SOA and Web services management

MUST READ JavaOne: JBoss on SOA middleware, Java EE and data services INTERVIEW - Is SOA middleware that different from traditional middleware? At JavaOne, Red Hat's Craig Muzilla ponders that and the future of Java EE and data services. SOA changing management, monitoring ARTICLE - SOA management tools are emerging, especially those using grid, virtualization technologies and legacy systems. SOA management requires smart choices - Forrester ARTICLE - Architects have many choices when it comes to SOA management, which is still immature and blurred with SOA governance, advises Randy Heffner, vice president at Forrester Research. Seven smart statements about SOA TIP - SOA management, the SOA business case and the limits of Web services standards are among the topics covered of late by some of the brighter minds in the SOA arena. SOA management: Where is it, now that we really need it? ARTICLE - It isn't that heterogeneous SOA management capabilities don't exist, analyst say, but there's no interoperability standard and it's hard to get all the vendors on the same page.

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	IBM integrates SOA appliance with policy manager SearchSOA.com | 28 Aug 2009 ARTICLE - IBM integrated WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances with Tivoli Security Policy Manager.

	Software AG mounts tender offer for IDS Scheer SearchSOA.com | 13 Jul 2009 ARTICLE - Software AG made an offer to buy BPM specialist IDS Scheer. The company is said to already have enlisted IDS Scheer founder August-Wilhelm Scheer.

	Software AG releases webMethods 8.0 with added BI service repository SearchSOA.com | 29 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - Software AG rolls out a new version of the webMethods server. It includes a Business Service Repository.

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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 19

	MiniGuide: End-to-end testing for SOA and enterprise transactions 26 May 2009 TIP - It is held that the way now to understand behavior of a complex distributed system is by ''following the transaction.'' This is apparent in a series of recent SOA news stories.

	Nastel pursues Business Transaction Performance savings 13 May 2009 TIP - Aimed at eliminating hidden costs in business processes and improving business transaction performance, Nastel Technologies released the AutoPilot TransactionWorks software module.

	Contracts as an organizational approach to alignment 11 Sep 2008 TIP - Ronald Schmelzer discusses how and why to make sure your technologists and business people are aligned for best management practices.

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 1 of 1

	Podcast: What is the SOA repository? SearchWebServices.com | 18 Jul 2007 PODCAST - SOA governance has become a paramount concern for enterprise architects and the SOA repository is emerging as a critical tool for change and IT asset management.

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 3

	Service Integration Maturity Model 07 Mar 2007 WORD - The Service Integration Maturity Model (SIMM) is a paradigm developed by IBM that defines the extent to which various services are integrated in a service-oriented architecture (SOA). In this context, a service is a component ...

	Rich Client Platform 12 Dec 2006 WORD - A Rich Client Platform (RCP) is a specialized computer program intended for the creation of Java applications built on the Eclipse architecture. Applications written with an RCP are portable and can be reused, mixed and ...

	service-oriented architecture 01 Oct 2003 WORD - A service-oriented architecture (SOA) is the underlying structure supporting communications between services. SOA defines how two computing entities, such as programs, interact in such a way as to enable one entity to perform ...

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	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to SOA and Web services management:  SOA performance, SOA Registry and Repository, BPM Modeling, Modeling, Business process management (BPM), Service-oriented architecture (SOA) orchestration, SOA and IT governance, SOA event-driven architecture (EDA)