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Service Oriented Architecture: A Practical Guide to Measuring Return on Investment
sponsored by IBM Software Group
WHITE PAPER: This investment analysis helps establish a benefits framework specific to SOA that focuses on limited choices and ways to depict the costs incurred.
Posted: 20 Jun 2007 | Published: 01 Oct 2006

IBM Software Group

The New Information Agenda: Do You Have One?
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper defines the information agenda; describes key considerations and best practices in creating and implementing an information agenda.
Posted: 14 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008

IBM

Extending the Business Value of SOA through Business Process Management
sponsored by BEA Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the differences between SOA and BPM, and explores the benefits of combining the two for organizational initiatives.
Posted: 02 Jan 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2006

BEA Systems, Inc.

The Need for SOA to Achieve Flexibility and Agility within Plant Operations
sponsored by Apriso Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper offers a check list that manufacturers can use for evaluating and comparing alternative Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Quality Management Systems (QMS).
Posted: 29 Aug 2008 | Published: 28 Aug 2008

Apriso Corporation

Ensuring Web Service Quality for Service-Oriented Architectures
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the testing challenges presented by Web services, and introduces best practices to ensure SOA application quality through the use of Oracle’s award-winning Web service testing solution, Oracle Application Testing Suite.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 12 Jun 2008

Oracle Corporation

Explore the New Open API Economy
sponsored by TIBCO Software Inc.
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn about the business drivers of the open API economy, and discover what you should consider before deciding if open APIs are right for you. Plus, get a list of questions to determine your readiness and tips for evaluating your options going forward.
Posted: 17 Feb 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

TIBCO Software Inc.

Incorporating IBM Speech Solutions into a Service Oriented Architecture
sponsored by IBM Software Group
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains the benefits of On Demand Business, standards-based development and SOA as a part of product offerings and how SOA has shifted from concept to a viable approach to managing disparate IT resources.
Posted: 16 Nov 2006 | Published: 01 Jun 2006

IBM Software Group

Delivering the Data Layer of the Cloud: The Business Case for APIs
sponsored by StrikeIron
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, explore the business case for APIs and learn why it may be a good idea to publish APIs for your organization. Compare the options of building your API capabilities internally and leveraging an API platform provider to achieve end-to-end API management.
Posted: 18 Feb 2014 | Published: 18 Feb 2014

StrikeIron

STATE OF DNS AVAILABILITY REPORT
sponsored by Verisign, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: View this informative white paper to learn more about the domain name system vulnerabilities that you should keep in mind for the busy season. Find out some of the challenges of availability and the impact downtime can have on your enterprise by accessing this resource.
Posted: 26 Sep 2012 | Published: 26 Sep 2012

Verisign, Inc.

SOA Best Practices: The BPEL Cookbook
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: The Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) Cookbook highlights SOA best practices and challenges, detailing the importance of BPEL and other standards-based technologies in accelerating the adoption of an SOA.
Posted: 16 Mar 2009 | Published: 02 Aug 2007

Oracle Corporation