This is very interesting - so let me summarise :- For the deployment of an SOA architecture with a number of different databases you have found IBM U2 very easy, standards based, modern and flexible by either using its own inbuilt web service creation tool and soap server, or by writing your own web services using asp.net or Java. Whereas Oracle has been found to be complex, inflexible and all together confusing
Is that so ? - sounds like a good bit of marketing for ibm there ... Rgds Symeon. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sara Burns Sent: 06 December 2007 19:42 To: U2 List Subject: RE: [U2] U2 SOAP Server Like a number of others on this list we have managed to view Tony's video (at home as it would not work through our firewalls). I found it very interesting and informative and think it would be great on a site using UniVerse etc as their only major database. However we are not in that situation. In our situation we have UniVerse as our prime database but anything that is not on UniVerse is preferably on Oracle or if that is not possible then on SQLServer. We insist that the different applications share data so that we have a common view wherever possible. We already have a number of services using the Java version of UniObjects from various other applications. There are a lesser number using the VB or .Net versions. Our organisation has committed to implementing a Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) using Industry Standard processes to allow us to integrate with any other application etc which can use Web Services and eventually compose applications drawing data from multiple sources. To remain flexible we will be translating most services into XML so the languages of the various endpoints do not matter. As I said before the creation of the WSDL file from an existing UniVerse subroutine was very simple and quick. The learning curve for us is stepping out of the UniVerse world and into the complex world of Oracle. However it is pleasing to see that these facilities are being made available by IBM - we just need to learn how to use them in a heterogeneous environment. Sara Burns Sara Burns (SEB) IS Development Manager Public Trust Phone: +64 (04) 978 4534 (DDI) Mobile: 029 978 4534 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The information contained in this communication (including any attachment) is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy this communication. You must not disclose, copy or use in any way the information contained in this communication. Any views expressed in this communication are not necessarily the views of Public Trust. No representation is made that this communication is free of error, virus or interference. ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
