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OSS, SOA and Web 2.0 in the e-Commerce sector

Community
Architecture,
SOA
Topics
Web 2.0,
ESB,
SOA Platforms,
Open Source

People have thought of establishing a relationship between SOA and Web 2.0 for quite some time yet these two cultures are generally failing to cross-pollinate. InfoQ spoke with Marc Osofsky and Dave Gynn from Optaros, a consulting company which is delivering solutions using Open Source, SOA and Web 2.0. We discussed enterprise-readyness, component selection and rapid delivery methodology.

Ruby.NET moves to open source community model

Community
.NET,
Ruby
Topics
Scripting,
Dynamic Languages,
.NET Framework

The team of the (Gardens Point) Ruby.NET compiler announced that it'll start working towards opening their project to outside committers.

Is Open Source an Anathema for .NET?

Community
.NET
Topics
Open Source,
.NET Framework

An anathema is anything laid up or suspended; or in the Greek usage: set apart as sacred or laid up in a temple. Much like the definition of anathema, the Open Source community and the .NET community have been seemingly at odds since .NET's inception. If the past year is proof, the philosophies of Open Source are taking hold in the .NET community.

Working with Mingle

Community
Agile
Topics
Web 2.0,
Collaboration,
Artifacts & Tools,
Delivering Value,
JRuby,
Agile in the Enterprise

InfoQ had some time with Mingle project engineer Jay Wallace, to use ThoughtWorks' much anticipated Mingle software and demonstrate to us how it differentiates itself from other products by being a truly agile project management tool.

Mono 1.2 release with thoughts from Miguel de Icaza

Community
.NET
Topics
Artifacts & Tools,
Java plus .NET Integration,
.NET Framework

Last week Mono hit its 1.2 release. Novell uses Mono in server form for both ZenWorks and iFolder in its Suse Linux Enterprise 10 platform. This release was primarily focused on performance and scalability improvements. Enhancements can be found across the board in support for Windows Forms and System.Drawing, .NET 2.0 parity in C#, and debugger support for both X86 and X64.

Apache Synapse Announces Milestone 2 Release

Community
SOA
Topics
ESB,
WS Standards,
Open Source

Apache Synapse is a lightweight Web Services and XML broker based on Apache Axis2 and Axiom. Synapse has the ability to route, transform and log messages passing through it. Synapse has reached Milestone 2 and is now available to the community.

Canadian Firm Posts Bounty for New Rails Database Support

Community
Ruby
Topics
Web Frameworks

ICI, a stainless steel truck accessory business in Canada, today announced a 900USD bounty to the first person to deliver ODBTP support for Rails. ODBTP (Open Database Transport Protocol) is a TCP/IP protocol ideal for connecting Linux-based programs to ODBC data sources on Windows servers.