'Unlocking content to be remixed into new business value' is the driver of Web 2.0 in the enterprise, says Rod Smith, IBM VP of Emerging Internet Technologies, in this Exclusive Q&A with Jeremy Geelan on the occasion of IBM's release of a new technology created by IBM researchers, code

As anticipated here at SYS-CON.com and elsewhere already yesterday, and despite world XML expert Tim Bray's observation - after the OOXML BRM - that the process is 'irretrievably broken,' Microsoft's OOXML has been announced today as the latest ISO standard - after more than 14 months

Although official ISO confirmation is first due tomorrow, Microsoft's Open XML appears to have won approval as an ISO/IEC Standard. According to documents available on the Internet, 86 percent of all voting national body members support ISO/IEC standardization, well above the 75 percen

IONA announced the launch of Artix Connect for WCF (Windows Communication Foundation). Artix Connect for WCF enables Global 2000 customers to optimize their investments in Microsoft technology and extend connectivity with legacy applications from within the Microsoft Visual Studio deve

Rogue Wave announced the results of a global survey of software developers to determine the role C++-based applications will play in their future IT plans. Given that service-oriented architecture (SOA) spending is expected to grow 60 percent per year, Rogue Wave conducted the survey t

MuleSource announced the availability for download of Mule RESTpack. More and more developers are now building distributed applications based on the underlying software architecture of the Web, known as representational state transfer (REST). Providing a way to create and deliver Web s

AgilePath announced the appointment of two technology executives to its management team. Mr. Umesh Vemuri has joined AgilePath Corporation as Chief Technology Officer for its Federal Government business unit. In this role, Mr. Vemuri will spearhead AgilePath's overall technology strate

Development of service-oriented environments is an evolutionary process for organizations of all sizes. The architecture and design decisions made by system architects and developers will impact manageability and flexibility of service infrastructures. Efficient management of loosely-c

Driven by SaaS market momentum, the growth of large service ecosystems involves radical changes in both enterprise Business Process organization and IT infrastructure to fit interoperability and agility requirements. Many questions associated with the paradigm shift arise: how can we m

SOALogix announced the availability of its Confero EPM (Enterprise Project Management) integration appliance. Encapsulating best-practices gained from hundreds of projects, Confero EPM solves pressing project management-related business and IT challenges associated with earned value ma

IDV Solutions announced that a new, independent research report by ZapThink discusses IDV Solutions location-based enterprise mashup software and its ability to enable users to flexibly mash up data important to an organization, increasing the value of their SOA initiatives.

According to a recent report published by The 451 Group, 2009 is the year that will see attention on the delivery to mobile devices of business intelligence from enterprise applications - particularly those utilizing the 'service-oriented' software architecture model (SOA). Additionall

Enough national standards bodies, so reports circulating the Web today are saying, changed their vote at the last minute, including Norway, Denmark, and the UK, to ensure that Microsoft's OOXML is likely to be approved today by ISO - the International Organization for Standardization.

Web Services are becoming the chosen way of exposing interoperable units of work as services. Today consumers and providers of software services talk different languages, and SOAP makes them understand each other. SOAP can be transported via almost anything, and we sometimes joke that

BEA Systems announced that Procter & Gamble implemented a service-oriented architecture (SOA) powered by BEA technologies. The SOA powers a new on-line workspace at Procter & Gamble. It has been designed to help improve and support decision making while increasing access to knowledge a

BEA Systems announced that it was selected by Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) to join the solution delivery team for the Defense Information Systems Agency's (DISA) Service-Oriented Architecture Foundation (SOAF) program. CSC, in partnership with BEA, Raytheon and Sun Microsystems,

AmberPoint announced that Yphise ranked AmberPoint SOA Management System the best overall 'Service Monitoring and Management (SMM)' solution. Yphise conducted a hands-on review of runtime SOA governance solutions from AmberPoint, Actional, SOA Software and TIBCO to determine which prov

Woolworths has invested further in its supply chain redevelopment program by adding sophisticated Business Process Management (BPM) capabilities. Woolworths is also investing in an SOA registry and governance platform to underpin its overall corporate move towards service-oriented arch

To realize the benefits of Service Oriented Architecture, today's applications need corresponding innovations in data center infrastructure. This article examines the cornerstones of the new Service Oriented Infrastructure and explains how Service Level Automation coupled with server a

Sonoa Systems announced that it is integrating with products from the BEA AquaLogic family to help optimize, accelerate and improve visibility and performance in distributed and heterogeneous environments. Sonoa's ServiceNet appliance is designed to accelerate the BEA AquaLogic platfor

TenFold announced that it has signed a Merger Agreement to be acquired by Versata Enterprises. Under the terms of the agreement, TenFold stockholders will receive $0.04 in cash for each share of TenFold common stock, and convertible preferred stock on an as-converted basis. In connecti

IBM has taken a piece of open source database start-up EnterpriseDB, a relatively odd thing for IBM to do considering its DB2 interests - unless, of course, it wants to throw sand in Oracle's eyes - since EnterpriseDB can replace Oracle for vastly less money - or it wants to have an im

Bostech Corporation announced the availability of ETL functionality within the latest release of its enterprise service bus, ChainBuilder ESB 1.2. Designed to graphically incorporate database content into a service-oriented architecture, the new ETL functionality advances the total Cha

Kana Software and IBM announced that the two companies are significantly expanding their Global Strategic Alliance agreement. Kana and IBM will jointly market sell and support Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)-based customer service solutions built on open technologies from both comp

At a glance the reuse of a service and entitlement to those service results have nothing in common. But on the second thought, the more a service gets reused the greater the chance of serving users with different access rights to the service results. We'll discuss two models of reuse a

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is a business-driven concept based on a style of architecture that uses loosely coupled services and components to support the requirements of business processes and users. It is evolutionary in terms of its distributed computing approach (software r

DataDirect Technologies outlined its plans to support the emerging Service Data Objects (SDO) standard within its family of data connectivity and mainframe integration products. The SDO standard, developed by a diverse group of technology vendors participating in the OASIS SDO working

Some of the best attended sessions at a packed AJAXWorld involved SOA. Scott Kirkwood's 'AJAX Brings SOA to the User' session was crowded on Day One, as was Kurt Cagle's session on 'Data and Syndicated Oriented Architecture (SynOA),' and Ian Tomlin's session 'Code Free Composition - Wh

This session will provide attendees with an overview of the iPhone SDK, including discussion of the App Store, Apple's planned distribution channel for SDK applications. Keep in mind that the contents of the SDK and experiences while using it are covered under NDA, so be prepared for m

I had the opportunity recently to speak at a Microsoft event on Web 2.0. It was an interesting evening, with speakers from several organizations discussing various issues and strategies that could be used to move the bar forward on the Web. Now if you're a faithful reader, you've seen

Appcelerator announced updates to its software that will further its ability to bring together RIA and SOA. The company has created Appcelerator RIA Developer, an Eclipse plug-in that makes it easy for developers who prefer an Eclipse environment to create Appcelerator projects. It is

52 percent of IT professionals are unaware of the risks associated with implementing a Service Orientated Architecture (SOA) system and certification solution company, according to research out today from AppLabs. SOA has been earmarked in the industry as a development in the bid to un

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, announced its new software solution, Proficy Workflow, powered by Proficy SOA (Service Oriented Architecture). Proficy Workflow provides an industrial Business Process Management (BPM) solution that digitizes and stream

AppLabs has announced the results of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) survey it undertook to showcase the growing interest in SOA adoption across the IT industry. The research sampled over 100 IT professionals from Fortune 500 companies, focused on four key areas of SOA - Planni

Orchestra Networks announced the launch and availability of its EBX Data Services. This new feature of the EBX.Platform allows organizations a greater opportunity for integrating their MDM in Service Oriented Architectures. EBX.Platform is a generic, cross-domain Master Data Management

Software AG announced that 3Com has implemented a real-time business infrastructure for its internal operations using the webMethods Suite from Software AG. By embracing a service-oriented architecture (SOA) to drive its business integration strategy, the technology leader has streamli

'Xcalia has one of the most mature implementations of these technologies on the market,' said John Goodson, vice president and general manager of DataDirect Technologies, as Progress Software announced that its recent acquisition, Xcalia, a leader in the development and adoption of the

SOA Software announced that it has certified IBM WebSphere Message Broker as a Governed Service Platform. This certification allows customers to use IBM WebSphere Message Broker to implement and enforce governance policies for enterprise Web services providing reporting data to enable

OpenSpan announced the OpenSpan Platform SOA Desktop Edition, a new version of its flagship product that accelerates the realization of SOA strategies by enabling the rapid integration of desktop, legacy, virtualized and rich Internet applications and the expression of those integratio

AmberPoint announced that Yphise ranked AmberPoint SOA Management System the best overall 'Service Monitoring and Management (SMM)' solution. Yphise conducted a hands-on review of runtime SOA governance solutions from AmberPoint, Actional, SOA Software and TIBCO to determine which prov