VOLUME 15: Table of Contents

COVER STORY

A Trip Through SaaSdom

The ability to set up a system without additional infrastructure investment or up-front software costs is a key factor driving Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) adoption. Additionally, most SaaS applications employ cutting-edge Internet applications such as Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX), Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and mashups. So the functionality of a SaaS application often surpasses that of an on-premise solution. These factors contribute to making SaaS acceptable to both SMEs and larger companies

INTERVIEW

A 360-Degree View of the SOA Landscape

With Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) catching on in the market, customers want to know exactly how SOA can solve their specific problem. In our interview with Atul Saini of Fiorano Software, a company positioning itself strongly on the SOA market, he provides an overview of how they see the current status of SOA, and what we can look forward to, in the future.

ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS

Looking through the IDM Trendscope

The days of user name-password authentication are numbered. As enterprises move into an increasingly networked world, monitoring and managing access is proving to be a challenge—a challenge Identity Management solutions are looking to meet.

ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

Examining the Enterprise Unified Process

Will Enterprise Unified Process (EUP) fulfil the enterprise expectations or is it just an extended (Rational) unified process? Generalised Enterprise Reference Architecture and Methodology (GERAM) may provide the answers.

WIRELESS & MOBILITY

Enterprise Mobility Meets Business Flexibility

Mobile initiatives have heralded a whole new concept of working from outside the company premises. Companies that aren’t capitalising this high-growth segment of the mobile sector are missing out on a potential money-spinner.

SECURITY

Lowdown: Open Source Network Security Tools

Get the low-down on the entire gamut of open source network tools, ranging from vulnerability and application-specific scanners to packet sniffers, port scanners and more.

IT INFRASTRUCTURE

Virtulisation: Taking Charge of your Data Centre

Virtualisation market is expected to commoditise, with centralised automation tools becoming more critical. Gain foresight into the evolution of server virtualisation technology in the years to come.

SPOTLIGHT

Synergies and Opportunities: Open Source and Commercial Vendors

Individuals, organisations and big businesses are waking up to the benefits of open source software. Economic principles and key terms apply to the individuals and companies in the open source market, just as it does in other spheres of business.

TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY

Achieve SOA Objectives with Eclipse Framework

One of the main drivers for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is interoperability between heterogeneous systems. Eclipse helps to achieve this goal from a design perspective. The article is an in-depther into how you can harness the Eclipse power for SOA service.

DEVELOPER FORUM

Scientific Ecosystem with Eclipse

Research and development are the key elements that influence the efficiency of our economy in the long term. More and more, excellence in research requires the continued promotion of high-quality scientific software and effective collaboration between academic research and industry. An analysis of the current situation is moderate at best. The prize-winning Bioclipse is one of the better examples for scientific software and it offers significant potential and ideas for successful collaborations.