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Distributed Parallel Computing with Web Services

Tue, 22 Feb 2005 00:00:00 EST

Web services technology has become the ubiquitous connectivity fabric amongst diverse business domains and technical camps. At the same time, distributed parallel computing is becoming the de facto architecture for managing the performance of computationally intensive, long-running programs.

An Architectural Blueprint Part 3

Tue, 13 Jul 2004 00:00:00 EDT

As we've discussed over the past few issues, JTA-style transactions provide a way for multiple data updates to be tied together so application logic can operate safely in the assumption that it will succeed or fail consistently, even in the face of technical failures along the road.

An Architectural Blueprint, Part 2

Mon, 17 May 2004 00:00:00 EDT

Let's dive into the murky waters of modeling, describe some of its challenges, and provide, an overview of the state of business process modeling. In my first article in this series (WLDJ, Vol. 3, issue 4), I discussed the importance of architectural blueprints and best practices in order to establish repeatable ways for building robust, enterprise-wide integration solutions, for an adaptable and agile enterprise.

An Architectural Blueprint, Part 1

Fri, 09 Apr 2004 00:00:00 EDT

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) has become the single most important theme in software engineering. Clearly, the proliferation and unanimous acceptance of Web services, together with a new wave of case-like IDEs that support the development of SOA-based solutions, make SOA the preferred blueprint for building enterprise-wide distributed applications. At the same time, business process management (BPM) is making a strong comeback as a key enabler for modeling and operating the new agile enterprise.