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HTML5 Raises New Security Issues

Fri, August 20, 2010 - As HTML5 enhances the Web, so too will it bring new vulnerabilities, security experts warn

Is Software AG a Good Fit for SAP?

Thu, June 10, 2010 - Some tech industry rumors have an extra-long life, and the one about SAP buying middleware vendor Software AG got an extension this week following public comments by top leaders of both companies.

Cisco Systems' New Client/Server Messaging Protocol Announced

Thu, May 22, 2008 - Are your developers using SOAP, CORBA or EJBs? You might want to take a look at Etch. It's language-, platform- and transport-agnostic, and Cisco is planning to release it as open source.

Office Open XML Standardization to Drag into Next Year

Fri, August 31, 2007 - The long and contentious battle to standardize Office Open XML won't end this weekend when ISO member countries cast votes, but is likely headed for a special meeting where specific questions regarding the 6,000-page specification will need to be resolved.

CRM Growing, Partially Due to Demand for Software as a Service

Fri, July 20, 2007 - AMR Research predicts customer data integration and data quality will be the two big initiatives seeing the heaviest investment in the coming years. The study also reports an increase in inquiries about mobile technology and CRM integration.

Iona Adds Repository Tool for SOAs

Mon, March 26, 2007 - Iona Technologies is broadening its suite of Artix infrastructure software with a new tool announced Monday for managing software services in a service-oriented architecture (SOA) environment.Called Artix Registry/Repository 1.0, the tool acts as a catalog that lists the software services available to developers in a company, including information about who can use the services and how they should be deployed, said ...

IT Vendors Ready to Submit SOA Specs to Oasis

Sun, March 25, 2007 - A group of 18 software vendors made good on its previous commitment to hand over service-oriented architecture (SOA) specifications to standards bodies once those specifications, designed to make it easier for users to develop SOA-based applications, reach maturity.

Software AG Cements Focus on SOA

Wed, February 21, 2007 - As part of a new market strategy aimed at growth markets, business software vendor Software AG will focus on service-oriented architecture (SOA) products and services, and plans acquisitions to broaden its product portfolio and market share, company executives announced at a news conference Wednesday.The Darmstadt, Germany, software maker, which used to tag itself The XML Company, sees its future in ...

HP, SAP Further Solidify Ties Around SOA

Mon, January 29, 2007 - Hewlett-Packard (HP) is offering more services supporting application vendor SAP’s service-oriented architecture (SOA) approach to IT as part of the companies’ increasingly close relationship.HP committed Monday to make available a variety of new services to support users as they move to adopt SAP’s enterprise SOA (ESOA) approach.The services are designed to help very large global SAP customers as they migrate ...

Efficient IT Shops: Two Trends Foreseen

Thu, January 04, 2007 - Leading CIOs will use SOA for software and lean approaches for hardware to control costs and make IT more effective.

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