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ZapThink's Linthicum takes reins as CEO of data services provider StrikeIron: Service Oriented Architecture SOA consultant and author Dave Linthicum has taken over as CEO at data services provider StrikeIron, just six months after Linthicum sold his consulting firm to and became a managing partner of SOA analysis firm ZapThink. On April 2, Linthicum was identified as CEO...; Tags: data service, strikeiron, zapthink llc, ceo, service-oriented architecture (soa), web services, channel management, middleware, enterprise software, software, marketing, dana gardner; Blog posts 2008-04-02
Analyst: four SOA consulting red flags that spell trouble: ZapThink's David Linthicum, who nailed the SOA-business alignment problem so well at last week's Open Group's Enterprise Architecture forum, points to another matter creating headaches for organizations: consultants offering expensive "SOA" solutions that end up being far less than promised. Consultants have a long proud history of...; Tags: zapthink llc, consultant, soa, consulting, dave, service-oriented architecture (soa), web services, middleware, enterprise software, software, joe mckendrick; Blog posts 2008-02-04
Europe leads with SOA: if so, why?: John Michelsen of iTKO asked an interesting question in his most recent post: "Why does SOA seem to be moving forward a little faster in Europe than in North America?" Is Europe better with architecture? This first thought that comes to mind is whether...; Tags: zapthink llc, europe, soa, sector, john, service-oriented architecture (soa), web services, middleware, enterprise software, software, joe mckendrick; Blog posts 2008-01-15
Here's the number one SOA post in 2007: IT hearts SOA, right? The most popular post in terms of traffic for this SOA blogsite in 2007 was one that provided a contrarian view to the most closely held belief around SOA: the view that IT is out there alone, killing itself trying to convince the...; Tags: zapthink llc, information technology, soa, ron, service-oriented architecture (soa), web services, middleware, enterprise software, software, joe mckendrick; Blog posts 2007-12-21
Analyzing the business future of Rich Internet Applications: I had a chance to dig into the ZapThink report which predicted spending on RIAs would exceed $500 million dollars by 2011. The rest of the report is absolutely fantastic and I suggest that any company currently developing RIAs or thinking about doing so in the future get...; Tags: ria solutions, ria; Blog posts 2006-08-04

SOA 1.0 is too buggy, let's upgrade to 2.0: SOA 1.0 is too buggy, let's upgrade to 2.0Why the decimal point?Does this imply we could later decide SOA 2.0 (or Web 2.0) is all a big mistake and we need to regress to, say, SOA 1.6? Isn't an integer sufficient to uniquely identify a version of SOA or Web?...; Tags: service-oriented architecture (soa), web services, middleware, enterprise software, zapthink llc, service-oriented, client-server, soa, soa 1.0; Discussion threads 2006-05-24
SOA radio: ZapThink is hosting a new series of free web radio "casts" to address some of the key issues in the field right now. Seems like a pretty good cast of participants, actually. Tune in, call in and let your opinions be heard. Here are the upcoming events: April 7, 2005...; Tags: guest, guest expert; Blog posts 2005-03-21
ZapThink Case Study: The Hartford: The Hartford is an early adopter of Web Services and Service-Oriented Architectures SOAs, in an industry that is leading the economy in the adoption of these technologies. The Hartford required the ability to roll out continuously changing versions of the Services they offered as a part of SEMCI. Further complicating...; Tags: zapthink llc, hartford, service-oriented architecture (soa), web services, uddi, middleware, enterprise software, software; Case studies
SAIC SOA Case Study: The Navy/Marine Corps Intranet: Science Applications International Corporation SAIC is a well-known, established, and respected systems integrator and professional services firm that service many of the largest corporations and government agencies. With over $6 Billion in revenue, the company is now looking to Service-Oriented Architecture SOA to help further their integration practice around legacy...; Tags: zapthink llc, saic, soa, service-oriented architecture (soa), web services, middleware, enterprise software, software; Case studies
End-to-End Metadata Management - Registries, Repositories, and Governance: In this webcast, you will learn how registries are key to making loosely-coupled SOAs work, and provide the necessary infrastructure for SOA governance .You will also learn about metadata management and metadata-first development, and how to leverage service and software development assets across the enterprise.; Tags: registry, zapthink llc, soa, service-oriented architecture (soa), web services, software development, middleware, enterprise software, software, software/web development; Webcasts

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Oracle to acquire partner GKS: Oracle said today that it will acquire longtime partner Global Knowledge Software LLC, a provider of self-service training automation software. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter. GKS's Personal Navigator product is resold as a component...; Tags: oracle corp., training, gks, workforce management, training and certification, sales strategy, human resources, sales, sam diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-31
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Enterprise Service Busted?: Enterprise Service Busted?ESBsIt really depends on your environment. My company is a medium sized company and we did not have any middleware. For us the ESB made a lot of sense. If you already have middleware, you may not need an ESB. You might be set...; Tags: middleware, enterprise service bus; Discussion threads 2008-07-23