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whitepaper Real World SOA Stories: How Business and IT Work Together to Build Globally Integrated Enterprises2008-10-27 IBM
  Every day, IBM clients are using the Smart SOA approach to align IT and business goals to achieve real-world benefits. Among other benefits, they're enhancing the flexibility and reuse of existing assets, making continuous process improvements easier, and reducing overall costs. Download this e-book and see how the benefits of Smart SOA can work for your company.

Tags: Infrastructure Management, Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing, Strategic Planning, Career Development, Business Management, Software Engineering, Web Services, Service-Oriented Architecture		   
whitepaper Aeroplan Leverages Service-Oriented Architecture to Deliver Next-Generation Loyalty Services2008-09-01 Oracle
  Aeroplan wanted to attract a broader range of consumers, offer more ways to earn miles, and expand its business partnerships to provide a greater variety of rewards. To execute this strategy, Aeroplan needed a technology infrastructure with the flexibility, scalability, and robust commerce capability to support countless consumer preferences and a diverse range of products and services. It also needed to support a high transaction volume and orders of a magnitude larger than when Aeroplan was solely a frequent flyer program. Aeroplan considered a number of options and ultimately selected Oracle WebLogic Integration (previously known as BEA WebLogic. Integration) as the backbone for a revamped infrastructure for storefront and back-office operations. The infrastructure is based on a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).

Tags: Java, Service-Oriented Architecture		   
whitepaper Avis Budget Group, Inc. Improves Customer Experience With Service-Oriented Architecture2008-08-01 Oracle
  Avis Budget Group, Inc. is one of the world leaders in vehicle rental services, reflecting the company's commitment to service, innovation, and professionalism. To help ensure a positive and consistent customer experience and keep loyal renters coming back time and again, Avis Budget's technology team implemented a new SOA infrastructure in 2004 to support all customer contact channels - including call centers, airport rental counters, standalone facilities, and the internet. The infrastructure, known as One Merged Enterprise & Global Architecture (OMEGA), is a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) built on Oracle WebLogic Server (previously known as BEA WebLogic Server). Today, the OMEGA foundation enables Avis to seamlessly process more than 60,000 transactions daily.

Tags: Web Services, Service-Oriented Architecture		   
whitepaper Nadace CEZ Maximizes Charitable Donations by Leveraging SOA Technology to Cut Management Costs2008-08-01 Oracle
  Nadace CEZ wanted to gain a single, up-to-date database of all funding applications, together with full details of all projects supported. The challenge was to make real-time data accessible to all fund managers and cut fund management overhead by streamlining application processing through best practices and automation. Nadace CEZ replaced Microsoft Excel-based spreadsheets containing details of applicants and projects with a Web-based register built by Oracle Partner SEFIRA spol s.r.o. using TopLink and Oracle Application Development Framework and chose Oracle Application Development Framework for its robust, secure, scalable, flexible platform designed for agile, multi-tier enterprise applications.

Tags: Service-Oriented Architecture, Application Development		   
whitepaper State of Queretaro Judicial Branch Extends Information Visibility and Accelerates Cases by 80%2008-08-01 Oracle
  Poder Judicial del Estado de Queretaro wanted to implement a highly available IT infrastructure to guarantee secure information transfer and automate administrative processes to collect information from files quickly and reliably. The challenge was to achieve operating efficiency to accelerate cases and offer excellent service to citizens and eliminate inefficient manual procedures and reprocessing of information. Poder Judicial del Estado de Queretaro implemented a highly available IT infrastructure, facilitating secure collaboration and information transfer between the judicial branch and the attorney general's office and automated administrative processes, ensuring detailed and reliable follow-up of 26,000 files and judicial documents per year.

Tags: Security Management, Service-Oriented Architecture		   
whitepaper BBVA Bancomer Increases Operating Efficiency With a Flexible and Scalable IT Infrastructure2008-08-01 Oracle
  BBVA Bancomer wanted to create a flexible and scalable IT infrastructure to provide operational efficiency throughout the organization and automate manual verification and quality approval processes in banking services and in application development. The challenge was to improve visibility into operations and accelerate application design and development and standardize quality controls among branches to guarantee availability of services throughout the region. BBVA Bancomer worked with Oracle University to implement Oracle SOA Suite, creating an integrated architecture for developing applications on a flexible platform as well as automated more than 300 manual quality controls with BPEL Process Manager, reducing the time for approving new services and for application development.

Tags: Service-Oriented Architecture, Application Development		   
whitepaper M/I Homes, Inc. Improves Productivity With Real-Time Construction and Financial Information2008-08-01 Oracle
  M/I Homes, Inc. wanted to increase productivity and profitability in the increasingly tight homebuilding market and increase operational control at the corporate level. The challenge was to facilitate improved communication between parties involved in the building process, including suppliers and subcontractors. M/I Homes, Inc. implemented Oracle Application Server and Oracle SOA Suite to integrate M/I Home's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system with industry-specific scheduling and supply chain software, Hyphen BuildPro as well as leveraged Oracle SOA Suite to streamline business processes.

Tags: ERP, Service-Oriented Architecture		   
whitepaper IPK Gatersleben Enables Transfer of Knowledge With Worldwide Access to Its Plant Bioinformatics Portal2008-07-01 Oracle
  The Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) wanted to integrate the data and applications distributed internationally and locally in heterogeneous systems. The challenge was to develop and integrate analysis applications that work on the basis of the integrated data and create a "Plant Bioinformatics Portal" for different bioinformatics issues relating to plants and provide central access to the data, analysis, and results. IPK worked with B.I.M.-Consulting to implement Oracle Database Enterprise Edition as the basis for the plant data warehouse to achieve consistency in the system architecture's technology as well as prepared, revised, and loaded information from individual data sources into the new system.

Tags: Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing, Service-Oriented Architecture		   
whitepaper Gachon University Gil Hospital Improves Patient Care With Event Monitoring System2008-07-01 Oracle
  Founded in 1958 as an obstetrics and gynecology clinic, Gachon University Gil Hospital has grown to become one of Korea's leading healthcare providers. To prepare for its 50th anniversary in 2008, in 2003 Gachon University Gil Hospital launched an initiative called 'Take-off 2008: Health Hub in Asia'. The aim was to become the best medical center in northeast Asia by improving medical technology, education, research, and patient care. As part of the project, Gachon University Gil Hospital developed systems to manage nursing schedules, patient treatments, and general administration tasks. One of these was a medical information event monitoring system developed using Oracle SOA Suite.

Tags: Knowledge and Data Management, Service-Oriented Architecture		   
whitepaper Insurance Leader to Deliver $700 Million in Revenue With Service-Oriented Architecture2008-07-01 Microsoft
  Unum's more than 2,000 insurance products are supported by roughly 60 legacy systems that were never intended to coexist or communicate. This fragmentation made it difficult for the insurance leader to serve its small business customers, who prefer a simple way to assess, purchase, and administers key benefits like life and disability plans. To integrate its various offerings and transition from a product-centric business model to a customer-centric model, Unum implemented a service-oriented architecture using several Microsoft technologies. The solution, known as Simply Unum, has been transformational for the company and its small business clientele.

Tags: Service-Oriented Architecture, Application Development		   


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