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Achieving business agility with BPM and SOA together: Smart work in the smart enterprise
While BPM and SOA each have value on their own, this new white paper from IBM explains how they can be naturally synergistic. When implemented together, they can greatly increase business and IT agility, optimization, and alignment. BPM provides the business context, understanding, and metrics, while SOA provides a governed library of well-architected service and information building blocks. Both are needed in order to dynamically optimize investments, drive operational excellence, and manage business risk.
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23 Nov 2009 |
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WS-Policy security integration between DataPower and WebSphere Application Server
This article shows you how to configure WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance and WebSphere Application Server to implement WS-Policy for SOA service governance.
User credentials are transformed in an LPTA common token format for authorization and single-sign-on between DataPower and an application hosted on WebSphere Application Server.
Offloading policy management to DataPower lets WebSphere Application Server provide better application-level functionality, while DataPower provides enterprise-wide, high-performance service governance.
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18 Nov 2009 |
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The WebSphere Contrarian: A better Web application configuration for high availability
Adding hardware doesn't always improve failover and availablity for Web application requests. The first installment of The WebSphere Contrarian discusses why this is the case, as well as some possible alternatives.
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18 Nov 2009 |
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Moving towards Customer-Centric Pricing: from Strategy to Implementation, the New Opportunities for Banks to Compete in the Current Economic Downturn
Pricing is a strategic weapon for acquiring new customers and, as importantly, retaining existing ones. As such, effective and innovative pricing strategies are crucial for banks to achieve organic growth. This white paper argues that in the current economic downturn, banks need more than ever technologies such as the business rule management system (BRMS) to effectively manage their pricing policies.
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17 Nov 2009 |
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Effective Application Modernization with Business Rule Management System
This white paper covers the following aspects of application modernization and BRMS: legacy application challenges and application modernization strategies, BRMSs and their features and benefits, leveraging BRMS in application modernization.
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17 Nov 2009 |
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The Business Rule Approach to Payment Transformation: Lower Costs and Manage Differentiated Service Levels with Greater Flexibility
Discover why the IBM WebSphere ILOG Business Rule Management System (BRMS) is a key software platform to support vital elements of payment transformation.
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17 Nov 2009 |
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Fraud Prevention and Detection for Credit and Debit Card Transactions Richard CollardSenior
Discover the value business rule management systems (BRMS) bring to fraud detection.
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17 Nov 2009 |
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Agile Decision Services: How IBM ILOG’s Business Rule Management System helps Organizations Deliver Fast Time to Value for Business and IT
This paper explores the challenges that organizations face in trying to deliver quick time-to -value for IT projects and achieve the status of ‘agile enterprise’. It illustrates how IBM® WebSphere ILOG Business Rule Management System (BRMS) can facilitate the alignment of IT with business and support the implementation of an agile decision service (ADS) to provide business value within months of project adoption.
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17 Nov 2009 |
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Why Business Rules? A Case for Business Users of Information Technology
The relationship between business and IT can frequently consist of miscommunication, misunderstanding and frustration. Part of the disconnect between IT and business groups is often based on a natural disparity between the work cycles of the two groups. This white paper is an introduction to how business rule management systems bridge the gap between business people and IT groups. It details the benefits to non technical profiles in particular.
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17 Nov 2009 |
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Optimization Applications in the Energy and Power Industries
The role of IBM ILOG optimization has been primarily in delivering software that helps energy and power companies make better decisions faster. As this white paper shows, the IBM ILOG CPLEX and IBM ILOG OPL Development Studio enable rapid development and deployment of applications that address the energy and power industries’ most pressing issues.
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17 Nov 2009 |
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Energy: Making Smarter Decisions Faster
The restructuring of the energy market is forcing companies to confront
new challenges using flexible, dynamic solutions. With intensified
global competition, it is essential to control costs and seize
opportunities as they arise. Rapidly changing regulations and
innovative technologies create problems that make good planning a
crucial competitive advantage. But traditional manual planning and spreadsheet solutions cannot meet these challenges, and companies that rely on lengthy planning
processes leave potential revenue streams untapped and expose themselves
to greater competitive pressure.
IBM ILOG software helps companies in the energy industry overcome
these challenges and achieve increasing economies by operating
more efficiently, reducing risks and cutting costs with highly effective
planning, scheduling and monitoring systems.
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17 Nov 2009 |
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Generating events in WebSphere Message Broker for transaction monitoring and auditing
This article shows you how to configure and generate monitoring events in a WebSphere Message Broker message flow. Monitoring events are very useful built-in features for transaction monitoring
and auditing, and this article describes them in detail.
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11 Nov 2009 |
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Developing and deploying transformations using WebSphere TX Design Studio, Integration Flow Designer, and Launcher
This article shows you how to create type trees and maps using WebSphere Transformation Extender (WebSphere TX) Design Studio, how to create process flows and the executable systems of maps
using WebSphere TX Integration Flow Designer, and how to deploy maps as executable systems using WebSphere TX Launcher.
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11 Nov 2009 |
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Comment lines by Alexandre Polozoff: Consider multiple cells for redundancy and availability
A multiple cell strategy within your IBM WebSphere Application Server
environment enables you to address planned (and unplanned) maintenance while
still providing 24x7 availability.
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04 Nov 2009 |
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Getting Started with WebSphere eXtreme Scale, Part
1: Understanding WebSphere eXtreme Scale and how it works
This introductory article offers a foundation to help you gain a
technical understanding of what IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale is, the features
it provides, and the vast benefits it offers. This primer describes the
underlying principles of data in memory, partitioning, and caching, and then
describes WebSphere eXtreme Scale fundamentals in these terms. Use cases are
included to show how these underlying principles result in business
benefits.
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04 Nov 2009 |
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Comment lines by Bill Hines: Dawn of a new (DataPower) day
The latest firmware update for IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances,
IBM’s most unusual and exciting product line, is chock full of important new
features. DataPower appliances are poised to move into the next generation
with Web 2.0 and many other enhanced capabilities.
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04 Nov 2009 |
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Integrating Adobe Flex with IBM WebSphere Portal
This article shows how to integrate Adobe® Flex into IBM® WebSphere® Portal with samples. You can use Adobe Flex as a client-side solution to render the user interface of portlets, overcome the limitations of HTML, and greatly improve the user experience within a portal. This article also shows you how to call and consume JSON objects within a Flex application running on WebSphere Portal.
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04 Nov 2009 |
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The Support Authority: Know what your Web application is really doing
The IBM Monitoring and Diagnostic Tools for Java - Health Center is a
lightweight tool that monitors IBM virtual machines for Java with minimal
performance overhead. It provides live information and recommendations about
classes being loaded, the virtual machine environment, garbage collection,
locking, and profiling. This article introduces you to the Health Center and
shows an example of how it can be used to check the impact of a source code
change in a Web application.
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04 Nov 2009 |
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WebSphere Virtual Enterprise and Service Level Differentiation
WebSphere Virtual Enterprise can provide Service Level Differentiation
for incoming requests. However, getting appropriate results requires careful
configuration. This article describes the behavior of WebSphere Virtual
Enterprise with regards to Service Level Differentiation and discusses how to
create appropriate configurations.
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04 Nov 2009 |
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Managing your private cloud, Part 2: Using the WebSphere CloudBurst REST API interface
Several interface options are available to help you to interact with the
IBM WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance, which provides functionality for creating,
deploying, and managing IBM WebSphere Application Server virtual systems in a
private cloud. These interfaces include a Web 2.0 graphical user interface, a
Jython command line interface, and an HTTP REST API. This article discusses
the HTTP REST API, which provides a language-neutral interface that is ideal
for integrating WebSphere CloudBurst capabilities into existing applications
or user interfaces.
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04 Nov 2009 |
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Customizing with WebSphere CloudBurst, Part
3: Using script packages for customizing above and beyond patterns
Because every user scenario is unique, the IBM WebSphere CloudBurst
Appliance has built-in features to help you configure and customize your IBM
WebSphere Application Server environments. Part 3 of this series describes how
to customize and enhance your deployed WebSphere Application Server
environments using script packages.
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04 Nov 2009 |
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Troubleshooting common problems with WebSphere Business Events V6.2.1
Learn how to identify and troubleshoot some common problems in WebSphere
Business Events V6.2.1. You'll also learn about the new logging and
tracing features available in V6.2.
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03 Nov 2009 |
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JAX-WS client APIs in the Web Services Feature Pack for
WebSphere Application Server V6.1, Part 1: Creating a Dispatch client
This series introduces developers to JAX-WS 2.0, the new programming
model supported in the Web Services Feature Pack for WebSphere Application
Server V6.1. Part 1 guides you through creating a Dispatch client using the
various JAX-WS client APIs.
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01 Nov 2009 |
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Exploring the WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for
SCA: Part 5: Protocol bindings for Service Component Architecture
services
Part 5 of this series on the IBM WebSphere Application Server V7 Feature
Pack for SCA describes the SCA (Service Component Architecture) bindings that
are available for wiring together different SCA components. Bindings define
the transport/protocol access mechanism for SCA services and references,
making it possible for the choice of protocol to be independent from the
application programming interface. The binding types supported by the Feature
Pack for SCA are default, Web services, EJB, and JMS bindings.
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01 Nov 2009 |
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Using Spring and Hibernate with WebSphere Application Server
If you're considering using Spring or Hibernate with IBM WebSphere
Application Server, this article explains how to configure these frameworks
for various scenarios with WebSphere Application Server. This article is not
an exhaustive review of either framework, but a critical reference to help you
successfully implement such scenarios. (Updated for Spring Framework 2.5 and
WebSphere Application Server V7.)
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01 Nov 2009 |
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Event sequencing using WebSphere Process Server
This article describes event sequencing in asynchronous applications and
how to configure it for WebSphere Process Server messaging transport. The
article covers both development and runtime aspects of event sequencing in a
WebSphere Process Server environment, including tips on getting up
and running fast.
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28 Oct 2009 |
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Generate events for monitoring in WebSphere Business Monitor V6.2 from an
Oracle database
Learn how to use the Oracle Emitter, an IBM tool provided with this
article, to extract relevant business data from your Oracle database and
transform that data into Common Base Events that can be consumed by WebSphere
Business Monitor.
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28 Oct 2009 |
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Quickly adapt to changing business needs using business variables and Business
Space in WebSphere Business Services Fabric V6.2
Leverage the new features of WebSphere Business Services Fabric V6.2 and
Business Space powered by WebSphere to build flexible business processes that
enable users to easily change policy attributes without IT
involvement.
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21 Oct 2009 |
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Resource monitoring in WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition
WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition (hereafter called WebSphere MQ FTE) provides reliable, auditable, and managed transfer of files, regardless of their size, between IT systems without the need for programming.
This article takes you through a number of scenarios that show you how to use the WebSphere MQ FTE resource monitoring function.
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21 Oct 2009 |
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Configuring Kerberos authentication in WebSphere Application Server Community
Edition
Kerberos authentication is not currently supported in WebSphere
Application Server Community Edition. In this article, we highlight how you
can leverage the IBM Java Platform provided Kerberos implementation to perform
Kerberos authentication in WebSphere Application Server Community Edition.
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21 Oct 2009 |
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Managing WebSphere Adapters more effectively through wsadmin in WebSphere Process Server
This article introduces an approach on how to manage WebSphere Adapters
more effectively through the wsadmin scripting tool in a WebSphere Process
Server environment. This approach reduces the effort to access and manage
WebSphere Adapter projects and improves the overall efficiency of
building an SOA business integration solution.
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14 Oct 2009 |
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WebSphere migrations: Migrate from JBoss v4.x to IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition v2.x
Leverage the superior support and architecture of WebSphere Application Server and Apache Geronimo by migrating applications running on JBoss Application Server.
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14 Oct 2009 |
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Migrating WebSphere MQ queue manager clusters from WebSphere MQ V6 to V7
This article describes best practices for migrating WebSphere MQ queue manager clusters from V6 to V7 on both System z and on distributed operating systems.
Topics include minimising application outages, verifying migration success, and taking advantage of new features such as publish/subscribe within clusters through the use of clustered topic objects.
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13 Oct 2009 |
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Model Synchronization between WBM and WID 6.1.2
This article illustrates the closed cycle development
between WebSphere Business Modeler (WBM) and WebSphere
Integration Developer (WID) version 6.1.2. It starts by
designing a simple business model on WBM and importing this
model into WID. Some changes will be applied on the WID module,
and then they will be imported back to WBM to update the
model. After that, Other changes will be applied on the WBM model, and then is merged into the exisiting WID module.
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10 Oct 2009 |
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IBM Pattern-based Process Model Accelerators for WebSphere
Business Modeler, Part 3: Changing process models with ready-to-use transformations
This series walks you through the IBM Pattern-based Process Model
Accelerators V2.0 for WebSphere Business Modeler, a set of plug-ins for IBM
WebSphere Business Modeler that add patterns, transformations, and
refactorings to your business process modeling environment. In Part 3, you'll
learn about transformations that apply a complex change to a process model in
a single click.
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07 Oct 2009 |
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Using the MQ binding plug-in for WebSphere Integration Developer 6.0.2
This article demonstrates how the plug-in for WebsSphere Integration
Developer can help you reduce manual work by using the MQ binding feature. The
plug-in automates the creation of the necessary environment and WebSphere
Process Server resources.
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07 Oct 2009 |
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Implementing common extension scenarios using IBM Lotus Web Content Management 6.1 APIs
The IBM Lotus Web Content Management (hereafter called “Web Content Management”) API provides an extension of standard features of Web Content Management. This article provides usage and solutions with code samples of the most common implementations carried out by customers using APIs. You can pick and choose the samples provided here, as is, to incorporate into your system.
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07 Oct 2009 |
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IBM Pattern-based Process Model Accelerators for WebSphere
Business Modeler, Part 3: Changing process models with ready-to-use transformations
This series walks you through the IBM Pattern-based Process Model
Accelerators V2.0 for WebSphere Business Modeler, a set of plug-ins for IBM
WebSphere Business Modeler that add patterns, transformations, and
refactorings to your business process modeling environment. In Part 3, you'll
learn about transformations that apply a complex change to a process model in
a single click.
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07 Oct 2009 |
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Team development with WebSphere Transformation Extender
This article shows you how to use WebSphere Transformation Extender (WebSphere TX) V8.2 in a team environment.
It explains how to integrate WebSphere TX with CVS repositories and provides a pattern for subdividing WebSphere TX artifacts into smaller units of work to maximize the number of parallel development activities.
You should be familiar with WebSphere TX and have basic knowledge of the Eclipse platform.
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06 Oct 2009 |
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Introduction to patterns in WebSphere Message Broker V7
WebSphere Message Broker V7 introduces patterns to message flow development. A pattern is a reusable solution that encapsulates a tested approach to solving a common architecture, design,
or deployment task in a particular context.
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06 Oct 2009 |
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Comment lines by Ruth Willenborg: The "special sauce" inside the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance
The secret ingredient inside the new IBM WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance
and IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition isn't a secret, but it
is revolutionary. This article reveals the "special sauce" inside these two products that differentiates them from general purpose provisioning and virtualization management products.
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Planning and handling timeouts in service-oriented environments
This article shines some light on an often overlooked yet very important
aspect of any service-oriented architecture (SOA): timeouts. Find out how some
specific non-functional requirements can only be met by carefully designing
the timeout values that are used across an entire solution.
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Mission:Messaging: Ten WebSphere MQ SupportPacs I can't live without
SupportPacs are add-ons that complement the IBM WebSphere MQ family of products. SupportPacs cover a wide variety of functions including planning, administration, development, testing, operations, and troubleshooting. With literally hundreds to pick from, the options can be overwhelming when deciding which would be the best ones for you. There is no definitive list of the "best" SupportPacs out there, but
these are the ones I consider to be indispensible.
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30 Sep 2009 |
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The WebSphere Contrarian: Less might be more when tuning WebSphere Application Server
Aggressive tuning doesn't always equate with improved application
performance. This installment of The WebSphere Contrarian discusses why this
is the case and provides some high level performance tuning guidance.
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30 Sep 2009 |
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WebSphere Process Sever throughput management, Part 2
The solution architect is frequently required to design solutions that
integrate disparate endpoint systems to exhibit varying non-functional
capabilities. This 2-part series presents approaches on handling endpoint
system challenges related to throughput management. One such integration
challenge is when a target endpoint system cannot process high volumes of
concurrent asynchronous messages. This article illustrates how the underlying
capabilities provided by WebSphere Process Server can be leveraged to handle
this integration challenge.
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Ajax in a network: Security and topology challenges of aggregating content from multiple sites
in an Ajax architecture
There can be challenges when introducing Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
(Ajax) programming techniques into a network environment. This article looks
at security and topology scenarios that you might be trying to solve when
creating Ajax style architectures that aggregate content from multiple sites.
This article explores these scenarios using the IBM Tivoli Access Manager
WebSEAL product in conjunction with the IBM WebSphere Application Server
Feature Pack for Web 2.0 for developing Ajax style architectures for WebSphere
Application Server.
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30 Sep 2009 |
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The Support Authority: Analyze memory management problems with the Memory Dump Diagnostic for Java
(MDD4J)
The Memory Dump Diagnostic for Java (MDD4J) tool helps you diagnose
memory leaks and other excessive memory consumption problems in applications
running in IBM Java Virtual Machines (JVMs). This article introduces you to
MDD4J and shows you how to use its sophisticated analysis engine and user
interface to peer into the Java heap so you can see which objects are
consuming the most amount of memory.
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Comment lines by Scott Johnson: Loading Java resource bundles via HTTP
Learn how to load a Java resource bundle that resides in a different Web
application. Before Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE) 6, support for
accomplishing this was not part of the JDK. But with the addition of the
ResourceBundle.Control class in Java SE 6, loading a "remote" resource bundle became possible by simply extending the Control class and adding some custom code.
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Comment lines by Erik Burckart: Every application needs communications
IBM WebSphere Application Server V7 Feature Pack for Communications
Enabled Applications (CEA) can help easily add powerful communications capabilities
to your applications. In many cases, integration starts simply with one line
of HTML while importing the JavaScript and CSS. This article briefly
describes the capabilities of this new feature pack, including the ability to
browse a Web site with a friend, or click to make a call to someone all via
JavaScript. If you want to see it in action, this article includes easy ways
to get started plus links to YouTube demo videos.
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Best practices for using Web services with the WebSphere Transformation Extender WSDL Importer
Many WebSphere Transformation Extender (WebSphere TX) solutions involve invoking Web services from a WebSphere TX map to process data.
In this process, the WSDL Importer creates Web services artifacts in WebSphere TX that correspond to the WSDL provided for the Web services.
This article explains how WSDL is represented in the Web services artifacts, and provides best practices for creating the artifacts within WebSphere TX.
Users should be familiar with WebSphere TX and have some knowledge of Web services and WSDL.
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Comment lines by Kevin Sutter: An update on Java Persistence API 2.0
As the JPA Expert Group (JSR-317) nears completion of the JPA 2.0
specification, this article introduces you to some of the new concepts and features in this updated specification. It also explains how you can experience this new functionality with the Apache OpenJPA project, an open-source, robust, high performance, scalable implementation of the JPA specification.
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Hello again, 3270: Accessing z/OS applications with an iPhone
New technologies and the proliferation of smart wireless devices doesn't
change the reality that applications running on z/OS remain the backbone of
many organizations. But just because an application might be older doesn't
mean it has to look that way or be difficult to access. This article describes
how you can leverage Service Oriented Architecture to bridge this generation
gap and access a z/OS application from an iPhone. This example involves
creating a CICS Web service that is invoked by an iPhone using Web 2.0
concepts to access a CICS/COBOL demo application. Bringing in Google Maps then
makes the iPhone interface to the mainframe application even more
attractive.
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Case study: Tuning WebSphere Application Server V7 for performance
IBM WebSphere Application Server supports an ever-growing range of
applications, each with their own unique set of features, requirements, and
services. Just as no two applications will use an application server in
exactly the same way, no single set of tuning parameters will likely provide
the best performance for any two different applications. Most applications
will generally realize some performance improvement from tuning in three core
areas: the JVM, thread pools, and connection pools. This article uses the
Apache DayTrader Peformance Benchmark Sample application to demonstrate what
you can tune and how to go about tuning it, depending on the major server
components and resources that your application uses.
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Customizing with WebSphere CloudBurst, Part 2: Using WebSphere CloudBurst to customize a WebSphere middleware
environment
At the heart of the IBM WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance are IBM WebSphere
Application Server patterns. These patterns are pre-built, hardened
configurations that are best practice representations of WebSphere middleware
environments that are ready to be deployed to a private cloud. However, these
shipped patterns will not meet the needs of every deployment. For that reason
the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance provides pattern customization capabilities
that enable you to produce your own highly customized WebSphere middleware
environments. Part 2 of this article series discusses how WebSphere CloudBurst
lets you build custom WebSphere Application Server patterns that represent
your unique topologies and configurations.
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Integrating IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server for Product
Information Management with WebSphere Commerce
This article describes the Product Information Management (PIM) for
Commerce accelerator and best practices on how to use it. You will learn about
the different components and how you can use them to accelerate an integration
between the IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management for PIM and WebSphere
Commerce.
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Web Services Secure Conversation interoperability between
WebSphere V7 and Windows Communication Foundation using dynamic policy
configuration, Part 1: Configure and test WS-Secure Conversation
This series describes how to use the WebSphere Application Server V7
Endpoint Interface samples to demonstrate interoperability with Microsoft
Windows Communication Foundation. You'll learn how to achieve SOAP message
security interoperability using WS-Secure Conversation. Part 1 focuses on
statically configuring a custom WebSphere WS-SC policy set and
binding.
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29 Sep 2009 |
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Customizing IBM Lotus Connections 2.5 with Lotus Widget Factory and Google gadgets
This article details two different approaches that you can use to accelerate and simplify the development of new widgets for IBM® Lotus® Connections.
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29 Sep 2009 |
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Happy birthday, developerWorks!
Get the WebSphere perspective on the creation and evolution of developerWorks, then check out 10 of the most popular WebSphere-related articles published on developerWorks in the past 10 years.
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24 Sep 2009 |
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Using the Query Table Builder in WebSphere Process Server V6.2
This article shows you how to build the query table feature introduced
in WebSphere Process Server V6.2 so you can use the authorization options and
filters on a human task. You will build a module comprising of different
components to use this feature.
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23 Sep 2009 |
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Deploying and configuring WebSphere Adapters in a clustered environment
Deploying WebSphere Adapters in a non-clustered environment is simple, but the clustered environments used for high availability by many enterprises make deployment much more complex.
This article shows you how to deploy and configure WebSphere Adapters in a clustered environment at both the node and cluster levels.
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23 Sep 2009 |
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Create a dynamic Ajax-based Web application with the WebSphere Application
Server Feature Pack for Web 2.0
The IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web 2.0 provides a
rich set of components that enable developers to easily and more efficiently
build powerful Ajax-based applications. This article explains how you can
build a Web application that features dynamic charts using the Feature Pack
for Web 2.0. You will also see how you can combine major Web 2.0 facilities
(like Dojo, Web remoting, Web messaging, JSON4J, and so on) to create a
solution with a rich user experience, as well as how to integrate existing
back-end services into the Ajax-style architecture.
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23 Sep 2009 |
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Configure WebSphere Business Monitor for high throughput and
performance
Learn best practices for architecture, implementation, and performance
tuning of IBM WebSphere Business Monitor components. This article contains
tuning guidelines for Monitor components having the most impact on
performance, based on benchmark tests, and includes event processing and
dashboard server tuning.
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19 Sep 2009 |
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Integrating WebSphere Business Events V6.2 with WebSphere ESB
and WebSphere Process Server
In an earlier developerWorks article, I showed you how WebSphere
Business Events V 6.1 can interoperate out of the box with WebSphere Process
Server and WebSphere Enterprise Server Bus V6.1. In this article, you'll learn
how this interoperability has improved in V6.2.
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16 Sep 2009 |
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Introducing REST-based services for wiki and blog content in IBM Lotus Quickr 8.1.1 services for IBM WebSphere Portal
In IBM® Lotus® Quickr™ versions earlier than 8.1.1, the public APIs supported only document-related services. Lotus Quickr 8.1.1 now has REST-based services for wiki and blog content, to enable creating, viewing, updating, and deleting wiki and blog content inside Lotus Quickr. This article focuses on the REST-style wiki and blog content service APIs, their usage, and how they can be leveraged to build custom solutions.
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16 Sep 2009 |
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Security architecture considerations when integrating TXSeries with CICS Transaction Server
This article explains how to use security features provided by CICS Transaction Server and TXSeries in enterprise environments. It also discusses real customer scenarios with case studies demonstrating the security mechanism provided by CICS Transaction Server and TXSeries.
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16 Sep 2009 |
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Transforming data with the WebSphere Transformation Extender Database Interface Designer and Database Adapter
Learn how to use the WebSphere Transformation Extender Design Studio, Database Interface Designer, and Database Adapter to fetch data from a database table and transform it into a text file.
The article also describes basic WebSphere TX features such as type trees and maps.
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16 Sep 2009 |
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Web services interoperability with the WebSphere Web Services
Feature Pack and Apache Axis2, Part 2: Enabling WS-Reliable Messaging
In Part 2 of this three-part series, you'll learn how to use the
WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Feature Pack for Web Services and Axix2
samples to configure WS-RM to enable reliable communication.
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09 Sep 2009 |
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Customising the WebSphere Service Registry and Repository user interface
This article describes WebSphere Service Registry and Repository V6.3 and its WSRR Studio, and shows you how to use them to create a customized user interface,
complete with custom business models and a custom life cycle.
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09 Sep 2009 |
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Using component service invocation helpers for WebSphere Commerce Web 2.0
applications
This article explains how the WebSphere Commerce Ajax framework helps in
component service invocation and how to use the component service utilities in
scenarios such as chaining multiple invocations. You will be able to plug-in a
JavaScript object as part of your store pages.
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02 Sep 2009 |
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Configuring WebSphere Business Events clusters
This article shows you how to automate the steps for clustering
WebSphere Business Events with Jython scripting using a complete, prebuilt framework
containing all the necessary code, and requiring only a few simple
changes.
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02 Sep 2009 |
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Improve performance and usability by implementing TopCount functionality for WebSphere
Business Monitor dimensions with DB2 Alphablox
When the data you're monitoring gets too large to be easily displayed
with pure WebSphere Business Monitor dimensions functionality without
degrading performance and usability, you need a solution to limit the data. In
this article, you'll learn how to implement TopCount functionality to filter
and limit monitoring data based on measures.
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02 Sep 2009 |
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Building a wizard pattern in IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory V6.1
Learn how to implement a wizard pattern in IBM® WebSphere® Portlet Factory, using systematic, easy-to-code steps. The simplicity of the pattern makes the code more flexible for future requirements or change requests.
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01 Sep 2009 |
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Setting up a custom user repository with Virtual Member Manager for IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1 and IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1
Starting with version 6.1, IBM WebSphere Application Server leverages a component called Virtual Member Manager (VMM) to manage information about users, user profiles, and user groups. VMM offers a specific Service Provider Interface (SPI), com.ibm.wsspi.wim.Repository, to connect VMM with user repositories that VMM does not support out of the box. This white paper explains how to implement a Repository instance as part of a custom WebSphere Portal configuration.
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31 Aug 2009 |
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Implementing read only access control in WebSphere Commerce
Follow through a sample implementation of read-only access control in
WebSphere Commerce. The scenario builds on allowing different users different
levels of authority (read and write), depending on the role they play in the
Buyer Organization, and restricting who can create orders and who can only
view orders.
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26 Aug 2009 |
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Dimensional analysis in business activity monitoring (BAM), Part
1: Leverage WebSphere Business Monitor V6.2 to perform dimensional
analysis
In this series, you'll learn about the dimensional analysis capabilities
of WebSphere Business Monitor V6.2, including how to model your data to fully
exploit the powerful dimensional analysis capabilities of Monitor
dashboards.
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25 Aug 2009 |
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Case Study Whitepaper: SOA Appliances - Web Services Meet the Network
In this customer case study white paper, noted analyst Jon Oltsik of Enterprise Strategy Group, discusses the demands of XML Web services by highlighting four end-user network deployments using WebSphere DataPower SOA appliances.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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Generating business documents using JasperReports with WebSphere
Jasper Reports is an open-source framework for generating
business documents. This article shows you how to use the Java API for Jasper
reports to generate documents from WebSphere Integration Developer V6.2 and
WebSphere Process Server V6.2.
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19 Aug 2009 |
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Building mediation flows in WebSphere Integration Developer for deployment on WebSphere ESB or WebSphere Process Server
This article shows you a procedure for developing mediation flow components in WebSphere Integration Developer that helps you minimise development time, proceed in a logical order, avoid later rework,
and create more maintainable artifacts.
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19 Aug 2009 |
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Solution design in WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere ESB: Part
2
Part 2 of the series looks at the ESB Gateway architectural component.
How is it different from the broader ESB concept? Why is it important? It then
discusses how to design and implement one in WebSphere Process Server and
WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus.
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12 Aug 2009 |
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Deploying IBM Lotus Quickr services for WebSphere Portal in 10 steps
IBM® Lotus® Quickr™ services for WebSphere® Portal provides a team collaboration platform that enables the team to exchange information in the form of documents, ideas, and knowledge. Lotus Quickr provides ready-to-use components, such as document library, blogs, and wikis, that provide the required collaboration capabilities. This article explains in simple terms how to deploy Lotus Quickr in an organization, in just 10 steps, to achieve the goal of team collaboration. All aspects of deployment are covered: from easy consumability in terms of installation and configuration, through choosing functional components and providing access control, to the extension of Lotus Quickr to suit the requirements.
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11 Aug 2009 |
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Leverage DataPower SOA Appliances to extend InfoSphere Master Data Management Server security capabilities
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management (MDM) Server provides the
ability to manage master data, relying heavily on Web services and XML. IBM
WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances provide the ability to secure Web services
deployments. In this article, see how you can leverage some of DataPower
capabilities to extend MDM Server's security.
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06 Aug 2009 |
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Using SOAP with attachments in WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus 6.2.0.1
An important feature in WESB 6.2.0.1 is the SOAP with Attachments enablement.
This article will discuss how to add/use/remove SOAP attachments in a mediation flow
component to send/receive the attachments with SOAP messages.
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05 Aug 2009 |
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Customizing with the WebSphere Commerce business auditing framework
The out-of-the-box auditing function provided by WebSphere Commerce
does not capture all events that may be required by business processes. This
article helps you identify what needs to be customized and a simple way to
meet business process requirements without having to develop an auditing
system from scratch.
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05 Aug 2009 |
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Recommended reading list: Java EE and WebSphere Application Server
Learn about using Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) and IBM WebSphere
Application Server with this list of essential reading, compiled for
customers, consultants, and other technical specialists by IBM Software
Services for WebSphere. Updated for WebSphere Application Server V7.0.
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29 Jul 2009 |
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Validating business objects in Websphere Process Server
This article describes business object instance validation service in
WebSphere Process Server that you can invoke for either implicit interface
qualifier-based validation, or for explicit programmatic
validation.
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29 Jul 2009 |
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Reducing the cost and complexity of low-latency messaging with the WebSphere DataPower Low Latency Appliance XM70
This article shows you how you can offload low-latency messaging (LLM) routing to the new WebSphere DataPower Low Latency Appliance XM70, and significantly reduce complexity and cost
in your LLM systems. New features in the DataPower XM70 include message selection, property mapping, and protocol bridging.
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29 Jul 2009 |
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Optimizing Your Business for Dynamic Change
Independent analyst, Bruce Silver Associates discusses BPM and IBM BPM Suite offerings.
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24 Jul 2009 |
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Invoke Services More Easily Using Service Gateway
A service gateway provides more
flexibility and makes it easier for service requesters to invoke services from other applications.
The service gateway provides a single point of access, and it simplifies capabilities such as routing, monitoring, logging, versioning, and system-wide security.
With WebSphere Integration Developer V6.2, you can quickly implement the Service Gateway integration pattern.
This article describes the functions and benefits of a service gateway, and then shows you how to create one.
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22 Jul 2009 |
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Comment lines by Christina Lau: IBM BPM BlueWorks, a WebSphere cloud experiment
Learn about new IBM WebSphere cloud experiments to create multi-tenant
WebSphere runtimes, tools, and programming and business models. A realization
of this architecture is the upcoming IBM BPM BlueWorks. This article provides
an introduction to BPM BlueWorks, reveals the technologies behind this new
offering, and offers some insight on where all this could go.
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22 Jul 2009 |
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Super cluster to the rescue, Part 2: Maximum scalability using WebSphere DMZ Secure Proxy Server, ODR, and WebSphere eXtreme Scale
Because application scalability is an important quality of service in
most enterprise software topologies, enterprise quality Java EE applications
are commonly deployed and executed in IBM WebSphere Application Server Network
Deployment clusters. Even though the practical size of a cluster can be
limited. This limitation can be overcome with a useful technique for achieving
extreme application scalability that we refer to as the "super cluster". Part
1 of this two-part article defined a super cluster and examined how it can be
used with the HTTP plug-in and Proxy Server. In this conclusion, the
discussion is expanded it to include the IBM WebSphere DMZ Secure Proxy Server V7,
the on demand router in IBM WebSphere Virtual Enterprise, and IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale.
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22 Jul 2009 |
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Implementing agile development in a waterfall project
An application development team on a large project wanted to move to
agile development, even though the overall project very much followed a
waterfall model. Although there had been discussions to move the entire
project to an agile model, the developers decided to use agile development for
their piece of the project and fit it within the overall waterfall structure.
As a result, the team observed increased quality, improved milestone
deliverables, and better development efficiencies. This success enabled them
to champion the agile idea across the project, involve more and more
stakeholders, and gain support to eventually make all participating teams
agile believers.
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22 Jul 2009 |
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Comment lines by Scott Simmons: Evolving approaches for connectivity and core banking systems
We are witnessing a transition in core banking implementations as banks
move from a tightly-coupled line-of-business application architecture toward
adopting an SOA-based approach to solution implementation. Additionally,
these changes in solution design are being reconciled with an evolution from
an integration-centric approach based on traditional messaging technologies to
a more open service-based architecture based on Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
patterns. This article illustrates some of the ways that banks are
implementing connectivity in this evolution, and describes some of the key patterns that are emerging to support coexistence between current and next generation banking solutions.
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22 Jul 2009 |
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The Support Authority: Introducing the new IBM Support Portal
The IBM Support Portal is the latest addition to the portfolio of
self-help tools for IBM software. With its new look and feel, you get an
unprecedented and consistent support interface for all IBM products -- which you can
customize to suit your specific support needs. This article introduces you to
all its new features, plus gives you the latest IBM Support news.
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22 Jul 2009 |
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Creating a modification plug-in for WebSphere Service Registry and Repository
Learn how to create, deploy, and configure WebSphere Service Registry and Repository plug-ins that enable you to execute custom code.
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22 Jul 2009 |
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Customizing with WebSphere CloudBurst, Part 1: Creating highly customized private clouds
This is the first of several articles that looks at the customization
features available in IBM WebSphere CloudBurst and how you can use them. Part
1 describes how you can create private WebSphere clouds, how and when to use
the WebSphere CloudBurst customization features, and how those capabilities
align with organizational responsibilities.
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22 Jul 2009 |
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Managing your private cloud, Part 1: Introducing the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance
command line interface
The IBM WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance enables you to construct, deploy,
and maintain WebSphere Application Server virtual systems in a private cloud. In order to manage
the entire lifecycle of these systems in a private cloud, WebSphere CloudBurst
offers multiple administration interfaces, including a rich Web 2.0 interface
for GUI-based administration activities, and a command line interface (CLI)
that enables a scripted, automated administration approach. This article
explains how you can leverage the WebSphere CloudBurst CLI with examples of
how this CLI can be put to work in your own WebSphere CloudBurst
environment.
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22 Jul 2009 |
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Ensure higher availability by making your XA transaction manager resilient
to resource manager failures
Many middleware and database products adhere to the XA protocol to
achieve transactional capabilities while interoperating between middleware and
resource managers. There can be scenarios where the availability of the
transaction managers could be compromised due to failures (such as transient
or long-duration network failures) or non-availability of one of the resource
managers. This article looks at some common error scenarios that could affect
XA transaction availability, ways to help you determine if your transaction
manager will maintain higher availability during failure conditions (and ways
to make sure it does), and some tips about resource managers.
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22 Jul 2009 |
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Capitalizing on large numbers of processors with WebSphere Portal on Solaris
IBM® WebSphere® Portal can run on a variety of systems with widely different architectures. Architectures with a large number of processors can pose a challenge: how can you achieve good performance on such systems? This article describes the experience of the WebSphere Portal performance team, showing how we configured the system to make good use of the resources available. It is targeted at an experienced system administrator or architect considering a deployment of WebSphere Portal on a Sun Solaris environment, though the basic lessons in the article also apply to other platforms as well.
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21 Jul 2009 |
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IBM Pattern-based Process Model Accelerators for WebSphere
Business Modeler, Part 2: Patterns advanced usage and accelerators palette configuration
This series walks you through the IBM Pattern-based Process Model Accelerators V2.0 for WebSphere Business Modeler, a set of plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Business Modeler that add patterns, transformations, and refactorings to your business process modeling environment. In Part 2 we show you how to apply patterns with business items and business item states to create pattern-based process models with data flow. We also explain how to configure the Accelerators palette to suit your needs.
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20 Jul 2009 |
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Designing, developing, and deploying WebSphere Transformation Extender artifacts for WebSphere Message Broker
WebSphere Transformation Extender is a universal data transformation and validation engine that tackles the challenges of integrating enterprise systems and information
with a codeless, graphical approach to development. WebSphere Transformation Extender for WebSphere Message Broker extends the WebSphere Message Broker capability to transform messages
with processing nodes, with an additional node that contains the WebSphere Transformation Extender engine. This article shows you how to use WebSphere Transformation Extender with WebSphere Message Broker
to convert event-driven application-to-application (A2A) integration, business-to-business (B2B) integration, and consumer-to-business (C2B) integration into easy to develop and maintain message flows.
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15 Jul 2009 |
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