IBM just announced WebSphere Application Server (WAS) version 6, which IBM
says can save companies as much as $110,000 per minute in lost revenue and
productivity. This capability is a major advance for enterprise-class
computing,
WebSphere version 6 is designed to automatically detect problems - and
automatically save and process Web-based business transactions that until
recently could take hours or days to recover under older systems. It is also
the first J2EE application server to deliver these capabilities together.
The financial impact of IT system downtime per hour varies by industry, but
losses can quickly exceed millions of dollars per hour. According to IBM,
independent studies cite the cost averages of $6.5 million per hour in the
retail brokerage industry, $2.6 million in credit card authorizations,
$90,000 in airline reservation centers, $27,000 in manu... (more)
Another month is upon us and the world continues to change. The world of
corporate governance is making its presence felt in all corners of
information technology as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements begin to take
effect with regard to Section 404. You only need to read the daily newspaper
or watch some television to get a feel for the level of corporate scandals
that pervades our society.
The scandals run the gamut from whales like Enron and WorldCom to the growing
trouble within the corporate and consumer insurance industries.
As I write, the attorney general of Ohio, Jim Pet... (more)
Wily Technology (www.wilytech.com) provides Enterprise Application Management
solutions. The company's products are designed to enable companies to
successfully manage their critical Web applications and infrastructure by
providing real-time, end-to-end visibility into the performance and
availability of these systems. Wily Technology is based in Brisbane,
California, just south of San Francisco. WJ's former Editor-in-Chief Jack
Martin had a chance recently to sit down with company CEO Dick Williams.
WebSphere Journal: Give our readers a quick overview of what Wily
Technologies ... (more)
I received a lot of feedback last month on my "Will Every Child Be Left
Behind?" editorial. A lot of you related your collective disappointment in
the current state of our public schools. What surprised me was the number of
readers who thought that application servers, XML, and Web services were
current buzzwords, not core foundations of modern technology. One reader in
particular thought that application servers, XML, and Web services were about
as important as black holes and string theory, which in his view were
unnecessary for the basics of knowledge. I think they are also im... (more)
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Benfield
In the world of IT, outsourcing is either the dirtiest word you can utter or
a brilliant one; it's all about who says it to whom and where it is said.
No matter who uses it, it is a word most often said in private. When
corporate managers use the word, it is always mentioned in a most
confidential fashion as a potential cost-cutting tactic, a magic bullet to
increase margins.
When technical people use the word in public ... (more)
Jack Martin, editor-in-chief of WebSphere Journal, is cofounder and CEO of Simplex Knowledge Company (publisher of Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Journal http://www.s-ox.com), an Internet software boutique specializing in WebSphere development. Simplex developed the first remote video transmission system designed specifically for childcare centers, which received worldwide media attention, and the world's first diagnostic quality ultrasound broadcast system. Jack is co-author of Understanding WebSphere, from Prentice Hall.
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