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How to succeed with PaaS today
SearchSOA.com recently spoke with cloud advisor Geva Perry for a Java University webcast on how to achieve a state-of-the-art PaaS today. 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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PaaS learning guide
Increased adoption of PaaS reveals its advantages and challenges. This guide offers a look at the latest PaaS developments. Feature
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Where's the ROI in a public API?
Web services APIs have vastly expanded over the years to include a host of REST-based methods. Resource and Message APIs have become common in addition to SOAP APIs. Ask the Expert
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A look at ''Service Design Patterns'': Q&A with Rob Daigneau
SearchSOA.com’s Jack Vaughan spoke with Rob Daigneau, whose new book Service Design Patterns offers solutions to common service design challenges. Feature
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DevOps set to change development/operations equation: Outlook 2012
Closer links for development and operations are due if DevOps techniques grab hold. But Platform as a Service may absorb some of the DevOps drive. 2011 in Review
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2006 JavaOne coverage
A compilation of stories written about the JavaOne conference held in San Francisco this past May. JavaOne
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Chapter of the week: Security and Ajax
This chapter, excerpted from Ajax in Action, discusses security-related concerns that have particular implications for Ajax. Chapter of the week
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Chapter of the week: XML Web services
This chapter, excerpted from Core C# and .NET, takes a look at the pluses and minues of implementing and consuming Web services in a .NET environment, presenting Web services from both the server and client perspective. Chapter of the week
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Chapter of the week: Working with Beehive Web services and JSR 181
This chapter, excerpted from Pro Apache Beehive, explores the Web service capabilities that are a part of Apache Beehive. You'll learn about JSR 181, Web Services Metadata for the Java Platform, which allows you to expose Web services using me... Chapter of the week
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BPEL trends update: We’ll always have orchestration
As improved BPM workflow tools have emerged, some underlying infrastructure tools have gained less attention. Notable among the latter is Business Process Execution Language (BPEL), which has often been used to convert business visions into things th... News | 30 Mar 2012
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JavaServer Faces preps for new version, HTML5, mobile explosion
Despite predictions that Oracle would allow JavaServer Faces to languish, Java experts say JSF is alive and well, and poised to complement HTML5 and JavaScript. News | 13 Mar 2012
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Ruby, PHP, .NET platforms show various advantages for PaaS development
As application development has pushed past Web applications and into PaaS development, various Web-oriented development languages have taken the fore. News | 25 Jan 2012
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SOA mainframe migration issues in the City of Inglewood, CA
Taking legacy applications off the mainframe and updating them with Java or .NET is a tempting idea, but the process may not be as easy as it seems. News | 08 Nov 2011
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Zend PHP server gains better clustered deployment and scaling traits
As PHP finds wider use, teams must vault the development-to-deployment gap. Zend's latest rev addresses such issues. Product News | 07 Sep 2011
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In-memory and with cloud in mind in the Software AG acquisition of Terracotta
Software AG bought Terracotta, a company with as many as 500,000 deployments of its open source technology, including an in-memory technology for high performance applications and cloud services. News | 24 May 2011
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OSGi, Eclipse with Jeff McAffer
At this year's EclipseCon, SearchSOA.com writer Jack Vaughan spoke with Jeff McAffer, CTO, EclipseSource, to better discern the course of OSGi. News | 18 May 2011
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Cloud computing shift evidenced at Red Hat JBoss World in Boston
JBoss Java server provider Red Hat this week disclosed details on its JBoss Enterprise Data Grid 6 at the Red Hat JBoss World event in Boston. There, a general cloud computing push was in evidence. JBoss World 2011 | 04 May 2011
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OSGi updates Java bundling spec as Jigsaw hovers on horizon
Modular OSGi is seen as more for systems programmers than mainstream developers. New resolver hook updates can be complex, and may be difficult for mainstream developers. News | 28 Mar 2011
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Developers still skeptical of Oracle’s stewardship of Java
More than a year after Oracle completed its acquisition of Sun Microsystems Java developers say they are still wary of how Oracle will shepherd the Java programming language despite Oracle executives’ claims that they plan to keep Java ''vibrant.'' News | 17 Mar 2011
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The mainframe environment encounters the Web, cloud and SOA -- and survives
The mainframe environment remains relevant amid industry growth in SOA, cloud computing and Web applications. Tip
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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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Get ready for HTML5 and canvas elements
The HTML5 canvas element is a new way to display active graphics and manipulate images with JavaScript. Find out what the new element will mean for Web development teams. Tip
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Enterprise application development means more than just Java: Q&A with Forrester's Mike Gualtieri
Java may not be the best choice for enterprise application development, contends Forrester analyst Mike Gualtieri. In this interview, he maintains Java innovation is not the same as development innovation. Q&A
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SOA infrastructure comes of age
Application and middleware servers have become the SOA infrastructure building blocks of the underlying architectural patterns that are integral to SOA. Tip
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A look at the W3C’s mobile Web application best practices
The W3C’s Mobile Web Best Practices Working Group updated its best practices for mobile Web application developers, and the practices have been endorsed as a W3C Recommendation. Tip
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Web services and Second Life
Columnist William Brogden looks into the virtual world of Second Life as sees Web services business opportunities in its scripting language and REST style messaging. Tip
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IDEs for Web Services - NetBeans
William Brogden look at what's new in Java SE 6 that is related to XML and Web services and discusses NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Tip
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The WS-Policy Story
William Brogden defines WS-Policy and whether it will help developers coordinate all of the various specifications related to Web services. Tip
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Using XML pipelines part two: Pipelines and Web services
This part two by William Brogden discusses existing toolkits oriented around the XML pipeline processing concept. Tip
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Functionality in WSDL 2.0
In this expert response, David Chappell discusses the quality of service functionality in WSDL 2.0 Ask the Expert
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Comparing a service to a method of an object
A SearchWebServices.com member asks one of our experts "Is a service comparable to a method of an object? For example would Create PO be a service?" Read the response or pose a question of your own. Ask the Expert
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The world of SOA and Web services
A SearchWebServices.com member asks one of our experts "What advice would you give to those new to the world of SOA and Web services?" View the response or pose a question of your own. Ask the Expert
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Changing the servlet context in Apache 5.x
A SearchWebServices.com member asks one of our experts, "In Apache 5.0 and 5.5, for every program, I need to change the servlet name, class name, etc in the web.xml file. This doesn't seem to the case in Apache Tomcat 4.0. Why?" Read the response or ... Ask the Expert
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SAS Web services timeouts
A SearchWebServices.com member asks one of our experts, "I am trying to consume a SAS Web service to retrieve XML and access it from a .NET client. We are having timeout and system problems. Do you know of any Web services that can accommodate these ... Ask the Expert
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The difference between SOA governance and Web services management
A SearchSOA.com member asks one of our experts, "What is the difference between SOA governance and Web services management?" Read the response or pose a question of your own. Ask the Expert
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Publishing an XML message definition within a WSDL for Web services
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Creating accounts and interacting with Web services
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How can I call a Web page from my Web service page after extracting an XML file?
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Developing Web services using ASP.NET
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Eclipse
Eclipse is the most widely-used open source integrated development environment. Definition
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content
Many people agree that on the World Wide Web, "content is King. Definition
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Business Software Alliance (BSA)
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) is a watchdog group dedicated to fighting software piracy, educating computer users about software copyrights and cyber-security, and advocating public policy for electronic commerce, international trade, intellec... Definition
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Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is a protocol that one program can use to request a service from a program located in another computer in a network without having to understand network details. (A procedure call is also sometimes known as a function cal... Definition
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object-oriented programming (OOP)
Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming language model organized around "objects" rather than "actions" and data rather than logic. (Continued...) Definition
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Common Language Infrastructure (CLI)
Part of Microsoft's .NET strategy, Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) enables an application program written in any of several commonly-used programming languages to be run on any operating system using a common runtime program rather than a langua... Definition
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Web services (application services)
Web services (sometimes called application services) are services (usually including some combination of programming and data, but possibly including human resources as well) that are made available from a business's Web server for Web users or other... Definition
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virtual hosting
On the Internet, virtual hosting is the provision of Web server hosting services so that a company (or individual) doesn't have to purchase and maintain its own Web server and connections to the Internet. Definition
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Web Services: Glossary
This is a glossary of terms related to Web services. Definition
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software
Software is a general term for the various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related devices. Definition
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How is PaaS changing application servers?
Chris Haddad, VP of technology evangelism at WSO2, describes cloud services like PaaS and how they are affecting application servers. Video
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Java EE platform changes explained by Ashesh Badani
At JBoss World 2011, Ashesh Badani explains the changes in new JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6, as well as Red Hat's two new cloud offerings. Video
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Java application server futures as seen by JBoss middleware leader Muzilla
Enterprise integration via Java app server brought common integration patterns to more systems. JBoss's Craig Muzilla discusses on-going moves to micro-containers and other issues. Video
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The mainframe environment encounters the Web, cloud and SOA -- and survives
The mainframe environment remains relevant amid industry growth in SOA, cloud computing and Web applications. Tip
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How to succeed with PaaS today
SearchSOA.com recently spoke with cloud advisor Geva Perry for a Java University webcast on how to achieve a state-of-the-art PaaS today. 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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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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PaaS learning guide
Increased adoption of PaaS reveals its advantages and challenges. This guide offers a look at the latest PaaS developments. Feature
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BPEL trends update: We’ll always have orchestration
As improved BPM workflow tools have emerged, some underlying infrastructure tools have gained less attention. Notable among the latter is Business Process Execution Language (BPEL), which has often been used to convert business visions into things th... News
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JavaServer Faces preps for new version, HTML5, mobile explosion
Despite predictions that Oracle would allow JavaServer Faces to languish, Java experts say JSF is alive and well, and poised to complement HTML5 and JavaScript. News
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Where's the ROI in a public API?
Web services APIs have vastly expanded over the years to include a host of REST-based methods. Resource and Message APIs have become common in addition to SOAP APIs. Ask the Expert
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A look at ''Service Design Patterns'': Q&A with Rob Daigneau
SearchSOA.com’s Jack Vaughan spoke with Rob Daigneau, whose new book Service Design Patterns offers solutions to common service design challenges. Feature
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Ruby, PHP, .NET platforms show various advantages for PaaS development
As application development has pushed past Web applications and into PaaS development, various Web-oriented development languages have taken the fore. News
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About Application servers and Web service platforms
An application server is a server program in a computer in a distributed network that provides the business logic for an application or computer program. Application servers are particularly suited to the needs of enterprise applications. In enterprise architectures, application servers are used to improve data integrity, security, and general systems performance for large applications running on high traffic networks. Find the latest information on application servers and Web service platforms here, including news and tips on application servers and platforms.