Digital Experience

Document imaging and retrieval is a critical component of any content-centric workflow. The financial industry knows the importance of digitalized, activated content, given the volume and complexity of banking and investment documents – loan origination, account management, new account opening, payments, invoices, customer communications, etc. Perficient recently wrapped up a project with Zions Bancorporation to […]

For companies interested in improving their digital experience and collaboration offerings with the world’s leading technology vendor, IBM ConnectED in Orlando, FL is the place to be. ConnectED is centered around trending topics such as cloud, social, and mobility that are evolving how employees work and consumers interact with their favorite brands. The name of […]

As sponsors to this year’s IBM ConnectED event I am on their website often and am reminded every day on how much time is left to get ready for a great conference. As of today we have 11 days 12 hours and 29 minutes to connect at ConnectED 2015. In addition to our Bronze sponsorship, […]

DCM (DataPower Configuration Manager) is an open source tool published by IBM for automating and simplifying the configuration and management of IBM DataPower appliances (with the exception of the XC10).  It can be used standalone OR within IBM UrbanCode Deploy platform.  Business partners, clients or anyone else for that matter can contribute enhancement or fixes […]

Introduction In this article we will discuss about how you can achieve the integration between IBM Integration Bus (IIB) and WebSphere DataPower XC10 (XC10) using the REST APIs functionality of XC10 devices. Since the release of the V9, IIB can now connect to an external data grid cache to improve SOA’s services performance by the […]

Written by Paul Plakut This is installment three of a multipart series on Sitecore 8 – A Modern Experience Manager. If you are wishing to start at the beginning of the series, please begin HERE. I left off with an explanation of FXM or Federated Experience Manager; a powerful way to extend Sitecore 8’s toolset […]

I recently helped one of our clients configure their website to get sitelinks search box working. The following is a brief recap of my work. [Although metlife.com is used as an example in this post, I have had no working relationship with metlife.com] In early September, Google announced an improvement to sitelinks search box, which […]

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 […]

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 […]