Stories by Ann Bednarz

MuleSource targets open source ESB users

A startup built around the Mule open source integration project is set to make its corporate debut Tuesday. MuleSource is backed by US$4 million secured in a first round of venture funding it closed this past summer.

IBM debuts another batch of SOA-related offerings

In its second service-oriented architecture blitz of the year, <a href="http://www.ibm.com" target="_blank">IBM</a> has detailed a range of products and services aimed at helping companies extend their service-oriented architecture deployments.

Researchers use mobile phone, GPS data to map populations

At the Venice Biennale this week, visitors to the contemporary art and design exhibition can see graphic displays of how residents and tourists are moving about Italy's capital city, Rome. A project called Real Time Rome uses data gathered from cell phones and other wireless technologies to create a map that illustrates where people are -- whether they're stuck in traffic, congregating at a tourist destination or passing through a thinly populated neighborhood.

WebMethods buys SOA governance vendor Infravio

WebMethods continues to build up its platform of tools for deploying service-oriented architecture environments, as the integration vendor Monday announced plans to purchase Infravio, which makes software for managing SOA components, for US$38 million.

The all-inclusive SOA

It take all kinds to build a service-oriented architecture -- all kinds of IT people, that is.

McKesson benefits from call center strategy

McKesson Health Solutions runs two fewer brick-and-mortar call centers than it did three years ago, and the company is set to shut down a third facility by year-end. McKesson's business isn't shrinking; its call center staff is relocating - to their homes.

IBM puts up US$1.6 billion for FileNet

IBM made a play for a bigger share of the information management market Thursday with its plans to acquire FileNet, a publicly held company based in California, for US$1.6 billion.

IBM tunes RFID for tracking drugs

IBM Tuesday unveiled a radio frequency identification system for pharmaceuticals that is aimed at making it more difficult for counterfeit drugs to make it to market.

Retailers fail to pass security test

A full year after the deadline, a majority of large merchants face potential fines because they still aren't in compliance with a data security standard created by major credit card companies including American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa.

Betting on software-as-a-service

Vedior North America isn't just dabbling with software delivered as a service. It's betting the farm on the model. The $US1 billion company is in the process of implementing Bullhorn's hosted staffing and recruiting software across its myriad business units.

SOA Software buys Blue Titan

SOA Software plans to add messaging and mediation expertise to its service-oriented architecture platform with the acquisition of Blue Titan Software.

IBM demos RFID tag with privacy-protecting features

As use of radio frequency identification technology in supply chain settings progresses, industry experts have been devising ways to address consumer privacy concerns related to item-level RFID tagging.

IBM survey: CEOs say change is coming

In an IBM survey of 765 CEOs and top executives, 65 percent said they plan to radically change their companies in the next two years in response to growing competitive and market pressures. But it won't be easy: More than 80 percent stated that their organizations have not been very successful at managing change in the past.

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