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Peter Kriens discusses OSGi

Community
Architecture,
Java
Topics
Technology,
Embedded Devices,
Enterprise Architecture,
Application Servers,
JCP Standards

InfoQ recently sat down with Peter Kriens of the OSGi Alliance to learn more about OSGi. Kriens discussed OSGi's origins in the mobile space, it's integration with Eclipse, the current integration work with Spring, and the future R5 specification. He also discussed the ongoing debate over OSGi and JSR 277, and gave his perspective on what an ideal solution would be for modularity at the JVM level.

The Role of the Enterprise Service Bus

Community
Java,
SOA
Topics
ESB

Mark Richards tells us what an ESB is, its role, what capabilities it provides, and the various ways an ESB can be implemented. He takes a close look at the JBI specification (JSR-208) and explains what impact it will have with the ESB world. This will teach you how to determine your own specific requirements for an ESB and then match these requirements to the product space.

News about Websphere

WebSphere Updates: sMash, eXtreme Scale, Virtual Enterprise, Business Events

Community
Architecture,
Java,
SOA
Topics
Web 2.0,
Virtualization,
Clustering & Caching,
Performance & Scalability,
Grid Computing,
Messaging

At IBM IMPACT this week, IBM announced a several new and re-randed upgraded products dealing with virtualization (Virtual Enterprise), clustering & caching (eXtreme Scale), complex event processing (Business Events), and RESTful web apps (sMash). InfoQ spoke to various execs and product managers to find out more.

New Options for .NET-Java Web Services Interoperability

Community
.NET,
Java,
SOA
Topics
Java plus .NET Integration,
Interop

When it comes to web services interoperability between .NET and Java, the choice used to be limited to SOAP over HTTP. Two new options recently became available in this area: WebSphere MQ (WMQ) and ActiveMQ transports can now be used for building interoperable web services between Java and .NET.

IBM Adds PowerShell Support for WebSphere MQ

Community
.NET,
Java
Topics
Artifacts & Tools

PowerShell is starting to gain acceptance with major players. IBM has announced that WebSphere MQ can now be managed using PowerShell. WebSphere objects such as Channels, Listeners, Queues, and Services can be created, examined, and modified from the command line. IBM's WMQ blog has posted a series on how to perform these actions.

IBM Discusses Record Setting SPECj Results and the Benchmarking Process

Community
Java
Topics

IBM WebSphere Application Server recently established new heights for SPECjAppServer2004 benchmarks in performance and scalability. InfoQ was able to talk to Andrew Spyker and John Stecher of IBM about the results and the benchmarking process.

IBM announces a broad set of new product releases, services offerings and the SOA Sandbox

Community
SOA
Topics
Web 2.0,
WS Standards,
Business Process Management,
ESB,
SOA Platforms

IBM announced a wide update to its SOA product line and services offerings. In addition, it published a large collection of white papers, presentations and labs as part of the SOA Sandbox.

Java EE 5 Development Waiting on Application Server Vendors

Community
Java
Topics
Application Servers

Solution providers are holding off on Java EE 5 development until the major application server vendors release compatible updates. Dr. Dobb's reports that while Sun's Java System Application Server has support and BEA's WebLogic is close, IBM lags behind.

WebSphere 6.1 Released; Updated for Java 5, SOA

Community
Java,
SOA
Topics
Application Servers

IBM has released WebSphere 6.1 to it's customers (free trial download not available yet), marking a signficant release that updates the server with J2SE 5, JSF 1.1, 64 bit, JMX management via JSR 160, support for WS-Addressing, Notification, Business Activity, WS-I Security Profile 1.0, and more. The release comes a year and a half after the J2EE 1.4 compliant WebSphere 6.0 was released.