In part 1 of this article, we discussed Microsoft's .NET Framework. This
month, we examine WebSphere's multi-product architecture with focus on the
WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD) for Windows, the Integrated
Development Environment (IDE) that replaces IBM's Visual Age for Java. WSAD,
a collection of development tools based on the Eclipse technology, provides
an environment designed to enhance Web services development and build J2EE
Enterprise applications. The overall WebSphere Application Server (WAS/WSAD)
architecture is component-based and layered in multi-tiers. The Eclipse
technology, a plug-in based approach, is integrated with WAS to allow users
and third parties to extend the base IDE with their own plug-in technologies.
When you start WSAD, the opening view consists of several panes that
represent the various components contained within your wo... (more)
The data evolution has completely changed how businesses conduct transactions
on the Web. The business environment has evolved rapidly from presenting
static data to consumers and businesses alike, to a new world, something we
can only describe as the era of application integration and data evolution.
Interoperability, today's buzz word, is meaningful because it describes a
process in which legacy systems are being integrated with new, interactive
business software solutions. Both IBM's WSAD and Microsoft's.NET Framework
v1.1 are component based and contain a large collection of i... (more)
The data evolution has completely changed how businesses conduct transactions
on the Web. The business environment has evolved rapidly from presenting
static data to consumers and businesses alike, to a new world, something we
can only describe as the era of application integration and data evolution.
Interoperability, today's buzz word, is meaningful because it describes a
process in which legacy systems are being integrated with new, interactive
business software solutions. Both IBM's WSAD and Microsoft's.NET Framework
v1.1 are component based and contain a large collection of i... (more)
Dwight Peltzer is a professor of computer science, developer, lecturer, and author on Microsoft and J2EE software solutions. Presently, he is a faculty member at the School of Engineering and Computer Science at the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University. He teaches seminars on C++, Visual Basic, .C#, .NET, SQL, ASP.NET, and J2EE-related technologies such as JAXP, JavaServer Pages, and XML.
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