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To ESB or not to ESB, that is the question: The enterprise service bus, or ESB, has been regarded as a quick on-ramp to service-oriented architecture for some time. However, industry experts have been divided as to whether they actually hurt or help SOA in the long run. Will putting ESBs in place to meet certain needs result in incompatible...; Tags: Federation, SOA, Dana, Lorraine, Fremantle, Enterprise Service Bus, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Web Services, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2007-12-14
federation enters a new phase: Two recent releases in the federated identity marketplace caught my eye -- and may speak to the development of federation deployments:1. Ping Identity announced that the U.S. Department of Justice selected them to provide federation to over 7,300 local law enforcement agencies and 700,000 law enforcement officials. (Disclosure: I was...; Tags: Web services, federation, identity federation, Sun Microsystems Inc.; Blog posts 2006-11-16
Federated identity hubs: Network World has a story on the growing use of Shibboleth, the federation standard with roots in the Internet2 project. The article highlights InCommon, a federation hub for educational institutions. Its not just institutions of higher education who are members of InCommon, however. The federation hub...; Tags: federation; Blog posts 2006-10-17
WS-GIS: Towards a SOA-Based SDI federation: The volume of spatial data available on the Web has been increasing rapidly. Currently, the Web has been used not only for document searching but also for the provision and use of services, known as Web services, which are published in a directory and may be automatically discovered by software...; Tags: Web, Federation, Web Service, SOA, WS-GIS, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Channel Management, Web Services, Real Estate, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Business Operations; White papers 2006-09-29
Too late for federated identity?: Too late for federated identity?The right time for Liberty"[...] what about the Liberty Alliance? They are still around. Sun was one of the original sponsors. Have you used that lately? I haven't."Ask the average person in the street if they've used TCP/IP lately. Or GSM. Or CDMA.The thing with...; Tags: identity federation, federation, Sun Microsystems Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-08-29

Identity federation: Transcending the Boundaries of Business for Secure Collaboration: This white paper will explore trends in online collaboration, among businesses and other types of organizations, that are driving the shift toward federation, examine the business and technology challenges associated with these trends - challenges that federation can address, define and describe the requirements of federation-based solutions for large-scale online...; Tags: Collaboration, Federation, Sun Microsystems Inc., Identity Federation; White papers 2005-10-01
SpecForce demo (exe): SpecForce is set in the future, when humanity, united in a Federation, begins to colonize subsequent planetary systems in search of natural resources and living space. Soon, the Federation's authorities, unprepared for the expansion, limit their actions to distributing the terraforming concessions among rivaling Exploring Corporations. Consecutive planets of the...; Tags: SpecForce, Federation; Software downloads 2005-07-06
Ping Identity's pay-as-you-succeed federation server: Start-up Ping Identity has come up with an innovative model for selling its PingFederate 2.0 identity federation server. Instead of pricing by the number of servers, applications, users or connections, the company is using identity transactions as the metric. The deal is this: PingFederate can be installed on an infinite number of...; Tags: PingFederate 2.0 identity federation server, PingFederate 2.0 identity federation; Blog posts 2005-02-10
Around the Digital ID World: Digital ID World host and editor Phil Becker kicked off the conference asserting that digital identity is the common organizing principle for integration, management and security. Without a core focus on identity management, the notion of distributed, networked computing and service-oriented architecture falls apart. "As perimeters dissolve, applications get ever...; Tags: Liberty Alliance, identity management; Blog posts 2004-10-26
federation and a CMDB: Federation can provide the foundation for creating a configuration management database (CMDB) that is scalable, adapts to existing IT infrastructures, and addressable by all applications that need to provide or leverage CMDB data. A federated CMDB should provide an accurate, single representation of data from which to work, for all...; Tags: CMDB, Federation; White papers
The Importance of federation and the CMDB: This webinar will introduce the concept and role data federation plays in the implementation of a Configuration Management Database (CMDB). The webinar will examine different approaches to federation and determine which approaches work and don't work. In addition, the webinar will discuss a variety of ways to access federated data...; Tags: CMDB, Federation, Webinar; Webcasts
The Importance of federation and the CMDB: This webinar will introduce the concept and role data federation plays in the implementation of a Configuration Management Database (CMDB). The webinar will examine different approaches to federation and determine which approaches work and don't work. In addition, the webinar will discuss a variety of ways to access federated data...; Tags: CMDB, Federation, Webinar; Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 SP1 federation (Level 300): The presenter of this webcast introduces the federation capabilities in Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1). The presenter explains how the federation feature enables two or more organizations to communicate securely using Microsoft Office Communicator 2005. He also explores how to prepare the systems environment for...; Tags: Webcast, Federation, Microsoft Office Live, Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005, Microsoft Office Live Communications Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software; Webcasts

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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
Facebook is the new Google as exodus of top xooglers continues: The latest high-level executive to leave Google for Facebook is Elliott Schrage, who headed the corporate communications team. When the top person responsible for Google's messaging across all products and for its international policy leaves this points to a serious change within the company. Facebook has been...; Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Public Relations, Business Ethics, Recruitment & Selection, Team Management, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Leadership, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Russian Internet usage in February 2008: Measures Europe Russian Federation Average Minutes per Visitor 1,515 1,078 Average Minutes per Usage Day 91 82 Average Pages per Visitor 2,753 2,322 Average Pages per Usage Day 166 177 Average Usage Days per Visitor 17 13...; Tags: Visitor, Usage Day, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-07
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
Making the most out of Earth Day, the green tech way: As you can imagine, my colleagues and I have been deluged with special promos and greenwash marketing campaigns related to the Earth Day event on April 22. I've combed through the e-mails and wanted to mention the following campaigns and programs that might interest you as a green IT buyer....; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Green Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-04-16
Working in a small business can make you sick: One of the biggest problems with linking health care access to employment is it's unfair to employees of a small business. This must be true, because whenever the subject of insuring everyone, or mandating employer coverage, comes up, small business starts whinging they can't afford it. ...; Tags: Health Care, Small Business, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-14
Microsoft releases first public test build of Windows Search 4.0: Microsoft released on March 27 the first public test build of the technology it calls "Windows Search 4.0." First things first: What is Windows Search 4.0? It's the search technology formerly code-named "Casino," which Microsoft -- at one point -- planned to deliver as a Windows Live...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Windows Search 4.0, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-03-27