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Why are we building 'enterprise' SOAs with 'LEGO blocks'?

Why are we building 'enterprise' SOAs with 'LEGO blocks'?SOA and LEGOWhile the analogy is apt to a large extent, then again, like Bate says, when you get down to it, its a bit more complex than snapping together pieces that can be fit into each other.Also, a LEGO block can...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Lego-block, SOA

Discussion threads 2007-12-07

LEGO blocks and SOA: is the singularity near?

I just saw a demonstration of a fairly intelligent, spider-like critter on CBSs David Letterman last night that was built from LEGO blocks. (One of LEGOs Mindstorm bots, to be exact.) The woman demonstrating the spider-bot for David said it was equipped with computer software components that controlled its movements....

Tags: LEGO Blocks, LEGO Co., General

Blog posts 2006-12-21

Why are we building 'enterprise' SOAs with 'LEGO blocks'?

Why are we building 'enterprise' SOAs with 'LEGO blocks'?SOA is around usYou can find another analogy applicable as well: http://roman-rytov.typepad.com/miles/2006/12/soa_is_around_u.htmlLEGOJust try to build a nice fortress with LEGO blocks. Then after you finished it, you want to change one little Lego block somewhere in the middle of the wall. You...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, NOW HERE, lego, SOA, Lego-block, LEGO Co.

Discussion threads 2006-12-10

Why are we building 'enterprise' SOAs with 'LEGO blocks'?

Two expressions that get used thousands of times over within a single conference or even single seminar are enterprise and the famous LEGO block analogy for SOA. What exactly do we mean by those terms? Building enterprises, one LEGO block at a time For example, I...

Tags: SOA, analogy, LEGO Co., General

Blog posts 2006-12-10

Why are we building 'enterprise' SOAs with 'LEGO blocks'?

Two expressions that get used thousands of times over within a single conference or even single seminar are enterprise and the famous LEGO block analogy for SOA. What exactly do we mean by those terms? An enterprise is a collection of interconnected businesses. Does that include a...

Tags: SOA, analogy, LEGO Co., General

Blog posts 2006-08-31

Metaphor Watch

As Joenoted in a previous post, one of the most significant challenges hampering theadvance of Web Services today is the opaque and abstruseway we speakof it.We are still very focused on tech talk and standards concerns; we have yet to really paint a vision that will grab the attention of...

Tags: LEGO Co.

Blog posts 2004-11-04

Additional Resources

Lego Rock Band gallery

Little plastic rock icons and family-friendly pop meet up in WB Interactive's spin on the Rock Band franchise. by CNET News.com

Tags: LEGO Co., CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-11-06

Lego Digital Designer 3.0.9 (Windows)

Welcome to Lego Digital Designer, also known as LDD. With the free Digital Designer software you can build absolutely anything with virtual LEGO bricks right on your computer. Then you can buy the real bricks to build your creation online in Lego Factory, or you can print out an inventory...

Tags: LEGO Co., Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Management

Software downloads 2009-10-29

Brickbats over bricks

This is an IT Tech site, Mr. Fuller.ntCodes as gatekeepers?As an architect, I have never once consulted a building code to determine which product I should use for a building, especially considering that neither clay brick or fly ash brick is likely to be used in a structural capacity. ...

Tags: Performance management, CalStar

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

First look at Lego Universe

Sometime next year, fans of the iconic bricks will get their hands on Lego Universe, the first online game featuring the famous Danish toys. For now, fans will have to make do with screenshots like these that reveal some of the flavor of the game. by CNET News.com

Tags: LEGO Co., Games, Personal Technology, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-10-21

HR specialist asks Oracle: where's the 'fusion'?

In an analysis of last week's announcement at Oracle OpenWorld that Oracle would finally be releasing its Fusion Applications next year, HR technology specialist Bill Kutik wondered out loud where and when we'll see Fusion HCM Human Capital Management emerge in an SOA-ready configuration. Despite Larry...

Tags: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., Human Resources Inc., SOA, Larry Ellison, HR Specialist, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Human Capital, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-10-19

(Photos: Lego fans descend on BrickCon 2009)

That's VoltronThat's not a Transformer, it's Voltron. A very good likeness too. Omg a transformer?Comeon!! Everyone knows of Voltron unless ya lived in a cave somewhere!!! lmaoLOL It is indeed Voltron!I was admiring that until I read the caption, funny how they did not recognize Voltron. 80's FAIL!The reporter...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, LEGO Co., photograph, Voltron

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

Photos: Lego fans descend on BrickCon 2009

Over the course of four days, thousands of Lego enthusiasts toured Seattle Center's Exhibition Hall to see what's possible with a few bricks and some imagination. by CNET News.com

Tags: LEGO Co., Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-10-07

LEGO toys and Shrinky Dinks aid in development of microfluidics

The field of Microfuidics poses challenges to research labs, such as funding for expensive equipment to develop lab-on-a-chip devices to understanding how the minuscule forces within such devises work. Those challenges are being met with a rash of ingenuity among engineers that involve, of all things, everyday toys. by Chris...

Tags: LEGO Co., Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-08-26

Five new futuristic interfaces showcased at Siggraph 2009

SIGGRAPH 2009 is currently underway in New Orleans, bringing together some of the world's best digital artists, developers, and computer researchers together to show off the latest in computer graphics and interfaces. Yesterday, MIT's Technology Review posted videos of interesting new interfaces showcased at the annual...

Tags: Technology Review, Video, Siggraph 2009, Corporate Communications, Virtual Reality, Productivity, Marketing, Emerging Technologies, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-08-05

Tailoring Web technology to a bespoke dress shirt business

It's not easy to mix up the monotony of putting on a shirt and a tie every day for work, but what if the shirt was made-to-order, with details of your own choosing? Fashion startup ShirtsMyWay allows you to spruce up your tired work uniform and customize...

Tags: Web Technology, Web, Women, Denmark, Gender And Diversity, AJAX, Human Resources, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-02

Collaborative Networks vs Social Networks

Collaborative Networks vs Social NetworksTool doesn't create experts, knowledge does!An excellent piece highlighting the misconceptions of social networks at work. After a collaborative networking, our teams are always inspired, re-energized and are more productive while social networking gives us the space to wind down after work not during. Your "...buying...

Tags: NETWORKING, AARON, network, social networking, Collaborative Networks

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Photos: Robots make themselves at home

From the Roomba to Lego Mindstorms, and from living room to garage, robot technology is becoming integrated into our day-to-day lives. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, Robots, Emerging Technologies, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-05-27

SAPPHIRE and The Story of Stuff

Annie Leonard’s Story of Stuff sustainability presentation has been doing the rounds in American classrooms and has stoked up many on both sides of the political divide. On one side, parents tell of angst ridden kids now wondering about the ecological footprint of Lego and on...

Tags: Sustainability, General Motors Corp., Annie Leonard, Sustainability Question, James Farrar

Blog posts 2009-05-19

News to know: Cisco; Kindle DX; MySpace; Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Cisco's third quarter: Better than expected; Sales down; Economic recovery 'eventual' Andrew Nusca: Amazon Kindle DX: The solution to...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Twitter, Amazon Kindle, MySpace, Notebooks, Strategy, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-07