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Transcript of Web Services Platforms Information and Communications University Prepared by Young-kyu Park.
7/1/2005 Information and Communication University 2
Agenda
• Overview• Web Services and SOA
• BEA Systems• Fujitsu• IBM• Microsoft• Novell• Oracle• Sun Microsystems
• References
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Overview
• Web services platforms is
– An integrated entity that implements Web services specifications to enable the development, execution and management of SOA applications and content based on Web services technologies.
• The individual parts of a Web services platform cannot serve as a comprehensive platform unless they have underlying integrative processes and technology.
• Although much of the value of the Web services platform is as an integrated entity, the nature of platforms provides for many opportunities to augment the platform’s capabilities.
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Overview
• Every vendor’s Web services platform must:
– Be able to provide a runtime to execute Web services.
– Have the basic functionality to produce or develop Web services and Web services/SOA solutions via the capabilities of an integrated service environment (ISE).
– Have some ability to manage Web services/SOA and applications that use Web services in terms of providing basic security and governance, but it does not have to have full Web services management or framework capabilities.
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Web Services and SOA
• At first glance, the focus seems to be shifting from Web services to SOA, but there is more to this beneath the surface.
• Both terms are broad, and there is a simple relationship: Web services remain the foundation of standards-based SOA.
• A Web services platform is an example of an SOA platform.
• It is also the most important example of an SOA platform because its basis in standards give it unique value.
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Web Services and SOA
• Use of the term “Web services” in “Web services platform” does not imply exclusive use of Web services technologies.
• Instead, most will also incorporate technologies that do not employ Web services as part of the offerings.
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Related Terms to Quadrant
• Leaders– These are high-viability venders with proven track records in
Web services as well as vision and business investment.
• Challengers– These well-executing vendors compete but do not offer
strongly differentiated vision of commitment to innovation in Web services.
• Visionaries– These vendors are differentiated by innovation, but have not
achieved the record of execution in Web-services-enabled software to give themselves the high visibility of the leaders.
• Niche Players– These vendors’ products can solve problems, although the
vendors’ vision and commitment are relatively narrowly focused.
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Magic Quadrant for Web Services Platforms, 2005
Completeness of Vision
Ability toExecute
Niche Players Visionaries
Challengers Leaders
As of July 2005
▪ IBM
BEA Systems
▪
▪ Oracle ▪ SAP▪ Tibco Software
Fujitsu ▪
Software AG
▪
▪ Sun Microsystems
▪ Novell
▪ Progess Software/ Sonic Software
▪ SeeBeyond
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BEA Systems
• BEA has a Web services platform the has been widely implemented, and recently it has announced its intention to extend this platform as a separate product line called AquaLogic.
• BEA has a longstanding reputation as a creator of industrial-strength middleware products, and the capabilities of its Web services platform live up to that reputation.
• BEA has been quite active in a leadership role in a number of standardization efforts, it has only recently shown product vision and leadership.
• BEA is a challenger in the Web services platform space, and it is expected to improve its position as the AquaLogic vision is realized.
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BEA Systems - BEA AquaLogic Product Family™ • BEA AquaLogic Service Bus™
– The first product to unify Enterprise Service Bus and Web services management capabilities, it speeds services deployment and simplifies SOA management in heterogeneous environments
• BEA AquaLogic Data Services Platform™ – It provides a single unified view of data from any source
across the enterprise.
• BEA AquaLogic Enterprise Security™ – It is a unified and adaptable security infrastructure that
enables a service-oriented approach to securing distributed applications.
• BEA AquaLogic Service Registry™ – It is the most complete and proven business service registry
providing a foundation for SOA governance and lifecycle management.
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Fujitsu
• Fujitsu introduced Web services support in 2001 and today has extended capabilities for the creation, management, deployment and integration of Web services across its entire Interstage Suite.
• Although it is a member of all the Web services standards and interoperability organizations, Fujitsu’s influence has been less visible compared to other Web services platform vendors.
• If Fujitsu continues to build on its service-based application modeling capabilities and expands its depth of Web services support, its positioning will improve in future years.
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Fujitsu - The Interstage Suite
• The Interstage Suite is an extensive family of enterprise infrastructure products, designed and assembled to give the maximum amount of modularity, flexibility, scalability and reliability.
• The Interstage Suite is made up of three product groups: – Integration
• Interstage Business Process Manager• Interstage Collaboration Ring • Interstage Shunsaku Data Manager • Interstage Contentbiz • Interstage Portalworks
– Development Tools • Interstage Apworks • Interstage Application Server Plus Developer
– Foundation• Interstage Application Server • Interstage Application Server Plus • Interstage Security Director • Interstage Traffic Director
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IBM
• From a Web services platform perspective, IBM focuses on supporting its tools and implementing a broad platform for Web services implementation.
• It offers significant and valuable service packages to support IT departments that seek to migrate to SOA.
• One challenge for IBM is the relatively loose integration between WebSphere components, which affects the ease with which customer can deploy the platform technology.
• IBM is well-positioned at a conceptual crossroads in Web services that includes IT services, software and strategy.
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IBM - WebSphere • WebSphere is an integration and application infrastructure software
• The WebSphere is made up of seven product groups:
– Application and transaction infrastructure • It delivers high-volume transaction processing for customers mission-critical
applications and built on the latest technologies such as Web services standards. – Application transformation
• IBM WebSphere Application Transformation provides solutions for reusing and extending legacy applications throughout the enterprise.
– Business integration • IBM offers an integrated portfolio of offerings supported by a standards based
service oriented infrastructure. – Commerce
• WebSphere Commerce accelerates the automation and integration of cross-channel marketing and sales processes.
– Mobile and speech middleware• Connect mobile people to the information and applications they need — anytime,
anywhere, on demand. – Portals
• IBM WebSphere Portal, a key part of the IBM Workplace client strategy, allows people to interact with the on demand world in a personalized way.
– Product information management • Customers can address a range of business needs with Product Information
Management .
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Microsoft
• Microsoft’s vision for next-generation Web services, code-named Indigo, uses many Web services specifications, some in draft form that are focused on secure, reliable, asynchronous Web services.
• Indigo is built on and extends Microsoft’s .NET technologies, and it has potential to become part of the next-generation Internet infrastructure.
• Indigo offers significant potential, especially with Longhorn, MSN and other consumer-focused offerings, to provide opportunity for the company to succeed.
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Microsoft - Indigo
• "Indigo" is a set of .NET technologies for building and running connected systems.
• Advanced Web services support in Indigo provides secure, reliable, and transacted messaging along with interoperability.
• It is a new breed of communications infrastructure built around the Web services architecture.
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Novell
• The Novell solution supports a variety of execution environments and application servers, and incorporates a portfolio of open-source offerings into its platform.
• Novell has a worldwide presence, and a close-knit set of service partners to assist customers with implementations.
• Novell has been a participant in the Web services standards offerings, and has been active in related areas, such as the Java community and the Liberty Alliance.
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Novell - exteNd suites
• Professional Suite– A comprehensive SOA suite designed for departments or small
enterprises. – Features
• Express portal • Personalization and rules engine • Visual portlet development • Device transcoding • Messaging Oriented Middleware • Novell UDDI Services
• Enterprise Suite– A corporate-strength edition that provides enterprise-class features
such as clustering, failover, workflow and business process management.
– Features• Enterprise Infrastructure Support • Content Management • Workflow • Intelligent Enterprise Information Search • Business Process Management • Expansive Enterprise Connectivity
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Oracle
• Oracle was an early player in Web-services-enabled development tools with its SOA development framework, Oracle ADF.
• The announcement in April 2005 that Oracle Application Server 10g and related offering would be positioned as Oracle Fusion Middleware shows improvement in vision over Oracle’s grid-led strategy in 2004.
• It also uniquely positioned as a vendor that is coming from a position of strength in business applications and infrastructure.
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Oracle - Oracle Fusion Middleware
• This standards-based family of products provides business value and technology excellence, including complete support for development, deployment, and management of Service-Oriented Architecture.
• Oracle Fusion Middleware Family
– Application Server– Developer Tools – Business Intelligence – Identity Management – Content and Collaboration – Business Integration – Data Hubs – Portal
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Sun Microsystems
• Sun’s current offerings constitute a Web services platform, although the capabilities and packaging are focused primarily on enabling the production and consumption of Web services from Java environments.
• Sun’s major challenges are in part the result of the focus on Java development, in that its products are more programmer-centric than others.
• Sun has also done a good job integrating peripheral products.
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Sun Microsystems - Sun Java Enterprise System & Sun
Java System Suites • The Sun Java Enterprise System is a revolutionary,
subscription-based approach to infrastructure software that reduces cost and complexity throughout the data center.
• This is made up of seven product groups: – Sun Java Enterprise System – Sun Java Availability Suite – Sun Java Identity Management Suite – Sun Java Web Infrastructure Suite – Sun Java Application Platform Suite – Sun Java Communications Suite
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References
• BEA Systems – http://www.bea.com• Fujitsu – http://www.fujitsu.com• IBM – http://www.ibm.com• Microsoft – http://www.microsoft.com• Novell – http://www.novel.com• Oracle – http://www.oracle.com• Sun Microsystems – http://www.sun.com
• “Magic Quadrant for Web Services Platforms, 2005”, David Mitchell Smith, Charles Abrams, Daniel Sholler, Daryl C. Plummer, Michele Cantara, 12 July 2005.