Tips

  • Funding SOA

    In this ZapFlash, Ronald Schmelzer discusses the third key ingredient to making SOA happen --- funding.

  • Business transactions, compensation

    In this article, Guy Pardon of Atomikos focuses on the concept of long running Web service transactions and the implications for Web service providers.

  • XML and Certification

    In this tip, Ed Tittel discusses a variety of certifications that either focus on XML or include substantial XML coverage amidst their exam objectives and questions.

  • SOA helps pave the road to compliance

    This tip looks at how a service-oriented architecture approach can remedy compliance issues as well as evolve IT infrastructure to embrace technology advancements as they happen.

  • Service-oriented automation

    In this tip, Jason Bloomberg discusses service-orientation, the business trend that considers IT resources to be available as discoverable, composable, loosely-coupled services.

  • How to identify services for your SOA

    Ali Arsanjani, of IBM discusses service-oriented modeling and architecture; the key activities that you need for the analysis and design required to build an SOA.

  • XQuery nearly ready for prime time

    In this latest XML Developer Tip, Ed Tittel takes a closer look at XQuery and why it's worth 'digging into' and learning about.

  • UPS chooses WS over XML, part 2

    In this second part of a two-part column, I'll take you inside a Web services development project at UPS, called TradeAbility.

  • Registries vs. repositories

    In this article, Ron Schmelzer discusses how registries and repositories differ, provides a framework for evaluation and highlights what to expect from various specifications.

  • New XML-based Apache CMS released

    In this XML Developer tip, Ed Tittel examines Apache's new version of its full-blown open source content management system (CMS) named Lenya.

  • UPS chooses Web services over XML tool

    In the first part of a two-part column, I'll take a look at TradeAbility, a major Web services development project at UPS.

  • Avoiding bad SOA

    In this article, Jason Bloomberg highlights some of the top errors the ZapThink team has seen companies make in their SOA initiatives and provides some advice on how to avoid them.

  • Do customers really want an SOA?

    Michael Liebow addresses the need for SOA to help businesses maximize revenue, provide better customer service, lower costs and assist in regulatory compliance.

  • Bringing XML and SQL Server closer

    In this XML Developer tip, Ed Tittel discusses the potential benefits of SQLXML.

  • Will the promises of WS ever realized

    Within the last several weeks, both IBM and BEA Systems have announced major SOA initiatives. In the second part of a two-part colum, Ill take a look at what BEA is offering.

  • IBM stepping up its SOA strategy

    In this first part of a two-part column, I'll take a look at IBM's new SOA announcement. In part 2, I'll take a look at what BEA is offering.

  • Data integration can be a hoot with OW

    In this ZapFlash, Ronald Schmelzer discusses why the use of semantic integration technologies like OWL can solve the problem of data composition.

  • Programming Indigo

    In this .NET tip, Paul Ballard takes a closer look at what developers experience when programming Indigo services and client.

  • Who's in charge of your SOA?

    In this article Jason Bloomberg from ZapThink, LLC discusses the challenges involved to make organizations realize the benefits of SOA.

  • XML-based Security Checklists Spec

    Throughout this article, Ed Tittel takes a closer look at XCCDF,a specification that aims to address numerous concerns in the area of information security.