Check, please
Although they’re taking different routes, companies want to get us to the same place: Web services on demand WEB SERVICES ARE here. As I write this, Microsoft is streaming a security update to my laptop. I didn’t request it, although…
The road to secure Web services
Traditional means of securing e-commerce can be used, but better methods are in the works WEB SERVICES ARE primed to be the next big development for Internet-based applications and transactions. As with any new technology, security eventually surfaces in the…
Life on the cutting edge
For Mike Toma, keeping on top of the technology curve means keeping a close eye on Web services A RAGING INDUSTRY DEBATE between competing development models was not the major factor in Mike Toma’s decision to rearchitect his software infrastructure…
iChain builds trust
Novell’s authentication tool bolsters network defenses and provides XML-based single sign-on FOR BUSINESS relationships to work, the parties involved must trust one another. They don’t have to be allies; competitors do business with one another all the time. But regardless…
The Windows way to Web services
Microsoft’s Web services approach may be the easiest, but at what cost? WEB SERVICES’ PROMISE to eliminate the complexities of EAI (enterprise application integration) plays like a siren’s song to all levels of IT management. Worn down by mounting costs…
Serena Software integrates code and content management
SERENA SOFTWARE THIS week released a new version of its product that integrated software code and Web content change management in a single product. Serena ChangeMan WCM is designed to automate content-centric processes such as task assignment, content routing, editing,…
Elbows, ears, and rules of thumb
Not everything that’s wise is a good ethical principle “Never put anything in your ear smaller than your elbow.” It’s not exactly a solid ethical principle — and probably not an ethical principle at all — but it’s a good…
Progress Software’s CEO gives his take on the role messaging will play in Web services
PROGRESS SOFTWARE HAS gone through more metamorphoses than just about any company in the business. Beginning as a provider of 4GL application development tools, Progress today focuses on application and data integration. In an interview with InfoWorld Editor in Chief…
Survey results are shocking: It’s a tie
I asked E-Business Secrets readers on Dec. 20 to answer one question: “Shall I concentrate more on Web management, Web development, or some ‘Other’ response?” I designed this survey to help me understand some curious patterns in the items clicked…
Tibco buys Talarian in messaging deal
LOOKING TO EXTEND its messaging platform for business integration, Tibco has entered into an agreement to acquire infrastructure software provider Talarian, in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $115 million, the two companies announced on Saturday. Tibco, which…
