Latest network applications news.
Podcast: Change management tools can prevent application outages: Gartner says 80% of downtime is due to human error and problems created by process, such as inadequate testing and unauthorized changes. And research from Managed Objects, a provider of business service management tools, shows many of these failures come from custom or home-grown applications. Network World’s Jason Meserve talks about the issue of application outages and what can be done to prevent them with Michele Hudnall, director of service management at Managed Objects. (12:34)
10 tools to manage SOA, 10/22/07: Ease of management is not one of the service-oriented architecture’s claims to fame. These tools address the quality, governance and management challenges of using services-based applications.
4 tips for making SOA about the business, 10/22/07: Services-oriented architecture is first and foremost about fixing business problems and making a company more agile. Here’s how to make sure your SOA aligns with the business.
Oracle threatens to drop BEA takeover bid, 10/23/07: Oracle on Tuesday threatened to withdraw its bid to purchase BEA Systems if BEA doesn’t let its shareholders vote on the proposal by Sunday.
Air Force flies toward Web application security, 10/22/07: Many of the U.S. Air Force’s mission-critical logistics applications, such as its cargo scheduling software, were developed to be used in a closed network environment. But now that the U.S. military is shifting toward greater use of the Internet, there’s heightened concern about making sure Web-based applications don’t get shot down from hackers exploiting software flaws.
Have you developed an SOI for your SOA?, 10/22/07: As enterprises crank up the use of application services, experts say they best be prepared a solid, yet adaptable, infrastructure behind them. Are you?
That’s entertainment, Cisco-style: Cisco working on social networking platform based on ‘entertainment’.
