Technology Mashup

Two interesting Redbooks out this week dealing with technology transition to WebSphere Process Server.

1. WebSphere MQ Workflow transition to WebSphere Process Server
2. Migrating WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation to WebSphere Process
Server V6.1

Running IBM WebSphere Application Server on System p and AIX Optimization and Best Practices - Draft Redbook, last updated: Fri, 1 Aug 2008

- System p and AIX configuration strategies for IBM WebSphere Application Server
- Under the hood: how the JVM runtime and WAS interact with the AIX platform
- Implementation Scenarios

Business Activity Monitoring with WebSphere Business Monitor V6.1 - Redbook, published: Wed, 30 Jul 2008

- Monitor processes in WebSphere Process Server, MQ Workflow, and FileNet
- Monitor WebSphere MQ and WebSphere Adapters
- Learn by example with practical scenarios

High Availability and Scalability for IBM WebSphere Presence and XML Document Management Servers - Redbook, published: Tue, 29 Jul 2008

- Go from base to highly available and scalable environments
- Architecture, topology, and configuration
- Sample implementation

WebSphere eXtreme Scale Mediator Pattern - Redpaper, published: Tue, 29 Jul 2008

- Solution design considerations
- Application pattern
- Sample implementation

The IBM® WebSphere® Extended Deployment provide dynamic and high performance computing infrastructure across range of application servers and execution environments. [WebSphere Redbooks]

Soup up your BPM implementations...

IBM WebSphere Business Process Management V6.1 Performance Tuning - Redpaper, published: Wed, 23 Jul 2008

- Learn valuable tips for tuning
- Get the latest best practices
- Try the example settings

First-of-a-Kind Technology to Help Doctors Care for Premature Babies -

IBM and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) announced today a first-of-a-kind research project to help doctors detect subtle changes in the condition of critically ill premature babies.

[IBM Newsroom]

Cost-cutters boost IBM's results - IBM benefits from companies calling in its services division to help them cut costs.

[BBC UK Technology News]

Configuring IBM WebSphere Process Server V6.1 with an Oracle Database - Redpaper, published: Thu, 17 Jul 2008

This IBM® Redpaper publication explains how to configure IBM WebSphere® Process Server V6.1 to work with an Oracle® database. [WebSphere Redbooks]

Getting Started with IBM WebSphere Process Server and IBM WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus Part 3: Run time - Redbook, published: Thu, 17 Jul 2008

- Install WebSphere Process Server
- Build topologies based on patterns
- Prepare for deployment

Getting Started with IBM WebSphere Process Server and IBM WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus Part 2: Scenario - Redbook, published: Fri, 11 Jul 2008

- Learn to create business integration applications
- Learn to create mediations
- Learn end-to-end test techniques

SOA Approach to Enterprise Integration for Product Lifecycle Management - Draft Redbook, last updated: Fri, 11 Jul 2008

- Strategic capability to integrate systems, processes, and data
- Examples based on real-life customer situations
- PLM Services 2.0 compliant server

An interesting one when considering the upgrade path from Interchange Server to Process Server...

WebSphere InterChange Server migration to WebSphere Process Server - Draft Redbook, last updated: Fri, 11 Jul 2008

- Migration of WebSphere InterChange Server and WBI Adapters
- Architectural usage patterns and migration planning
- Migration tools, technical examples and scenarios

IBM Unveils Cognos Business Intelligence Software for Mainframe Customers - BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cognos, an IBM (NYSE: IBM) company and the world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions, today announced that IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence software is now available, for the first time, for Linux on System z.

[IBM Newsroom]

WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 Feature Pack for EJB 3.0 - Draft Redbook, last updated: Mon, 30 Jun 2008

- EJB 3.0 overview and technology
- JPA Persistence Architecture
- Application development with EJB 3.0

This book introduces the Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) 3.0 technology and describes its implementation in IBM WebSphere products through the Feature Pack for EJB 3.0. [WebSphere Redbooks]