Escaping Entropy Death!

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1 Escaping Entropy Death! Simon Phipps & Java Evangelist, IBM Corporation Agenda What's the problem? Strategy Will it catch on? What's The Problem P.1-3

2 Entropy Death... Solutions Convergence Enterprise Computing e-business Standards P.4-6

3 The Solution-Centric World Web Delivery Model Java Program Components & Vocabularies Data Network TCP/IP Public Security Key completes the puzzle brings data to the web, completing the necessary components for 90% of e-business applications. Networking (TCP/IP) + Program loading ('Browser') + Programming (Java components) + Data () = e-business Java and : Two Worldviews Java Java P.7-9

4 Java and : IBM's Worldview Java Business Data Portable Data Business Logic Portable Code business integration IBM's Strategy IBM's Strategy "Deliver based solutions which will help our customers and business partners build, deploy and manage e-business applications." 1. Ensure strong, open standards 2. Enable our entire product line for 3. Build e-business solutions P.10-12

5 Ensuring strong, open standards Help drive activities in W3C to evolve the standard, DOM, XSL, Schema, Linking, Info Set, RDF, SVG, HTML Ensure access to the development community for key technologies via alphaworks, DOM, XSL, RDF, XMI... We are using business relationships to help create and establish industry-specific standards.org for access and interoperability We are incorporating standards into solutions via services. alphaworks Technologies Parser: 4J, XPK4J, 4C, 4J EA LotusXSL TexML DataCraft P3P Parser RDF for Security Suite Bean Suite Xeena Translator Generator Today! Dynamic PatML TreeDiff BeanMaker Bean Markup Language (BML) EditorMaker Enabler Diff & Merge Data Descriptor by Example SVG Viewer Productivity Kit Visual DTD IBM XSLTrace Visual Transformation Generator Parser for Java V2.0 Improved Performance Modular Design XCatalog Support SAX TX extensions scanner validator catalog I18N support DOM P.13-15

6 4C Parser 4J 2.0 Architecture C++ language Initial Support on AIX and NT Features: Minimal Templates No RTTI No namespaces Minimal #ifdef's Minimal use of exceptions for error conditions Enable IBM's Product Line For Database Technology Transactions Development Servers and DB2 Store an document in DB2 as column or collection of fields store elements or attributes as SQL data types Store document in an external file - Data Links Manager Still managed by DB2 Provide fast and powerful search and indexing on enhanced version of DB2's text search engine section searching of a structured document Retrieve an entire document from DB2 Extract elements or attribute values Reconstruct a decomposed document Net.Data V1.1 supports dynamic from SQL Queries and even IMS Transaction Mgr P.16-18

7 X ML and MQSeries The MQSeries Family Consolidation using Common set of GUI tools Published interfaces Aware Message Content and Topics Message Management Administration and Configuration Rules and Transformations MQSeries Integrator Bridging and legacy messages is the preferred message format Dictionary support for messages Workflow Integrator Base Messaging Routing and processing based on message content MQ Series Common Message Interface (CMI) Provides logical message construction API Comprehensively supports Adopted by OAG as messaging standard Common Programming Models & Tooling Common Administration Model in WebSphere Application Server Document Structure Services in V2.02 enable e-business applications that interchange data via to parse, generate, manipulate, and validate - and XSL-based content W3C 1.0 recommendation (latest) W3C DOM 1.0 recommendation (latest) SAX 1.0 (latest) W3C namespaces 1.0 recommendation (latest) W3C XSL tree construction (XSLT) draft (latest) DOMHASH for digital signatures DTD library for local validation Open source development model ServletBeans, EJBs, and JSPs XSL Java Report rates IBM's processor "outstanding", and in a class by itself AppletBeans Web Application Server 3rd Tier or ActiveX Components XSL Browsers & PvC Take advantage of and XSL along with all the other application services provided in WebSphere net.commerce Linking B2B and B2C Commerce Integrator Leverage ERP and Back End Systems With Commerce Integrator Commerce Integrator Connecting to Partners Catalog Architect Manage, Publish, Update Catalog Information P.19-21

8 Catalog Architect (CA) Catalog content creation and management Targeted to net.commerce Components driven by meta model Rapid-entry GUI Content management engine Content Description Language (CDL) Report card evaluator Publisher and Domino Creating documents without programming is easy... Use views and forms to export Use Domino Agents and Java Servlets to import or export Use LotusXSL processor to transform to another format Announced for future revisions: Native Storage, augmented with integrated security and replication Clients Lotus Notes, Browsers, PDAs, Phones HTML Applications KM, CRM, HR, Mobile, Content Management, Collaboration Domino Application Server Parsing, XSL Processing, Storage, DOM APIs Enterprise Connectors Back end data sources ERP, RDBMS, CRM, SCM... and VisualAge for Java VisualAge for Java XMI Toolkit Design enables developer interaction with UML business object models Dev Tools through a common XMI interface XMI Reports Repository DB Schemas can convert Rose model to/from XMI browse the UML model structure, details and documentation generate Java code from the model compare and/or update the model with code stored in VisualAge for Java VisualAge TeamConnection Server 3.0 delivers application metadata on demand using XMI Other products using XMI WebSphere Enterprise Edition, San Francisco Software Assets P.22-24

9 Building -based solutions We use a "jumpstart" approach to help customers successfully build e-business solutions using, starting with education and ending with services. We support key independent software vendors and business partners and we help build e-business industry solutions using assets. Case studies at First Union National Bank J.P. Morgan LANSA NC.Focus SABRE / Nokia University of Nottingham jstart Engagement Model Phase I Business Qualification Phase II Problem Customer Profile Identification Phase III Scope of Project(s) Customer Executive Support Project Readiness Phase IV Information Gathering Workshop Validation Identification of Project Customer Commitment Phase V 2 Day Workshop Produce Project Plan/Sizing Solution Building Develop Business Proposal Engagement Proposal Presentation Free Contractual Agreement Weeks or months to implement IBM Reference Activity Fee Will Catch On? P.25-27

10 NCSD -- Strategic Market Intelligence Contact: Todd M. Powers, Ph.D. (919) Rapid Adoption Forecast Planned Adoption of Key Technologies Linux Cumulative Percent 100% 80% 60% 100% 40% 71% 76% 57% 20% 14% 17% 0% Already Never Not Sure Cumulative Percent 100% 80% 60% 100% 40% 79% 58% 49% 20% 28% 29% 0% Already Never Not Sure Q9a. When, if ever, do you plan to adopt these technologies at your company? JDK % Cumulative Percent 80% 60% 40% 20% 29% 43% 90% 93% 93% 100% Java Web Panel Survey 11/98-12/98 0% Already Never Not Sure Adoption of by 4Q99 (Gartner Group) Visibility -M -A -W Peak of Technology Inflated Trigger Expectations Trough of Disillusionment t Time Slope of Plateau of Enlightenment Productivity web publishing - Relationship Mgmt - Personalization - e-commerce - Comparison Shopping general applications - Authoring - Mgmt & Navigation - Content Presentation - Data Translation - Financial Transactions metadata applications - Financial Transactions (IFX) - EDI - B2B Transactions - Technical Interchange Los Alamos National Laboratory Vision Provide researchers with a common set of tools to help configure and run various computer simulation programs. Challenge Needed a portable yet flexible way to describe and share large amounts of simulation data between complex modeling programs. Solution Provided an solution using IBM s 4J Parser and a customized version of XEENA to provide enablement to researchers. Value Researchers now concentrate on complexity of problem not the complexity of configuring a simulation program. P.28-30

11 First Union Vision Use new technology improve customer satisfaction B2B Simplify EDI IFX B2C Improve UI Better search Provide multiple views of same data Internal Ops standard data retrieval and storage, common messaging, logging and storage for structured and unstructured data Challenge Deliver new product offerings Integrate with third party applications Reduce time to market First Union (continued) Solution Developed a set of based services in Java to act as middleware for accessing mainframe resources Cyberbanking Cimphony host messaging using DTD for Cobol to translation and transport E2 Retail Call Center integration common msging, logging and data storage between applications IBM 4J parser, MQ Series, CICS Value Improved services High programmer productivity SABRE/NOKIA: Copernicus Project Vision Real time information on delayed or cancelled flights to busy travelers via smart phone Challenge Improved customer service and customer satisfaction SABRE Maintain market leadership - SABRE "anywhere" Nokia Establish position as a technology leader in WAP solutions Solution Pervasive computing application using Java servlets,, transcoding, and web application serving IBM products and services: Visual Age for Java, WebSphere, OnDemand Server, LotusXSL, 4J Value Business to Business Integration for new service offering P.31-33

12 too! IBM Global Procurement Vision Link all IBM procurement partners electronically Challenge Simplify access beyond traditional EDI Solution Extend EDI to the Internet using IGS Forms Exchange Pilot /EDI using 4J Value $12B in transactions with $240M savings expected in 1999 IBM Roadmap Standards Parsers 4J Processors LotusXSL, RDF Standards, DOM, Namespaces Industry Vocabularies RosettaNet,... Technologies Products Software Portfolio WebSphere SDS esuite NetObjects ScriptBuilder VA Team Connection CB Server Platforms Custom Offerings Services e-business EDM Education Solutions Cross Industry Supply Chain ERP CRM e-commerce Foundation Apps Industry Verticals Finance Retail & Distrib Mfging Support for Community Support - resource for customers and developers on use of - site for free emerging technologies from IBM. P.34-36

13 Summary IBM has a strong focus on A key technology for e-business We have 500 developers involved Full speed ahead - no change of plan The next six months: Standards and technology refinement Product and solution rollouts Customer engagements Ongoing: Industry vocabulary partnerships Business-to-business solutions P.37-39