ZeroCode is a Web-based development environment that allows a team to
graphically develop a Web-based database application with minimal handwritten
code. The development environment is Web-based and housed on zeroCode
servers. Developers build the application via the Web interface and when
complete, the entire site is downloaded and installed on servers in the
production environment.
While developing with zeroCode, a heavy emphasis is placed on an
application's design. To optimize code generation capabilities, the zeroCode
environment defines a set of design rules and guidelines the development team
must follow. Some examples of rules to follow include using Java naming
conventions for database objects, normalizing the table structure as much as
possible, and using foreign key constraints to identify relationships among
tables.
zeroCode is designed to isolate the ... (more)
SilverStream eXtend Composer is part of the SilverStream eXtend family that
provides a visual development environment used to create service-oriented
applications. Composer allows developers to create services that gather data
from multiple disparate sources, apply appropriate business logic, and return
the results. The finished components meet J2EE standards and will execute on
compliant application servers. Composer explicitly supports SilverStream's
eXtend Application Server, IBM's WebSphere, and BEA's WebLogic.
Composer itself consists of three components: eXtend Composer, eXt... (more)
Since WSJ last looked at Mindreef's SOAPScope back in July '03 (Vol. 3, issue
7), much has been added in functionality and features to benefit the package.
New items include integration with Visual Studio .NET, integration with the
WS-I testing tools, a new Graph View for looking at historical data, and a
differencing engine, among others. Overall, this is an excellent update; what
follows are some of its highlights.
Visual Studio
Mindreef has nicely integrated access to the SOAPscope tool into Visual
Studio .NET. (at the time of this writing, a plug-in for the Eclipse platform
... (more)
Security is important. Anyone in the business of designing, developing,
hosting, or managing business applications understands this fundamental
statement. Web services present unique challenges such that the integrity and
security of the content of the exchanged documents is just as important as
the integrity of the communications link between the trading partners.
Addressing this broad definition of Web services security is the Forum XWall
Web Services Firewall from Forum Systems. Within a network topology, it
serves as the entry point to an enterprise's collection of Web service... (more)
Organizations large and small routinely face challenges in managing business
processes. From an administrative standpoint, policies and procedures are put
in place to ensure compliance. However, no matter how strictly they are
enforced, there are always those who work outside their boundaries.
The Fuego BPM solution helps organizations address compliance issues and
business process modeling by providing a truly business-centric tool. It also
provides the integration capabilities to participate effectively in a
service-oriented architecture (SOA) through its native support for Web ... (more)