soa

SednaSpace SOA Suite

SednaSpace SOA suite offers the following online components in a nutshell in a disruptive way, which is affordable for corporate and SME’s.

1. SednaSpace 2.5 – an Online Applications Development tool with UI designer
2. Rules Repository 2.5 – to specify business rules and auto generates them as Web Services
3. Report Writer 2.5 – an Online Report Writer generates PDF , Excel , HTML , XML and Dot matrix output

SAP AG users this week applauded the vendor’s road map for adding service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web 2.0 technologies to its software, though some acknowledged that they aren’t yet ready to use the new capabilities.

At the Sapphire 2007 user conference held here earlier this week, SAP executives outlined the company’s long-term plan to add SOA and Web 2.0 capabilities to its application software and NetWeaver middleware products.

Skype offers free calling
Skype just launched a FREE calling for its US users to call within US & Canada. Yes, you heard me right, FREE. Local landline calls (i think) within the US are generally free, adding mobile within that takes it to another dimension !

Got a WIFI / 3G enabled PDA with skype (though very very few such devices are actually available and sold) and you have an almost nill telephone bill for local calling.

Though skype will never be able to pull that off in India & some other countries which desperately need these kind of facilities, it will be another telecom revolution if such a facility is indeed available. Imagine calling your friends anywhere across the world for RS 1 for 3 minutes (Rs 20 is the standard browsing charge for a high quality broadband at a net centre) from India !..

1. IBM Tivoli Express Solutions Launch.

If you are a growing business facing the challenges of increased IT operations costs, constant infrastructure changes, managing a complex heterogeneous environment, while worrying about compliance and audits, IBM Tivoli Express Solutions Launch is where you can find all the answers.

Mumbai
Date: 19th May, 2006
Venue: Grand Hyatt, Part 3, Mumbai
RSVP: Tel: 022-32632898 Fax: 022-25293201

New Delhi
Date: 23rd May, 2006
Venue: Hyatt Regency Ballroom, Part 1 & 2
RSVP: Tel: 011-26531302 Fax: 011-26531309

2. Laying the foundation for SOA architecture

Ajay just pointed me at a terrific blog about a new e-commerce solution, which allows people to source important business services very quickly and easily. It included a link to a fabulous graphic:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/images/rearden5.jpg

The company is called Rearden Commerce. More details can be found at: www.reardencommerce.com/2.2.php

SOA is a blueprint or a framework of applications within an enterprise.

SOA mainly brings about business agility within the enterprise and maps IT agility to business agility. SOA is built on “business services” and thus the name Services Oriented Architecture (SOA)

SOA is useful for enterprises who typically find that IT is not flexible and agile enough with business demands. Generally, investment is need whenever there is a change in the business process happening; Enterprises also typically find that IT is not aligned well with business processes

SOA gives the answers to these problems. An SOA implementation will provide