Security

Security architecture meets enterprise architecture

The Open Group got together with the SABSA Institute to give a new security architecture flavor to TOGAF, The Open Group Architecture Framework. It takes the form of some new guidance for...

XML security appliance shopping advice

Earlier this month I wrote an article on a Software as a Service provider that employed a

Compute cloud services cross chasm, analyst says

IT cloud services are “crossing the chasm,” argues Frank Gens of IDC. But what do enterprises want and expect from the new paradigm in software delivery?

Test SOA for the unexpected

Testing service-oriented architecture requires thinking outside the box to the point that your test cases hit an application with totally unexpected input, argues Thomas Fredell, CTO of IntraLinks.

Deadline extended for SearchSOA.com products of the year

Last week we got flooded with requests to extend the deadline for our Products of the Year Awards submissions. Normally we'd have taken a "no soup for you" stance on this, but when the requests topped the dozen mark we figured we should grant an extension.

Now you've got until...

SOA security lesson

In a recent survey, our readers reported security is the top organizational requirement for SOA. All of the agility in the world doesn't matter if you can't provide it in a secure fashion. Yet traditional security isn't sufficient to lock down a services infrastructure. Applications aren't being...