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IBM unveils SOA software, services

Big Blue steps up its push into services-oriented architectures, with consulting services and WebSphere Web services workflow software. Read more »

Oracle updates application server, Java tool

Oracle said on Friday that a new version of its Java application server and development tool are available with enhancements designed to ease back-end and AJAX-style Web development. Read more »

Can Google break Microsoft's enterprise chokehold?

A tie-up with Saleforce.com sees Google pushing even further into Microsoft's businesss applications territory Read more »

BEA Systems acquires Fuego

BEA Systems announced on Wednesday that it bought business process management software maker Fuego for US$87.5 million in cash. Read more »

Gates: Office 2007 will enable a new class of application

Developers will be able to create collaborative applications based on Office products, which Bill Gates claims will make them easier and more familiar for end users. Read more »

Eight strategies for delivering business intelligence on the Web

These strategies will help companies ensure they are distributing the kind of high-quality, actionable BI necessary to make real-time business decisions. Read more »

Microsoft places bet on Whitehorse

Microsoft this year will seek to distance itself from Java rivals with tools designed to streamline how Windows-based business software is built and used. Read more »

BEA woos nontechies with new software

Facing slowing sales to its traditional customers, BEA Systems is trying a new route: pitching its software to nontechnical businesspeople frustrated by the slow pace of IT change. Read more »

British Telecom Global Services Ignites wide-area SOAs

British Telecom hopes a new SOA product will persuade big businesses to experiment with distributed applications. Read more »

IBM looks to cash in on software-as-a-service

IBM announced on Thursday new initiatives designed to capitalise on the burgeoning hosted application business. Read more »

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Features (71)

Five tips for load test planning

Load testing is a crucial aspect of deciding whether an application is ready for prime time. Do the groundwork before load testing your next project to get the most out of the effort. Read more »

How to simplify environments and cut TCO

CIOs looking for ways to increase efficiencies and save money need to turn their attention to simplifying the IT environment. An IT architect offers insight on how best to begin. Read more »

Basic rules for building and managing distributed data services

Take a look at how to build an application composed of multiple services and how to manage data efficiently in a distributed system. Read more »

Beating the software blues

Tealeaf Technology founder Robert Wenig says that the quality of software applications continues to plague the computer industry. Read more »

Process requests more efficiently with the Asynchronous Invocation Application Block

The Asynchronous Invocation Application Block can help you boost efficiency and improve the user experience when you're calling XML Web services. Here's a look at how you can use the AIAB for your projects. Read more »

Solve classic development problems with XML standards

Consider a possible design for an expense reporting application to see how you might apply XML in your development project. Read more »

A SOA allows for better alignment

An SOA enables organisations to create a more meaningful relationship between services and business processes. Read more »

Totally RAD: we road test five IDEs

Builder AU technical editor, David McAmis gets down and dirty with the most popular IDE's to see how they they stack up as Rapid Application Development (RAD) tools. Read more »

The seven deadly sins of integration

Software that is open, approachable and agnostic enables customers to cut costs and increase revenue and business opportunity. Does "on demand" fit that bill or is it just the next fad? Read more »

Can't J2EE and .NET just be friends?

The two Web services standards are now settling into their respective roles and the reasons for choosing one over the other are becoming clearer. But can they play nicely together? Read more »

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Application Threat Modeling v2

[blogs:] -- Threat Modeling has become one of the most important ways to increase the security of your application development projects. It allows you to understand the threats you will face, and implement countermeasure in a consistent, reliable way. If you only do one thing to improve yoru development processes, Threat Modeling should be it. Now with the new ACE Threat Modeling methodology and tools, it's easy to do as well! Read more »

Enterprise Architecture has failed in a big way

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Most EA initiatives failed. My guess is that more than 90% never really resulted in anything useful. Read more »

Google: Don't give up on OpenSocial

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- When Google unveiled its OpenSocial developer initiative at the end of October, observers hailed it as the future of the social Web. But is the search king already too late to the party? Read more »

Certification Nation

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Is a lack of certification really a hole in a developers resume? Are certificates become part of the way of life for software developers, or are we beginning to see the light? Read more »

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