Everyone wants to lower their capital expenditures and increase operational efficiency - it's a sign of the times. The economy of the past 12 - 18 months has forced all organizations to do more with less and become more efficient. While everyone can identify with the request to do more...

WebLogic Server 9.0 is the most significant BEA Java application server release to date. Fully compliant with J2EE 1.4, this release tackles head-on the biggest challenge facing enterprise networks today: reducing overall cost of management and operations while delivering high reliabil...

In the first article I gave an overview of BPM and covered the specifications in this area. I described the order change example and the steps needed to create the business process in WLI. In the second article we saw how to create a process application, specifically how to create the ...

This article is the first of a two-part series on JMS clustering. Part 1 will discuss the fundamental aspects of clustering JMS resources such as queues, topics, and connection factories, and illustrate the steps to go through to configure a clustered destination in a WebLogic cluster....

We all know that the .NET platform offers a great set of tools for building robust Web applications. There are times, however, when as .NET developers we need to understand how we can integrate the great features of .NET with other platforms and technologies. We often find our clients ...

In Part 1 (Vol. 3, issue 6) of this series I gave you an overview of business process management (BPM) and covered the specifications in this area. I described the order change example and the steps needed to create the business process in WebLogic Integration. In Part 2 (Vol. 3, issue...

In my first article (WLDJ, Vol. 3, issue 6), I provided an overview of BPM specifications in this area. I described the order change example and the steps needed to create the business process in WebLogic Integration.

When processes are modeled well and don't change, existing IT systems work well. However, real business changes all the time and processes are becoming more complex especially as the Internet is able to easily link internal and external systems. Business process management (BPM) can he...

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.

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 or...