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Architects, Flex/Apollo/LiveCycle/Java Developers take note. Adobe® LiveCycle Data Services 2.5 has just been released on Adobe labs for Windows, Linux, Unix as well as a cross platform java installer. Adobe has been a pragmatic adopter of SOA for years and this release shows engineering excellence and forethought. LDS is the next generation of Flex Data Services.
As before, Steve Jones does a great job in summarizing the SOA vendor landscape in a few lines, here is the link to Steve's post. You may not agree with all the remarks, but it's certainly useful.
Off to New Orleans this week to speak at the Enterprise Architecture Conference. Here is the description of my keynote: "Enterprise Architecture is morphing into some new and exciting directions. With the advent of new concepts such as Web 2.0 and SOA, we have new opportunities to modernize our enterprise, and better align IT with business. However, there is much to be learned, and some of the existing approaches will have to change. So, how do you go about it? In this presentation I'll take you through the softer concepts of preparing for this shift, including: Having a better understanding of your own IT needs, understanding the real value beyond the SOA hype, understanding what changes need to take place, and planning for those changes including altering the skill sets, and the technology employed. Moreover, I'll provided you with a step-by-step proven approach for aligning your organization and enterprise architecture, with both the emerging needs of the business and embracing best-of-breed emerging technology and concepts. "
TIBCO GI recently had a webinar on Ajax portlets where they discuss various topics revolving around portals, SOA, and Ajax. The content was recorded and is now available for your perusal.
Joe has a very interesting post over on ZDNET. If you are in Enterprise Software marketing, you should read it if it is the only thing you read this week.
Ann Bednarz did a good job with this article "Best Practices for Your Enterprise SOA" which I was interviewed for some time ago. "The benefits of the service-oriented architecture are widely touted: reduced integration costs, greater asset reuse, and the ability for I.T. to respond more quickly to changing business and regulatory requirements. But what about the pitfalls?
A little background. The SOA Consortium is a new SOA advocacy group. As Richard Soley put it during the webinar, they are not a standards body, however, they could be considered a source of requirements for the standards organizations. I’m certainly a big fan of SOA advocacy and sharing information, if that wasn’t already apparent. Interestingly, they are a time-boxed organization, and have set an end date of 2010. That’s a very interesting approach, especially for a group focused on advocacy. It makes sense, however, as the time box represents a commitment. 12 practitioners have publicly stated their membership, along with the four founding sponsors, and two analyst firms.
