Service Oriented Architecture White Papers

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Integrating People, Processes and Systems: tools and best practices for IT teams
sponsored by Active Endpoints, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Agile techniques and SOA principles are necessary elements to successfully delivering business software in this environment but by themselves they’re not sufficient. This report highlights key features of tools that you should consider if you’re interested in delivering IT capabilities that integrate people, processes and systems in flexible ways.
Posted: 16 Feb 2011 | Published: 16 Feb 2011

Active Endpoints, Inc.

Discover, Interact, and Optimize for Smarter Healthcare with BPM Powered by Smart SOA
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to discover how leveraging business process management (BPM), powered by smart service-oriented architecture (SOA), can make critical information available in a fast, consistent way which improves the quality of health care organizations.
Posted: 10 Aug 2011 | Published: 10 Aug 2011

IBM

Transport, Location and Semantics
sponsored by Progress
WHITE PAPER: This paper describes how an enterprise service bus (ESB) enables interoperability at "the seven key points of mediation," which is necessary to achieve the goals of service oriented architecture (SOA): reuse and agility. It spotlights the first three points of mediation: transport, location, and semantics.
Posted: 28 Nov 2011 | Published: 31 Dec 2010

Progress

Simplify On-premise and Cloud Integration
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Leveraging the cloud means creating a hybrid architecture, which can result in disparate information siloes. Business users need access to this information quickly and easily. So, what you need to have in place is a solid integration strategy to bridge the gap between your on-premise systems and cloud applications.
Posted: 19 Nov 2013 | Published: 31 Jan 2012

IBM

Considerations for making System z your ESB deployment platform
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains the importance of connectivity— enabled by an enterprise service bus (ESB)— in an effective service oriented architecture (SOA) implementation, and makes a case for System z as an optimal platform for ESB reliability and performance.
Posted: 14 Feb 2012 | Published: 31 Oct 2010

IBM

JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform and JBoss Enterprise Data Services Platform: Value Proposition and Differentiation
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: Read this technical paper to get an overview of JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform and JBoss Enterprise Data Services Platform. Learn how the two systems work together to make your data accessible in real-time, automate processes, and respond to and manage business events more effectively.
Posted: 20 Apr 2012 | Published: 20 Apr 2012

Red Hat

Why Upgrade to WebSphere Application Server V8?
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.0 delivers complete Java EE 6 support and certification; increased support for programming models and standards; enhanced performance, administration and security capabilities; faster problem determination; directory-based Java EE application installs; and simplified product installations and maintenance.
Posted: 10 Oct 2011 | Published: 01 Jul 2011

IBM

Integration Face Off: JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 vs. Oracle SOA Suite 11.1.1.7
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: This competitive review compares two top integration tools -- the Red Hat® JBoss® Fuse Service Works 6 and Oracle SOA Suite for Oracle Middleware 11.1.1.7 -- in terms of functionality and cost.
Posted: 22 May 2014 | Published: 30 Apr 2014

Red Hat

A Rational approach to integration testing
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Developers need to deliver high-quality applications and lower testing costs, but as applications only increase in complexity, these can seem like impossible feats. Fortunately, this resource explores how to achieve those goals and keep up with the rate of change with continuous integration testing.
Posted: 24 Sep 2013 | Published: 31 Jul 2012

IBM

Software May Be Eating the World, but APIs Are Giving It Teeth
sponsored by MuleSoft
WHITE PAPER: To exploit the latest tech trends while streamlining IT processes and services, savvy businesses are relying on application programming interfaces (APIs.) Consult this insightful white paper to learn why APIs are the glue that holds the modern IT organization together.
Posted: 20 May 2014 | Published: 20 May 2014

MuleSoft