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TIBCO boosts SOA-RIA market with donation of Ajax messaging bus to OpenAjax Alliance: TIBCO Software is easing the way for Ajax component interoperability with the donation this week of its core Ajax message bus technology to the OpenAjax Alliance OAA Hub project. TIBCO announced the donation today, at the same time as it released its PageBus, a related open source product. What's in...; Tags: Web Services, Software Infrastructure, Software Development, SOA architect, SOA, SaaS, Open Source, Internet, Enterprise 2.0, Developer Tools, Agile Development; Blog posts 2007-07-30
SOA adds broth to technology acronym soup: SOA consultant Todd Biske, who did a great job on a panel I was honored to moderate earlier this week, has some good thoughts on the definitions and roles of IT categories and SOA.His blog posting on "acronym soup" is worth a read.And thanks to the other members of "The...; Tags: Application Lifecycle Management, BI, business intelligence, SaaS, SOA, SOA architect, SOA Governance, Software Development, Software Infrastructure; Blog posts 2007-07-25
Red Hat takes SOA modeling tool concept to open source development: In an attempt to add grease to the skids of SOA adoption, Red Hat has agreed to take a patented concept for a services modeling approach and usher it through an open source community development process before eventually adding it to the JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform.Red Hat announced today that...; Tags: SOA architect, SOA, JBoss, Software Development, SOA Governance, Developer Tools, Software Infrastructure, Agile Development, Red Hat, Open Source; Blog posts 2007-07-24
SOA will fold into general enterprise architecture, Linthicum tells Open Group crowd: While enterprise architects EAs and services oriented architecture SOA architects are often at loggerheads today, the two will working hand in hand toward the same goals in a matter of a few years."In five years I don't think there will be SOA ... it's all going to fold back into...; Tags: Virtualization, Software Infrastructure, Software Development, SOA Governance, SOA architect, SOA, SaaS, ITIL, IT Service Management, IT Management, Enterprise 2.0, datacenters, Agile Development; Blog posts 2007-07-23
Red Hat delivers middleware stepping stone to larger platform distribution in fall: Red Hat has cemented another large stone into the foundation of its Enterprise Application Platform EAP 5.0, expected later this year, with the announcement of middleware solution EAP 4.2.EAP 4.2, the company's most comprehensive enterprise platform, weaves JBoss, Hibernate, and JBoss Seam into a single (integrated, tested, and certified) platform...; Tags: datacenters, Developer Tools, Eclipse, Enterprise Java, Java, JBoss, Linux, Open Source, Red Hat, SOA, SOA architect, Software Development, Software Infrastructure, Web Services; Blog posts 2007-07-12

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
Movie Review: 'Greg the Architect' provides stiff performance in SOA thriller: Unaccustomed as I am to reviewing animated short features, the latest installment of "Greg the Architect" squarely tackles the confusion many enterprises encounter over SOA.Throughout the clip we are left hanging on an emotional cliff, trying to decide if Greg can focus on SOA rather than be overcome by myriad...; Tags: Software Infrastructure, Software Development, SOA Governance, SOA architect, SOA, Second Life; Blog posts 2007-07-10
SOA and SaaS convergence points to new market demand for 'integration-as-a-service': Read a full transcript of the discussion. Sponsor: Cape Clear Software.Take SOA and SaaS to their natural maturation and adding more interoperability and integration into the online services mix becomes inevitable. When standardized services come from a variety of sources, then a variety of means to connect them makes more...; Tags: Web Services, Virtualization, Software Infrastructure, Software Development, SOA architect, SOA, SaaS, Podcasts, Internet, Enterprise 2.0, datacenters, convergence, Cape Clear, Application Lifecycle Management, Agile Development; Blog posts 2007-07-09
SOA Insights analysts probe Software AG's webMethods buy, wikis for SOA governance, and SOA hype curves: Read a full transcript of the discussion.How good of a match-up was the recent Software AG acquisition of WebMethods? Was is strictly a geographical sales force synergy? Or will webMethods become the de facto R&D arm of Software AG while the parent firm's legacy cash flow sustains the movement toward...; Tags: Software Infrastructure, Software Development, SOA Governance, SOA architect, SOA, Podcasts, management, Interarbor Solutions, Enterprise 2.0; Blog posts 2007-07-08
SOA demands a new 80-20 rule for application development: Services oriented architectures SOAs are not only forcing a new way of looking at how to construct applications and composite services -- SOA is now changing the meaning of what custom applications are and how they will be acquired. And this change has significant ramifications for IT developers, architects and...; Tags: Web Services, Software Development, SOA Governance, SOA architect, SOA, SAP, SaaS, Oracle, Microsoft Live, Microsoft, IT Service Management, IT Management, IBM, Intellectual Property, Enterprise 2.0, Developer Tools, Application Lifecycle Management, Agile Development; Blog posts 2007-07-08
Policy-based management may help bridge some pitfalls in SOA's evolution: I had a nice chat with Rich Seeley at TechTarget this week on SOA and management, and he produced this story. The major theme of the article is that SOA forces a new kind of management, one that's by necessity highly inclusive and crosses the borders of the emerging loosely...; Tags: Agile Development, Application Lifecycle Management, datacenters, Developer Tools, Enterprise 2.0, IBM, IT Management, IT Service Management, ITIL, management, SaaS, SOA, SOA architect, SOA Governance, Software Development, Software Infrastructure, Testing Tools, Web Services; Blog posts 2007-06-28
Composite Software tackles the speeds and feeds angle of SOA: As the amount of enterprise data explodes, so does the need to access this data from disparate and widely flung sources, increasing the market for data integration and management.Composite Software this week announced a major release of its Composite Information Server CIS, as well as a Composite Active Cluster, designed...; Tags: Web Services, Software Infrastructure, SOA architect, SOA, management, ITIL, IT Service Management, IT Management, datacenters, BI; Blog posts 2007-06-26
Microsoft absent from open standards movement around SOA: Back when Web services standards were being devised and made part of an open standards approach to XML-based loosely coupled services interoperability, Microsoft was head of the pack. It was one of the main supporters of the WS-* family of specifications that found a home at the Organization for the...; Tags: Windows, Web Technology, Web Services, Software Infrastructure, Software Development, SOA Governance, SOA architect, SOA, Microsoft, Intellectual Property, datacenters, .NET; Blog posts 2007-06-20
WSO2 expands ESB market with Apache Synapse-based, open source SOA offering: Read a full transcript of the discussion. Sponsor: WSO2WSO2, Inc. has entered the open source SOA field with a slate of veterans from Web services specifications, application server design and lightweight framework development. The company's latest offering to the market came June 11 with the arrival of WSO2 ESB 1.0,...; Tags: Enterprise Java, management, Open Source, Podcasts, SOA, SOA architect, SOA Governance, Software Development, Software Infrastructure, Web Services; Blog posts 2007-06-15
What's the difference between an 'SOA' and 'enterprise' archtect'?: What exactly is an 'SOA architect'? Is it any different from an 'enterprise architect'?Those are the questions taken up at the most recently published SOA BriefingsDirect podcast, led by ZDNet colleague Dana Gardner. Steve Nunn, vice president and COO of The Open Group, joined John Bell, an enterprise...; Tags: General, Business ROI; Blog posts 2007-06-11
Funny Adobe moment at IBM Rational conference: Comedian Mitch Fatel did a great job spicing up the keynote of the IBM Rational developer conference in Orlando today, but there was an interestingly telling moment I'd like to share.So last night there was this big party at the Disney World hotel that the conference is at, and Fatel...; Tags: Web Technology, Software Infrastructure, Software Development, SOA architect, SOA, Open Source, Microsoft, IBM, Enterprise 2.0, Embedded, Eclipse, Developer Tools, Adobe; Blog posts 2007-06-11
Consultants hold an influential SOA role, and the vendors are a courtin' it: It's hard to find a software vendor that aligns to services oriented architectures SOAs that isn't in full seduction mode right now when it comes to enterprise consultants and integrators.Whether you're a best of breeder, open source supporter, or a stack master, the role of professional services for ushering SOAs...; Tags: Software Infrastructure, Software Development, SOA Governance, SOA architect, SOA, Open Source, IT Management; Blog posts 2007-06-09
SOA Insights analysts join The Open Group to help define new role of SOA architect: Read a full transcript of the discussion.Bringing services-oriented architectures SOAs to life is a lot like delivering a baby -- it requires a copious nurturing, understanding, labor, and ultimately ... pushing. So far, the job openings for SOA midwives outstrip the available pool of talent.And these are great jobs: transforming...; Tags: Software Infrastructure, Software Development, SOA architect, SOA, Podcasts, Microsoft, management, IT Management, IBM, Enterprise Java, .NET; Blog posts 2007-06-08
SOA Insights analysts delve into SOA Consortium's advocacy objectives with OMG CEO Richard Soley: Read a full transcript of the discussion.When the hype curve descends, advocacy takes over. And so it is with the SOA Consortium, formed earlier this year to establish SOA as a business productivity benefit and to glean proven adoption paths and proof-points from primarily end-users and enterprises. The advocacy group's...; Tags: Agile Development, IT Management, ITIL, Podcasts, SOA, SOA architect, Software Development, Software Infrastructure; Blog posts 2007-05-25
IBM sets up SOA as the major brand consolidator of the age: IBM's SOA Impact event this week in Orlando has turned into a much larger gab-fest than I was expecting. This 4,200-attendee-strong, "SOA comes of age" milestone gathering might not be Burning Man for CIOs, but it's as close as you can get with your clothes on.And who would have thought...; Tags: Software Infrastructure, Software Development, SOA Governance, SOA architect, SOA, SaaS, IT Service Management, IT Management, IBM; Blog posts 2007-05-21