Top Stories by Franco R. Negri
Much has been written about service-oriented architecture (SOA) and the many
technology and business benefits of adopting this approach. Poised to change
the computing landscape once again, progressive IT departments, software
vendors, and service providers have all been eager to embrace its concepts -
familiar to anyone acquainted with the many past attempts to represent
applications and IT infrastructure as modular reusable services.
Contrary to the views of some, SOA is not about .NET or J2EE or any specific
platform or standards, although the continued adoption and early successes of
Web services implementations will likely galvanize the industry around its
standards. Rather, SOA is an application architecture approach to building
distributed systems that deliver application functionality as services to
end-user applications or to build other services.
Because S... (more)
Web services represent a quantum leap forward towards achieving not only
interenterprise application integration, but also cross-enterprise
application interoperability. These services will enhance operational
efficiency and agility, and unlock the intrinsic value of the company's goods
and services, thereby creating new market opportunities.
However, as organizations develop initiatives to electronically expose their
core competencies and express them as Web services, they are confronting some
specific challenges. The first is that most organizations may not have
considered the... (more)
The Industry Challenge:
Realigning IT and Business
Companies that aspire to lead their industries continue to find ways to
optimize themselves in an endless pursuit of excellence. The race is on for
many leading companies to leverage technology and provide enriched online
services to their customers in order to maintain their positions and, in some
cases, distinguish themselves from their competitors. It sometimes seems as
though every month brings new innovation that enables and enhances a
company's ability to expose its unique value through online Web services.
With the advent a... (more)
Franco Negri is the founder, CTO, and chief strategist of PANACYA. In a 23-year career with leading suppliers and consumers of advanced management technology, Franco developed a keen understanding of market needs and a strong vision for the next generation. He was most recently VP, Product Marketing and VP, Research & Development at Computer Associates, where he was responsible for Unicenter TNG - CA's flagship Enterprise Systems Management product line.
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