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ITS Group Consulting Offers "More 9's" and Killer RTO/RPO with Replay AppImage by AppAssure Software
Replay AppImage's ability to restore messages and systems quickly and with little effort allowed ITS Group to grow its customer base while keeping overhead low. ITS Group hosts Microsoft Exchange for
Akamai's Application Performance Solutions: For a Complete Application Delivery Strategy, Think Outside the Data-center by Akamai Technologies
Akamai's Web Application Accelerator takes a unique approach to solving the Web application delivery challenge by filling the gap between the data-center and end-users while requiring no
Application Performance Brief: Microsoft App-V by Blue Coat
Check out this performance brief to learn how together, Blue Coat ProxySG and Microsoft App-V reduce the cost and complexity of managing desktop applications by optimizing virtual application
Application Server Quality: Review Your Assumptions by JBoss, a Division of Red Hat
development professionals' evaluations of their options for existing and future applications. Experience with early app servers has created a canon of popular wisdom about the quality of app server products, but five long-held
Network Boost: control all data in your network and accelerate your data exchanges by Orange Business Services
This quick Flash presentation gives us an overview of Network Boost, a turn-key networking solution that offers application acceleration tools that are focused on achieving performance objectives
JSON SOA-based Client/Server Application Development by The Ajax Experience
This session demonstrates how to create an application using Dojo by quickly plugging in dojo.data storage and dojo.rpc service components and using standard REST and JSON-RPC communication with a
E-Guide: Ensuring Maximum ROI when Developing Mobile Applications by Sybase, Inc.
This E-Guide explains how enterprises can maximize ROI while mobilizing their enterprise applications. Part one explains three common deployment approaches. Part two discusses the challenges and
Keys to Web Application Acceleration: Advances in Delivery Systems by Citrix
It is essential that SAP applications and network infrastructures be considered together as a common "application infrastructure" that supports strategic business objectives. This paper examines
Benefits of Integrated Web Application Security by Citrix
This paper clarifies the specific security capabilities that an ideal web application delivery solution should exhibit. It also discusses the advantages that a tightly integrated module of the
Benefits of Citrix NetScaler for Ajax Applications by Citrix
In this whitepaper learn the many benefits of Citrix NetScaler for Ajax applications. Discover how NetScaler speeds up the initial load of an Ajax application and helps ensure that the benefits of
A Smarter Approach to WAN Optimization by Exinda Networks
Network managers and administrators face the daunting task of effectively monitoring and managing network resources while meeting user expectations for network performance across the WAN. At the
Scaling the Java Application Footprint in Production Deployments by Azul Systems, Inc
In this session Gil Tene examines the main causes of current footprint stagnation and Azul's mission to remedy those causes. He describes how the Azul JVM, available on Linux, Solaris, Windows, HPUX, and AIX
Novell® ZENworks Application Virtualization by Novell Inc.
This white paper explores Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization enterprise solution that allows conversion of Windows-compatible applications into self-contained virtual applications
Guide to Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance for Web Applications by Breach Security
The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) Requirement 6.6 states that all web applications must be protected by an application-layer firewall (also known as a web application firewall) or
Mobilizing Applications Lotus Domino Databases by BlackBerry
The ability to access and update Lotus Domino applications can be a simple and effective way to improve efficiency. Read this paper and learn how easy it can be to create BlackBerry applications that
Application List: Applications that Blue Coat PacketShaper Classifies and Controls by Blue Coat
Check out this data sheet for a categorized listing of 600 common applications for which Blue Coat PacketShaper delivers an accurate picture of network traffic. Blue Coat PacketShaper delivers an
Increasing Availability and Improving Performance of Your WebSphere Infrastructure by IBM
Companies are successfully leveraging IBM's Smart SOA™ Approach based on IBM's experience of working with more than 6550 customers worldwide. Companies are successfully leveraging IBM's Smart SOA
Managing Application Performance to Achieve Mission Success by CA
The reliance on web-based applications in government organizations has significant consequences. Success depends on end users' ability to interact well with their web applications. The key to success
On Demand and Enterprise CRM Integration: An Alternative Approach to Integrating CRM Applications by Cicero Inc.
To get the most you can out of your CRM system it needs to be able to communicate with other back-end systems. This paper examines an alternative approach to CRM integration, Desktop Integration, and
Consolidating Legacy Applications onto Sun x64 Servers by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Microsoft
Many organizations are still running applications on legacy systems. There are many reasons for this such as cost of upgrading, custom software, and/or that the documentation is no longer accessible
JasperSoft APIs Integrating BI with your Applications by JasperSoft
This guide introduces JasperSoft's application programming interfaces to product and development managers. Learn how JasperSoft's reporting and analytics enhance the quality and value of all
Oracle Compatibility Developers Guide for Postgres Plus Advanced Server by EnterpriseDB Corporation
This guide describes the Oracle compatibility features of Postgres Plus Advanced Server. Oracle compatibility means that an application runs in an Oracle environment as well as in a Postgres Plus
Analyzing Ajax Application Performance by The Ajax Experience
While a fast and powerful scripting engine does impact the performance of an Ajax application, many other sub-systems of the browser contribute to the overall performance of the application. Modern
Auto-Scaling Your Existing Web Application by GigaSpaces Technologies Inc.
In this session Nati Shalom demonstrates how to take a standard Java EE web application and scale it out or down dynamically without changes to the application code. In this session Nati Shalom
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times," said Johnson, whose firm is a major proponent of a stripped-down framework that eases development for assorted types of popular (mostly Web) application building.

Johnson suggests that less is more. For the Java app server platform, "the recession was the final blow," he said. "In a recession people will not pay for features they don't need."

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Mar 20, 2009
NEC and SAIC use SOA for first-responder app by Jack Vaughan

While some sing the funeral song of SOA, software services continue to spread and evolve – finding new forms, especially in the realm of telecommunications. For example, such services are being used as part of innovative first-emergency-responder applications being created by Science Applications More...

Mar 12, 2009
Oracle dresses up its first Tuxedo transaction processor with SCA by Jack Vaughan
of a buried treasure in the Java-heavy BEA portfolio was Tuxedo, a transaction processor for mostly mid-range computer settings. In fact Tuxedo was how BEA made its way before it found massive success with a Java app server. Now, Tuxedo's new owner Oracle is coming to market today with the first Oracle Tuxedo version.

Known as "Oracle Tuxedo 10g R3" the goal of Tuxedo remains the More...

Jan 21, 2009
SOA goes beyond 'rip, replace, repeat' by Jack Vaughan, Editor-in-Chief
most every possible application instance, and came to be known as overkill and unwieldy. Formats like POJO and Spring have arisen, to address the most popular development paradigms, and avert the need for full fledged app servers with EJB containers. Ruby on Rails has taken a somewhat similar course; it works best at building Web apps, still one of the main apps every shop must handle.

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Jan 12, 2009
The annals of SOA Talk by Jack Vaughan, Editor-in-Chief
material covering mock objects and WSDL dialects courtesy of a conversation with Frank Cohen, founder of Push to Test.

Here are some of the items that made 2008 what it was. The year kicked off with ''Oracle buys BEA, but the app dev, SOA suites still conflict'' telling the tale of the end game in Oracle's long pursuit of BEA. There was a story that brought in notes from several top SOA bloggers More...

Dec 17, 2008
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The killer app for Web services
This column identifies the "Personal Service Builder" as the killer application for Web services More...
Nov 23, 2004
SOA killer app: BPM via BPEL?
Business Process Management (BPM) is the killer app for SOA, and the Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) standard is the key to bringing it all together, says Joe McKendrick. The trick is to move BPM from its current silo status to a point solution More...
Aug 21, 2006
Elusive Web services 'killer app' emerging
A Web services expert believes that the simplification of application integration inside the firewall will emerge as the "killer application" for Web services in 2003 because more IT developers are touting the benefits that they offer as a tier in application architectures rather than as an afterthought More...
Web Services: XML's Killer App
Steve Benfield's hype meter has been revved up lately, and what has pegged it is Web services. Read this article to find out what's behind all the hype and if Web services is a reality More...
Nov 13, 2001
Software AG bets on BPM for SOA
Software AG executives see Business Process Management (BPM) as the killer app for service-oriented architecture, and Gartner Group Inc. sees value in the company's approach, rating it a "leader" in BPM. The premium Software AG puts on BPM also drove its acquisition of webMethods this past year, a More...
Jan 4, 2008