SOA Categories [ Source: Wipro Technologies ]
March 2008- SOA can be categorized as various types based on the expansion stages which constitute allocation of responsibility between frontends and services of the applications. For example, application frontend owns most of the complexity and responsibility then it is a Fundamental SOA. However this fundamental SOA will be lacking all the features in a fully leveraged SOA. I am going to disuses more on the SOA types and its relevance in ....

GAP Analysis: The Case for Data Services [ Source: JBoss ]
May 2008- Data services gather and integrate data from many different sources in real time, bridging gaps to create consolidated information views while hiding data source complexity from applications. A data service approach makes data access and integration scalable by streamlining development and maintenance, whether applications speak Web services, SQL, or both.

This white paper is a GAP Analysis for the case of Data Services. It reviews the need for data services, anatomy of a ....

SOA Alignment in eForms Architecture [ Source: Wipro Technologies ]
July 2008- IBM Lotus Forms provides high performance with intelligent document and business process rules in enterprise. Web services and XML schemas enhance the process automation. This places IBM Lotus Forms in alignment to SOA. Implementation of SOA and increasing the ROI creates a vital impact on business, IBM Lotus Forms position in this.

Aflac Japan Trims IT Management Costs, Slashes Development Cycle, and Boosts Application Performance with Nexaweb Enterprise Web 2.0 Solution [ Source: Nexaweb ]
May 2007- Aflac Japan is the leading life insurance company in the Japanese market, insuring one in four Japanese households, and is represented by 8,000 agents, making it the country's largest foreign insurer in terms of premium income. Using Nexaweb's Enterprise Web Suite, Aflac Japan has deployed a comprehensive Web-based Insurance Premium Calculation System (IPCS) that combines legacy inquiry, Internet-mediated and stand-alone applications. The IPCS runs in any client environment, including desktops in the office, mobile and ....

Ensuring Web Service Quality for Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA’s) [ Source: Oracle ]
March 2009- Web services hold the promise of integrating software applications from heterogeneous networks and exchanging information in a simple, standardized manner.

Current trends show that the vast majority of companies are moving to services-oriented architectures (SOAs) and deploying Web services within and across their IT infrastructure. However, the success of those deployments is determined not only by the integrations and innovations that Web services make possible, but also by how Web services affect the ....

Cost-Effective Application Delivery: Today And In The Future [ Source: Interop ]
May 2009- In recessionary times, balancing increasing application infrastructure needs against the opposing demand for cost reduction presents IT departments with a significant challenge. In this session, hosted by Radware’s Nir Ilani, you’ll learn how to reduce CAPEX and OPEX associated with data center initiatives (consolidation, virtualization, SOA, business continuity, etc.) via a “scale-as-you-grow” approach to application delivery.

What Does Elastic Computing Really Mean? [ Source: Interop ]
May 2009- Cloud computing is big news, promising unlimited capacity and pay-as-you-go economics, plus connections to an always-on world. With the level of excitement enterprises are showing for it, Ian Rae, CEO of Syntenic, hosts a panel discussion about elastic computing and how it can provide solutions to some of the hurdles presented by enterprise cloud computing. These hurdles can include security risks, complicated licensing, privacy concerns, and the need to rewrite many enterprise applications so they ....

Red Hat Enterprise Linux: The Clear Leader in Enterprise Web Applications [ Source: Red Hat ]
October 2009- A number of leading technology firms, including IBM, HP, and SAP, invited Red Hat to participate in industry-standard benchmarks that compared Red Hat Enterprise Linux to Microsoft Windows and other operating systems in real-world conditions. The results of the 2009 benchmark studies reveal that Red Hat Enterprise Linux:
● Is the best platform for online transaction processing
● Achieves more business processes per minute and enables more processing with less hardware at the ....

Using Mobile Technologies FOr Check-in And Beyond [ Source: NIIT Technologies ]
August 2009- This white paper details the recommendations that can be followed by an airline or service providers to enable the airline's mobile check-in facility. It also provides some case studies from the industry where mobile check-in solutions have been implemented. Since almost all airlines are looking to reduce costs, provide increased customer service and satisfaction, and an overall "more for less" experience, a mobile check-in solution is increasingly catching the attention of airlines and consumers alike. ....

Steer Safely Into The Clouds [ Source: Layer 7 Technologies ]
May 2009- Cloud computing is a dilemma for today’s CIO. The potential to cut capital expenditure and reign in operating costs is so compelling that the business will push aggressively for cloud adoption. Each of the components of cloud computing—infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS), and software-as-a-service (SaaS)— offer a bulletproof economic argument that is irresistible to any CFO, CTO, or your CEO. Brought together, they offer a promise of tangible ....