IBM has announced a new
open source-based
software and support
initiative, called
WebSphere Application
Server Community Edition
(WAS CE). To be available
later this year, the
software is designed to
provide mid-sized
businesses, ...
Citrix and VMWare are
teaming with IBM to
launch the first offering
of the new IBM
Virtualized Hosted Client
Infrastructure that
delivers full desktop
functionality to any
client from highly
reliable and secure
xSeries and BladeCenter
servers.
IBM announced it has
acquired DataPower, a
Cambridge, Mass.-based,
privately-held provider
of products that help
improve security and
speed the processing of
computer transactions.
Running applications in
WAS for z/OS lets you
take advantage of the
z/OS built-in Quality of
Service features such as
reliability,
availability,
scalability, and
serviceability. However,
the solution could be
very expensive.
Large session objects
decrease the JVM memory
available for creating
and executing application
objects. As a result,
performance can degrade
as the decreased
available heap memory
leads to more frequent
garbage collection.
Mixed-mode deployments
where the data center has
a mixture of different
technology platforms,
hardware, and software
and where those platforms
interoperate together to
deliver software
applications is the norm
rather than an exception.
The need to respond to
changing business demands
with flexible IT
solutions has led many
businesses to service
oriented architectures
(SOAs). An SOA is an IT
framework that combines
individual business
functions and processes,
cal...
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Many professionals
believe the goals of
management aren't related
to achievement, but on
perpetuating one's own
position. The management
process is a bewildering
experience for freshman
employees and a cause of
anguish to experience...
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If you've read my column
before, you've mostly
seen reviews of software
development tools for
WebSphere. This column is
a bit of a departure from
the usual. All of u
Quality-conscious
developers are familiar
with the idea of coding
checklists. The code you
write must measure up to
all the criteria on the
checklist, from 'no gramm
WebSphere MQ, formerly
known as MQSeries, is
industry-leading
middleware created by IBM
Corporation. Due to its
assured delivery of
messages, data integrity
and reso
Most developers would
agree that software
development is not as
daunting a task as is
efficient software
development. We have seen
teams that can design and
develop
In the September Java
Developer's Journal (Vol.
5, issue 9) we discussed
the tools available in
VisualAge for Java and
WebSphere Studio for
building and debugging We