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OpenSpan report card: Plays well with others: Quick question: What is the most-used technology for integrating apps on the desktop? If you said "copy-and-paste," then you'd be right, and it probably means you've been listening to Francis Carden, CEO of OpenSpan Inc. Carden uses the copy-and-paste statistic to emphasize how little integration has advanced in the industry,...; Tags: Card, Application, Integration, Object, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2007-08-20
SOA Insights analysts delve into SOA/Web 2.0 mashups and the Oracle-Hyperion deal: SOA Insights analysts delve into SOA/Web 2.0 mashups and the Oracle-Hyperion dealEnterprise MashupsDanaInteresting to read the piece on mashup goverance.There are companines out there like Openspan and Blue Prism that are trying to tackle the implementation of "anarchic" mashup solutions but with IT governance wrapped around.I can't speak for Openspan,...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Web, OpenSpan, mashup, PRISM, SOA, Hyperion Solutions Corp., Oracle Corp., Web 2.0; Discussion threads 2007-05-18
The OpenSpan Platform: Enabling the New Enterprise Desktop: OpenSpan allows the user to quickly and easily build, deploy, and administer integrations and automations and thus begin realizing the associated ROI benefits more quickly and with less risk than previous technologies. The OpenSpan approach to application integration allows exposing the underlying objects within the applications (including desktop and custom-build...; Tags: Environment, Automation, Integration, OpenSpan, Application Integration, Desktops, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Hardware; White papers 2007-03-16

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Is SOA an elixir or real fix for 'medieval' data practices?: Is SOA an elixir or real fix for 'medieval' data practices?All about the dataI can't agree more with Ash. The data is a pivotal piece of an SOA (most IT approaches, really), and is often under-served by SOA initiatives and projects. Data is diverse, duplicated, dispersed, dirty, and...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, SOA, elixir, service-Oriented; Discussion threads 2008-08-25
OpenSpan to ease client/server modernization by ushering apps from desktop to Web server: Yep, there are still plenty of companies and apps out there making their journey from the 1980s to the 1990s -- hey, better late than never. If you have any DOS apps still running, however, I have some land in Florida to sell you. by Dana Gardner; Tags: Web Server, Client-server, OpenSpan Studio, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-06-13

New research into IT project failures: New research into IT project failuresI bet...The 11% of IT directors that said that they do not have complete visibility into all the IT initiatives are the ones with the best visibility.The wise know what they do not know...Study brought to you buySomeone selling IT project management oversight or bundled...; Tags: Strategy, information technology, IT Project Failures, NEW RESEARCH; Discussion threads 2007-09-27
The 'undo' problem is why web applications aren't there yet: The 'undo' problem is why web applications aren't there yetundo and RIAI must agree that it's time to think about features that should blend in new category of half desktop half web appsnot having an undo button is probably only the problem of not thinking about it, not a problem...; Tags: Channel management, Desktops, Microsoft Office, E-mail clients, Web application, gmail, desktop, Web, web app, rich Internet application, Google Inc., Google Reader; Discussion threads 2007-08-30
ESBs: useless as a human appendix?: ESBs: useless as a human appendix?PlumbingSinks and faucets may be what users perceive as holding value or rather what comes out of the faucet but without the plumbing, they're useless. At least an ESB provides the starting point for value in a tangible way where, as you say, SOA is...; Tags: Middleware, Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Message Queues, legacy application, Enterprise Service Bus, faucet, e-mail, SOA; Discussion threads 2007-08-24
A checkpoint on Web 2.0 in the enterprise: A checkpoint on Web 2.0 in the enterpriseGreat ArticleI have always beleived Web 2.0 has more value in enterprise. However, not sure why very few companies are focusing on providing a platform for enterprise 2.0. To me, it looks like enterprise is more like a walled garden( this could be...; Tags: Channel management, Collaboration 2.0, Web 2.0, Web; Discussion threads 2007-07-27