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UML Basics

Mike Pontacoloni — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:05:57 EST

Unified Modeling Language (UML) is one of the most popular software modeling languages. Read this tip to learn about the basics of UML, including diagrams, profiles, and updates.

IBM launches test and development products for cloud computing

Mike Pontacoloni — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:38:47 EST

IBM has released two new products providing infrastructure and management tools for testing and development on the cloud.

How do I pair BPM modeling tools with an SOA?

Mike Pontacoloni — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:57:28 EST

When pairing BPM and SOA, a BPM modeling tool should take advantage of a service registry/repository. Expert Todd Biske explains why.

Enterprise mashup practices and standards

Mike Pontacoloni — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:39:56 EST

In this three-part special report, learn enterprise mashup best practices, see how enterprise mashups help a large pharmaceutical company, and read about new mashup standards.

In SOA, cloud resources may exacerbate security and file transfers issues

Mike Pontacoloni — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:39:56 EST

SOA testing vendor Crosscheck Networks has just released the SOASonar 5.0, which has added support for WS-Trust and large transfers.

In search of enterprise mashup standards

Mike Pontacoloni — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:09:53 EST

The diversity found in enterprise mashup approaches has pros and cons: it spurs innovation but also proliferates multiple system types. This makes standards difficult to achieve. Several groups have attempted to create standards in order to improve collaboration and compatability throughout the industry.

Enterprise mashup user story: Knowing your data

Mike Pontacoloni — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:19:38 EST

At Pfizer, embracing mashups required a shift in culture but made software development faster and more collaborative. This is part 2 of 3 in a special report on enterprise mashups.

Alchemy services move CICS applications to .NET

Mike Pontacoloni — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:19:38 EST

Legacy modernization software provider Alchemy Solutions, Inc. recently announced GA for NeoServices, a Windows-based offering that service-enables mainframes. The goal of the product is to provide a less-programmatic way to bring Web services to mainframe tools such as CICS and IMS.

Enterprise mashups: Tools build data integrations

Mike Pontacoloni — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:06:02 EST

Data integration and business intelligence demands are spurring interest in enterprise mashup tools. Some things remain the same: Your corporate culture influences which approach you take to mashups. In each case, you need to understand your data.

Java-based Abdera open source tools implement Atom services

Mike Pontacoloni — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:48:14 EST

Apache Abdera, a Java-based implementation of Atom, is now being used in a number of open source tools. Abdera includes support for JSON, encryption, geotagging, and more.