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Middleware: Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application...; Full Middleware Definition >>

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Integrate services into business processes to achieve your SOA objectives: A correctly implemented service-oriented architecture (SOA) is built on flexible and effective business and infrastructure services. This sample chapter from Implementing SOA: Total Architecture in Practice discusses various ways you can integrate those services into your organization's business processes. It looks at service interaction patterns, service access mechanisms, types of...; Tags: Business Process, SOA, Service, Addison-Wesley, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Operational Planning, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations; Book chapters 2008-05-08
Delsi (zip): Discrete-event simulation system implemented as a set of components for .NET 2.0 Framework. The system is designed for simulation of queuing systems with complex logic and topologies. Delsi helps you to optimize real-life systems by performing computer experiments with their models. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com....; Tags: Herman Holushko, .Net, Productivity, Application Servers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software; Software downloads 2008-05-07
SAP aims to make upgrades easier; Rolls out enhancement packages; Touts analytics: Henning Kagermann, co-CEO of SAP, wants to do away with the upgrade-go-round with its upcoming Business Suite 7.0 with "enhancement packages," small optional updates designed to add functionality to enterprise resource planning applications. Enhancement packages are small SOA-enabled packs that can add new functionality to SAP's Business...; Tags: Analytics, SAP NetWeaver, SAP AG, Enhancement Package, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Middleware, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-06
In search of Business ByDesign: The NetWeaver 7.1 connection: SAP CEO Henning Kagermann on Monday detailed another key thread in the Business ByDesign delay: Developers need to move the software as a service application to the company's NetWeaver 7.1 platform if it is going to meet its costs targets. In an interview with the Enterprise Irregulars...; Tags: SAP NetWeaver, SAP AG, TCO, Roi/Tco, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Webcast: Best Practices for a Successful SOA Implementation: Pundits claim that you will reap returns on your SOA investments only after the implementation reaches a critical mass. Oracle Fusion Middleware customers have repeatedly demonstrated phenomenal ROI from the get-go. It is a potent combination of seasoned implementers and underlying product capabilities that have ensured tactical as...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Webcast, SOA, Best Practice, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software; Webcasts 2008-05-05

LinkAssistant SEO Tool (5): LinkAssistant is a powerhouse link development tool for webmasters who need to get their sites on top of Google, Yahoo! and MSN. This SEO software lets you find thousands of high-quality link partners, automatically fill in more than 25,000 link submission forms, design a professional link directory and publish it...; Tags: Google Inc., MSN, Yahoo! Inc., Link-Assistant, LinkAssistant, E-mail, Search, Productivity, Marketing Research, Development Tools, Middleware, Online Communications, Marketing, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software; Software downloads 2008-05-02
Analyst: Start SOA governance now, even if its just on Excel: It's 11:00 -- do you know where your services are? Today's enterprise has a hodgepodge of services coming from all different directions -- from enterprise packaged applications, Web 2.0 and cloud applications, and devices of every size and sort. 'Just because you aren't aware of services doesn't...; Tags: SOA, SOA Governance, Microsoft Excel, Tool, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-05-01
TIBCO puts infrastructure pieces in place for cloud compute-caliber SOA: TIBCO Software founder, chairman and CEO Vivek Ranadive used his keynote presentation at the opening of the TUCON user conference today to describe the need for an "event cloud" to support the demands on next generation of enterprise infrastructure. Such an elevated level of cloud management would...; Tags: TIBCO Software Inc., SOA, Vivek Ranadive, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Performance Management, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-04-30
TIBCO proactive management approach enables SOA performance delivery as a managed service: The business of running IT for major organizations has been moving in a maturity model direction for some time. ITIL, IT service management methods, various compliance measures, and the seemingly never-ending mantra for IT to do more with less are behind these necessary trends. Yet SOA brings...; Tags: TIBCO Software Inc., Performance, Information Technology, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Performance Management, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Microsoft's Oslo connections begin to bud: Microsoft took another step in unveiling its "Oslo" SOA strategy, with a sample application intended to not only demonstrate the vendor's interoperability as a SOA platform, and also show how it can automatically scale to meet the increased and unpredictable workloads SOA will bring to data centers. ...; Tags: Oslo, Microsoft BizTalk Server, SOA, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Application Servers, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Oracle closes BEA deal; Last 'logical' purchase?: Oracle said Tuesday that it closed its acquisition of BEA Systems following European Commission approval. In a statement, Oracle president Charles Phillips BEA will help the company's vision of a "a modern service-oriented architecture (SOA) infrastructure" and provide "a series of complementary and well-engineered middleware products." ...; Tags: BEA Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Wall Street, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Mergers & Acquisitions, Construction, Middleware, Corporate Law, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-29
HP ramps up integrated SOA management and lifecycle offerings: HP has unleashed a slew of product updates and enhancements to provide lifecycle services quality and management support, moving ever closer to a comprehensive mission-critical SOA maintenance portfolio. Today's launch covers a wide range of products and includes new versions of Service Test and Service Test Management....; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., SOA, Service Test, Business Availability Center For SOA, Monitoring Data, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-04-29
DNK Amazon Web Store (zip): DNK Amazon Web store is an ASP.NET 2.0 application which enables Amazon associates to make commissions on sales originated from their stores. You can start making money immediately with DNK Amazon webstore; all you need is a webservice key and an associate tag. DNK Web Solutions is very proud to...; Tags: Web, Amazon.com Inc., DNK Web Solutions, Channel Management, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, .Net, Middleware, Marketing, Sales, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software; Software downloads 2008-04-29
The Long Tail of Services: The "Long Tail" explains the growing use of services outside of the core domains of SOA, business process implementation and integration, says XAWare chief science officer, Kirstan Vandersluis. Commentary--The "Long Tail" moniker has been used extensively (some would say overused) in marketing and mass media over the last couple...; Tags: Long Tail, SOA, Service, Head Area, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web 2.0, Web Services, Operational Planning, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Business Operations, XAWare, business process; News items 2008-04-28
Analogy: WOA treats symptoms, but SOA the cure for IT complexity: "There is a very specific disease of Enterprise IT that SOA cures. It cures chronic ESSD, or Enterprise Software Stupidity Disease." Leave it to Miko Matsumura (Software AG) to come up with a clever analogy for all things service-oriented. Miko has been following the WOA-SOA brouhaha I...; Tags: Patient, Information Technology, SOA, Business User, Miko, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Strategy, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Web Services, Software, Management, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-04-28
News to know: Ubuntu; Microhoo; IT scapegoats; XP; Google: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft: Pondering the alternatives to Yahoo Microsoft should walk away from Yahoo WSJ: Ballmer's big choice Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04 Gallery: A peek at Ubuntu 8.4 Jason Perlow: Ubuntu: I'm...; Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Information Technology, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Phishing, Help Desk, Podcasts, Web Services, Microsoft Windows XP, Middleware, Call Centers, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Security, Spam And Phishing, It Operations, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-28
JMC Photo Gallery (1): Using new technology, C#, WPF, and WCF (.Net 3.0), JMC Photo Gallery is able to provide compelling user interface that can be run on any system that has .NET 3.0 Framework installed. Multi-threaded design to load image and generate thumb images dynamically. Special Modes for massive gallery viewing. Quick image...; Tags: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, JMC Photo Gallery, .Net, C#, Application Servers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Programming Languages, Enterprise Software, Software; Software downloads 2008-04-28
BizTalk Server for Windows Server 2008 not till 2009: When Microsoft launched Windows Server 2008 in February, company officials shared timetables for how long it might take the company to make available compatible versions of its various business applications. But it wasn't until this week, the company finally shared information on how and when it will release a Windows-Server-2008-compatible...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft BizTalk Server, Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web Services, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-25
'WOA: the SOA that works': "WOA: the SOA that works." That's how fellow ZDNet blogger and analyst Phil Wainewright described the Web Oriented Architecture phenomenon that has been a topic of hot discussion as of late, at the latest Analyst BriefingsDirect podcast we just wrapped yesterday. The podcast (audio...; Tags: SOA, WOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-04-25
SOA management, SOA governance -- keep them separated: What's the difference between "SOA governance" and "SOA management?" Aren't they essentially the same thing? Not so, says Eric Roch, who claims some analysts wrongly are lumping the two into a single solution category. Governance is about the business, management is about technical monitoring ...; Tags: SOA, SOA Governance, SOA Governance Tool, SOA Management Tool, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-04-25