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Latest News from SOA WORLD MAGAZINE

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  Software Can Be 'Metered' Just Like Electricity with SOA Inside

  Posted: August 30th, 2008, 7:00am CST

  Business application software and middleware vendors are addicted to exorbitant amounts of upfront money from perpetual licensing models to deliver their expected quarterly revenues. Enterprise software customers have no choice but to overspend absurd amounts of money on what business software is supposed to be as opposed to what it actually does for them.

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  SOA Editorial: Blowing My Horn

  Posted: August 30th, 2008, 3:12am CST

  There's a biblical story about a walled city called Jericho. In the story, the walled city was under siege, and the folks who wanted in blew their horns for seven days and then the walls all fell down. The Open Group has an initiative based on this story, called Jericho Security, which is based on the premise of security without walls.

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WebSphere Application Server

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  PK70450; 6.0: Premature garbage collection when JIT enabled

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 11:55pm CST

  An ArrayIndexOutOfBounds exception thrown from compiled code. The error message is similar to the one related to APAR PK53307

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  Training: Managing The Grid

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 11:47pm CST by oracletechnologynetwork

  This two-day course from Waters, to be held in London and New York City in September, is designed for financial technology professionals who are responsible for grid computing, virtualization, utility computing, and SOA. The course will discuss the challenges financial institutions face when deploying a grid computing system and how they are coping with the huge amount of constantly changing data.

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  Virtualization, SOA, and the Rise of Social Media

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 6:55pm CST

  At Hummer Winblad we often joke that we focus on the "boring side of software." By this we mean that many of our companies tend to be described with words like core, infrastructure, B2B, backend, etc. We believe that these companies provide the infrastructure under which the next generations of software are built. They will be interesting and successful companies but it is unlikely your mom will ever know their names.

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WebSphere Application Server

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  WebSphere Automated Data Collectors in IBM Support Assistant

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 5:50pm CST

  The WebSphere® Application Server product Add-on provided a series of data collectors that guides the user to collect information regarding the server instance, based on the Must gather technote. It would allow the user to set traces, reproduce the problem and to upload the collection to ECurep.
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  System Management commands in WebSphere Application Server 6.0 and 6.1

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 5:50pm CST

  This presentation describes many common command line tools provided by WebSphere® Application Server V6, it includes the Commands to start, stop, how to monitor different processes, node level commands, configuration backups and many more. Trouble shooting and tool tips will also be included.
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  WebSphere Application Server - Performance Open Mic

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 5:50pm CST

  This Open Mic session will be focused on WebSphere® Application Server - Performance. The session will open with a 5 minute introduction followed by a 55 minute customer Q&A session with the experts. Come and ask the experts!
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  JVM Performance Tuning with respect to Garbage Collection(GC) policies for WebSphere Application Server V6.1 - Part 2

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 5:50pm CST

  Topics include garbage collection(gc) analysis and tuning with respect to SUN java. Review differences that exist between SUN and HP. Provide an overview of the memory management of the Java™ heap. Discuss various gc parameters and appropriate tuning recommendations.
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  Messaging Engine Startup Problems

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 5:50pm CST

  Service Integration Bus Messagine Engine Startup Problems and Solutions: How to identify a proper Messaging Engine startup and common Messaging Engine startup failures. Solutions to common startup failures will also be presented.
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  JVM Performance Tuning with respect to Garbage Collection(GC) policies for WebSphere Application Server V6.1 - Part 1

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 5:50pm CST

  Topics covered will include garbage collector(gc) concepts, various gc policies and analysis of verbose gc output. Review some of the IBM tools that are available for debugging. This presentation will be limited to IBM® Java™ on AIX, Linux and Windows®.

Latest News from SOA WORLD MAGAZINE

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  SYS-CON Webcast - The Art & Science of SOA: How Governance Enables Adoption

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 5:00am CST

  Melding a stable enterprise architecture with the right level of technical and organization transparency involves two different perspectives. An architect can lay a SOA foundation that enables development teams to build new functionality leveraging Web Services. However, without a librarian’s perspective, the interaction between service providers and consumers sharing SOA assets can lead to your SOA projects stagnating. In this session, you’ll learn how Volvofinans brought together these two perspectives to accelerate SOA adoption.

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  SYS-CON Webcast - Introducing Automated Business Process Discovery: Step #1 To Process Improvement

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 4:45am CST

  In a recent study, CIOs ranked "improving business processes" as their #1 priority for 2008. But the big question has always been - How does one get started with a BPM initiative? The traditional approach has been to engage external consultants and to dedicate significant time and resources to map out how a company does business. Very often, the outcome is delayed and riddled with inaccuracies.

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  SYS-CON Webcast - The "Practical SOA" Approach

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 4:20am CST

  In this webcast you will see some examples of leveraging JBoss product suite in Enterprise Service-Oriented Architecture implementations. You will examine real-life case studies to clearly understand the full lifecycle of an Enterprise SOA, as well as what it takes to have the “Practical SOA” approach.

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WebSphere Application Server

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  "java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: xaConnect" when using a 64-bit DB2 client with 32-bit WebSphere Application Server

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 12:32am CST

  When a data source in a 32-bit IBM® WebSphere® Application Server environment is configured to use a 64-bit IBM DB2® client, a java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError will occur when trying to create a connection to the database.

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  SYS-CON Webcast - Data Direct The Coming Wave in Data Services

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 12:30am CST

  "Data services apply the same philosophy of reuse and flexibility that SOA offers, but to the data tier," explains John Goodson, executive leader of DataDirect Technologies, in this Exclusive Q&A in the run-up to the inuaugural DataServices World on June 24th in New York City, of which Data Direct is the Diamond Sponsor. "Data services," Goodson continues, "provide a level of abstraction that frees developers from concerning themselves with the physical location or format of the underlying data."

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  Blog: Announcing Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 and Oracle Workshop for WebLogic 10gR3 availability (Oracle Developer Tools Blog)

  Posted: August 27th, 2008, 10:57pm CST by oracletechnologynetwork

  This release focuses on three enhancement areas that we believe will improve the developer experience for you if are an existing WebLogic Server developer, or that will attract you to WebLogic Server if you are not currently using the product.

WebSphere Application Server

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  PK67322: SHIP SR7 PLUS IZ21518 AND IZ22438

  Posted: August 27th, 2008, 1:00pm CST

  Ship an interim fix for IBM Software Developer'sKit SR7 plus APARs IZ21518 and IZ22438 for WebSphere Application

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  Using Modeling to Improve the Management of SOA Initiatives

  Posted: August 27th, 2008, 6:45am CST

  Without architecture, SOA is just a bunch of mashups that may or may not really solve an organization's issues. SOA is capturing attention around the world, but the task of creating and managing a truly service-oriented architecture can be elusive. Here we'll explore the creation and management of an enterprise-wide architecture that implements a company’s business plans through a comprehensive set of interconnected services.

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WebSphere Application Server

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  WebSphere Application Server V6.0 or V6.1 installer, UpdateInstaller, or profile creation process hangs consistently on networked file systems (NFS) on Unix-based operating systems

  Posted: August 27th, 2008, 5:44am CST

  The IBM® WebSphere® Application Server V6.0 or V6.1 installer, UpdateInstaller, or profile creation utility may hang in a consistent manner when installing on a networked file system (NFS) on UNIX® or Linux®-based operating systems.

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  Navigating the SOA Security Waters

  Posted: August 27th, 2008, 1:00am CST

  You don't have to be a chief information officer to realize that security is becoming a corporate concern as more business is transacted on the Web. The mounting fears are well founded. Web attacks are growing in sophistication. Data is flowing faster and to more applications and more users. New Web development models, such as Web 2.0 and AJAX, are appearing.

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  Chordiant and IBM's SOA Solutions Help Global Brands

  Posted: August 27th, 2008, 12:02am CST

  Chordiant and IBM announced an extended partnership to deliver Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)-based solutions to help global brands with high-volumes of customer interactions better meet consumer needs and improve customer relationships.

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  OpenSpan Achieves Sixth Consecutive Quarter of Record Revenue Growth

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 11:23pm CST

  OpenSpan announced record revenue for the sixth consecutive quarter. In addition, the company announced that revenues in the first half of 2008 exceeded those for all of 2007 and were fueled by several million dollar-plus deals that progressed from successful proof-of-concept and pilot projects to full production deployments. The record OpenSpan revenues were generated from a growing installed customer base as well as from more than a dozen new customers in the contact center, financial services, telecommunications and high tech markets.

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  Eloqua Delivers An Open Web Services Application Programming Interface for Marketing Automation

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 11:13pm CST

  Eloqua announced the Eloqua Web Services Application Programming Interface (API), a Web Services API for marketing automation. This release further extends the flexibility, functionality and ease-of-use of Eloqua’s demand generation applications. Using the Eloqua Web Services API, organizations can now integrate any application, service or non-standard Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system with their Eloqua solution. This functionality complements Eloqua’s long-standing and seamless integration with leading CRM systems, including Salesforce.com, Siebel On-Demand and Microsoft CRM.

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  Blog: BPEL & ESB: Oracle SOA Suite and proxies settings

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 10:01pm CST by oracletechnologynetwork

  One of the biggest pitfall when executing projects based on SOA technology is the proxy settings in the environment. Proxies are set on the workstation to guide the user to the Internet via this proxies. Companies uses this to monitor traffic and content but also for filtering the content.

WebSphere Application Server

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  OutOfMemory Errors after stopping and starting Enterprise Applications

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 9:47pm CST

  Under certain circumstances, an enterprise application (EAR) is stopped, but objects are not cleared from the heap. These objects could later contribute to OutOfMemory errors.

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  ActiveVOS Selected to Help Develop FBI’s NGI System

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 9:39pm CST

  Active Endpoints announced that ActiveVOS is the orchestration software selected to develop and maintain the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Next Generation Identification (NGI) System. The NGI System is a multi-modal, state-of–the-art biometrics system for use by state, local and federal authorities. The ten-year, $1 billion contract was awarded to Lockheed Martin, who will provide large systems development and integration expertise.

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  SOA – Integration or Interaction?

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 5:45pm CST

  SOA and integration have been working together so well that we tend to forget that SOA is not just about integrating and we often refer to SOA itself as mainly an integration architecture. The word ‘integration’ has been used for decades to describe the possibility for systems to interact, which makes it confusing when applying it to the SOA domain where it might be relevant to distinguish between integrating and interacting. The point is that integration and interaction are two different things but how they differ depends on the way you define integration.

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WebSphere Application Server

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  PK65932: FILE DESCRIPTORS ARE NOT CLOSED PROPERLY ON AIX WITH AN /ETC/GROUPS FILE THAT EXCEEDS 4096 BYTES

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 1:00pm CST

  When WebSphere Application Server v6.02 on AIX uses the local registry setting and uses an /etc/groups file that is larger
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  PK70825: CAN NOT EDIT MEDIATION HANDLER LISTS OR SEQUENCE NUMBERS

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 1:00pm CST

  In Rational Software Architect (RSA) v7.0 the user cannot edit Mediation Handler Lists or the sequence numbers.
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  PK70802: THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLE SHOULD NOT ALLOW CONFIGURATION CHANGES TO APPLICATIONS INSTALLED AS ZEROBINARYCOPY.

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 1:00pm CST

  If an application has been installed with zeroBinaryCopy, the bindings cannot be modified. An error will be displayed if a
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  PK68103: EVENT_DB2ZOS_JDBC_PROVIDER ERROR WITH DB/2 FOR Z/OS WHEN APPLICATION SERVER IS NOT ON Z/OS

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 1:00pm CST

  Two problems: 1. If we don't change driver type to 4, the datasource can not
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  PK68038: PORTING OF V5.1 APARS PK06778 AND PQ99695 TO V6.1

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 1:00pm CST

  Customer is experiencing issues fixed as part of APARs PK06778 and PQ99695 in V5.1 of WebSphere Application Server. These
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  PK70378: Z/OS SPECIFIC SECURITY CODE IS EXECUTED ON A NON-Z/OS SYSTEM WHEN COM.IBM.WEBSPHERE.SECURITY.SYNCTOOSTHREAD IS SET TRUE

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 1:00pm CST

  When com.ibm.websphere.security.SyncToOSThread is set to true on a distributed platform the following exception may be logged:
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  PK69670: VMM DB REPOSITORY CONTAINS AN ATTRIBUTE THAT IS NOT PART OF SCHEMA, WIM EXCEPTION WHICH IS CAUSED BY A NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 1:00pm CST

  Virtual member manager (VMM) database repository contains an attribute that is not part of the schema, the get(*) [get all
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  PK69471: WHEN PROFILE PATH CONTAINS AN EMBEDDED BLANK THE MBEAN IDENTIFIER RETURNED HAS AN INVALID OBJECT NAME AFTER PK54440

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 1:00pm CST

  PK54440does not work on systems with spaces in the install path namefor example C:\program files\...."
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  PK70571: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION FROM THE ARRAYDESERIALIZER CLASS

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 1:00pm CST

  The following error stack cane be seen: =======================================
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  Error 500 ｏｃｃｕｒｒｅｄ when search information in a report using WebSphere

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 6:38am CST

  Log into Maximo as wilson/wilson in a WebSphere environment. Run any report and try to use the reports search feature: Here you go to Work Order Tracking Application and run Work Order List report. From the report result page,click binoculars in the tool bar. Error message below appears in Search Pane: JSP Processing Error HTTP Error Code: 500 Error Message: JSPG0049E: /viewer/requestsearch.jsp failed to compile

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  Virtualization Company CA Wily Surpasses 1,000 Customer Mark

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 2:00am CST

  CA announced that its CA Wily Technology division has surpassed 1,000 customers. Since being acquired by CA in March 2006, the application performance management (APM) solution provider has nearly doubled its customer base, adding more than 500 new customers and completing over 900 new transactions.

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WebSphere Application Server

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  Is 32-bit IBM HTTP Server (IHS) V6.1 and the 32-bit Plugin V6.1 compatible with and supported by 64-bit WebSphere Application Server V6.1?

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 12:55am CST

  Is 32-bit IBM HTTP Server (IHS) and the 32-bit Plugin V6.1 supported with 64-bit IBM® WebSphere® Application Server V6.1?
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  IBM HTTP Server V6.1 and its relationship with 32-bit and 64-bit Plugin, GSKit, and Java for distributed operating systems

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 12:47am CST

  How do you identify whether IBM® HTTP Server V6.1 is a 32-bit or 64-bit version? If IBM HTTP Server V6.1 is 32-bit, is it compatible with 64-bit Java™? Which Plugin is it compatible with? Which GSKit is it compatible with?
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  PK70449; 5.1.1: Premature garbage collection when JIT enabled

  Posted: August 24th, 2008, 5:49pm CST

  An ArrayIndexOutOfBounds exception thrown from compiled code. The error message is similar to the one related to APAR PK53307
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  Apache and HTTP Server versions used by the Rational Web Platform

  Posted: August 23rd, 2008, 12:27pm CST

  What version of Apache or IBM® HTTP Server is used by the Rational® Web Platform?
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  WebSphere Application Server UpdateInstaller V6.1 fails with message "Illegal character in path at index 7" or the UpdateInstaller graphical wizard shows no text

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 11:57pm CST

  The IBM® WebSphere® Application Server UpdateInstaller V6.1 utility shows errors in the console upon running update.sh or update.bat. The graphical wizard interface displays blank panels without any text and allows the user to press the "next" button. If the user clicks on that button, an error about an invalid directory results. The console and log file show messages similar to the following: Illegal character in path at index 7: $NIFURI{updateinstaller_location/logs/tmp} updateinstaller_location/fra
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  Does JAX-RPC validate SOAP messages?

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 9:11pm CST

  Java™ API (application programming interface ) for XML- based RPC (JAX-RPC) does not validate Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)

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  Virtualization & Small Business: Can Virtualization Help?

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 6:50pm CST

  Sometimes I think virtualization, although scary, is a no brainer for medium to large companies. In today's world server sprawl has become a major problem and costs companies a lot of money not only on server hardware, but power, cooling, support, and square footage. On the other side you have small businesses that generally have a different make up. Many do not have data centers and some have no more than a handful of servers. Can virtualization help them? What are the ways that it can benefit them without breaking the bank?

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WebSphere Application Server

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  WebSphere Automated Data Collectors in IBM Support Assistant

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 3:49pm CST

  The WebSphere® Application Server product Add-on provided a series of data collectors that guides the user to collect information regarding the server instance, based on the Must gather technote. It would allow the user to set traces, reproduce the problem and to upload the collection to ECurep.
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  System Management commands in WebSphere Application Server 6.0 and 6.1

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 3:49pm CST

  This presentation describes many common command line tools provided by WebSphere® Application Server V6, it includes the Commands to start, stop, how to monitor different processes, node level commands, configuration backups and many more. Trouble shooting and tool tips will also be included.
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  WebSphere Application Server - Performance Open Mic

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 3:49pm CST

  This Open Mic session will be focused on WebSphere® Application Server - Performance. The session will open with a 5 minute introduction followed by a 55 minute customer Q&A session with the experts. Come and ask the experts!
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  JVM Performance Tuning with respect to Garbage Collection(GC) policies for WebSphere Application Server V6.1 - Part 2

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 3:49pm CST

  Topics include garbage collection(gc) analysis and tuning with respect to SUN java. Review differences that exist between SUN and HP. Provide an overview of the memory management of the Java™ heap. Discuss various gc parameters and appropriate tuning recommendations.
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  Messaging Engine Startup Problems

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 3:49pm CST

  Service Integration Bus Messagine Engine Startup Problems and Solutions: How to identify a proper Messaging Engine startup and common Messaging Engine startup failures. Solutions to common startup failures will also be presented.
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  JVM Performance Tuning with respect to Garbage Collection(GC) policies for WebSphere Application Server V6.1 - Part 1

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 3:49pm CST

  Topics covered will include garbage collector(gc) concepts, various gc policies and analysis of verbose gc output. Review some of the IBM tools that are available for debugging. This presentation will be limited to IBM® Java™ on AIX, Linux and Windows®.
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  MQJMS1017 connecting with a Queue Sharing Group name rather than a Queue Manager name

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 2:22am CST

  When your WebSphere® MQ application tries to connect to a Queue Sharing Group (QSG) name rather than to a specific queue manager name, the following exception occurs: Caught JMSException javax.jms.JMSException: MQJMS1017: non-local MQ queue not valid for receiving or browsing. This problem can occur in various environments, including native JMS, WebSphere Application Server, or WebSphere InterChange Server.
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  Installation of WebSphere Application Server UpdateInstaller V6.1 fails with message "Illegal character in path at index 18" or simply shows an installation failure with a "null" error

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 12:16am CST

  The installation of the IBM® WebSphere® Application Server UpdateInstaller V6.1 utility fails. The graphical interface may simply show an installation failure with a "null" error, whereas a silent installation's log file shows messages similar to the following: Illegal character in path at index 18: $NIFDEFFSSOURCEURI{<user_source_path>/UpdateInstaller} Illegal character in path at index 18: $NIFDEFFSTARGETURI{<user_target_path>/UpdateInstaller}

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  Avineon to Use SOA in Dept Defense Contract

  Posted: August 21st, 2008, 3:30am CST

  Avineon has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). Under the contract, which is a continuation of its Phase I work, Avineon will continue transforming NAVSEA's existing Afloat Master Planning System (AMPS) into a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) to support the Navy's Strike Force Interoperability (SFI) initiative.

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WebSphere Application Server

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  Single Sign-On (SSO) and other features of the WebSphere Application Server might not function with Rational Asset Manager

  Posted: August 21st, 2008, 12:38am CST

  When SSO is enabled in IBM® WebSphere® Application Server (WAS) the authentication is not passed to IBM Rational® Asset Manager pages such as the Home page and Search page.

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  Technical Article: Web Services Versioning

  Posted: August 21st, 2008, 12:07am CST by oracletechnologynetwork

  Web services are bound to change and evolve over time - so Web services versioning is an important factor to consider when building out an SOA.

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  SOA Web-based Application, ProcessMaker, Will Be Available On the Intel Business Exchange

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 11:15pm CST

  Colosa announced that its flagship solution, ProcessMaker, is one of the first applications to achieve certification through the Intel Certified Solutions Program and will be available on the Intel Business Exchange. The Intel Business Exchange is an online marketplace for small and medium businesses to search for and buy software specifically geared towards their special needs.

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  Installation Factory: Custom Install Package (CIP) installation fails due to running process

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 10:26pm CST

  When installing a Custom Install Package (CIP), either created from the Installation Factory or from a product bundled with IBM® WebSphere® Application Server, installation may fail due to a WebSphere Application Server process running during the install.

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  New IBM Software Expands SOA Infosphere

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 11:30am CST

  IBM has introduced new versions of two software products, part of its growing InfoSphere portfolio, that deliver information on demand to the people, processes and applications that rely on it. The new products help customers create and manage trusted information from across their enterprises to improve business performance. IBM is introducing a new version of its IBM master data management software. The company is also releasing a new version of IBM InfoSphere Information Server, which allows customers to standardize and resolve multicultural name data.

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  SOA Consortium Releases New Podcast from K. Scott Morrison, Layer 7 Technologies

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 10:30am CST

  The SOA Consortium announced the availability of a podcast and slide deck of the presentation by K. Scott Morrison, VP of Engineering and Chief Architect at Layer 7 Technologies, on "How to Fail at SOA," recorded at the SOA Consortium meeting in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in June. Calling on Layer 7 Technologies' six years of experience Scott warned meeting attendees about repeated patterns of bad practices, pitfalls and bad decisions.

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  New Book from Packt: Build Powerful Java Apps using SOA

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 9:30am CST

  Services-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is a software architecture where functionality is grouped around business processes and packaged as interoperable services. SOA also describes IT infrastructure which allows different applications to exchange data with one another as they participate in business processes. Through this book, users will learn when SOA is the best choice for their web services-based applications and also to design and implement a sound architecture for successful implementation of any business solution.

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WebSphere Application Server

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  MustGather: 100% CPU usage on HP-UX

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 3:43am CST

  MustGather for problems with IBM® WebSphere® Application Server 100% CPU usage on HP-UX. Gathering this information before calling IBM support helps familiarize you with the troubleshooting process and saves you time. This list documents what is needed to begin troubleshooting a Java™ Virtual Machine (JVM™) that causes 100% CPU usage or an unusually high percentage on HP-UX.
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  Installver reporting various files missing or overlapped

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 3:38am CST

  The Installation Verification Utility (IVU) utility, also known as installver, allows users to verify their installation of IBM®WebSphere® Application Server. On some occasions this utility can report errors that look to be serious but can safely be ignored.
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  Install Factory fails at Interim Fixes while installing a stand alone WebSphere Application Server installation for Rational Application Developer

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 3:26am CST

  IBM® Rational® Appliation Developer comes with instances of WebSphere® Application Server that can be installed. These packages can be installed outside of the development environment if necessary. In some cases, this will fail to delete a file because that file is locked. Rational Application Developer uses a custom install for WebSphere Application Server, using the Install Factory, and sometimes it does not unlock these files properly.

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  Podcast: ebizQ SOA Visionaries: Mike Stamback

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 1:46am CST by oracletechnologynetwork

  ebizQ's David Linthicum interviews Oracle SOA Governance expert Mike Stamback on the role of technology in effective SOA Governance.
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  Blog: Big Picture Thinking: Do SOA Governance Tools Matter?

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 1:09am CST by oracletechnologynetwork

  In a recent podcast with Dave Linthicum, Mike Stamback, director of product marketing at Oracle (and formerly part of BEA), talked about this shift in thinking about SOA governance.

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  North Shore Credit Union to Implement Software Conversion with AMB SOA Solution

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 1:00am CST

  AMB has been chosen by North Shore Credit Union as their data quality provider to cleanse their old system data as part of their data governance program. The tight integration with ETL tools and the availability of integrated SOA components and tools usable by their stakeholders was a key differentiator for choosing AMB.

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  Blog: SOA Without the S, Part I: Reusable Applications

  Posted: August 19th, 2008, 11:24pm CST by oracletechnologynetwork

  The hardest step in this process, like the hardest step in a genuine SOA application, is a purely architectural one. You need to change gears from developing stand-alone applications to building a portfolio of services.
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  Blog: About Business Processes, Use Cases & SOA

  Posted: August 19th, 2008, 10:46pm CST by oracletechnologynetwork

  What kind of artifacts should be created during the Analysis process depends on the nature of the use cases and the architecture that is going to be used to implement them.

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  BizTalk Server 2006 Tutorial - A Walk Through the Process

  Posted: August 19th, 2008, 10:15pm CST

  Services are all the rage these days, but there’s a lot more to building a service than just slapping an interface on top of some business and data access logic. Robust services need to take into account usage patterns, security, reliability, scalability, monitoring, and more. Covering all of those areas is not a simple task, which is why you should consider building your services using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2.

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  Toyota Motor Europe Selects Active Endpoints to Develop Their SOA Applications

  Posted: August 19th, 2008, 9:30pm CST

  Active Endpoints announced that Toyota Motor Europe has deployed a sales education application that uses ActiveVOS for user provisioning and access to an education application. The new services-based application utilizes ActiveVOS capabilities including rapid development and deployment, integrated testing and support of industry-standards like the Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) to ensure all field personnel have quick and easy access to their internal learning management system. Toyota Motor Europe is based in Brussels, Belgium.

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  Executing an SOA Governance Plan

  Posted: August 19th, 2008, 11:00am CST

  Over the past several years, there has been much fanfare regarding the promise of SOA. However, as with any IT-related solution, it is not a magic bullet or cure-all for IT integration. In fact, SOA does not solve business process problems, but rather identifies both the good and bad organizational processes. In most instances, SOA will require additional front-loaded costs until a critical mass of services are developed for reuse.

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  McCamish Deploys Progress Sonic ESB Platform to Create A SOA

  Posted: August 19th, 2008, 9:30am CST

  Progress Software announced that McCamish Systems has deployed the Progress Sonic ESB platform to create a service oriented architecture (SOA) that will help them provide integrated services to their BPO clients. As a result of the ESB, McCamish can reduce the complexity of integration to their client's corporate web sites by exposing standard web services.

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  Conformia Integrates SOA-Based Lifecycle Management Into IBM Platform

  Posted: August 19th, 2008, 9:15am CST

  Conformia announced it has integrated its solution into the IBM platform to provide an end-to-end solution for drug development to the pharmaceutical industry. The solution incorporates service oriented architecture (SOA) capabilities that have been validated by IBM. Conformia's SOA approach