We're at a major inflection point in the development of Web services; one
that can be paralleled against the evolution of previous infrastructure
technologies, including databases and programming environments. The next year
will see certain vendors step forward to offer value-added components that
will help fill in many of the gaps that currently exist with Web services,
generating even more corporate interest than is seen today.
While some may be disappointed in the development of Web services to date,
particularly when viewed against initial expectations, it's important to view
the progress within the context of previous infrastructure technologies. In
that context, Web services appear to be right on track.
Evolution
Web service-based integration is actually the evoluti... (more)
This column may require a little patience on your part, but I think it will
be worth it in the end. Let's start with a simple premise: within a year,
nearly everyone reading these words will be deeply impacted by
Sarbanes-Oxley, yet many have never heard of it. The purpose of this note is
to offer you a preview of what's to come. In other words, a wake-up call.
First of all, who or what i... (more)
This article makes the case that Web services provide a significant benefit
to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance projects, and that they will therefore be used
extensively on these projects. We begin with a very brief primer on the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, then describe the connection between SOX and Web
services, including an outline of how most Sarbanes-Oxley projects are
conducted, and where Web s... (more)
In 1998, Michael Kunze wrote an article for c't, a biweekly German computing
magazine, hoping to demonstrate that free software could be an effective
substitute for its commercial counterparts. In the article, he coined the
acronym "LAMP" to describe an illustrative collection of available software -
the Linux operating system; the Apache Web server; the MySQL relational
database managem... (more)
Over the past couple of years, several technology vendors have defined a
comprehensive set of specifications that, when complete, will provide an
infrastructure for enterprise-class Web services interoperability. The names
of these specifications generally begin with "WS-", so the group of them is
sometimes referred to as WS* (pronounced "WS Splat").
This article identifies the important ... (more)
Andy Astor is co-founder, president and CEO of EnterpriseDB. Prior to EDB, he was a vice president at webMethods, Inc., where he was responsible for technical marketing, corporate acquisition integration and standards leadership and evangelism. While at webMethods, he was elected twice to the Board of Directors of the Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I), and he served as that organization's Marketing Chair. A frequent speaker at industry conferences, Andy is also on the International Advisory Board for SOA Web Services Journal.
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