Paul Maurer

Adeptia has released the latest version of its BPM server. The Adeptia BPM server is another entry in the fast-growing market for Business Process Management Tools. People unfamiliar with Business Process Management servers can think of them as replacing the typical maintenance-heavy point-to-point systems integrations that let data flow through corporate machinery. The business process engine executes a well-defined business process and shepherds information through those complex multistep processes. I've heard BPM characterized as Enterprise Application Integration on steroids, but as Adeptia's product will show, it's really much more. Adeptia's BPM Server lets users gradually build up processes by defining simple discrete activities. Activities are then combined into... (more)

Product Review — ActiveBPEL 2.0 from Active Endpoints Excels at BPEL

Business process execution Language support or BPEL is at the top of every enterprise SOA punch list. It's an XML-based language designed to support long-running complex business transactions in the form of orchestrated Web Service interactions. Like most XML formats, you wouldn't want to construct and debug a process of any complexity by hand and an "engine" is required to recognize and... (more)

SOA Product Review — ActiveBPEL 3.0 from Active Endpoints

(SYS-CON Media) - We last looked at the Active Endpoints Inc. product suite back in May of this year. Since then, the team at Active Endpoints has been busy working towards the 3.0 release of its ActiveBPEL Designer and engine. The biggest and most interesting enhancement is full support for all WS-BPEL 2.0 constructs. This feature will let users gain early access and experience with the u... (more)

Product Review: "MagooClient 2.1 XML Messaging Client"

When I first looked over MagooClient from Magoo Software, it was difficult to categorize. I expected that it would be another composite application builder, but that's not what I found. Instead I found a tool that not only allows users to interact with business processes, but that also becomes part of the business process itself. MagooClient can not only reach out and perform Web service... (more)

Wisiba Web Service Management from Itellix

There's a phenomenon I've witnessed again and again in my years building systems. I call it "Guerilla IT." Listen to my description and see if you've witnessed it inside your organization. You are an IT professional serving your constituency. They are satisfied with your support of their business, but there are a few projects that are lower priority and small enough to fly under your rada... (more)