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• July 03, 2015 03 Jul'15

  Let's innovate: Uncovering hidden powers of the smartwatch

  Scouring the Internet reveals a number of heated debates about devices like the Pebble smartwatch. Is it useful? Useless? Will wearables become the way of the future – or an embarassing fad of the ...

• June 02, 2015 02 Jun'15

  The I in BPM

  Something old, business process man­agement, has been made new again by the addi­tion of a lowercase i. This three-part guide shows how and why adding cloud services and analytics to BPM will make ...

• May 22, 2015 22 May'15

  Next generation applications a priority for EMC

  EMC is switching gears to focus on next-generation applications rather than the big storage products that made them a market leader.

• May 21, 2015 21 May'15

  Dig into these IOT development tips

  IoT is the latest thing in embedded systems technology, and it’s not a fad. IT research firm Gartner Inc. projects installation of 26 billion IoT units by 2020, resulting in $1.8 trillion in ...

• May 14, 2015 14 May'15

  Developing apps for space scientists calls for automation

  A photograph from a Mars Rover may be breathtaking, but it will not deliver the complex data space scientists seek. Scientists like Washington University-St. Louis computer systems manager Thomas ...

• April 28, 2015 28 Apr'15

  Metrics can help improve website user experience

  An expert says enterprise architects need to develop relevant performance metrics to capture website user experience.

• March 16, 2015 16 Mar'15

  Reality computing makes breakthroughs for 3-D technology

  Learn how reality computing is focusing on improving 3-D technology and producing useful models.

• February 23, 2015 23 Feb'15

  Analytics, cloud services refashion business process management

  Business process management -- an old approach aimed at making an organization’s workflow more effective -- has been refashioned with the addition of cloud services and analytics. Intelligent BPM, as it’s known, is still firmly in the hype cycle, ...

• February 12, 2015 12 Feb'15

  Deep linking promises front end integration

  At DeveloperWeek, software experts discussed how deep linking will improve integration between Web and mobile applications.

• January 30, 2015 30 Jan'15

  Application modernization is a top priority worldwide in 2015

  Any organization NOT doing an application modernization project this year is in the minority. Over 70% of businesses worldwide are modernizing their application environments to handle mobile, cloud ...

• January 22, 2015 22 Jan'15

  Intelligent BPM poised for widespread adoption

  Intelligent BPM is being noticed by top management as the technology matures and gains acceptance.

• December 31, 2014 31 Dec'14

  What will be big with SOA in 2015?

  With 2014 coming to an end, we close the door on an eventful year. Technologies such as Hadoop, Docker and microservices made their way into our everyday lexicon. Some tried and true predictions ...

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  JBoss middleware and OpenShift unite with xPaaS offerings

  Integrating applications deployed in traditional enterprises or data centers with those in the cloud is a common headache enterprise architects face. Red Hat recently released OpenShift Enterprise ...

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  JavaOne 2014: Takeaways from Java's biggest conference

  Learn about the key takeaways from JavaOne 2014, including the popular Java EE 8.

• October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14

  Do IT and business leaders need an attitude adjustment?

  It's not uncommon for IT and business leaders to want to reap the benefits of having employees collaborate amongst each other, but the same perspective isn't always seen when it comes to sharing ...

• August 22, 2014 22 Aug'14

  Open Group's Open Platform 3.0 takes hold of disruptive technologies

  At an Open Group event, an expert discussed how big data, mobile technologies, the cloud and IoT have transformed the way businesses operate.

• May 22, 2014 22 May'14

  Is UML 2.5 living up to expectations?

  Nearly six months after the release, the jury seems to still be out as to how, or even if, UML 2.5 is doing what it's intended to. The goal of the update wasn't to change the language, but to ...

• April 11, 2014 11 Apr'14

  Big data in marketing: Passing power from businesses to consumers

  There is a shift taking place in the business world, as big data in marketing empowers customers over companies.

• April 11, 2014 11 Apr'14

  Step aside Facebook, graph database use cases go beyond social media

  While the most commonly known graph database use cases involve social media, it's not the only market to make use of the technology.

• April 04, 2014 04 Apr'14

  Software engineer builds Facebook graph search with Neo4j database

  At Big Data Techcon 2014, Software field engineer Max de Marzi makes a case for enterprise graph searches using the Neo4j database.

• March 25, 2014 25 Mar'14

  Managing a legacy app: Keys to successful application modernization

  In this podcast, independent technology consultant Joe McKendrick discusses how to deal with a legacy app in the ever-changing IT landscape.

• March 19, 2014 19 Mar'14

  Disruptive innovations predicted to shake up IT organizations

  Adeptia CEO Lou Ennuso discusses what disruptive innovations he believes will have the greatest impact on the IT world.

• March 10, 2014 10 Mar'14

  Facebook inspires enterprise to use big data graph searches

  Software field engineer Max De Marzi explains why graph searches and big databases can be of practical use to the enterprise.

• February 28, 2014 28 Feb'14

  What to consider when selecting a legacy modernization vendor

  Legacy modernization vendors can aid organizations by assisting with portfolio assessment and post-transformation training.

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  Expert Q&A: Building computer system dependability

  In this Q&A, an expert from The Open Group discusses how to build system dependability.

• February 26, 2014 26 Feb'14

  Pre-modernization assessment imperative for successful application modernization

  Organizations have heard it time and time again; application modernization can yield significant cost-savings. Just because business leaders have this fact drilled into their head doesn't mean they ...

• January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14

  Don't miss the API development train: How to stay ahead of the curve

  Experts share their insights on API development and what architects can do to keep track of the evolving technology.

• December 26, 2013 26 Dec'13

  Where does security come into play with mobile app trends?

  As more people gravitate toward mobile devices to access personal data, security needs have risen to be among the major mobile app trends.

• December 23, 2013 23 Dec'13

  2013 guides: Application program interfaces, mobile top the list

  Application program interfaces, mobile development and REST top the list of 2013's most-viewed guides in application development.

• December 20, 2013 20 Dec'13

  Prediction for 2014: Mobile apps will be the most revolutionary technology

  Forrester Research principal analyst Brian Hopkins discusses what will be the most revolutionary technologies in the next couple of years.

• November 26, 2013 26 Nov'13

  When and why to build a responsive application

  Herve Mischler, SAP's visual designer, offers advice on responsive application design and recommends when it might be preferable to go native.

• November 14, 2013 14 Nov'13

  WSO2: Developers dish on lessons learned applying SOA principles

  At the WSO2 developers conference, IT leaders shared with their experiences applying SOA principles at their respective organizations.

• November 11, 2013 11 Nov'13

  Social media: An architect's friend or foe?

  Social media isn't just being viewed as a way to connect with others for fun, but as an integral part of an enterprise's makeup, research indicates. Data from IT consulting firm Tata Consultancy ...

• October 30, 2013 30 Oct'13

  Latency, garbage collecting, SOA today: JavaOne speaker discusses issues

  Middleware consultant Jaromir Hamala discusses latency issues, garbage collecting and where SOA stands today.

• October 29, 2013 29 Oct'13

  SOA strategies for handling big data, beating latency

  Middleware consultant Jaromir Hamala discusses handling big data with SOA strategies.

• October 18, 2013 18 Oct'13

  How using a test-execution model can improve software test results

  Doug Hoffman discusses his test-execution model and design practices to help software professionals.

• October 17, 2013 17 Oct'13

  Advice: Prepare for new mobile app development tools, vendor shake-up

  At Progress Exchange 2013, experts discussed mobile app development and software trends developers should look out for.

• October 15, 2013 15 Oct'13

  What CIOs, developers should know about the 'API economy'

  'API economy' is a catchphrase fueled by evidence that APIs are a rapidly expanding economic force.

• October 01, 2013 01 Oct'13

  Mobile developers agree: HTML5 and JavaScript apps fall short

  An Embarcadero and Dimensional Research survey concludes that HTML5 and JavaScript apps still lacking when it comes to mobile development.

• September 26, 2013 26 Sep'13

  Steve Cook on what architects can expect from UML 2.5 revision

  Microsoft's Steve Cook says the latest version of UML aims to make things simpler.

• September 24, 2013 24 Sep'13

  JavaOne 2013: Pairing REST and JSON to build APIs

  Learn tips on best practices for building REST and JSON APIs from a presenter at JavaOne 2013.

• September 23, 2013 23 Sep'13

  Oracle Open World speaker, Luis Weir, focuses on what matters: the customer

  Luis Weir, book author and director of Oracle Solutions at HCL tech, will be a speaker at Oracle Open World. An expert on innovative management, he spoke with me about the challenges that ...

• September 19, 2013 19 Sep'13

  Modeling languages: UML 2.5 revision to simplify life for developers

  Changes are underway in the world of modeling languages. OMG's CEO Richard Soley discussed the latest UML 2.5 revision.

• August 28, 2013 28 Aug'13

  Move over IT, cloud-based dynamic case management is here

  Leaders from Eccentex discuss how knowledge workers and the BYOD trend may drive cloud-based dynamic case management.

• August 23, 2013 23 Aug'13

  Q&A: What you need to know when adopting enterprise cloud services

  Cloud Elements' founder and CEO Mark Geene discusses what architects need to know to best work with enterprise cloud services.

• August 19, 2013 19 Aug'13

  Past, present and future of iPaaS: Q&A with Appirio's Glenn Weinstein

  Appirio's Glenn Weinstein discusses the state of iPaaS and what architects can do to get the most out of the integration approach.

• July 12, 2013 12 Jul'13

  Limelight is now on enterprise mobile application development

  Enterprise mobile applications are stepping into the spotlight, seriously catching the eyes of clients looking to gain more insight into their consumers, according to StackMob, a cloud-based ...

• July 11, 2013 11 Jul'13

  Cloud MBaaS and open source MBaaS: What's the difference?

  OpenMobster's CEO Sohil Shah discusses the characteristics of cloud MBaaS and open source MBaaS.

• June 19, 2013 19 Jun'13

  Inside Red Hat Summit 2013 through the Twittersphere

  Highlights from Red Hat Summit 2013 told in 140 characters or less via Twitter.

• June 17, 2013 17 Jun'13

  XML appliances' evolving role in messaging protocol

  XML appliances have evolved. Jason Bloomberg, president of ZapThink, a Dovel Technologies company, gives an overview of the technology in this Q&A.

• June 13, 2013 13 Jun'13

  API management, servers enable mobile, Web gift services strategy

  By exposing a network through application programming interfaces, Blackhawk Network is making the change from physical to digital cards.

• May 29, 2013 29 May'13

  Cloud, mobile headline Red Hat Summit and JBoss World 2013

  The cloud is poised to be a major theme at this year's Red Hat Summit and JBoss World conference.

• May 08, 2013 08 May'13

  Inside the world of Web APIs, the cloud and mobile technology

  Rob Daigneau offers his expert insights on the convergence of the cloud, mobile technology and Web APIs.

• May 06, 2013 06 May'13

  New Dell Boomi integration pack promises easier API management

  With automated integration packs and process libraries, the new Dell Boomi makes managing application program interfaces easier.

• April 25, 2013 25 Apr'13

  Get ready mobile app developers, here comes Facebook

  The Facebook Technology Partners Program was created to help mobile app developers build applications that integrate with Facebook.

• April 24, 2013 24 Apr'13

  Gartner BPM Summit: Transform processes to drive business benefits

  Editorial Director Scot Petersen speaks with Site Editor Anne Stuart about business process trends and highlights from the 2013 Gartner BPM Summit.

• April 09, 2013 09 Apr'13

  Forrester VP Jeffrey Hammond explains software architecture trends

  The application development world is constantly evolving. Forrester's Jeffrey Hammond explains how software architecture's trends are keeping up.

• April 03, 2013 03 Apr'13

  Sidestep the land mines of BPM projects

  At the 2013 Gartner Conference, the keynote offered tips on avoiding politics in a BPM program.

• April 03, 2013 03 Apr'13

  How application integration maintenance is like taking care of a car

  Forrester analyst Randy Heffner offers some best practices and his predictions for software integration management.

• March 29, 2013 29 Mar'13

  Not everything can be a DIY hit, even when it comes to OSGi

  Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. That was a key takeaway from Zuhlke Engineering's Tim Ward's EclipseCon 2013 session March 28 in Boston on Enterprise OSGi. Do It Yourself ...

• March 27, 2013 27 Mar'13

  Q&A: Will knowledge workers drive cloud-based dynamic case management?

  As more organizations turn to the cloud to support mobile knowledge workers, cloud-based dynamic case management applications might gain traction.

• March 27, 2013 27 Mar'13

  Modularizing legacy Java apps: Don't reinvent the wheel

  For enterprise architects, taking an "out with the old, in with the new" mentality can be tempting when modularizing large legacy Java applications, but that could be a mistake. That's according to ...

• March 26, 2013 26 Mar'13

  Adding SLI to ALM: Dave West on Tasktop's open initiative

  Learn how Tasktop's SLI focuses on integration during the development stages of ALM for a more seamless flow.

• March 25, 2013 25 Mar'13

  Cloud, mobile, Web app integration is top software issue: Expert Q&A

  In this Q&A, Dave West advises on strategies for app integration issues faced by today's software developers, architects, project managers and CIOs.

• March 19, 2013 19 Mar'13

  Another push for HTML5 mobile adoption

  Maxine Giza Want a challenge? Add the avalanche of enterprise mobile applications to DevOps teams' already-daunting integration workload, Paul Kopacki says. He's Sencha's vice president of ...

• March 06, 2013 06 Mar'13

  Appliance futures: Private cloud to drive use of integrated systems

  Experts predict that the use of integrated systems like IBM PureSystems and Oracle Exalogic will grow in the future, driven by interest in private cloud.

• March 05, 2013 05 Mar'13

  Middleware and SOA appliance adoption on the upswing

  Adoption of middleware and SOA appliances is on the rise, experts say. Integration complexity is driving the trend.

• February 08, 2013 08 Feb'13

  Q&A: StackMob CEO predicts Backend as a Service future, app dev trends

  In this Q&A, Ty Amell, CEO of StackMob, a Backend as a Service vendor, discusses the future of BaaS.

• January 18, 2013 18 Jan'13

  Knoernschild's "Java Application Architecture": A brilliant breakdown on modularity

  Jack Vaughan Running through the history of computing is a quest for modularity. We curse it when it doesn’t work; we take it for granted when it does. Long ago, software engineers began to seek ...

• January 09, 2013 09 Jan'13

  Big data tackles cold pizza, or Real-time gets real

  Like ''cloud'' before it, ''big data'' is a nebulous term veiling some actual trends. Google and Amazon have been startling online successes, and much of their achievement seems to stem from ...

• December 29, 2012 29 Dec'12

  SOA best practice: prepare for unknown futures

  A recent piece by Stephanie Mann looks at SOA design issues today. After over ten years of SOA, some best practices are still emerging. Among the notables Mann spoke with is Robert Daigneau. With ...

• December 04, 2012 04 Dec'12

  HP sees investment in DevOps as strategic move

  This year, Hewlett-Packard has continued its efforts to stake out a big presence for its tools in the DevOps world – where many organizations see an opportunity to streamline, rationalize and speed ...

• November 30, 2012 30 Nov'12

  SaaS heads drive toward new approach for application sourcing software

  Companies are approaching application sourcing differently and the force behind the change is cloud computing.

• November 30, 2012 30 Nov'12

  Gartner: Better collaboration for new era of application integration

  Diverse teams must come together to create a successful application integration as complexity goes up. Warning: Cloud integration is no cure-all.

• November 29, 2012 29 Nov'12

  The value of API management

  Web APIs are multiplying as more retailers, media groups, governments and financial services firms start exposing them. At the same time, many companies are still resistant to API management, ...

• November 28, 2012 28 Nov'12

  Meeting the growing need for apps

  IT is changing. And certain companies are going to face the changes better than others, Andy Kyte, Gartner vice president and research fellow, told a crowd at the Application Architecture, ...

• November 27, 2012 27 Nov'12

  SOA influences modern data integration

  SOA is far from being the new technology kid on the block. But once it was. Now it is an older kid, and a practical approach to fielding a host of other new technologies. It should not be ...

• November 19, 2012 19 Nov'12

  Prepare now for future changes in development teams' makeup

  Not all enterprise developers will succeed in mobile apps. Teams need to add skills, James Duggan told attendees at last month's Gartner ITxpo.

• November 15, 2012 15 Nov'12

  Is cloud transformation in the cards?

  As companies seek to move business functions to the cloud, IT services firms may shift some of their efforts to enable cloud transformation.

• November 08, 2012 08 Nov'12

  Axway goes after Vordel

  B2B software company Axway said it will acquire Vordel, the SOA security gateway company that has recently come to include cloud, mobile and social networking support in its offerings. The move ...

• October 30, 2012 30 Oct'12

  What's new in .NET, WCF 4.5?

  The move to 'lighter is better' is not just a Java trend. A drive to simplify underlies changes to Microsoft's flagship development framework as well.

• October 25, 2012 25 Oct'12

  Gartner sees cloud computing, mobile development putting IT on edge

  Gartner says cloud computing, mobile devices and other forces mean changes in skills needed for application development.

• October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12

  In 'big data,' Gartner sees big jobs -- 4.4 million by 2015

  The data scientist is a new kid on the block. But driven by 'big data,' the job title could become more common, industry analyst group Gartner says.

• October 18, 2012 18 Oct'12

  OMG DDS makes SOA approach available for real-time embedded systems

  Integrating disparate computing systems is by no means an easy task. Integration is one of the most important reasons to focus on Web services in enterprise architecture. Standards like SOAP and ...

• October 11, 2012 11 Oct'12

  Red Hat brings Fuse ESB and enterprise middleware into the JBoss fold

  Red Hat has announced plans to bring FuseSource enterprise middleware products Fuse ESB and Fuse MQ further into the JBoss middleware fold.

• October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12

  OMG CEO Soley on software modeling, fast data distribution

  Richard Soley, head of UML steward OMG, reflects on the rise of software modeling, new means of distributing fast middleware, cloud standards and more.

• October 02, 2012 02 Oct'12

  SOASTA buys LogNormal; The goal? Gain mobile end-user point of view

  Cloud and mobile test service SOASTA has acquired LogNormal, makers of Web performance tools. That news accompanies SOASTA’s release of mPulse, a real-time user monitoring tool that itself derives ...

• September 27, 2012 27 Sep'12

  JavaOne 2012 kicks off

  As JavaOne 2012 kicks off in San Francisco Sept 30, industry experts and practitioners gather to learn about the newest in Java standards, best practices and developments.  New this year are a ...

• September 20, 2012 20 Sep'12

  Goodbye to three-tier computing?

  Software in the original mainframe days was all glommed together. Why not? Who was looking? Sometimes, reluctantly, some structure came about. Even in the early mid-range days, code was built up ...

• September 13, 2012 13 Sep'12

  Fat Fractal enters the BaaS fray

  What has sometimes been described as mobile middleware has taken a new tack. Now, the idea of Backend as a Service (BaaS) has begun to take off in the mobile application development space. ...

• September 12, 2012 12 Sep'12

  Is a Storm moving into the complex event processing world?

  Big social media sites spawn new event processing technologies. But they may prove best for new Web applications, rather than established CEP apps.

• September 07, 2012 07 Sep'12

  Choice Hotels rethink IT architecture – employ middleware, SOA, BPM

  Hoteliers were among the first businesses to turn to information technology. Now, their once-new foundational computers have become legacy systems that can block in the way of delivering new ...

• September 05, 2012 05 Sep'12

  Thomas Erl discusses upcoming SOA, Cloud and Service Technology Symposium

  Later this month, experts and authors from around the globe will gather in London for the fifth annual SOA, Cloud and Service Technology Symposium. This year’s conference agenda reflects aspects of ...

• August 20, 2012 20 Aug'12

  Skills for big data: Hadoop, Pig, Cassandra and more

  Q: What is a data scientist? A: It’s a DBA from California. The joke belies the fact that the world of big data skills right now is pretty much topsy-turvy. If you would you like to look at a short ...

• August 02, 2012 02 Aug'12

  Banking on ESBs for agility, more value added services

  The once staid and steady field of banking is looking for greater agility in rolling out new software and services. As a result, Enterprise Service Buses (ESBs) are being deployed as part of ...

• August 02, 2012 02 Aug'12

  New Oracle Java modularity method, or trying to do this Jigsaw puzzle

  Recent machinations around Jigsaw will make it new and more modular, its advocates say. But the fact is, it's not ready for prime time just yet.

• July 26, 2012 26 Jul'12

  Using the Web as an application integration platform

  While much discussion these day centers on APIs, some players suggest that the Web is all the API you really need. That could be said to be part of the thinking behind the Kapow Katalyst ...

• July 11, 2012 11 Jul'12

  Rules, events and processes meet

  Update - Integrated process, rules and event capabilities are something of a holy grail for today’s high-powered corporations. Such capabilities are being pursued in open source software. For ...

• July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12

  Thoughts on managing messaging middleware

  Dell is set to buy Quest Software for $2.4 B. Among Quest tools is message queuing management software. This “middleware minder” meets a growing need.

• June 28, 2012 28 Jun'12

  Red Hat buys FuseSource to gain added application integration skills and tools

  Open source software leader Red Hat said it will purchase FuseSource to further its application integration efforts. Also an open source zealot, FuseSource has expertise in messaging middleware and services orchestration.