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  • The Rocky Path to SOA

    Posted August 23, 2005 - 10:24 am

    Forrester's free report takes an in-depth look at making an SOA investment, and notes that the biggest initial roadblock is just the confusion that surrounds it, created by vendors jockeying for position. Forrester outlines six paths to SOA, providing the caveat that your mileage may vary -- SOA isn't a cookie-cutter architecture. Nonetheless, an SOA strategy with focused objectives and a defined path will yield some business benefits in the long run.

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    Making silos history

    Posted August 3, 2005 - 9:50 am

    Just ask any roomful of CIOs about silo legacy systems, and you can almost be certain that majority of them will admit that these systems exist in their organization. But that could change, if the service-oriented architecture (SOA) succeeds in consigning silos to history.

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    DataPower, IBM strive for SOA self-management

    Posted July 28, 2005 - 4:37 pm

    DataPower Technology Inc.'s XS40 XML Security Gateway is now interoperable with IBM's Autonomic Computing program. "By building a Web services network that can fix itself and can diagnose why things got worse when they did, DataPower's looking to stay ahead of the curve," said DataPower's chief technology officer Eugene Kuznetsov.

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    SOA: Built to change, not built to last

    Posted July 28, 2005 - 4:03 pm

    When you talk about modular, shareable components, you are by definition talking about things that are not built to last, but are built to change. This is the brave new world of the agile business and of service-oriented architecture.

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    Starwood nears end of SOA revamp

    Posted July 20, 2005 - 5:03 pm

    Every major enterprise applications vendor has hopped on the SOA (services-oriented architecture) bandwagon and extolled the virtues of using standards-compliant software to expose business processes as Web services, reducing the pain of integrating heterogeneous systems. But for customers, implementing an SOA environment in their own data centers can be a complex and lengthy process. One chief technology officer nearing the end of a five-year SOA project says the results, though a long time coming, are worth it.

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    The ROI of your SOA

    Posted July 19, 2005 - 3:13 pm

    Service-oriented architectures hold great promise, but organizations still need to go through the exercise of determining the business case. This article will give you tools for calculating the ROI of your SOA.

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    Siebel, IBM and HP build up SOA support

    Posted June 28, 2005 - 1:03 pm

    IBM Corp., Siebel Systems Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) weighed in with renewed support for businesses building an SOA (service-oriented architecture) on Tuesday, adding new software, services and support centers.

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    BEA unveils AquaLogic portfolio for SOA management

    Posted June 10, 2005 - 9:10 am

    BEA Systems Inc. unveiled a new product portfolio dubbed BEA AquaLogic to help develop and manage components in SOA (service-oriented architecture) environments. AquaLogic consists of six product lines, three of which will have products available within the next several months: AquaLogic Messaging, Data and Security. Later, BEA will fill out the portfolio with AquaLogic Composer, Portal and Process.

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    HP faces scrutiny over on-demand strategy

    Posted June 7, 2005 - 10:19 am

    HP this week announced SOA Manager and Compliance Manager, new OpenView software tools that expand on the company's Adaptive Enterprise strategy. But some analysts are critical of HP for taking so long to narrow the gap between theory and product.

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    HP weaves SOA wares into OpenView

    Posted June 6, 2005 - 9:23 am

    Hewlett-Packard's OpenView management software will now make it easier to transform applications into SOA services.

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    National Australia Bank begins SOA adventure

    Posted May 20, 2005 - 9:02 am

    Implementing a service oriented architecture (SOA) may be a strategic direction for enterprises with disparate systems, but the National Australia Bank Ltd. is now deploying its first production application built on top of an SOA.

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    SAP continues spreading SOA message

    Posted May 18, 2005 - 1:20 pm

    SAP AG CEO Henning Kagermann used his opening keynote address at SAP's Sapphire user conference in Boston to reiterate the vision of more flexible, modular IT systems that SAP has pursed for the last several years.

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    Cisco, Intel embrace SAP's services platform

    Posted May 18, 2005 - 8:43 am

    Several big-name companies, including Adobe Systems Inc., Cisco Systems Inc. and Intel Corp., have agreed to embrace SAP AG's new service-oriented architecture (SOA) platform, the German business applications vendor is expected to announce Wednesday at its Sapphire user event in Boston. The deals follow separate agreements reached last month with IBM Corp., Macromedia Inc. and Microsoft Corp.

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    BEA offers SOA assessment tools to government agencies

    Posted May 13, 2005 - 10:50 am

    In an attempt to woo government agencies to its service-oriented architecture model, BEA is offering the Federal BEA Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Readiness Self-Assessment Tool to help organizations measure themselves against their peers.

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    Lawson Software buys into IBM's SOA vision

    Posted May 12, 2005 - 8:52 am

    Lawson Software Inc. will work with IBM Corp. to develop new service oriented architecture (SOA) interfaces to its line of business application software, the two companies announced Wednesday.

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    Service-oriented architecture: Handle with care

    Posted May 11, 2005 - 2:15 pm

    This analyst report from Macehiter Ward-Dutton explores the various perspectives tied up with the question of what constitutes an IT service and shows how to avoid the risks of missing the real point of SOA. The sections excerpted here discuss how SOA can be used to improve IT-business alignment, tips for a successful SOA initiative, and the role of Web services.

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    Enthusiasm, caution guide SOA adoption

    Posted May 5, 2005 - 4:00 pm

    A report from Forrester Research, based on a survey of 116 tech-savvy corporate decision makers, finds that service-oriented architecture (SOA) use is growing across large enterprises, mid-sized enterprises, and small businesses. Watch for 2005 to be the year of SOA.

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    OASIS aims to provide clear definition of SOA

    Posted May 3, 2005 - 11:26 am

    "Service-oriented architecture" has become an omnipresent buzzword - but how do you define an SOA? OASIS is aiming to cut through the confusion by coming up with a standard definition.

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    Trust SOA to pave your way

    Posted April 20, 2005 - 11:34 am

    According to one IBM executive, the biggest mistake companies make with service-oriented architecture (SOA) is thinking of it as an end in itself and not as a means to end.

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    Hammering out Web services links

    Posted April 19, 2005 - 1:25 pm

    Verizon's service-oriented architecture (SOA), called the IT Workbench, has helped the company cut it's IT budget in half by eliminating redundant systems. Learn more about Verizon's IT Workbench project and its Web services ambitions.

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    Australian banks put heads together for SOA

    Posted April 13, 2005 - 10:10 am

    Two senior software architects from a couple of Australia's biggest banks have joined forces to combat one of the biggest challenges facing enterprise development - service oriented architecture (SOA).

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    IBM announces new SOA services

    Posted April 8, 2005 - 10:46 am

    IBM wants to help you make the move to a service-oriented architechture (SOA). IBM's Global Services division has announced the release of 4 sets of services for the planning, design, implementation and management of SOAs.

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    Microsoft offers SOA for film studios

    Posted April 5, 2005 - 4:07 pm

    Microsoft has released a services-oriented architecture suite - with Microsoft products at the core - aimed at film studios and broadcasters.

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    SOA resource center

    Posted April 5, 2005 - 9:12 am

    This collection of tools, tips, news, and analysis will not only have you well-versed in the basics and benefits of service-oriented architecture (S0A) but will help you determine whether SOA is the right strategy for your organization.

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    SOA readiness assessment

    Posted April 5, 2005 - 9:00 am

    As part of its service-oriented architecture (SOA) resource center, BEA is offering an SOA readiness assessment. You'll receive a customized SOA benchmarking report that shows how you rate against your peers and provides tips for improving your SOA readiness.

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