 | Level: Introductory Greg Flurry (flurry@us.ibm.com), Enterprise Integration Solutions Strategist, IBM
Rachel Reinitz (rreinitz@us.ibm.com), SOA Senior Consultant, IBM
Devi Gupta (dgupta@prolifics.com), Vice-President of Marketing, Prolifics
Michelle Cordes (mcordes@us.ibm.com), WebSphere Enterprise Software Platform Marketing Manager, IBM
22 Sep 2006 This seventh episode in the series includes a discussion between our host Pat Flanders and Rachel Reinitz, SOA senior consultant, and Greg Flurry, senior technical staff member for Enterprise Integration Solutions. On "MarketWatch", Devi Gupta, Prolifics vice president of Marketing, gives an overview of that company's partnership with IBM®. And, don't miss our interview with Michelle Cordes, WebSphere® product marketing manager for the IBM enterprise software platform, on our regular installment of "Did you say Mainframe!?".
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In this episode, host Pat Flanders and guests Rachel Reinitz and Greg Flurry continue the discussion from Episode 5 on the connectivity entry point into SOA. This interview delves deeper into the general technical definition of an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and how an ESB enables SOA. Included in this discussion are:
- How an ESB contributes to the virtualization of services and the notion of aspect oriented connectivity.
- An example of how an ESB has enabled SOA for an IBM client.
- The role of standards in an ESB.
- ESB products and resources offered by IBM.
On "MarketWatch", Devi Gupta shares Prolifics experience as an IBM Business Partner, and discusses mixed server environments and customer migration to WebSphere software. And on "Did you say Mainframe?!", David Rhoderick interviews Michelle Cordes about how the new IBM CICS® problem determination tools will help developers in their jobs by interacting with subsystems, such as CICS, DB2®, and IMS®, and moving organizations to an SOA environment. Included in this discussion:
- An overview of IBM's problem determination tools for z/OS® and the latest announcements.
- An outline of how these tools fit within the application life cycle.
- An explanation of the broader reach of these tools beyond the mainframe to help migrate applications to an SOA environment.
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Greg Flurry is is a Senior Technical Staff Member in IBM Software Group's Enterprise Integration Solutions. Greg frequently travels to customers to help them define and implement service oriented solutions. His main focus is on the relatively new WebSphere Version 6 Platform Messaging technologies and the application of those technologies to customer solutions. As a prolific author, he has written about 50 articles in his career. Read more about Greg and the articles he has written on the WebSphere author spotlight page.
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Rachel Reinitz is a Senior Consulting IT Specialist with
IBM Software Services for WebSphere focusing on Web services. Rachel consults with customers and ISVs on how service oriented architecture and Web services can be used to achieve their business and technical objectives. She developed IBM's Advanced Web Services Training course and is a frequent conference presenter. Rachel is also an experienced eXtreme Programming coach who has used XP practices for 4 years. She lives in the Bay Area in California, and enjoys hiking, socializing, and international travel. Read more about Rachel and the articles she has written on the WebSphere author spotlight page. |
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Devi Gupta currently directs Prolifics' strategic positioning, leads the effort to implementing Prolifics' vision, and manages the company's key partner alliances. Her computer science background has allowed her to move freely between the engineering and the business development/marketing sides of the technology industry. This gives her a unique ability to apply the client's perspective to the ongoing evolution of Prolifics' technology and solutions. |
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Michelle Cordes graduated from Louisiana State University with a B.S. in Computer Science, and joined IBM in 1980. She spent time as a System Engineer supporting enterprise accounts in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She spent most of that time focused on mainframe MVS systems, with specialties in imaging and communications, particularly with distributed systems. During those 19 years, she worked in both technical and sales positions, including as a Certified Application Development Technical Sales Specialist. She joined IBM's Software Group in 2000 as a Market Manager for Enterprise Application Development Tooling, working with customers and development to help ensure IBM's application development tooling meets customer requirements. |
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