Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)


ZapThink: Enterprises warm up to Java-based Web apps

Rich Internet apps should see a wealth of new takers, according to a study. And Java technologies are helping shape the trend that has developers dabbling with RIA to maximize the performance of Web-based apps.

Security 101 for Web 2.0

Experts have long said that AJAX, used to increase and speed site interactivity, could also be used to amplify attacks against outward facing Web apps—particularly against providers of Software-as-a-Service.

Software-as-a-Service fosters collaboration

Analysts and industry pundits are paying new attention to the premise of on-demand applications. According to a new paper from consulting and research firm Saugatauk Technology, Software-as-a-Service is at a fundamental “tipping point.”

SOA solution offers free management options

A slew of new SOA management functions are available through a new version of CentraSite, including a plug-in that lets developers ease into integration within Eclipse-based dev environments.

Aberdeen research points to SOA's suite spot

A 2006 report from Boston-based market researcher Aberdeen Group shows 90 percent of survey respondents say their companies are adopting service-oriented architectures.

EII: XIP grows with data governance capabilities

A popular enterprise information integration (EII) platform has grown. And the latest version provides developers with the might to manage data integration deployments across large enterprises.

Plugging-in to IBM’s revamped IM client

IBM’s Lotus Software division has dusted off its enterprise instant messaging client and re-architected it using the Eclipse open-source platform.

IBM intros quick-start content integration tools

Entry-level, lower-cost versions of IBM’s enterprise search and content integration software are now available to help customers make valuable information more accessible throughout the enterprise.

Oh, SOLA mio

Using Web services is one way to solve legacy integration issues—and save money.

Mainframe data integration made easy with SOA

Developers met with the challenge of integrating mainframe data with Web-based apps are finding solutions through SOA. Learn how one benefits company used the process to expand services to nearly 40 million customers.

Reducing complexity in the enterprise data center

With the increasingly common use of distributed software components in service-oriented architectures (SOA), it has become essential that the underlying hardware for such applications have a high degree of redundancy.

Metallect reduces the dangers of dev changes

While coding requests for new promotions, pay methods and merchandise continue to pour in and pile up, your developers don't need to burn the midnight oil.

ActiveGrid Studio 2.0 brings new technology to Java servers

Designed specifically for enterprise Web 2.0 app dev, ActiveGrid Studio 2.0 hit the market this week, bringing Web 2.0 LAMP technology to Java servers like Apache Tomcat, BEA WebLogic, IBM Websphere, Sun Java System Application Server and JBOSS.

IBM rolls out SOA-friendly kit for WebSphere CE

When IBM announced its SOA Business Catalog, it took pains to highlight a SOA-friendly kit to help developers integrate PHP application front-ends with WebSphere, but the reality is that customers can and will tap the kit in a huge variety of different scenarios.

SOA is not the goal

Your goal shouldn’t be to build an SOA, but to better the business in some way. Gartner analysts spell out where to begin the process.