RICH LEVIN

Former application developer Rich Levin has been implementing, advising on and writing about information technology for over 20 years. He covered computer technology for CBS Radio and hosts the popular "PC Talk" show.

John Stepper Teaches Deutsche Bank to Sprecken Ze SOA

Deutsche Bank Managing IT Director John Stepper explains how he is building service-oriented architecture into the engine... with the car running.

Why UDDI Sucks

The registry landscape needs to change, insists MuleSource's Dan Diephouse in this interview about the technologies on which Web services rely. The unholy trinity of SOAP, WSDL and UDDI needs to go.

Why UDDI Rocks

SOAP, WSDL, WS-*, and UDDI are proven and widely adopted technologies and REST is growing strongly, believes a UDDI supporter from Microsoft. But while REST is often cited as a SOAP alternative, Microsoft's Steven Martin thinks this a distinction without a difference. "Does it really matter if there are angle brackets or curly braces on the wire?" he asks.

Leapfrog Makes a Flying Leap onto the SOA Pad

Just about every educational toy that Leapfrog will release in 2008 will be Web-enabled. Learn how the company is leveraging the Internet to share information between teachers, parents and children by building a service-oriented architecture the old fashioned way: Fast. One reason for its success: open-source tools and Agile methodology.

New York Magazine Hearts SOA

Albert Lee, executive director of IT at New York Media, explains how the company's open-source LAMP stack-based SOA comprises the power behind coveted online publication features.

A CIO Needs to Know How to Find SOA or Find the Door

There's more to best practices than architecture. Perhaps the best practice in SOA is for the CIO to get involved and be a leader in making the business case for adoption of SOA?

A Sterling Example of SOA

Rich Levin interviews Michael Richardson, CTO of Sterling Infosystems, about the challenges and rewards of building an SOA from the ground up, and polishing the results into an impressive case study.

Examining the Pieces of the Service Puzzle

What is the "service" in service-oriented architecture? It might not be what you think.

'A' is for Architecture

Confused about the myriad definitions of SOA? The first thing you need to know is that it's an architecture. But don't forget that there's more to architecture than a blueprint.