The company started life with the Tuxedo transaction monitor, then its WebLogic Java application server redefined the middleware market. Now BEA Systems will seek to entice a broader group of developers to work with Java.
Today's tremendous desire to
improve and maintain an organization's intellectual capital has triggered a field
of study and class of vendor applications that we refer to as knowledge management.
This article provides the principles, rules, and analysis tools to put a business case process into action in your organization.
Collaborative tools and accurate UML models promote reuse for the high-profile online brokerage.
All eyes are on BEA Systems Inc., which shot to the head of the application
server track on the back of good technology, a brilliant marketing strategy,
terrific execution, the bumbling of some competitors, and the inability of smaller companies like Bluestone, SilverStream and others to get away from the pack.
Users say the transition to .NET is mostly smooth so far, but Java appears safe for now.
Even though I know testing is work, and there
might be a specific feature or two in other languages I would like to use, I
still prefer developing and testing my applications in Java.
The hyperbole surrounding the Web services phenomenon appears to be reaching its peak; now IT developers must determine whether the technology can really be a key enabler for enterprise portals and application integration.
I've recently seen developers confuse the activities they are doing with those that are needed. This leads to frustration, unsuccessful projects and an inability to help IT add value to the business. Most of the confusion seems to come from a fuzzy understanding of the differences between architecture, planning and design. In particular, developers may confuse architecture with design.
Can the Web services promise meet long-term reality, or will it eventually go the way of proprietary minicomputers, client/server systems and computer-aided software engineering?
ADT's Jack Vaughan recently went to the source to uncover the path of enterprise XML in years to come. Kevin Dick is head of The Middletier Group, long time chair of the XML Web Services One Conference, and the author of "XML: A Manager's Guide," which is due soon in a new edition.
AMS uses Versata Logic Suite within its Advantaged management suite to modify e-business applications.
The spread of J2EE applications begs the question of whether Java servlets or Enterprise JavaBeans is the best foundation for e-business applications.
This article addresses the four essential questions that will guide you through your build vs. buy decision.
Improved technology and empowered business analysts are bringing business rules engines back from a "near-death experience."
People want to replace the term business intelligence with "enterprise analytics." I don't buy it. At least, not yet.
A new breed of tools is boosting the chances of getting the right information to the right people at the right time.
Last week, the company started shipping version 3.0 of the flagship product, and with it a new component said to help users build and manage J2EE applications. -June 24
Sun Microsystems said it will make its application server available for free on HP-UX, Windows, AIX and Linux. -June 19
One of the biggest problems with Web services, said authors David Chappell and Tyler Jewell, is explaining it -- that is, pulling all the pieces together into a coherent and hype-free description of what Web services are and how developers can create and deploy them.