Pro-Spective

Design for Performance from Day One with Dynamic Cache Service

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:00:00 EDT

Modern advanced application servers, such as IBM WebSphere Application Server, are complex and mature products. Their state-of-the-art condition reflects the effort that has been put into the development and refinement of their capabilities.

The Power of Process, the Benefit of BPEL

Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:00:00 EDT

Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) is a non-proprietary, XML-based language developed by a group of major vendors including IBM, BEA, and Microsoft. Its function is to describe how Web Services interact with one another to form workflow systems that implement business processes. As a model and grammar for describing this behavior, it lets you implement complex processes by creating and wiring together different activities such as invoking a service, manipulating data, throwing faults, or terminating processes. With BPEL you can take a structured top-down approach to implementing a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).

Making the Move to IBM Workplace Web Content Manager

Tue, 07 Jun 2005 15:00:00 EDT

In the last Pro-Spective we detailed the benefits of IBM's Workplace Web Content Management (WebCM) solution and its powerful integration with IBM's WebSphere Portal Server. Many of you may already have another Web content management solution but are interested in migrating to WebCM to benefit from the additional value. This article details the repeatable steps involved in migrating from Vignette to WebCM, and a redeployment strategy.