped with access to the spec, links to tools, dev (not vendor) briefings and forums.
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CA Law Requires Firms Disclose Security Breaches
A lot of attention is being paid to California's upcoming "anti-spam" law which takes effect Jan.1, 2004. But are you up to speed on the law adopted this summer that requires all companies doing business in California to notify their California customers, partners or other business relationships when they suspect their non-encrypted information has been compromised and/or stolen? IDN takes you through how to protect yourselves, and your company.
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Java Devs Face MetaData Agendas in 2004
Java devs could get at least two metadata reference implementations to play with early next year. The JCP has said it would have an early release RI for J2SE 1.5 (Tiger), and BEA has said they are gearing up for an early release of an RI for its JSR 181, whether or not it has full JCP approvals by then. IDN spoke with Onno Kluyt, Program Director at the JCP, to get a feel for what may be coming, and how devs can keep a straight head -- and maybe even put in their own comments.
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Quick Guide to Taming XML for Integration
Knowing some in-depth XML can really make a difference in the performance and ease of integration for certain beginner web services projects. IDN recently spoke with execs at an experienced web services development firm to provide a Quick Guide to some of the best XML tips for senior Java and ASP/.NET developers.
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ActiveState Debuts XSLT Tool for Visual Studio .NET 2003
At last week's Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in LA, even third party partners got in on the push to bring more web services development power Microsoft's Visual Studio .NET 2003. Case in point: ActiveState released an upgrade of its Visual XSLT IDE plug-in for Visual Studio .NET 2003 IDN looks at the upgrade, which sports a just-in-time debugging, a visual schema mapper and improved project management.
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Seagull Tools Speed Windows, .NET Integration
Like many Java tools providers, Seagull is looking to make it easier for enterprise devs to integrate web and legacy assets. With deep Java roots, Seagull is bringing some new tools to .NET and Windows devs that just may turn some heads about how the Java and .NET (and Windows) worlds will interact.
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Hands-On: 7 Keys To Building a Better Web Service
The secrets to a successful web services project arise from one key insight, says Kirby Turner, a Solution Developer with developer services and integration firm Avanade Inc. That is: A web service is simply "a programmable application logic accessed by using standard Internet protocols." In this article, Turner touches on seven keys to success, including using registries, setting security and even the vexing debate over how much XML hand-coding does a developer really need to know.
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