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Tension emerges between SOA and mashup camps: The promise of mashups -- that lightweight front-end apps that can be assembled by business users -- adds a new, more palatable dimension to SOA. Mashups make SOA real to business users - nothing wrong with that The mashup market appears to...; Tags: SOA, Mashup, Tension, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-05-26
Does 'SOA lifecycle management' say it better than 'SOA governance'?: Oh what a difference five years makes. Back in the good old days, 2002-03, IT people at the time our ancestors were fascinated with this new approach called "service oriented architecture," which would make integration faster and cheaper and less onerous. Now that many companies have services in production, they...; Tags: Lifecycle Management, SOA, SOA Governance, Miko, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-05-15
InfoNU Mobile Marketing (msi): InfoNU is the tool that propels your company into the future of marketing - Mobile Marketing. With InfoNU, you reach people on their terms and cut through the clutter. Distribute personalized offers, coupons, sound and MP3-music, videos, newsletters, and Java-based services with ease. Consumers sign up via SMS and a...; Tags: Mobile, Mobile Marketing, InfoNU.com, InfoNU, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-04-29
Enabling Next-Generation Mobile Broadband Services: Face it: Wireline infrastructure, for all its longstanding capabilities, is becoming a thing of the past as the market clamors for more broadband, more content, and more mobility. These three elements result in a perfect storm of sorts; it isn't enough to have one or two of them. Broadband mobile...; Tags: Broadband, Infrastructure, LSI, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Business Services, Telecommunications, Networking; White papers 2008-04-01
More Effective Business Service Management with a MetaCMDB: As IT evolves towards a more business-aligned position, it must seek out new ways of working that support more effective operations, service creation and service delivery. These include technologies, processes and a culture that supports higher levels of accountability, as well as more dynamic responsiveness to business needs.This report looks...; Tags: CMDB, Business Service Management, ASG Software Solutions; White papers 2008-02-15

BEA, Adobe flex their muscles in pushing toward RIAs on the enterprise desktop: BEA Systems Inc. and Adobe Systems Inc. are teaming up to give enterprise customers a design environment for rich Internet application RIA development. The two companies announced Tuesday that BEA will bundle Adobe's Flex Builder 2 software with BEA Workshop Studio. This move will let developers build cross-platform RIAs that...; Tags: Desktop, Adobe Systems Inc., BEA Systems Inc., Rich Internet Application, Genesis, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Software, Middleware, Web Services, Software, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2007-09-12
'Let market forces drive SOA' discussion, continued: There has been an interesting chat going on across the blogosphere as to whether the best approach to SOA development is top-down and bottom-up, or whether to start small or start in a big way.Ian Thomas recently weighed in on the discussion, agreeing with Nick Malik that neither top-down nor...; Tags: General, Business ROI; Blog posts 2007-08-03
IONA corrals open source SOA assets under FUSE brand, further aligns with Apache: IONA Technologies' acquisition of LogicBlaze last April has culminated in the announcement this week that IONA's providing a coordinated array of open-source products available under the new FUSE family.Based on projects hosted by the Apache Software Foundation, the FUSE components will provide messaging, SOA connectivity, and service enablement for a...; Tags: Apache, Enterprise Java, IONA, Open Source, SOA, SOA architect, Software Development, Software Infrastructure; Blog posts 2007-07-10
Architecture in Practice, Part 4: Scenario 1 - Service Creation Options in a Real-World SOA Scenario: View SOA within a software development lifecycle context using the IBM Service-Oriented Architecture SOA Foundation lifecycle. This installment in the Architecture in practice column focuses on the Service Creation scenario, the first of the SOA scenarios. Explore three main sources for services in SOA and the architectural patterns that provide...; Tags: SOA, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2007-07-10
T-Systems Accelerates Market Growth With a Path to Unified IP Communications: Service Provider, T-Systems Enterprise Service GmbH needed fast-track growth within the enterprise market in Germany. It also wanted to extend the T-Systems brand across all segments - SMB, mid-market and large enterprise customers. The challenge was to strengthen and broaden T-Systems' offering to include managed LAN services, thereby creating new...; Tags: T-Systems, IP, Smb/Sme, Network Technology, Networking, Telecommunications; Case studies 2006-08-01
Impact of Network Outsourcing on Key Performance Indicators: As networks converge and become more complex, service providers continue to search for ways of streamlining their operations. The continuing effort to reduce costs and increase the quality of services is leading an increasing number of service providers to turn to outsourcing as a way to manage the many activities....; Tags: Lucent Technologies Inc., Performance, Network, Service Provider, KPI, Alcatel, Business Services, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2006-06-01
Service creation: Meeting the product lifecycle challenge: The advent of Voice over IP VoIP and other technologies such as Internet Protocol Television IPTV is disrupting the traditional discrete structure of the telecom service provider industry and allowing new competitors to enter the market. This white paper describes how service providers are seeking new and better ways...; Tags: industry, TV, environment, Home Entertainment, Personal Technology, Telecommunications, VOIP, Broadband Internet, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Telephony, Business Services, IBM Corp., Product Lifecycle, Service Provider, IP, IP Television, Networking; White papers 2006-01-01
Succeeding in the Wireline Industry With Microsoft Connected Services Framework: The increasing consumer demand for more compelling voice, data, and multimedia services challenges the wireline communications industry to find a faster, less expensive way to deliver new services or repackage existing services. This paper provides business decision makers with an overview of Microsoft Connected Services Framework, a solution that helps...; Tags: Multimedia, Industry, Microsoft Corp., Connected Corp., Business Structures, Strategy, Finance, Management; White papers 2006-01-01
Microsoft Business Solutions - CRM 3.0: What's New - Application: This paper outlines the new features and functionality found in Microsoft CRM version 3.0. The paper describes the functionality in Microsoft CRM to help organizations define the services provided to their customers; describes the service scheduling functionality, and its use in managing the schedules, services, and the availability of the...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft CRM, Service, CRM, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing; White papers 2005-09-01
British American Tobacco rolls out SOA: "Our existing approaches to integration and application development were costly to implement and sustain, fragmented and hard to consolidate, and time-consuming and slow to deliver value," says Kevin Poulter, application development manager for British American Tobacco, explaining why his company adopted an SOA approach. IN a recent issue of Optimize,...; Tags: SOA; Blog posts 2005-08-02
Service Oriented Development of Applications (SODA) in Sybase WorkSpace: Service-Oriented Architecture SOA refers to service creation, interaction, presentation, and integration infrastructure capabilities that facilitate Service-Oriented Development of Applications SODA practices. SOA typically also includes the functionality that allows for publication, location, and binding of services. SODA usually refers to using services-driven modeling, design, and implementation approaches to application construction....; Tags: SOA, Sybase Inc., Sybase WorkSpace, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Databases, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; White papers 2005-06-01
VoIP as a Driver of Telecommunications: VoIP (Voice-over Internet Protocol) telephony lowers capital expenditures and offers tremendous operating efficiencies. It promises unparalleled possibilities for rapid service creation and is getting increasing attention. This webcast talks about how established players as well as more recent entrants are pursuing the opportunities offered by this new paradigm of telecommunications.; Tags: Analyst, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Networking; Webcasts
ATCA for Wireless Infrastructure: As wireless carriers prepare their networks for soaring minutes-of-use, fixed/mobile convergence, and the new wave of rapid-fire service creation enabled by IMS, they are looking to equipment vendors to provide the next generation of high-performance, flexible, and cost-effective equipment. Key to this is the introduction of new, high-availability hardware platforms,...; Tags: Mobile Network, Mobile, Hardware, Wireless, Cellular Phones, 3G, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts
Creating a Roadmap to Profitable Mobile Content Services: Telecom service providers are developing new mobile content services to generate revenue and compete more effectively in today's marketplace. The advent of 3G networks is making compelling consumer content a reality, but today's network architectures and customer portals aren't built to handle it. New development environments and tools make it...; Tags: Mobile, Network, Advertising & Promotion, Web Technology, Content Management, Networking, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software; Webcasts
EMT Chooses HP Opencall for Flexible Service Creation: EMT - formerly Estonia Mobile Telephone is the leading provider of GSM telephony services in Estonia. Faced with competition from foreign-backed companies, EMT realised that it had to find innovative ways of building customer loyalty if it were to retain its market share. Through a Virtual Private Network VPN service,...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., EMT, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking; Case studies