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Red Hat joins Interoperability Vendor Alliance
Red Hat announces it has joined the Interoperability Vendor Alliance, with IBM, Microsoft, BEA, Oracle and others.
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New JSR Proposed: Java API for RESTful Web Services
Sun has submitted JSR 311, Java API for RESTful Web Services, to the JCP, aiming to "enable developers to rapidly build Web applications in Java that are characteristic of the best designed parts of the Web". Reactions from the REST crowd are mixed.
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WS Reliable Messaging, Policy Updated for Public Review, WS-MakeConnection Introduced
OASIS has released WS Reliable Messaging, WSRM Policy and a new specification, WS-MakeConnection, for public review. Comments are due until 27 February.
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WebLogic Server 10 Update: Java EE 5, Spring Pitchfork, WS-*
BEA has released a new tech preview of WebLogic Server 10 that passes the Java EE 5 CTS. WebLogic Server 10 uses the Kodo JPA (based on Apache OpenJPA)and also Spring's Pitchfork project to provide EJB and Java EE 5. WebLogic Server 10 adds side-by-side deployment of multi-version apps, JMS automatic failover, support for document-centric ws-standards, filtering class loaders, and more.
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Axis2 vs. XFire Performance Benchmark
The results of a performance benchmark published by Axis2 committers has created a flood of blog entries, some of which contain useful information.
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The East/West SOA Divide
In the past, American adoption of technologies such as CORBA, DCE and J2EE has typically out stripped Europe, Japan and other "first world" countries. However, a recent report indicates that for SOA adoption this may not be the case. The most of the oft-quoted SOA success stories are in Europe, Canada, Asia and Australia.
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Amazon, eBay, Yahoo! architectures to be presented at QCon
Architects from Amazon, eBay, and Yahoo! will be doing case study talks on aspects of their architectures at QCon London (March 14-16), a three day conference (plus 2 tutorial days) featuring speakers such as Martin Fowler, Dave Thomas, Gavin King, Werner Vogels, Rod Johnson, Erik Meijer, and 50 others. Tracks span Java, .NET, Ruby, SOA, Agile, Ajax, Architecture, Usability, and others.
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JBoss ESB 4: SOA beyond SOAP/HTTP
JBoss has released a GA version of JBossESB 4.0, its open source ESB product. According to JBoss the ESB supports SOA concepts independently of Web services. InfoQ talked to JBossESB development manager Mark Little.
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SOA Coverage on Software Engineering Radio
Software Engineering Radio, a podcast for professional developers, has an extensive coverage of SOA, including interviews with Werner Vogels, Steve Vinoski, Gregor Hohpe, and Michael Stal.
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Pragmatic SOA: Adoption Project by Project
According to the latest release from Zapthink, success with SOA rarely necessitates comprehensive change; instead, architects who choose their SOA battles carefully can deliver on SOA's promises to the business via projects of limited scope. Architects who miss this point often set the bar for SOA success too high.
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Interview: Arjen Poutsma on Spring Web Services
InfoQ talks to Spring Web Services creator Arjen Poutsma about Spring's Java Web services stack and the different approach it has to building Java Web services. Topics covered include the reason for yet another WS framework, advantages of contract-first, document-driven Web services, JAX-WS, and REST.
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Workshop on Web of Services for Enterprise Computing
The Workshop on Web of Services for Enterprise Computing, organized by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), has led to a number of interesting submissions addressing Web Services and the Web.
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Interview: Mule Founder Ross Mason on ESBs
Mule founder Ross Mason talks about the the role of the ESB, when to use and not to use ESBs, BPEL, and ESBs vs. integration brokers. Mule is an open source ESB and Ross discusses how people are using Mule and how it compares to commercial alternatives. Ross reveals that Mule got its name because it takes the donkey work out of integration projects.
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OASIS WS-Transaction (almost) a standard
The OASIS WS-TX technical committee held a face-to-face meeting last week at IBM Hursely. This is likely the last such meeting prior to final standardisation of WS-Coordination, WS-AtomicTransaction and WS-BusinessActivity.
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Dion Hinchliffe: Eleven Emerging Ideas for SOA Architects in 2007
"Web 2.0" expert Dion Hinchcliffe elaborates on eleven ideas he considers valuable for SOA architects in 2007, most of them connected to merging Web 2.0 and "classical" SOA concepts.