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Making SOA real with WebSphere: Episode 10: Leveraging SOA appliances and application connectivity

Informative interviews with IBM experts in service-oriented architecture (SOA) implementation

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Bobby Woolf (bwoolf@us.ibm.com), WebSphere J2EE Consultant, IBM Software Services for WebSphere
Guy Hochstetler (guyh@us.ibm.com), Consulting IT Specialist, Application and Integration Software, IBM
Jerry Huelsenbeck (jhuelsen@us.ibm.com), Business Development Representative, WebSphere, IBM
David Anderson (dfa@us.ibm.com), Executive Briefing Center Team Lead, eServer, IBM

18 Dec 2006

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In the tenth and final episode of the series, our host Pat Flanders talks with Bobby Woolf and Guy Hochstetler on what SOA appliances are and how to use SOA for application connectivity. On "MarketWatch", Jerry Huelsenbeck discusses integrating Oracle® applications using IBM® WebSphere® software and how Oracle and IBM are working together. And, don't miss our interview with David Anderson, eServer Executive Briefing Center Team Leader, in our regular installment of "Did you say Mainframe!?".

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In this episode, host Pat Flanders, Bobby Woolf, and Guy Hochstetler discuss SOA appliances and how to use SOA for application connectivity. Included in this discussion are:

  • What is an SOA appliance?
  • How SOA appliances are used as part of an Enterprise Service Bus.
  • How SOA is used for application connectivity.

On "MarketWatch", guest Jerry Huelsenbeck discusses integrating Oracle applications with the rest of the enterprise using IBM WebSphere software, and touches on how Oracle and IBM are working together to support current and future applications releases.

In the "Did you say mainframe?" segment, IBM mainframe expert David Anderson explains the advantages of the underlying hardware on IBM System z® mainframe, such as the z9 EC and BC. Find out how the new z9 enables customers to rethink how they use mainframe. Discover why so many small, medium, and large enterprises are using the z9. Also hear about the top three innovations featured with these latest generations of IBM mainframe.


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Podcast credits

Bobby Woolf is a member of IBM Software Services for WebSphere, consultants who help developers achieve success with WebSphere products. He is coauthor of Enterprise Integration Patterns and The Design Patterns Smalltalk Companion. Bobby assists clients in developing applications with service-oriented architecture for IBM WebSphere Process Server using IBM WebSphere Integration Developer. Bobby is also a frequent speaker at various conferences. Read more about SOA and application integration at Bobby's blog on developerWorks.


Guy Hochstetler is a Consulting IT Specialist with IBM Software Services for WebSphere, where he serves a leadership role regarding SOA, ESBs, and messaging. He provides architecture, design, and implementation guidance to customers throughout the US specializing in integration solutions. Guy was a member of the team that delivered the WebSphere Message Broker v6 beta program. He has spoken at IBM conferences on the subject of ESBs and WebSphere Message Broker.


Jerry Huelsenbeck is a long-term IBMer having served in various roles from Systems Engineer to Business Development Manager. He has worked extensively with database and transactional systems supporting the Process and Distribution industries. Over the past five years, Jerry has been the lead Business Development Manager with JD Edwards®, then Peoplesoft®, and now Oracle. He has done numerous webcasts and conferences, including a recent engagement at Oracle OpenWorld. He actively supports IBM Field Sales, and works with various ISV and System Integrators on understanding WebSphere's role within the Oracle applications environment.


David Anderson works for IBM Systems and Technology Group on hardware and software technologies for IBM eServer®. David has worked on mainframe for more than 20 years and is a professional engineer who speaks to hundreds of customers annually. David is a direct link into IBM Development in Poughkeepsie, NY.




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