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Network Boost: control all data in your network and accelerate your data exchanges by Orange Business Services
accelerates and optimizes customers' applications and guarantees uptime through stringent network-based, application service level agreements and proactive performance monitoring. With Network Boost businesses can maintain
Enterprise Application Integration, and Spring by TheServerSide.com
session describes the problem and walks through the implementation, employing and expanding on the basic patterns of Enterprise Application Integration to tie together components into a function integration solution, and then demonstrates how
Qos: What Is It? Why Do We Need It? by Global Knowledge
networks to provide voice packets priority access to resources, or it can be used to differentiate data packets from different application stream and provide access to resources according to policy. QoS can be used in converged networks to
Whitepaper: Sun Glassfish Enterprise Service Bus (ESB): The Lightweight ESB by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
of features, functionality, extensibility, and support at the best cost possible, with minimal overheads for development. Service-oriented architecture (SOA) has evolved from this requirement to facilitate application, services, and
Sun GlassFish ESB, The Lightweight Enterprise Service Bus by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
mix of features, functionality, extensibility, and support at the best cost possible, with minimal overheads for development

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) has evolved from this requirement to facilitate application, services, and
Windows Server Multi-Site Clustering with GeoCluster® by Double-Take Software
architectures. GeoCluster provides a way to efficiently replicate these data changes and allow cluster nodes to quickly restore application services after a failure. Together, Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering and GeoCluster from Double
Back Office Outsourcing and Investment Reporting - A Guide for Investment Advisors by Advent Software, Inc
In investment reporting, customers expect detailed reports of irreproachable accuracy, delivered with no delay or excuses. This whitepaper will serve as as a guide for Investment Advisors. In today's
Managed Services Delivery: From Packets to Applications by Blue Coat
Services have been a fixture of the enterprise networking space for quite some time now as telecom carriers and other types of service providers have developed value-added extensions to connectivity services, typically involving the
Preparing for Cloud Computing: The Managed Services Revolution by CA
This paper explores the drivers for cloud computing, especially for communications service providers, and looks at the challenges that cloud computing infrastructures must address and key
Network Management Solution Provider Brings Graphically Sophisticated Reporting Capabilities into Their Flagship Solution by JasperSoft
capabilities from Jaspersoft into their Eye Of The Storm application. Entuity is a leading provider of network management and service delivery solutions. The company's flagship Eye of the Storm (EYE) software suite monitors network data and
Cutting datacenter costs with server and infrastructure offload - A technical guide by Citrix
Enterprises and service providers worldwide are struggling to deal with mounting datacenter costs. With a powerful set of
Application Acceleration for Satellite-Based Enterprise Services by Blue Coat
become part of the mainstream of corporate network deployment and an integral portion of commercial (and competitive) service provider offerings. The newest generation VSATs, as primarily designed for and utilized within star network
Long Term Evolution (LTE) - An Overview by Motorola, Inc.
of choice for carrying all types of traffic, LTE is scheduled to provide support for IP-based traffic with end-to-end Quality of service (QoS). Voice traffic will be supported mainly as Voice over IP (VoIP) enabling better integration with other
Beagle Research Report: Bosley Self-service Case Study by TimeTrade Systems
This Beagle research study shows how adding automated appointment scheduling that is easy to use for both customers and service providers is beneficial for most any business. TimeTrade develops and markets appointment scheduling
US Food Service - Streamline project includes Afaria by Sybase, Inc.
Watch this video to learn how US Food Service, the second largest food service provider, implemented Afaria from Sybase to streamline order entry and information management between their
3 Things Business Decision-Makers Need to Know about SOA by IFS
important things you need to know about this groundbreaking technology. First, to deliver maximum agility, an SOA-based enterprise application should be highly granular, consisting of small, component-based features that can be brought online as
MPLS: What Is It? What Can It Do for Me? by Global Knowledge
MPLS is a foundational technology that allows service providers and enterprise architects to offer state-of-the art networking to their customers
HEALTHsuite® - Claims Processing Software by RAM Technologies, Inc.
allows unlimited group/sub-group definitions and maintenance, and controls benefit options, eligibility requirements, provider network affiliations, authorization/pre-certification requirements, and claim processing. - Marketing
Emerging Multicast VPN Applications by Juniper Networks, Inc.
44; and new business models. A more scalable and flexible approach of implementing multicast VPN (MVPN) is being deployed in service provider, financial, and enterprise networks to effectively support these emerging applications while
Integrated Infrastructure and Performance Management for Virtualized Environments by CA
Enterprises, government agencies and service providers are increasingly employing virtualized environments to decrease costs, consolidate data
Beyond the Tag: Finding Radio-frequency Identification (RFID) Value in Manufacturing and Distribution Applications by Intermec
users with the choice of many proven products that are backed by mature international standards.

Manufacturers, mechanics and service technicians know that no single tool is right for every job. RFID needs to be viewed in the same way. The RFID
Embracing the Cloud: Top Seven Imperatives for an Organization by Wipro Technologies
in the way the IT services are procured and managed. This shift is creating an Industry Mutation - impacting both businesses and IT Service providers. The old way of delivering and managing IT is being replaced by a new way, which is why we view this
Managing Assurance from Customer to Network to Service with Complex Event Processing by Progress Software, Inc.
to the industry, market and customer demands. This paper discusses the current trends in managing assurance as well as new service capabilities that can be enhanced by introducing complex event processing (CEP) to your business. CEP can
The Total Economic Impact™ Of Progress Management for Interconnected Applications by Progress Software, Inc.
impact of deploying Progress Actional at an organization that has asked to remain anonymous: a large communication and media service provider based in the United States.

The purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the
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Enterprise mashups bring IT, LOB collaboration to BPM by Lauren Kelly
line between application development and the line-of-business (LOB).

Enterprise mashups, sometimes referred to as Web 2.0 or web application hybrids, are applications that combine two or more sources to create a new service. The new service saves money and time and appears to be increasing in popularity.

"Mashups are a way to quickly build processes," said Clay Richardson, senior analyst More...

Jun 25, 2009
Rosamilia says iterative SOA can improve BPM (video) by SearchSOA.com staff
This way, as I go through changing my business process, I can still reuse the things I've laid out as services."

Applying a rules engine to a business process can also increase flexibility. "Anytime you can take the application logic out of hard coding it into the application, it gives you a more flexible process," said Rosamilia. Rules can allow a user to write in natural language and edit More...
Jun 24, 2009
Micro Focus ups offer for Borland by SearchSOA.com Staff
be approved by shareholders.

According to Micro Focus, the unnamed competitive bidder has withdrawn from its pursuit of Borland. Borland's ALM business as seen as a significant addition to Micro Focus's basic Cobol and application modernization offerings.

In a statement, Stephen Kelly, Chief Executive Officer of Micro Focus, said: "Both companies are fully focused on completing the More...

Jun 18, 2009
IBM ILOG rules engines update supports Java, .NET by Jack Vaughan
for the Microsoft .NET platform adds ILOG BRMS rule repository and Web-based IBM WebSphere ILOG Rule Team Server support. With the software, rules can be deployed as so-called ''Transparent Decision Services'' for use in service-oriented architectures, according to the company.

"The two systems were siloed. Now, we have converged key components so they can be used by either platform," he said More...

Jun 17, 2009
SOA implementation: It's the increments, stupid by Jack Vaughan
two of the key attributes it was supposed to fix in development organizations hard pressed to succeed. Nowadays, with budgets under new scrutiny and business outcomes foremost, we find SOA advisors reminding application developers and integrators to right-size their projects to ensure early deliverables.

We all need the occasional reminder to take one step at a time, and to focus More...

Jun 15, 2009
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Compuware acquiring Changepoint
Application integration service provider Compuware Corp. announced that it will acquire Changepoint Corp. in a $100 million cash deal More...
Apr 29, 2004
TenFold updates SOA tools
TenFold Corp., a provider of service-oriented architecture (SOA) application development software, announced the next release of its product, EnterpriseTenFold SOA 2007 Personal Edition. The Personal Edition of EnterpriseTenFold SOA More...
Jun 14, 2007
Web services face same struggle as ASPs
The Web services market is hot today, but could it fall victim to the same harrowing fate as the application service provider (ASP) market? A new report from Gartner states that it is possible, but one analyst believes customers and vendors have the power to prevent it More...
Apr 12, 2002
Dutch firm picks Seagull's LegaSuite
Seagull Software, a provider of software products for connecting legacy applications to Internet architectures, says Netherlands-based Wilhelmina Textieldiensten B.V. has selected the LegaSuite software platform "as the key technology to More...
Aug 19, 2004
SOA tutorial: WSDL template by Shaji Nair
should be decided based on organizational policy for versioning.

Service location: Service location uniquely identifies the service in service provider's domain, major and or minor sub system.

Service contact: A service's contact is a person (or a reference to a specific role) that acts as a central point of contact for all matters relating to the service. The contact may not More...

Mar 20, 2008