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whitepaper Services-Based Enterprise Integration Patterns Made Easy, Part 2: More on the Evolution of Basic Concepts2008-03-06 IBM
  This paper, Part 2 of the series, picks up where the user left off in Part 1. Now that one has learned about the two earliest integration patterns - data sharing (socket programming) and Remote Procedure Call (RPC) - one continues developing the basic concepts. Check out two more developed patterns: distributed objects and asynchronous messaging. Explore the concepts of language independence, declaration of service interfaces, rudimentary ideas of publication and discovery of services, and basics of the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB).

Tags: Service-Oriented Architecture		   
whitepaper Placing Patients at the Heart of a Service-Oriented Architecture2007-08-01 BEA Systems
  AP-HM (Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Marseille) is the patient care system for the Marseille Hospitals in France. AP-HM has launched an ambitious program to modernize and restructure its various environments and completely transform the Marseille hospital sector by 2009. Its main goal is to improve the care given to patients and offer a better response to their needs, whilst at the same time adapting its structures to meet the demands of modern medicine. Electing to begin the modernization of its Information System (IS) with integration and mapping projects, AP-HM appointed Capgemini and BEA to develop an interoperability base built on BEA WebLogic Integration. Alongside the development of patient records, this application bus helps AP-HM to create optimized processes based on different professional applications.

Tags: Service-Oriented Architecture, Application Development		   
whitepaper Gold Coast City Council Raises Benchmark for Best Practice2007-07-01 BEA Systems
  Gold Coast City Council (GCCC) is the second largest Local Government Area (LGA) in Australia in terms of population. GCCC needed a business solution that could handle increased business processes, also provide more efficiency and ongoing flexibility. GCCC deployed BEA systems for its solution and implemented BEA WebLogic Integration Framework which allowed messages to flow between the interfacing systems and the appropriate business logic was applied to achieve the required business results.

Tags: Application Development		   
whitepaper Tracing Performance Issues to Their Source: Accelerating Isolation and Resolution of Application Performance Bottlenecks With the Modern Approach to Load Testing and Deep Diagnostics Using Borland Silkperformer2007-04-01 Borland Software
  Optimal performance is a key requirement for today's mission-critical business applications, which have become more and more complex as trends like Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) and Enterprise Application Integrations (EAI) become more prevalent. However, load testing solutions alone have failed to ensure that applications will meet their performance goals in time before deployment. A primary reason is that while load testing tools are useful at identifying performance bottlenecks, they often fail to guide their users in exactly how to resolve them. As a result, time is wasted in what might be called a "Blame game" between QA and system engineering about who is responsible to finally fix the issue, which results in excessive cost overruns and missed release schedules.

Tags: Service-Oriented Architecture		   
whitepaper An Introduction to Service-Oriented Integration2007-01-09 01:00:23 Attachmate
  Service-oriented integration is proving itself as an effective solution for extending existing information assets. There is a growing requirement, however, to use functionality in existing applications to support new application development. This scenario differs from either of the above because it is focused on repurposing existing functionality for use in new applications. Service-oriented integration addresses this requirement by encapsulating functionality in existing applications and exposing it through standard interfaces. The resulting services can then be easily consumed by new applications.   
whitepaper Case Study: WebSphere Product Center at Panasonic2006-12-14 10:55:17 IBM
  In Europe's consumer electronics market, Panasonic Europe and its competitors are constantly updating product offerings due to changing technologies. With such fierce competition and short product lifecycles, Panasonic's level of success greatly depends on how quickly it can market new products. New product information must be quickly and accurately distributed to regional sales and marketing teams located in every country in Europe, with translations in every European language. To address this need, Panasonic Europe teamed with IBM to implement a solution based on IBM WebSphere Product Center. This case study outlines their success in achieving global simultaneous product launches, correct information for catalogs and advertising, faster price change notifications and better Point of Sale (POS) integration.   
whitepaper Best Practices for Accelerating Your Web Applications2007-05-24 11:50:51 Citrix Systems
  To maximize the performance and security of your Web-enabled, mission-critical business applications, you need an infrastructure that's built from the ground up for optimized application delivery.

Listen to this TechRepublic Webcast, featuring Morgan Gerhart, Sr. Product Marketing Manager for Citrix Systems, to learn about a family of solutions that deliver:
  • Maximized application performance
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  • Continuous application availability
Now available on demand, this Citrix-sponsored Webcast explains why application chokepoints occur, how to pinpoint the source of a bottleneck, and how you can boost the performance of your Web apps by up to 15 times their normal delivery rates. Check it out today! 		  
whitepaper Introducing Master Data Management2006-12-16 01:00:21 Forrester Research
  Master data management (MDM) is a business capability enabled through the alignment of multiple information management technologies, business process improvements, and organizational commitments. MDM is much more than a single technology solution; it requires an ecosystem of technologies to allow the creation, management, and distribution of high-quality master data throughout the organization. This master data can be leveraged on both sides of your firewall — wherever and whenever it's needed. Enterprise architects and information management leaders must filter through the vendor hype surrounding MDM and use a checklist that considers the current state of the master data landscape and the technology, resource, and organizational commitment required to successfully implement this business capability across it.   
whitepaper IBM Tivoli Unified Process: Making ITIL Actionable2006-11-03 11:53:15 IBM
  Based on industry best practices, IBM Tivoli Unified Process (ITUP) meets the challenges of IT service management by making ITIL actionable through the integration of people, information, processes, and technology. View this Flash demo from IBM for more information.   
whitepaper Streamline to Success: The Real Mid-Market Experience: Insurance2006-09-26 01:00:16 IBM
  The challenges being faced by mid-market insurers today are no secret. Companies have to introduce new products quickly, improve their flexibility to make system changes faster, battle to retain existing customers, acquire new business, and overcome operational and organizational inefficiencies. But how can insurers achieve speed and agility when their IT systems are inflexible and expensive to maintain? A key step to meeting today's challenges is for the business to move toward a service-oriented architecture or SOA to better align business with IT goals and eliminate IT roadblocks.