Podcast: SOA, composite applications and data integration

Web services and composite applications, like traditional monolithic apps, rely on data. Without the right data at the right time, the service/application has nothing to execute. In this podcast, Nexaweb Inc. COO David McFarlane talks about how composite applications involve much more than just some slick tools that make eye-popping front ends. He touts data integration as a key element in composite application development and the creation of dynamic user interfaces.

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Among the topics covered are:

• The semantic technical challenges involved with data integration
• The organizational governance needed to facilitate data integration
• The creation of real-time, event-driven UIs
• Event-level integration in mashup services
• The role of business intelligence in composite development and service agility
• What constitutes a true rich user interface