WebSphere Developer's Journal articles from May 2003

WebSphere Developer's Journal archives from May 2003

Tech bust is a shakeout for unqualified executives. (From the Editor).
May 1, 2003... The New York Times recently reported that between December 2000 and January 2003 the New York City computer industry lost 21,000 jobs, which represents 41% of the positions that existed in December 2000. Since the end of 2000 the city's...

WebSphere risk management: part 2; recovering a failing WebSphere node. (Tools).
May 1, 2003... In part one of this series on risk management (WSDJ, Vol. 2, issue 4), I introduced the WASLED/WASMON application. In this article I will discuss how to initiate the takeover of a failing WebSphere server by a redundant server, and how to...

Maple Leafs score on WebSphere's midmarket "power" play: next-generation Web content management system built using Power Servlets. (Success Story).
May 1, 2003... Can you build a custom dynamic Web content management solution and a high-performance dynamic professional sports Web site from scratch on J2EE in a short period of time? Oh yes, it must have Fortune 500 sophistication and be delivered within...

Javaone[SM]: Suns 2003 worldwide Java developer conference.
May 1, 2003... June 10-13, 2003 Pavilion / June 10-12, 2003 Moscone Center / San Francisco, CA java. sun .com/java one/sf Innovation One Platform. One Conference. Be a part of the dynamic conference that brings the excellence of...

A WebSphere approach to strategic market development: alignment of corporate goals and cultures is key. (IBM Partnerworld).
May 1, 2003... Successful relationships in market development are based more on the alignment of the organizations' goals and cultures than on any individual relationship involved. It is exactly this alignment that has made the Rational relationship and the...

Best practices: WebSphere application server and database performance tuning. (Performance Tuning).
May 1, 2003... Optimization of the production runtime environment boosts the performance of WebSphere Application Server applications, allowing organizations to harness the full potential of their hardware and software investments. Performance tuning of the...

Exciting plans loom on the WebSphere horizon: part 3 of a conversation with the WebSphere marketing team.
May 1, 2003... Eclipse and IBM's open platform are helping to shape an exciting future for WebSphere, according to the WebSphere marketing team, headed up by Scott Hebner, director of marketing for WebSphere infrastructure software. The WebSphere...

Features offer ample flexibility and control: development using Servlet 2.3 filters and event listeners. (Tutorial).
May 1, 2003... With every release of the Servlet API new features are added that offer new functionality and provide developers with more flexibility when designing new Web applications. With a changing user base and business requirements, most developers...

From a memory usage perspective: improving performance of J2EE applications. (Performance).
May 1, 2003... In the Java programming model, one of the best-known performance issues is what we refer to as the garbage collection bottleneck. Garbage collection (GC) reduces the degree of concurrency in the JVM, where at worst only the garbage collector...

H&W's DiagnoSys manages performance and availability. (WebSphere News).
May 1, 2003... (Boise, ID) -- H&W, an industry leader in enterprise software tools, has announced H&W DiagnoSys, a comprehensive solution for managing the performance and availability of J2EE applications critical to organizations' business operations....

Mqsoftware offers Q Pasa! Business dashboard capability. (WebSphere News).
May 1, 2003... (Minneapolis, MN) -- MQSoftware, Inc., a provider of EAI and middle-ware technology solutions, has announced a new real-time business dashboard capability available in Q Pasa! version 3. The Q Pasa! Business Dashboard gives business...

CA announces availability of change management solution. (WebSphere News).
May 1, 2003... (Islandia, NY) -- Computer Associates International, Inc., has announced the general availability of AllFusion Harvest Change Manager (AllFusion Harvest CM), its powerful software configuration management solution that helps ensure...

Introscope PowerPack offers visibility into WebSphere. (WebSphere News).
May 1, 2003... (New Orleans) -- Wily Technology the leader in Enterprise Java Application Management, has announced Introscope PowerPack for IBM WebSphere 5.0 for Distributed Systems, the newest addition to its family of products for maintaining the health...

IBM unveils new technologies and resources at developerWorks Live! (WebSphere News).
May 1, 2003... (New Orleans) -- At its annual developer conference, IBM announced new technologies, resources, and support programs to help developers build business solutions based on its open infrastructure software * Small to medium size businesses:...

SPI Dynamics offers application security product for WebSphere. (WebSphere News).
May 1, 2003... (Atlanta) - SPI Dynamics, a pioneer in Web application security assessment solutions, has announced WebInspect for IBM'S WebSphere Studio, the first and only security testing plug-in for developers utilizing the WebSphere platform. WebInspect...

MKS previews production deployment solution for enterprise development. (WebSphere News).
May 1, 2003... (New Orleans) - MKS Inc., a provider of tools to automate, secure, manage, and control the software development process, previewed a new solution at IBM developerWorks Live! aimed at solving critical production deployment problems faced by...

IBM, OpenDemand unveil solution for load and stress testing. (WebSphere News).
May 1, 2003... (New Orleans) - IBM and OpenDemand Systems officially unveiled OpenLoad v3.5, the industry's first easy-to-use, browser-based, rapid performance optimization solution for load and stress testing of dynamic Web sites, at IBM's developerWorks...

Diogenes' iMercury extends the power of WebShere. (WebSphere News).
May 1, 2003... (New Orleans) - At IBM's developerWorks Live! conference Diogenes showcased its iMercury tool, which helps developers create, deploy, and manage widely distributed, service-oriented applications using the IBM WebSphere product line. ...

CGS, IBM team to offer 'e-lab' for developers. (WebSphere News).
May 1, 2003... (San Francisco) - IBM has announced that Computer Generated Solutions (CGS), a worldwide IT services company based in New York City, will team with IBM Learning Services to launch the first online "virtual" IBM WebSphere Innovation Center....

Segue's SilkPlan pro upgrades software quality management. (WebSphere News).
May 1, 2003... (Lexington, MA) - Upgrading its market-leading software quality management application, Segue Software has announced the release of SilkPlan Pro 6.0, which includes new features that allow enterprises to introduce more order, structure, and...

Implementing WebSphere security through LDAP: protocol offers many advantages. (Security Tutorial).
May 1, 2003... Lightweight Directory Authentication Protocol (LDAP) is often promoted as a means to leverage an organizational directory as a principal registry for WebSphere authentication and authorization. Advantages include the capability to configure...