Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)


ESB vs. BizTalk Debate Heats Up in Barcelona

At his Enterprise Architect Summit Barcelona session this month, conference speaker Dave Chappell got into a heated debate with a couple Microsoft guys over core architectural fundamentals.

More Enterprises Intend to Become Service Oriented

Corporate tech departments are driving their organizations to become service-oriented enterprises, according to the results of a survey of more than 300 participants attending last week’s Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006 launch.

Company Gets Brainstorm for an SOA Institute

BrainStorm Group has launched The SOA Institute and Web site, which it says will make it possible for IT pros to share with each other what they know about service-oriented architecture. Membership in the organization is complimentary for individuals.

HP Helps Customers Modernize their IT Applications with Suite of Services

HP announced last week a suite of services designed to help customers modernize their legacy IT applications as they shift to infrastructures based on Web services and SOAs.

Integrate SOA Portals With WSE

Effective policymaking with WS-Policy improves your architecture's adaptability with minimal development when external service interfaces evolve and business needs change.

LogicLibrary and AgilePath Collaborate on SOA Playbook

LogicLibrary and AgilePath announced on Monday that the two companies will incorporate AgilePath’s SOA Playbook methodology into Logidex’s metadata repository. The combined offering is intended to be an out-of-the-box solution for service identification and modeling combined with SOA governance and enablement.

CollabNet, TCS Partner on System for SOA and Web Services

When Dr. Gautam Shroff met CollabNet cofounder Brian Bellendorf in 2003, Shroff's company, Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS), was in the market for tools to help with internal management of its increasingly distributed software development activities. Neither expected the meeting to turn into a partnership.

Sun Enhances Java with SOA Governance and OS Support

Sun Microsystems on Monday said it has integrated Java Enterprise Systems (Java ES) and its suite of developer tools within the Solaris OS to provide developers a complete, open and affordable software solution.

Systinet Claims to Make Creating SOA Business Services Easier

Systinet announced on Monday the release of version 6.0 of its Systinet Server product family for creating Java and C++ Web services.

Cape Clear Launches Seminar Series

Cape Clear Software said on Monday that it will host a series of SOA Architects Forums--free, interactive workshops to provide practical guidance for service-oriented architecture implementations.

Supply Chain Gets Power from SOA

According to a new Aberdeen Group research report, "Service-Oriented Architecture in the Supply Chain: What Supply Chain Managers Need to Know," companies are adopting SOA to solve their most pressing technology issues.

SOA to Drive IT Infrastructure New Year

As a customer's overall experience becomes the biggest driver of profit growth, corporate technology departments increasingly look to service-oriented architecture technologies to make the entire organization flexible and market-centric, according to the results of a survey of almost 150 participants attending the recent Siebel Customer World conference.

Gartner: SOA and Other Trends to Change How Apps Interoperate

Service-oriented architecture and enterprise service buses will affect app dev and integration over the next 5 years, according to Roy Schulte, a Gartner analyst, at this week’s Gartner Symposium ITxpo in Orlando, Fla.

SOA Visionaries Releases Survey Results

The SOA Leaders Council, a community of SOA end users, announced the findings of a survey it conducted at SOA Leaders Council meetings in June and July of 2005.

Aberdeen: SOA Driving Supply Chain Innovation

Service-oriented architecture is helping companies expand the capabilities of their supply chain, according to a report released by the Aberdeen Group.