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SOA News

09 April 2008

IBM users to get mashed with sMash

By Heather Havenstein, Computerworld (US online)

IBM has released two mashup products; one aimed at techies and one aimed at allowing non-technical users to build new applications by melding data from various sources. Read more...

BEA incorporates SOA into e-commerce tool: 07 Apr 08
HP adopts Alcatel-Lucent's Web 2.0 firewall: 22 Feb 08
Successful SOA implementations are on the increase: 15 Feb 08
BEA offers BPM assessment tool: 14 Feb 08
HP launches SOA range: 01 Feb 08
Mainframes given new lease of life: 23 Jan 08
DataSynapse launches datacentre management tool: 14 Jan 08

SOA Blog Entries

21 August 2007

The SOA backlash begins

By Maxwell Cooter

There's nothing journalists like better than an easy piece of copy to write (actually, there are several things they like more: lunch at a Michelin-starred restaurant, test match tickets, a jucy bit of gossip ... but an easy bit of copy will do for starters). Read more...

Important HDS announcement coming on May 14th: 08 May 07
Bangalore storage boom: 15 Sep 06

SOA Insight

20 February 2008

New IBM mainframe won't end battle for big iron's soul

By Patrick Thibodeau, Computerworld

IBM is expected later this month to announce its next-generation System z mainframe, its first update since the release of the z9 three years ago. Read more...

Red Hat faces stiff challenges to move beyond its core technology: 28 Sep 07
Are unified communications here at last?: 24 Sep 07
The shifting sands of WAN optimisation: 24 Aug 07
Grid computing: The term may fade, but features will live on: 20 Aug 07
Will EMC's information gamble work?: 26 Jan 07
Financial services: High pressure, high performance: 25 Aug 06
The real challenge of SOA: 31 May 06

SOA Briefings

07 June 2007

Understanding data virtualisation and optimisation

By David Cartwright, Techworld

One of the toughest tasks facing any organisation that is moving to an SOA approach is making use of data that is stored in a variety of repositories. But when you can access data from multiple data sources, it's a powerful tool. Read more...

Dealing with the wild wild WAN: 01 Nov 06
What is SOA?: 25 May 06
Services gateway vs multifunction router: 07 Dec 05
UDDI: Effective description, discovery, and integration: 26 Oct 05
Grid's place in the service-oriented architecture: 30 Nov 04

SOA Interviews

02 February 2008

From routing to switching - Juniper jumps in with both feet

By Bryan Betts, Techworld

Juniper executive VP Hitesh Sheth explains why he thinks the time is right for his company to get into LAN switching. Read more...

Integrating the phone with the business process: 24 Jul 07
Service-oriented storage is the next frontier, says HDS CTO: 16 Apr 07
The future's bright ... the future's Cobol: 21 Dec 06
Q&A: IBM's Rich Lechner on virtualisation: 21 Sep 06
Turning up the heat on identity management: 24 Apr 06
Cisco turns to applications: 21 Jul 05

SOA Whitepapers

22 April 2008

Load Testing SOAs which Utilize Web Services

By AppLabs

This white paper provides a practical, working example of constructing a SOAP testing script for the Google Web Services API using the scripting language Python. Read more...

Testing SOA applications: 10 Apr 08
Microsoft Dynamics Enabling Real-World SOA to Connect Your Business Vision with Software: 28 Sep 07
IBM Rational Tester: 21 Sep 07
SOA Governance: 26 Jun 07
Extending the business value of SOA through business process management: 24 May 07

SOA How-Tos

08 June 2007

How to cost an SOA project

By David S Linthicum, Linthicum Group

Before planning an SOA project, there's a need to work out a cost. That's not always easy, although this SOA consultant provides a few guidelines. Read more...

How to handle legacy data in a service-oriented architecture: 28 May 07
How to ... navigate a sea of SOA standards: 24 May 07
How to define an SOA: 31 May 06

SOA Case Studies

04 June 2007

ILIM's quick response time

By Techworld staff

Financial institutions need to be flexible enough to respond to offer a range of products: speed is of an essence. ILIM adopted an SOA-approach to drive its business forward. Read more...

What customers want in this new year (part 2): 18 Jan 06

WHITE PAPERS

7 Essential Steps of Vulnerability Management
Every week at least 155 risks from newfound software to operating system vulnerabilities, threaten the security and availability of networks and applications. Now is the time to be prepared.
A Blueprint for Better Management from the Desktop to the Data Centre
Explore our strategy to build an open management architecture that offers distinct value through sophisticated integration of otherwise isolated components.
Securing your Network from the Inside: Adding a Portable Layer of Protection
Discover how you can pre-empt potential security risks and quickly identify security threats – keeping your network and users safe.
IDC Report: Identity and Security Management and Strong Information Technology Governance
This IDC white paper examines identity and security management solutions and how these integrated offerings can play a key role in enforcing security compliance.
IDC Executive Brief: The Rising Concerns Over Endpoint Security
This IDC Executive Brief examines how an integrated EPS solution with multiple security layers, has been proven to deliver the highest level of protection at the lowest TCO.

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