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With tomorrow’s Counter Fraud Webinar fast approaching – I came across an interesting info graphic that put this increasing phenomenon into perspective. The complexity of fraud evolves as people embrace the conveniences of an interconnected world. From the office, to the cloud, and even on private mobile devices, anyone is a target. Cyber-crime turns to […]

Describing a rich EA framework and process using a standard object oriented development approach. Recently I had had an interesting conversation with a solution architect around the TOGAF framework and the ADM. I was asked the following question: “Can you provide a short but reasonable description for tailoring the framework while instantiating the ADM as […]

This is the first year I have felt more than a little uncomfortable shopping online and even handing over my credit card while in my favorite stores. I am one of the millions that have been affected by one of the many cyber-attacks that have occurred this year. It is very clear that cyber criminals […]

Introduction: Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) is a XML-based language used to define enterprise business processes within Web services. BPEL extends the Web services interaction model and enables it to support business transactions. BPEL can be developed to perform multiple activities such as invoking a web service, publishing a message to topic, subscribe for messages […]

BPM Methodology and Principles: The BPM Methodology is an iterative framework used to effectively analyze and re-design a business process with the goal of constant process improvement. The methodology’s key objective is to foster communication between business and IT in order to establish an optimal business process. Here are 5 tips to ensure that your […]

Building ESB Capability Java EE -vs- Configuring a Datapower SOA Appliance Implementing a Java network infrastructure solution versus network appliance configuration It’s not unusual for a seasoned Java implementer, when exposed to an IBM Datapower appliance for the first time to question the technological advantage of a configurable network device. I feel this question is […]

1. The Performance Cost The performance cost for a Decision Service may look something like:                     2. The eXecutable Object Model and the RuleFlow XOM type choices: JAVA XOM better performance XML XOM Dynamicity Useful in case of XML model Ruleflow: Limit the size and the complexity […]

I. The Agile Business Rule Development Practices (ABRD) The Agile Business Rule Development (ABRD) Methodology provides a framework that project teams may adapt to meet the needs of their specific business rules application project. The methodology supports the full rule lifecycle, from discovery to governance by using an ‘agile’, iterative approach. ABRD activities fall into […]

This blog provides a different approach on implementing impersonation in portal applications. Impersonation, as we know, is a Portlet service, which lets the user (A) access the portal application as another user (B) by logging in as him or her (B). Out-Of-Box Impersonation Portlet provided by WebSphere Portal lacks flexibility and customization features specific to […]

The Data Load utility is the new enhanced business object based loading utility that provides an efficient solution for loading into your WebSphere Commerce database.  Today I wanted to share a brief tutorial on the two ways you can load data using  Business Object Mediator and Table Object Mediator and how Catalog, Inventory, Price, Catalog […]

Financial services and banking organizations are challenged with aligning sales performance with corporate goals to drive business growth. In addition to financial performance, one of the largest challenges financial institutions face today is managing the balance of meeting regulatory requirements without potentially disrupting performance. The following includes a high-level look at some regulatory guidelines on […]

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