Vol: 4 Iss: 4 Read Back Issues

Adding Logging to a WebSphere Portlet Adding logging to portlet code is usually an afterthought during the development cycle. The issue of logging usually only comes up after a portlet has been deployed in production and an error occurs. Then you hear, 'Well, the problem didn't happen during testing.' This paper steps you ... May. 26, 2005  Reads: 26,212  Replies: 3

An Exclusive Interview With Doug Wilson On SYS-CON.TV WebSphere Journal recently interviewed Doug Wilson, Distinguished Engineer and CTO of IBM's Lotus Software Division in Westford, Massachusetts. Doug Wilson Speaks About His and Lotus's Background... May. 25, 2005  Reads: 21,051

Deconstructing the Sphere In the spirit of French deconstructionist Jacques Derrida, who died a few months ago, let's indulge ourselves in a little wordplay of our own this month. Don't worry, I haven't read much of Derrida's work, and am hardly qualified to comment on it. The good news is, that thanks to the I... May. 16, 2005  Reads: 11,017

The Value of Modeling Modeling can be an effective way to manage the complexity of software development. It enables you to understand and analyze your requirements, explore possible architectures, develop and communicate your designs, assess changes, and create robust, flexible systems. In spite of these vi... May. 16, 2005  Reads: 11,710

XMLAccess 101 Part 2: The Blank Portal As a WebSphere AppServer or PortalServer administrator, your world can be a constant learning curve as new applications come along that utilize different aspects of the IBM middleware platforms. You may, for example, have mastered the art of deploying portal configurations using full o... May. 16, 2005  Reads: 29,931

Between the Covers with WebCM The evolution of Web content management is not unlike the evolution of Web application servers and Web portal servers and Web anything else. The software was created to solve a single problem - the problem of managing content. But, when combined with the demands of the Web all your mid... May. 16, 2005  Reads: 10,324

The Importance of Industry Standards Hundreds of new industry-specific mandates, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and privacy requirements based on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, are either in place now or scheduled to take effect in the near future. While complying with these mandates may seem dau... May. 16, 2005  Reads: 9,995

IBM Is Ahead on All the Scorecards 'If it were a fight, they'd stop it.' This expression is often employed by sports announcers during a particularly lopsided football or baseball game, and also by market watchers when one business gets a clear upper hand versus its competitors. May. 16, 2005  Reads: 14,065

From Business Modeling to Web Implementation A software development lifecycle begins by trying to understand the system you want to build. One of the de facto ways to understand a system is to model the business processes that collectively constitute its functionality. Each business process is an effort to streamline an enterpris... May. 16, 2005  Reads: 13,985