I just ran across an article that talks about OBA Reference Application Packs in a negative light. I found this very interesting. In Ephraim Schwartz's Reality Check Blog he says that OBAs are Too Little, Too Lame . I would have to respectfully disagree with some of his opinions. Not because I released...

Microsoft is ready to take on the Wall Street service-oriented architecture scene with its latest developer and infrastructure technologies, said a consultant in building IT systems for financial services companies. Michael DeSanti, a partner with Eikos Partners, New York, spoke at the Web Services/SOA...

There seems to be a bit of confusion in the financial services community about Microsoft's commitment to industry standards. As many of you know, on the technology standards side (WS-*) Microsoft is the clear leader in this space. On the industry side Microsoft is devoting time and energy in the industry...

I've been getting a lot of e-mail on when the Composite / OBA Applications Book would be available for download or purchase. We have launched a free version online. It's about 100 pages total printed. Full Book Financial Services Chapter This book is about composite applications and how they...

Here is a sneak peak at my presentation on Thursday! Topics Include: Business Challenges in Financial Services Technical Challenges in Financial Services Microsoft's Integration Strategy Financial Services Integration Strategies Download the Gartner EA 2006- Integration in Financial...

I will be attending the Microsoft SOA Business Process Conference from October 3rd - 6th. I will be attending part of the time. We will be talking a lot about BizTalk 2006, WCF, Office Server (MOSS) and ESB techniques in the context of SOA. My boss will also be presenting one of the keynotes. Sign...

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If you haven’t checked out the new Office 2007, you should! From all perspectives, especially from a architectural perspective there are quite a bit changes.  What I like about Office 2007 is I can now call it a platform.  A platform meaning that I can build or run applications in this environment. With...