In-Depth Features


OTMs - ORBs for the enterprise?

Variously named, and maybe not that different from the application server, OTMs are an evolutionary extension of the raw ORB.

Change management in the 21st century

Have we learned anything from the massive industry-wide Y2K effort?

If at first you don't succeed...

Top database suppliers take another stab at persuading users that they need the universal DBMS.

The road to UML

Booch, Rumbaugh and Jacobson guide you through the first steps of UML pattern implementation.

Message engine drives Delta data: A case study

Clever use of middleware helps a premier airline react rapidly to anything from a blizzard to fuel price hikes.

Howard Rubin, Cutter Information Corp.

See ADT's alphabetical listing of firms offering Y2K products and services. [Updated, online, soon]

EAI tools: Can they cut IT consulting costs?

Though still not an out-of-the-box solution. IT executives say new EAI solutions lead to shorter engagements and easier maintenance in integration projects.

What hath the year 2000 wrought?

Y2K projects have brought IT strong development processes, new staff skills and reusable components. But work lies ahead.

Application servers in 1999: Persistent objects are knocking at the door

They come from the Web world. They come from the client/server world. They are called application servers, and their goal is to provide black-box middleware.

XML: The last silver bullet ... It could be just that

XML hits the scene as HTML on steroids. It has potential as a form of middleware, meta data interchange format and more.

Data for dollars: Reselling warehouse assets

As companies continue Quixotic quests to reap hard dollar returns from expensive data warehouse investments, an intrepid few have decided to rewrite the rules.

The real-time enterprise

Formerly standalone stovepipe apps are increasingly connected via automated processes as big enterprises get real-time fever.

Eyes on the Web commerce prize

Ovverruns force IT to confront build vs. buy question.

A talk with the experts

JoMei Chang and other middleware gurus share their thoughts on the shape of things to come.

Wake up and smell the meta data

Skepticism is natural. Repositories have been a bust, yet the dream of meta data still burns brightly.