In its day the colossal Pharos lighthouse of Alexandria was one of the Seven
Wonders of the World. When it fell in the fourteen century, the building
blocks were reused by the Sultan of Egypt to build the Citadel at Qaitbey
that still stands today. Waste not, want not.
Our modern concept of Service Oriented Architectures (SOAs) updates the
ancient approach to recycling. The SOA technology framework enables the rapid
implementation of business applications using reusable services or functions.
It includes a methodology for finding and consuming these pre-fabricated
services.
Yet if you want your SOA projects to display the same kind of longevity as
the lighthouse at Alexandria, you can't simply start stacking together the
blocks willy-nilly. Building a successful SOA can... (more)
Web applications built on a service-oriented architecture (SOA) promise to
greatly improve IT efficiency and business agility. SOA establishes data and
protocol standards so that existing internal and third-party application
modules or services can be reused and orchestrated into business
applications. Unfortunately, while SOA enables the rapid implementation of
business applications, it... (more)
Web 1.0 - Where Experts Add Value
In its relatively short lifetime, the World Wide Web has had a dramatic
impact on the way information is presented and shared. Before the Internet
and the web were available, "big media" companies invested heavily in
expensive research, writing, editorial, printing, post-production, and
broadcasting infrastructure to create compelling and thoughtful media ... (more)
Cloud computing utilizes computing resources, network bandwidth, storage,
applications, and services available in the Internet "cloud" to deliver
scalable Web functionalities to end users anywhere in the world. Drawing on
the cloud for computing resources is similar to tapping into the electric
grid for electricity - cost is incurred only as resources or computing cycles
are consumed.
A... (more)
Developing custom applications using Microsoft's .NET Framework is a growing
trend. According to Forrester Research, 56% of enterprises are choosing .NET
versus 44% opting for J2EE, while IDC reports that 35.7% of large
corporations use .NET for their most important applications compared to 25.3%
for Java. While .NET lets your development team develop applications quickly
and efficiently... (more)
Hon has served as CEO of Symphoniq Corporation since its inception. Prior to joining Symphoniq, Hon co-founded NetIQ, where he served on the board of directors until 2003. Hon has also co-founded and served on the board of several other companies, including Centrify, Ecosystems (acquired by Compuware), Digital Market (acquired by Oracle) and a number of other technology companies. Hon is also a General Partner of Wongfratris Investment Company, a venture investment firm. Hon holds dual BS in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Northwestern University and a MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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