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Consumerization at work: A guide to IT devices
Learn how to stay on top of the trends and the challenges of IT device consumerization inside and outside of the workplace. guide
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Apache Hadoop integration guide: New and notable developments
Apache Hadoop is instrumental in analyzing big data within the enterprise. Learn about big data, Hadoop and middleware trends in this learning guide. Learning Guide
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OAuth security API guide: Recent and related
This guide explores the current state and projected future of OAuth, as well as its effect on Web services and development as a whole. Feature
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Cloud connectors gain traction in enterprise application integration
More enterprises are turning to cloud connector and data integrator products to meet their enterprise application integration needs, experts say. Feature
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Open source middleware and SOA help FAA distribute weather data
The Federal Aviation Administration exploits Web-oriented open source middleware to modernize its systems while still safeguarding passenger safety. Feature
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IT consumerization, app stores sway software development efforts
With an emerging app store trend, IT consumerization is reaching right into the developer departments of many organizations. Feature
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Law and order and APIs
Early reaction from the Oracle-Google trial has proponents of open APIs trumpeting their victory, but most agree it's not over and could still have a profound impact on Web development. Feature
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Farquharson on API management: 'Focus on business-developer relationship'
A new style of API is driving change in business, API management and application development, taking services interfaces into business suites once off limits to SOA. Feature
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HTML5 browsers gain influence as application integration pendulum swings
HTML5 browser front ends on new Mobile Web apps give added importance to the 'client' in the client server equation. But SOA has a back-end role too. Scalability is an issue for heavily used applications. Application Integration
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Old SOA versus new SOA? Open APIs change the game
The ‘Goracle’ Android trial shows API evolution. It’s seen too in API management tools. Established SOA is meeting a new SOA of open APIs, some say. Feature
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Gartner: Better collaboration for new era of application integration
Diverse teams must come together to create a successful application integration as complexity goes up. Warning: Cloud integration is no cure-all. News | 30 Nov 2012
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APIs in the news as App.net trawls for dollars
Recent weeks have seen tempers flare over the OAuth API standardization effort, as well as a high-visibility launch of an alternative to Twitter APIs. News | 14 Aug 2012
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Alsup is Wrong: APIs Must be Given Copyright Protection
Opinion: Google was victorious on all three counts brought against the company by Oracle. But Judge Alsup’s conclusion on the final bone of contention is wrong. News | 01 Jun 2012
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App integration advisory: Use ESBs for message routing, translation
Middleware experts advise that an ESB can help a SOA, but it can be harmful if used in the wrong cases. News | 11 May 2012
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Jury issues partial verdict in Oracle vs. Google Java lawsuit
A jury found on Monday that Google infringed upon the “overall structure, sequence and organization” of 37 Java application programming interfaces (APIs). News | 08 May 2012
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Service virtualization tool adds REST support: Symptoms of SOA
Agile development and composite applications are a hallmark of SOA these days, but they are not without their difficulties. The push to rapidly deploy composite apps complicates the life of the QA team , whose members must now create test beds to wor... News | 07 May 2012
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IBM Impact 2012: Is this the age of SOA 3.0?
SOA has been used for application transformation for several years - now SOA itself is undergoing a transformation. News | 03 May 2012
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Oracle and Google have at it, as APIs go to court
Almost two years ago, Oracle launched its patent and copyright suit against Google, claiming the search giant illegally grabbed Java intellectual property when it created its Android mobile device software around Java. The case now faces a 12-member ... News | 20 Apr 2012
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Trust in OAuth speeds app development
OAuth, a standard that allows for communication between applications, has sped application development and contributed to the application explosion of the past few years. News | 06 Mar 2012
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Web APIs for more than just Facebook, Twitter
Web APIs have gone from an obscure term, to one linked to social media, to a buzzword for large enterprises looking to extend reach and collaborate with partners. News | 31 Jan 2012
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Thinking like a developer for better REST interfaces
Organizations need to think about a developer’s needs in the development or deployment of RESTful services. Read this tip by George Lawton that will help create better REST interfaces. Tip
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Cloud integration security best practices start to emerge
The Open Group views scenario modeling as a means to achieve useful risk analysis as SOA services go to cloud integrations. SOA and Cloud Security
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Enterprise mashup apps forge alternative to integration engines
Enterprise mashups are a viable alternative to integration engines. Learn the benefits of using enterprise application mashups for delivering real-time analytics. Tip
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Graduate from portals to enterprise application mashups with REST APIs
Enterprise application mashups are sometimes seen as just portals, but mashups experts say they can be much more. REST APIs allow developers to do more with less planning. Tip
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DMTF pursues a standard for interoperable cloud computing
The DMTF sees three main cloud computing roles: Cloud Service Provider, Cloud Service Consumer and Cloud Service Developer. Tip
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How to use Facebook's Open Graph API to program the Web
Facebook's highly innovative use of open APIs is proving very influential in Web application design. The company introduced a new API that will allow any page on the Internet to be managed like a Facebook fan page. The Open Graph API should make it ... Tip
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JNBridge releases JNBridgePRO 4.1
JNBridge releases JNBridgePRO 4.1, which adds support for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). Tip
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Batch processing with SOA
Today, batch processes remain essential for one key reason: it is simply not efficient to regenerate a complete forecast or business plan every time the business processes a single event such as an incoming customer order. Real time enterprises do re... Tip
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Thrift: A pragmatic approach to service integration
Establishing communication between disparate technology platforms is one of the holy grails in enterprise computing, ever so with the focus by most IT departments on avoiding information 'islands' within an organization. In fact, the appeal to SOA is... Tip
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SOA and Web 2.0: The odd couple?
Web 2.0 technologies are the "in" thing these days, but would-be users could stand to learn a few lessons from the SOA crowd. Tip
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Where's the ROI in a public API?
Should enterprise architects provide public APIs that open up their systems? Mike Ogrinz takes a look at what rewards open APIs can bring in terms of ROI. Answer
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Making enterprise applications more mashup friendly
There's a lot of attention paid to reusing existing resources with enterprise applications mashups, but what about modifying existing applications to make them more mashable? Answer
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How is EAI related to RMI and CORBA?
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Developing a WSDL Client
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EJB vs. Simple Java Bean
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Building a Web service using the .NET framework
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Does the SAX Parser follow all the XML specifications?
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Sax Parsers
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What is the difference or similarity between SAX, DOM, JDOM?
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Advice on approaching a JMS implementation
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OAuth
OAuth (Open Authorization) is an open protocol for token-based authentication and authorization on the Internet. OAuth, which is pronounced "oh-auth," allows an end users’ account information to be used by third-party services, such as Facebook, with... Definition
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polyfill
A polyfill, also called a pollyfiller, is a small piece of JavaScript code that will mimic the API of a newer browser to provide functionality for an older browser. Such code may also be called a shim. In construction, a shim is a thin piece of wood ... Definition
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XMLHttpRequest
XMLHttpRequest, also called XHR, is an application program interface (API) that was first used by Microsoft in version 5.0 of its Internet Explorer Web browser to function as an ActiveX object... (Continued) Definition
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interoperability
Interoperability (pronounced IHN-tuhr-AHP-uhr-uh-BIHL-ih-tee) is the ability of a system or a product to work with other systems or products without special effort on the part of the customer. Definition
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IDEF (Integrated Definition)
IDEF (for Integrated Definition) is a group of modeling methods that can be used to describe operations in an enterprise. Definition
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SAX (Simple API for XML)
SAX (Simple API for XML) is an application program interface (API) that allows a programmer to interpret a Web file that uses the Extensible Markup Language (XML) -- that is, a Web file that describes a collection of data. Definition
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application integration (enterprise application integration or EAI)
Application integration (sometimes called enterprise application integration or EAI) is the process of bringing data or a function from one application program together with that of another application program. Definition
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XIPC
XIPC is a middleware product that manages interprocess communication across programs in a network. Definition
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Inside the world of Web APIs, the cloud and mobile technology
Rob Daigneau offers his expert insights on the convergence of the cloud, mobile technology and Web APIs. Podcast
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Using application mashups for data migration in the cloud
Our resident enterprise application mashup expert, Michael Ogrinz, talks about using enterprise mashups to ease data migration, especially in SaaS or cloud computing situations. Podcast
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Inside the world of Web APIs, the cloud and mobile technology
Rob Daigneau offers his expert insights on the convergence of the cloud, mobile technology and Web APIs. Podcast
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Gartner: Better collaboration for new era of application integration
Diverse teams must come together to create a successful application integration as complexity goes up. Warning: Cloud integration is no cure-all. News
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Consumerization at work: A guide to IT devices
Learn how to stay on top of the trends and the challenges of IT device consumerization inside and outside of the workplace. guide
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Apache Hadoop integration guide: New and notable developments
Apache Hadoop is instrumental in analyzing big data within the enterprise. Learn about big data, Hadoop and middleware trends in this learning guide. Learning Guide
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OAuth security API guide: Recent and related
This guide explores the current state and projected future of OAuth, as well as its effect on Web services and development as a whole. Feature
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APIs in the news as App.net trawls for dollars
Recent weeks have seen tempers flare over the OAuth API standardization effort, as well as a high-visibility launch of an alternative to Twitter APIs. News
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Cloud connectors gain traction in enterprise application integration
More enterprises are turning to cloud connector and data integrator products to meet their enterprise application integration needs, experts say. Feature
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Open source middleware and SOA help FAA distribute weather data
The Federal Aviation Administration exploits Web-oriented open source middleware to modernize its systems while still safeguarding passenger safety. Feature
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IT consumerization, app stores sway software development efforts
With an emerging app store trend, IT consumerization is reaching right into the developer departments of many organizations. Feature
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Thinking like a developer for better REST interfaces
Organizations need to think about a developer’s needs in the development or deployment of RESTful services. Read this tip by George Lawton that will help create better REST interfaces. Tip
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About Application programming interface (APIs)
An application program interface (API) is the specific method prescribed by a computer operating system (or by an application or program) by which a programmer writing an application can make requests of the operating system or another application. APIs are used as the go betweens for major Web services and new Web applications. This is the place to find tips, articles, and information about working with APIs from major Web presences like Google, Amazon, Microsoft and others who produce and maintain their own APIs.