WebSphere Developer's Journal articles from February 2003

WebSphere Developer's Journal archives from February 2003

Companies must deliver to survive in tough times. (From the Editor).
February 1, 2003... After reading Jim Martin's closing piece last month I wondered if we were living on the same planet. He envisions a huge upturn in tech spending - a return to the good old days. I see massive consolidation, with the weakest players going out...

Web services development with WSAD 5.0: new version offers improved development capabilities.
February 1, 2003... WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD) version 5.0 is the latest version of IBM's J2EE e-business application development tool. WSAD supports all phases of Web service development: the initial development of components such as...

Automating business processes with WSFL and BPEL4WS: adding value to the business. (Web Services).
February 1, 2003... As we strive to add more value to the business as computing professionals, the marriage of business processes and Web services provides opportunities to get closer to our business colleagues. The business process scripting languages, Web...

The Aggregate Entity pattern makes a case for using BMP: best option for flexibility and performance. (Commentary).
February 1, 2003... Entity beans have been much maligned lately, largely far their inability to scale and difficulty to develop and maintain. However, there remain some compelling reasons to consider using entity beans to persist data in a J2EE application. For...

A conversation with IBM's Suchitra Joshi: the Competitive Technology Labs' road show brings its message to the world. (WSDJ Interview).
February 1, 2003... Suchitra Joshi, a senior project manager for Competitive Technology Labs, talks with Jack Martin, editor-in-chief-of WebSphere Developer's Journal, about "Winning with WebSphere," IBM's technical seminar focusing on WebSphere, its related...

An LTPA custom user registry: helping to glue together the enterprise. (Security).
February 1, 2003... A three-letter acronym seen a lot recently is EAI (Enterprise Application Integration). EAI deals with the question of how to create a coherent enterprise system infrastructure within a heterogeneous application environment. One of the...

The dynamic caching services: eliminate bottlenecks and improve response time. (Performance).
February 1, 2003... Server-side caching techniques have long been used to improve Internet performance of Web applications. In general, caching improves response time and reduces system load. Most techniques cache static content, which is data that changes...

Discovering and documenting business application patterns: Part 1; the business problem. (Case Study).
February 1, 2003... You're probably saying to yourself, "Oh, no! Not another patterns article!" Technically, that's what this is. However, instead of simply showing you a finished pattern, we're going to look at pattern discovery. And, while what we'll talk...

Keynotes & Highlighted speakers. (Keynote Speakers).
February 1, 2003... John Magee Vice President, Oracle9i John Magee is vice president, Oracle9i, at Oracle. He has more then 14 years' experience in the enterprise software industry and has held positions in product development, product management, and...

Special insert: Web services edge east conference & expo.
February 1, 2003... Conference at-a-Glance THE LARGEST AND THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE i-TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPER CONFERENCE OF THE YEAR! JAVA TUESDAY MARCH 18 8:00AM - 4:00PM Registration Open 9:00AM - 9:50PM (JV1)...

Sun Microsystems Java University[TM] program.
February 1, 2003... Java University[TM] Program: Aggressive, code-level training courses for experienced developers using Java[TM] technology, brought to you by Sun Microsystems, Inc. Attend seminars designed by industry luminaries and recognized experts....

Major sponsors at the world's largest Web services, Java, XML, and .NET conference and expo.
February 1, 2003... 2003 East Gold Sponsors COMPUWARE. Compuware will be the best worldwide provider of quality software products and services designed to increase productivity. We will continue to create practical solutions that meet our customers...

E.piphany integrates WebSphere into CRM architecture. (WebSphere News).
February 1, 2003... (San Mateo, CA) -- E.piphany, inc., a full-suite provider of customer relationship management (CRM) software, has integrated IBM WebSphere into the E.piphany E.6 component-based platform. The integration combines the industry's first...

Worldspan, IBM sign new strategic technology agreement. (WebSphere News).
February 1, 2003... (Atlanta, GA, and White Plains, NY) -- Worldspan and IBM have signed a strategic technology agreement, valued at more than $350 million over five years, that will enable Worldspan to integrate additional IBM technology into Worldspan's...

Dirig's e-business solutions to leverage WebSphere 5.0. (WebSphere News).
February 1, 2003... (Nashua, NH) -- Ding Software, a leading developer of enterprise performance management solutions for e-business, has announced that the Fenway solution (Dirig Agent with FMX or FMXplus) and Ding PathFinder will support WebSphere 5.0. As an...

SAP NetWeaver integrates with WebSphere. (WebSphere News).
February 1, 2003... (New York, NY) -- SAP AG has announced the launch of the next evolutionary step of its industry leading integration and application platform, designed to provide extensibility across heterogeneous IT landscapes. SAP NetWeaver enables...

Petroleum Geo-Services to transform business with e-business on demand. (WebSphere News).
February 1, 2003... (Armonk, NY) -- IBM has introduced a new option for companies that want supercomputing power but nor the fixed costs and operational responsibility of owning a supercomputer. IBM customers now have the choice to either buy POWER or intel...

Ending the blame game: mastering the team approach to application management. (Application Management).
February 1, 2003... When there are problems with a mission-critical application, playing the blame game can stall progress and destroy your team's morale. How do you put an end to chaos and get your team back on track? The following is an actual incident...