Challenges of SOA Testing by Jason English
Why is SOA testing such a different beast than previous forms of browser, client/server and mainframe testing? Many of the benefits of SOA become challenges to testing an SOA application. 1. SOA is distributed by definition Services are based on heterogeneous technologies. ... No SOA is a "flip the switch" single technology change In Selecting an SOA approach there are components that are simply not worth the money and effort to bring into the SOA world - for instance a data feed that supplies a relatively unchanging piece of information to the business workflow.

Lowering The Risks In Developing Do-It-Yourself Software Projects by Phil McCutchen
Mike Dunville* had a decision to make. As the new operations manager for Alpha Staffing, he wanted to make a difference at the dynamic staffing firm. The principals of the firm had charged him with making the day-to-day operations run smoothly and efficiently while they concentrated on growing... Management mis-objectives: Any firm trying to develop a staffing software project for itself must first fully and clearly define the objectives for the project. ... With so many variables -- technology, management, business practices, internal politics, competitive issues, and more, it is...

DRM Defending You by Mila Levkovsky
We’ve heard the diagnosis: viruses are rampant and hackers are on the loose. Get your firewall ready, activate your spam filter and turn on those email anti-theft controls. That’s right. Using Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology you can send personal information, original artwork and... According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 80% of asset misdirection happens when information is exploited by authorized users. ... As the creator of the email, you can take charge by safeguarding vital information.

Why Activity Based Costing Cannot be Overlooked by Richard Barrett
A look into the managerial myth that activity-based costing is too much like hard work! Activity-based costing (ABC) projects traditionally create visions of armies of accountants locking themselves away in darkened rooms, working for months on end to generate any meaningful results, only to... Furthermore, most organizations that have migrated activity-based costing programs to Web-based applications focus on providing management with more frequent reports, moving from quarterly to monthly reporting in line with traditional management reporting.

Does your Company have Documentum? by Mike Nielsen
Are you lost in the mess of documents that get passed around your company, never knowing what the latest version is and which one you should work on without worrying if someone else has already made the same editions that you are making? Perhaps you have heard of collaboration software solutions... The major advantages to using NextPage’s collaboration software include the following: • Do NOT need a centralized server • Do NOT need an IT infrastructure • Installation can be done in a matter of minutes • Will work with associates who are NOT NextPage subscribers • Solves...

A Case Study on Selecting Contract Management Software by Lisa DeMaio
Professional services firm cuts costs and improves productivity with integrated software system. "I could satisfy the government, but I couldn't give managers the information they needed to do their jobs," says Shannon Winston, Controller for Apex Environmental. ... Wind2 has more than 3,000 client companies in North America, Wind2 delivers software solutions for government contract management, timekeeping, contract costing, billing, project management, financial accounting, customer relationship management, and marketing automation.

The Dichotomy of Systems Development Management by Tim Bryce
"A Systems Development Manager speaks with a forked tongue." - Bryce's Law INTRODUCTION In order to be a Systems Development Manager, you have to be a lot of things: front man, educator, mentor, sage, politician, etc. Oh yea, something else, you also have to be a hypocrite. ... * On the one hand, managers promise to implement projects on time and within budget, but on the other hand, this seldom occurs as project management is superficially implemented in their organizations. ... CONCLUSION Managing a systems development environment requires someone skilled in the fundamentals of...

Benefits of Implementing Workflow Automation Systems by Faheem Zafar
AUTOMATION, in any field, is an alluring proposition. The idea that we can take a manual process and apply technology to it in a way that reduces costs and increases speed, reliability and accuracy is irresistible. However, this temptation is a significant trap for organizations that intend to... Organizations that take this holistic approach to the project will be rewarded with business processes that achieve desired results quickly, are highly integrate, and produce information that enables management to identify problems early and make changes rapidly.

Groupware as a Document Manager: Collaboration Series #3 by Joe Miller
This article is the third of a series of articles exploring specific aspects of groupware. The brief informational articles in this series discuss some of the technologies associated with groupware, as well as some of the characteristics of groupware. ... All tracking information is then collected into a digital flow chart displaying the version history of the document. ... However, groupware technology uses existing IT infrastructure and opens up accessibility to everyone with whom a user collaborates.

CDC Software Wins Prestigious Awards From Some Of China's Most Influential IT Portal Websites by Bhawna Garg
CDC Software, a wholly owned subsidiary of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA) and a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software applications and consulting services, today announced that its Ross Enterprise suite of application has received accolades by two of China's leading... The comprehensive suite of solutions include functionality in enterprise resource management (ERP), supply chain management (SCM), customer relationship management, real time performance management, order management and warehouse management (WMS), human resource planning, performance management and...