Put simply, middleware is software that connects two otherwise separate applications. Shifting functional requirements, the need for customization and time-to-market factors are key points of frustration for CIOs focused on meeting today's shorter cycle times. While XML and other global data standards promised to make middleware unnecessary, it continues to provide the necessary interoperability between applications to significantly improve performance and innovation.

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The Evolving Market for Cloud Integration

Margaret Dawson, vice president of marketing and product management for Hubspan , explains what Hubspan offers and the market for integration offered through the cloud with IT Business Edge's Loraine Lawson. Lawson : What does Hubspan offer? Are you an integration-as-a-service provider? ... More >

In the Cloud, Process and Budget Questions More Thorny than Tech

Nicholas Carr, the author of several books on technology, business and culture including 2004’s “ Does IT Matter: Information Technology and the Corrosion of Competitive Advantage ,” sees little if any advantage in companies maintaining their own data centers. He compares owning a dedicated... More >

Red Hat on Misconceptions, Realities of Open Source Middleware

Red Hat's middleware division, JBoss , recently held a virtual conference to announce several product updates, including a new version of JBoss Portal Platform . It also unveiled plans to create a new open source community project focused on enterprise-class middleware migrations . Craig... More >

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Extreme Savings: Cutting Costs with WAN Optimization

Download this white paper on cost-savings through WAN optimization and discover how businesses of all different sizes have realized a return on investment in just a few months through significant hard cost savings in areas such as bandwidth reduction and IT consolidation.

De-Risking Data Migration: The Case for Data Quality Technology

This white paper provides practical advice that will help the reader understand the pivotal role data quality technology must play in a data migration, including clear evidence for the need to — and the benefits of — adopting the right data quality approach in data migration projects.

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Oracle Snaps up AmberPoint for SOA Management

Oracle just closed its purchase of Sun Microsystems, then announced Monday the acquisition of AmberPoint for an undisclosed sum. AmberPoint provides service-oriented architecture (SOA) management software. In an example cited on ChannelWeb , Oracle said AmberPoint's products could come in handy with insurance... More >

Informatica 9 Launched

Informatica is releasing the ninth iteration of its namesake data-integration software. Informatica 9, which comes with data-quality tools, a data-exchange capability, information lifecycle management tools, support for complex event processing and programming processes that can be used to integrate the data-integration... More >

IBM Offers New Software Framework for Government Agencies

IBM is offering a new software framework designed for government citizen agencies. According to The Register , IBM Government Industry Framework is geared toward five domains IBM sees as in need of IT overhauls: tax and revenue management; safety and security; social services and social security; integrated urban... More >

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