- +
SOA: Here Be Dragons 06/11/2006 11:04:24
With the SOA potentially creating reusable software code that must be accessed dynamically by composite applications, both inside and outside the firewall, the traditional roles and responsibilities of IT have been forever changed.It's the hot technology for most large companies, but business, technical and cultural issues must be addressed for a successful SOA implementation. - +
10 of the Best for Security 08/03/2006 16:14:49
As enterprises continue to automate processes and extend beyond traditional boundaries, they need to ensure that a strong security awareness program is in place.The typical computer network isn't like a house with windows, doors and locks. It's more like a gauze tent encircled by a band of drunk teenagers with lit matches". - +
The Truth About On-Demand CRM 08/03/2006 11:30:45
Despite the hype, the truth is that hosted solutions aren't going to take over the CRM world anytime soon.Hosted, on-demand CRM is sometimes cheaper and easier to roll out than the software that lives on your own machines. But if you think on-demand means that all you have to do is flip a switch, you're dead wrong. - +
Building a Better Workforce 05/04/2006 15:38:29
Leading executives know managing talent well is fast becoming an imperative, and that doing it poorly is proving a major and obstinate barrier to optimal business success.Knowledge-intensive companies are focusing on a mix of measures to enable more effective human capital accounting. - +
SOA: Under Construction 12/12/2006 14:50:58
The ultimate objective of SOA is a supremely agile infrastructure, where IT develops composite applications atop of a layer of abstraction that spans multiple platforms and domains across the enterprise. But nobody can "boil the ocean" and achieve that goal all at once.As enterprises build SOAs, the going is pretty slow, thanks mainly to a vastly increasing number of dependencies. Here's what you can learn from what's happening on the ground.
Read up on the latest ideas and technologies from companies that sell hardware, software and services. Business Mashups: Build and deploy applications without the need for professional developers
Realizing the Value of Unified Communications
EMC Data Profiling for File System and Exchange Server Environments
An EMC Perspective on Data De-Duplication for Backup
ALM for the Enterprise - Serena’s Approach to ALM 2.0
Microsoft 2008 Mission Critical IT
ALM in Geographically Distributed Development Environments
Application Modernization: Preserving Your Organization’s DNA
Zones provide focussed content from Computerworld and leading technology partners.Newsletter Subscription
Oracle on Wednesday said it is spearheading a project within the Eclipse open source community to boost the EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) 3.0 specification.
Specifically, Oracle will help build an open source EJB object-relational mapping tool under the Eclipse public license that will focus on design-time tooling and support deployment to J2EE application servers. The tool will be based on Oracle's TopLink Java object-to-relational tool and deployment platform for enterprise applications.
In bringing EJB 3.0 support to Eclipse developers, Oracle will provide access from the Eclipse IDE to EJB 3.0, according to the company. EJB 3.0 will serve as a cornerstone of the planned J2EE 5.0 release and improve application development and developer productivity, Oracle said.
Citing the benefits of EJB 3.0, Dennis Leung, vice president of development at Oracle, emphasized that the company wants to drive adoption of the specification. "Developers have to write less code [with EJB 3.0], the model is much simpler, it's much more lightweight," Leung said.
Oracle in March shipped its Oracle Application Server EJB 3.0 Preview to enable Java developers to gain experience with the specification. A technology preview of Oracle's JDeveloper environment featuring EJB 3.0 also is planned.
Oracle's EJB 3.0 endeavor with Eclipse represents a departure for the company, according to analyst John R. Rymer, vice president of application development and integration at Forrester Research. "I think it's significant because Oracle in the past has really not taken a very active role in standards that impinged on the database," Rymer said. EJB 3.0 automates interactions between the database and Java programs structured as objects, he added.
In the past, Oracle apparently did not want to surrender the database as a point of user account control, but that obviously has changed, Rymer said. "They see [the EJB 3.0 standard] as something that gives them leverage and they basically have decided that they're really going to take the lead on developing tools to support it," Rymer said.
Oracle, with its EJB 3.0 strategy, is looking to boost its application server, which is likely to form the basis of the company's Project Fusion, Rymer said. Project Fusion purports to combine Oracle's applications with the J.D. Edwards and PeopleSoft applications recently acquired in the PeopleSoft merger, Rymer said.
Rymer expressed concerns,however, about the lack of third-party involvement in the Eclipse EJB 3.0 project. "Where's IBM? Where's BEA? Where's SAP? This has to be broader," he said. Oracle's press statement on the project notes endorsements from JBoss, Sun Microsystems, and the Eclipse Foundation itself.
Oracle's EJB 3.0 effort is expected to become part of the Eclipse Web Tools Platform. The company expects the EJB 3.0 to be finalized by the Java Community Process in early 2006.
Computerworld Member Login
Beyond Virtualisation - The Roadmap to 2012
CIO Breakfast Briefing
8:30am - 10:30am
Brisbane | 22 July | Sofitel Brisbane
Sydney | 23 July | Four Seasons Hotel
Canberra | 24 July | The Hyatt
Attend and discover:
- What happens after virtualisation
- The benefits automation drives
- When automated infrastructures will emerge
- What the roadmap to 2012 looks like
- How to deliver an automated architecture
- How to maximise your investment in virtualisation
- +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future. - +
Data Management Edition #9: Data centre makeover 24/04/2008 07:43:06
This week CW Live looks at the death of the old style data centre which is undergoing its first makeover in more than 30 years.
WebTalk Mobile – taking enterprise content mobile 2008-07-07 12:50:00+10
Logica Launches HotScan Plus to Address Risk of Terrorist Fund Transfer 2008-07-07 09:43:00+10
Rittal Launches Computer Room Air Conditioning System for Low and Medium Density Envrionments 2008-07-07 08:50:00+10
Ballarat Grammar Improves Student Access to Computer Based Learning with HP ProCurve 2008-07-04 16:49:00+10
Media release: 40 Per Cent of Australian Businesses Do Not Validate Their Data 2008-07-04 10:29:00+10
Network Aware Service Management
Today’s complex, distributed and virtualised IT environments are almost impossible to manage. Learn how to obtain end-to-end visibility, as well as automated root cause analysis from within Microsoft’s System Centre Operations Manager 2007, creating a unique solution that addresses the need for network-aware, end-to-end service management.
