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Demystifying SAML
Mysteries of Security Assertion Markup Language Unraveled
By Hal Lockhart
Next in his Demystifying series, Hal Lockhart unravels the mysteries of Security Assertion Markup Language, also known as SAML. As more and more systems are linked through web services, portals, and integrated applications, the need for a standard that allows security information to be shared and exchanged becomes more and more apparent.
SAML provides a robust, yet extensible set of data formats to communicate identity and authentication information in a variety of environments. Identity Federation, a key concept driving the need for and the definition of SAML, means using information from multiple, independently administered sources to implement security services such as authorization. Along with Single Sign-on, it is a requirement for modern networked environments. (Note, this link will take you to content for Architects that is posted on Dev2Dev.)
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Successfully Planning for SOA — Part 1
Lay the right foundation with a methodology for system design.
By David Groves, Americas SOA Practice Lead, WW Consulting Development
As you continue to develop your IT architecture, the route to achieving real
business benefits requires a fundamental change in the way you think about
system design. In this first in a series of three articles on Service-Oriented
Architecture (SOA), BEA offers helpful tips, insights and a Domain Model to help
you plan this change, and ensure the success of your SOA implementation.
(Note, this link will take you to content for Architects that is posted on Dev2Dev.)
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The Fourth Wave Barreling In
The impact of SOA, the fourth wave of enterprise IT, has gone way beyond the early adopters. Leading research reports show that the vast majority of CIOs and CTOs have formally explored, and in many cases begun implementing, pilot initiatives. Recent surveys conducted by InfoWorld, Yankee Group, Webservices.org and others show that over 75% of CIOs have investigated and are planning SOA investments in the next 12 to 18 months.
Despite the growing enthusiasm, SOA lacks many of the shared experiences, artifacts and patterns required for widespread and reliable IT adoption. Moreover, without a common language and industry blueprints, this wave, which promises benefits of intra- and inter-enterprise services reuse as well as process interoperability, will dissipate and eventually fizzle — ultimately only adding more custom logic and methodologies to the IT legacy. Directing the SOA wave so that it can live up to its potential requires user community leadership.
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RFID Technical Challenges and Reference Architecture
What are the technical challenges associated with implementing RFID?
Radio frequency identification (RFID) is increasingly being used in retail,
pharmaceuticals, transportation, and defense. Learn about some of the technical
challenges associated with implementing RFID, and the BEA reference architecture
that takes these challenges into account.
(Note, this link will take you to content for Architects that is posted on Dev2Dev.)
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Upcoming Event for Architects
Join us for this Technical Seminar: Data Services Layer, The Foundation for a Service Oriented Architecture
Presenting a Case for Data Services: Data is distributed everywhere — it's in multiple databases of various shapes and sizes, trapped inside a variety of applications, fronted by Web services, living in files—each source having its own data representations and access mechanisms. And unfortunately, it's all relevant, so we can't simply ignore it.
Core applications are more often bought than built, and new composite enterprise applications are being built by composing and orchestrating the functions provided by these core applications. And, of course, Service-Oriented Architectures are all the rage. Now what?
BEA Systems invites you to a technical session to help you address your evolving
Service-Oriented Architecture strategy to benefit from Data Services. This BEA
TechStart Series as delivers real, practical uses for emerging technology with
no sales or marketing spin. This seminar series is coming to Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal.
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