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Why it is Important that Software Projects Fail

Anthony Berglas@nospam.com — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:53:53 -0400

By examining the pre-computer era, we gain new understanding into the real effect of the software that we so devoutly produce. (Would be satire if it was not true!)

Impala 1.0 M3 released with improved dynamic web app support

Phil Zoio@nospam.com — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:53:45 -0400

I am pleased to announce the release of Impala 1.0M3. Impala is a dynamic module framework based on Spring, with a focus on simplicity and productivity. This release includes major improvements in support for multi-module web applications, including the ability to build dynamically reloadable web applications using frameworks other than Spring MVC.

Tips and Tricks on PHP Data Services

Milinda Pathirage@nospam.com — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:53:29 -0400

WSO2 WSF/PHP's Data Services module let you create your own data services with minimum lines of PHP Code. It allows you to expose your Data Services in both SOAP style and REST style. <br><br>Here are some <a href="http://mpathirage.com/top-articles-on-wsfphp-data-services/"> tips and tricks </a> from the PHP Data Services developers.

Websphere: Officially Better Than Anything, Ever

Rayme Jernigan@nospam.com — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:00:52 -0400

Hype spun by the marketing team, or a legitimate report? "Application Server 2008 Rankings" Read the report and the follow-up commentary from Rich Sharples, JBoss AS product manager.

Cross-platform development with JRuby and Swing

Ryan Taylor@nospam.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:13:05 -0400

This article introduces Monkeybars, a library that uses JRuby and Swing for building applications, and takes you through an example application.

jKoolOnline Beta -- J2EE transaction monitoring service

Albert Mavashev@nospam.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:16:57 -0400

We are pleased to announce the release of jKoolOnline Beta --- a web based service that lets users monitor their j2ee transactions and applications from any location. jKoolOnline delivers light weight performance, measurement and monitoring for live J2EE, Web and Web service-based applications at no cost and minimal installation.

Bonita team releases Nova Bonita BPM solution

Miguel Valdes Faura@nospam.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:54:43 -0400

Nova Bonita is the new version of the Bonita Workflow/BPM open source solution (Bonita 4.0). Nova Bonita is a lightweight BPM product that runs in both Standard (JSE) and Enterprise (JEE) platforms.

Apache Axis2 - Tips and Tricks

keith chapman@nospam.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:54:33 -0400

This post gives a summary (With code examples) of some Tips and Tricks related to Apache Axis2 (Java). Apache Axis2 is a high performance Web Services Engine which supports both REST and SOAP style Web Services.<br><br>Please refer <a href="http://www.keith-chapman.org/2008/10/apache-axis2-tips-and-tricks.html">Apache Axis2 Tips & Tricks</a> for details.

New Article: New Features in EJB 3.1 - Part 5

Nuno Teixeira@nospam.com — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:36:54 -0400

In this last article of the series, Reza Rahman will talk about standardized global JNDI names for Session Beans and EJB 3.1 Embeddable Containers for Java SE environments. All of this is just a peek into the inner workings of the JCP so that you have a chance to provide feedback.

Securing a Multi-Tenant SaaS Java Application

Eugene Ciurana@nospam.com — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:47:50 -0400

The multitenant nature of Software as a Service applications makes security an essential concern. This article introduces a practical approach to securing a multitenant Java application with the Spring Security framework combined with Apache Directory Server. The authors present a multitenant example Web application to demonstrate this approach.