New SPEC group developing SOA-based application benchmark
The Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. (SPEC) has formed a new working group to develop standard methods of measuring performance for typical middleware, database and hardware deployments of applications based on the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
What ever happened to the withering RIA market?
..."From a services oriented architecture (SOA) perspective, RIAs are simply the user interface to composite services. This is why we care about the RIA market: To the extent that organizations can abstract the presentation of their services from the composition of those services, and in turn from the implementation of the services, we can introduce greater flexibility into the sort of applications we deliver to the business without sacrificing functionality."...
The JBoss SOA Assessment Tool: Spend Less, Do More
"..SOA does not have to be overly complex or expensive. This white paper shows you how the JBoss SOA Assessment Tool can help you chart a course to a successful SOA implementation."...
Seam 2.1.1.GA is out
"It looks like we can add to the Christmas cheer by announcing that Seam 2.1.1 is now out. Seam 2.1.1 is largely a bug-fix release, with a number of notable performance improvements, especially around hot deploy"....
WebWidgetry Hits 2,000 User Milestone
Nth Penguin’s WebWidgetry has reached a milestone of 2,000 registered beta users.WebWidgetry is a Microsoft Visual Studio Plug-in that enables .NET/C# Developers to create Rich Internet applications (RIA’s) faster and with more functionality than using tools currently offered by Microsoft and other third party vendors.
JBoss Application Server 5.0.0 GA released to the community
"We have been waiting for that day for a long time. Too long certainly. But here we are, the community version of JBoss.org AS 5.0 just got released.Our foundations are now ready to absorb the changes the Java landscape will go through in the next 5 years. We have the strongest API-agnostic implementation of the core middleware services - our DNA (messaging, persistence, security, remoting, etc.). We have the most evolutive and flexible microcontainer on the market. Thanks to those two, we are able to morph our DNA to whatever API/programming model the market might move towards, and implement several of those simultaneously if needed. They are the (important) bells and whistles on top of our rock-solid and non-monolithic engine."....
BriefingsDirect analysts review new SOA governance book, propose scope for U.S. tech czar
In this episode, recorded Nov. 7, experts examine SOA governance, how to do it right, its scope, its future, and impact.
SOA Could Rebound as Recession-Busting Strategy
"Adoption of the hard-to-explain technology is down, but it’s still possible to make a convincing business strategy case."....
Open Source Lets Developers Speed SOA Development Despite Economic Slowdown
"A new case study from WSO2, the open source SOA company, highlights how one customer has successfully implemented a SOA initiative to deliver consolidated reporting from enterprise applications distributed across multiple systems."....
JBoss.org Portal Project v 2.7 Now Available
"Red Hat is pleased to announce that JBoss.org Portal project v2.7 is now available. Congratulations to the team for their hard work and dedication on this latest version, which is the first of several versions to be released over the next two years, solidifying Open Source as a leader in the Portal marketplace."....