Eric Newcomer

Imagine, if you will, the following exchange: CIO: You know, I've been reading a lot about this whole service-oriented architecture thing. WebLogic Developer: And...? CIO: It sounds pretty cool, I really think we need one. WebLogic Developer: OK...sure, we'll get right on that. There is no question that service-oriented architecture (SOA) is quickly becoming one of the hottest trends in enterprise computing. IT departments are inundated weekly, if not daily, with the claims and marketing messages of vendors announcing myriad technology and service offerings that will magically transform the way business gets done. At the same time, the growing acceptance of service orientation and SOA as enterprise computing methodologies is driving a profound shift in how organizations vie... (more)

The Integration Challenge

In the early days of business computing, little attention was paid to the concept of sharing application logic and data across multiple machines. The big question faced by an organization was how to develop computer systems to successfully automate previously manual operations such as billing, accounting, payroll, and order management. Solving any one of these individual problems was cha... (more)

Eric Newcomer's SOA Blog: SYS-CON.TV SOA Panel Out

Eric Newcomer's Weblog Software Standardization, Web Services, Transactions, and Mobility An easy blog entry to write. The SOA "Power Panel" article and video are up on the Sys-Con site. If you get a chance to watch, let me know what you think, both of the content and the form. Development Model for Services Today we are very happy to participate in the announcement of the Service Componen... (more)

"Thinking in Services": Why Successful SOA Requires a New Way of Thinking

SOA is all about an approach to IT - a design encompassing all IT assets, and the design has to be mapped to technology. Historically, companies used CORBA or messaging systems such as WebSphere MQ to implement their SOA designs. Today, the preferred SOA infrastructure software is Web services based, including ESBs. This presentation will help attendees begin thinking in services, leadin... (more)

2006 - Is This Going to be The Year of Open-Source Java?

Rumors are already starting about what Sun might be announcing at JavaOne this year -- will they finally agree to open source Java? Bill Roth is among those who think Sun will announce something about a "blended model" - i.e. an open source initiative at the core of their strategy, like what we're doing with Artix and Celtix. Darryl Taft, one of the industry's best reporters, has already s... (more)