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  • OASIS: MQTT to be the protocol for the Internet of Things

    Setting the foundation for what may be a multitrillion-dollar marketplace, OASIS (the Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) has declared MQTT (the Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) as its messaging protocol of choice for the emerging Internet of Things.

  • Security of open-source software again being scrutinised

    A recent round of flaws discovered in open-source software has reignited concerns that security is getting bypassed in the rush to continue expanding the large and extremely popular code base used by millions.

  • CEBIT: Software AG goes all-out for in-memory data processing

    Software AG is adding in-memory capabilities to the Enterprise Service Bus with Version 9.0 of its sprawling webMethods software suite, while the new Terracotta In-Genius will use in-memory technology to speed the processing of business intelligence.

  • BlackBerry gets vote of confidence from monitoring-software maker

    Monitoring-software vendor SpectorSoft has announced its first software support for BlackBerry in the enterprise.

  • VMware beefs up its app data management tools

    Seeking to firm its position in the budding application data management space, VMware today released the latest upgrade to its vFabric GemFire product that enhances administrative controls, provides a new interface and aims to make it easier for applications to handle larger amounts of data faster than previous versions.

  • Oracle and Red Hat team up on CAMP cloud standard

    Enterprise software rivals Red Hat and Oracle, along with a number of other software and online services providers, have collaborated on a standard that they hope will ease the use of PaaS (platform as a service) among customers.

  • Veeam boosts backup and recovery toolset

    Virtualisation management and data protection vendor Veeam is boosting its backup and recovery tool set with the launch of with Veeam Explorer

  • Software AG buys messaging company my-Channels

    Software AG has acquired British middleware company my-Channels, which develops low-latency messaging software that will be used to extend Software AG's current offerings.

  • Scientists develop computer-controlled intersections for self-driving cars

    While scientists have been busy with making more accurate self-driving cars, at least one set of researchers has thought even further ahead and developed a smart intersection that can manage crossing flows of autonomous vehicles.

  • MetaFlows launches SaaS intrusion detection agent

    Network security monitoring startup MetaFlows launched a new Software-as-a-Service product that can be installed on low-cost hardware to monitor network traffic flow, detect possible intrusions and analyse event logs.

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  • The solution to legacy application woes

    Legacy applications are one of the most difficult issues to face within IT. A rip-and-replace approach is expensive and thus difficult to justify; plus, it tends to interrupt operations. Meanwhile, the ageing software lingers in accounting's ledgers, overstays its welcome in sales and causes poor network performance throughout the organisation.

  • Virtualisation: Building blocks to achieve benefits

    This week I was invited to attend a gathering at Collabworks, an organization focused on the virtual enterprise. Collabworks believes that the kinds of savings and efficiencies that virtualization has brought to IT can be brought to entire companies by reorganizing workplaces along the lines of what has happened in IT (virtualization to remove dependencies, focus on service outputs rather than processes, and use of specialized external resources rather than internal employees). As IT only accounts for around three percent of total corporate costs, if Collabworks' theory is right, there's clearly great opportunity for enterprises.

  • A guide to Network Access Control authentication

    In the network access control products we tested, authentication varies from very strong to very weak, and every point in-between. When starting down your path of evaluating NAC products, decide very early what kind of authentication mechanism you want, if any.

  • Will the cloud take your IT job?

    As software becomes more complex, and demands the scalability of the cloud, IT's auto mechanic of today, the sysadmin, will disappear. Tomorrow's sysadmin will be more like a physician, says CIO.com's Bernard Golden.

  • Guide to SAN and NAS virtualisation

    How storage virtualisation technologies allow you to keep pace with ever-increasing storage requirements while maintaining high availability and service levels

  • Internal clouds: More than virtualising servers

    Less than two percent of enterprises have deployed internal cloud computing networks, and vendors are just beginning to provide the proper tools necessary to build them.

  • Ten free open source programs to treasure

    Want to know the best 10 free open source products? Here's a pretty good list

  • Backup strategy - virtualisation changes everything

    Enterprises have had long-standing approaches to backup, using methodologies that have been well-honed through constant use. But there's a new game in town; the arrival of virtualisation as a resource within organisations has meant that system administrators have had to change their thinking to accommodate the new technology.

  • EPEAT's progress

    EPEAT has stronger support from the US government and HP has just announced a raft of EPEAT-registered kits.

  • Keeping your network on its best behaviour

    Network behaviour analysis is an increasingly popular tool for detecting unknown or hard-to-spot threats and anomalous traffic.

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The Forrester Wave?: Enterprise Service Bus, Q2 2006

Forrester evaluated leading enterprise service bus (ESB) vendors across more than 100 criteria and found that Cape Clear Software and BEA Systems were the top two performers overall. Other vendors in the leader category (from the highest score down) are Software AG, Progress (Sonic), IBM, and IONA Technologies.
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The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Service Bus

Forrester evaluated leading enterprise service bus (ESB) vendors across more than 100 criteria and found that Cape Clear Software and BEA Systems were the top two performers overall. Other vendors in the leader category (from the highest score down) are Software AG, Progress (Sonic), IBM, and IONA Technologies. These vendors all scored well in the connection, mediation, and control and change categories. Close behind are two strong performers, Fiorano and PolarLake. The two first-time entrants in this evaluation (Software AG and IBM) both scored exceptionally well and highlight the ability of larger organizations to quickly ramp up new product functionality. Bottom line: This evaluation covers eight strong performers in the ESB space, and clients will have to carefully match their specific requirements to the detailed list of vendor features provided in this report.
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