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Survey: no SOA 'fiascos' out there, so far: It's only natural that vendor-sponsored research would show an impending "crisis" in one form or another that, of course, the vendor's products can purportedly solve. That's why I was surprised to see an SOA survey from one vendor that said, basically, everything is honky-dory, even among...; Tags: SOA, Survey, AmberPoint, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-01-25
IBM Case Study: AmberPoint, Inc.: AmberPoint is a founding member of the Web services on WebSphere WoW Advisory Council and an Advanced IBM Business Partner, providing comprehensive solutions for WebSphere and Tivoli customers. To make their Web services truly production-ready, enterprises must first address several vital issues: Security, Availability, Management across multiple machines, Change management...; Tags: Web, Web Service, AmberPoint, IBM Corp., Channel Management, Web Services, Change Management, Middleware, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Tools & Techniques, Management; Case studies
MSDN Webcast: Testing, Tuning and Diagnosing Visual Studio Web Services With AmberPoint Express (Level 200): The presenter of this webcast will show how to create better, faster Web services as part of the development life cycle, using tools one probably already have. If a person is currently using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, learn how to use AmberPoint Express tools to identify, monitor and test Web...; Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Visual Studio, Webcast, Web Service, Microsoft Corp., AmberPoint, Microsoft Development Tools, Web Services, Productivity, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software; Webcasts
First-Class Services for the Travel Industry: Managing the Quality of Web Services Systems: Not long ago, travel agents obtained all the flight and fare information they needed through Global Distribution Systems GDSs. However, as new, low-cost carriers emerged, it became imperative for agencies to include these airlines in their searches as well. Unfortunately, these airlines do not fully participate in the GDSs, requiring...; Tags: Airline, Web, Agent, Industry, Web Service, AmberPoint, Real Estate, Channel Management, Web Site Development, Business Operations, Marketing, Internet; Case studies

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SOA Software acquires respository and governance vendor LogicLibrary: SOA Software, a provider of governance solutions for services-oriented architecture SOA, has acquired LogicLibrary, a leading SOA repository and governance vendor. The acquisition of the Pittsburgh, Pa.-based LogicLibrary by Los Angeles-based SOA Software creates a more comprehensive SOA governance and automation solution, said the companies. The goal...; Tags: Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-05-12

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
Survey%3A+companies+investing+millions+in+SOA%2C+but+don%27t+exactly+know+why: Survey%3A+companies+investing+millions+in+SOA%2C+but+don%27t+exactly+know+whyOverall, Good NewsThe survey seems to reflect the notion that the real goal of SOA - agility through rapid orchestration of services into new processes, is still a long term prospect, and still just beyond reach. The good news is that companies are finding significant value in the secondary...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, survey, SOA; Discussion threads 2008-02-26
Survey: no SOA 'fiascos' out there, so far: Survey: no SOA 'fiascos' out there, so farSurvey Says: SOA Stimulus Package!Joe, its not surprising at all that the survey reports SOA health in a positive light. AmberPoint, along with other SOA-related vendors (my company as well - XAware.org), can only benefit from increased SOA deployments. More deployments...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, SOA, survey; Discussion threads 2008-01-30
12 predictions for Enterprise Web 2.0 in 2008: The worlds of SOA, SaaS, and Web 2.0 have been swirling around each other for a couple of years now and in 2008 we'll finally see these gel into a practical, modern vision of next generation enterprises. And a variety of forces are coming together to make 2008 the...; Tags: Social Networking, Web, Application, Software-as-a-service, AJAX, Information Technology, SOA, Organization, Enterprise, Mashup, Web-orientation, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web 2.0, Channel Management, Web Services, Software As A Service (SaaS), Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Marketing, Emerging Technologies, Dion Hinchcliffe; Blog posts 2008-01-03
Too many companies burden developers with SOA security: Security was tough enough before SOA came along, and now its gotten even tougher. SOA takes that individual system you were worrying about, and adds multiple systems and dependencies from across and outside the enterprise into the mix. However, all too often, SOA security gets left...; Tags: Developer, SOA, Anne, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Security, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2007-10-19
ESBs, acquisitions, and Java EE topped SOA news in 2006: ZDNet Blogging colleague Dana Gardner just surfaced Michael Meehans top eight picks for SOA and Web services stories of 2006.Mike does a great job of spotting the most important news shaping the SOA world, starting with number eight here and wrapping up the top four here. In ascending order,...; Tags: Web Services, Vendor Watch, Standards Watch, General, SOA; Blog posts 2006-12-27
Motorola CIO: Patricia Morrison - Transcript: Dan Farber: Patty thanks for joining me.Patricia Morrison: Great to be here Dan, thanks.Dan Farber: Now you've had a long career in IT, with stints at Proctor and Gamble, at Office Depot, and now you're in Motorola, you've been there since July 2005. What are some of the big...; Tags: Uncategorized; Blog posts 2006-11-21
Motorola CIO: Patricia Morrison - Transcript: Dan Farber: Patty thanks for joining me. Patricia Morrison: Great to be here Dan, thanks. Dan Farber: Now you've had a long career in IT, with stints at Proctor and Gamble, at Office Depot, and now you're in Motorola, you've been there since July...; Tags: Supply Chain, Mobile, Information Technology, Technology, Motorola Inc., Q, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Administrator; Blog posts 2006-11-21
SOA governance consolidation spree nets Infravio for WebMethods: Managing a hot rod SOA has become the burning question mark for SOA infrastructure providers. And the question is not just when, or even how, but if.That is, if you build a SOA and they do come, will there be adequate means to control, scale, provision, and automate the parameters...; Tags: SOA; Blog posts 2006-09-11
Software 2006: SOA, the land grab: During a break at Software 2006, I caught up with Bruce Richardson [below], chief research officer at AMR Research. He cuts through the noise when it comes to enterprise software. He comments on SOA, Oracle, SAP and the vendor/user relationship.Ray Lane talked about how the software industry needs a big...; Tags: SAP AG, Bruce Richardson, SOA; Blog posts 2006-04-04
Rage against the ESB machine: Rage against the ESB machineMiddleware is a good thingPoor architecture is poor architecture. It's not the middleware's fault nor is it the middleware that makes everything great. The concepts of abstraction , loose coupling, resiliency etc all apply whether you are using middleware or not. Having said that,...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Enterprise Service Bus, SOA, middleware; Discussion threads 2006-03-01
The great SOA vendor divide: business vs. tech: SOA has two faces. One is the IT-centric, technical aspects -- such as service-level management, performance monitoring, and security. The other face of SOA is all about the business, which includes application integration and business-level monitoring. This distinction has been identified by Forrester Research's Randy Heffner who separated out the...; Tags: SOA; Blog posts 2006-02-28
IT companies are hooking up like divorcees at a Vegas wedding chapel: Let's plumb the IT news and rumor mills for any logical extrapolations about what to expect next on the M&As front. Two hot areas to focus on: SOA and data integration.First, Progress Software makes a strong move this week to assemble a goodly part of an SOA solution infrastructure offering...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Mergers & Acquisitions, Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, information technology, camp, SOA; Blog posts 2006-01-20
In praise of good governance: There is some concern out there these days about the use and misuse of the term “governance.” As Ed Horst, VP of Marketing for AmberPoint, puts it, “Everybody wants control and the term ‘governance’ pushes that button.” There are issues around “run-time governance”: How are the systems performing? Are they...; Tags: Horst; Blog posts 2005-10-24
From ESB to ESP: action-oriented SOA: In about a week, three SOA vendors will be announcing the launch of something they call the "SOA Maturity Model," which embodies the five key phases of the SOA lifecycle, from initial projects to evolution into a full-fledged "enterprise nervous system." The model is based on Carnegie-Mellon Software Engineering Institute's...; Tags: SOA; Blog posts 2005-10-20