Monthly Archives: January 2008

Explaining to your boss (or your wife:)) why tier based architecture doesn’t scale

Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of presenting at the NY JavaSIG. The event was hosted by an old friend, Frank Greco, who has been doing a really great work keeping the NY Java community up to date with… Continue reading

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New GigaSpaces Podcasts

We are happy to introduce a new series of podcasts here at GigaSpaces. We've been planning to launch the series for a while now, and we finally got around to start recording. There is no official page yet, but there … Continue reading

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I Am Legend – XAP 6.5 POCO C++ SBA Framework

I'm not the Legend… the XAP 6.5 POCO C++ SBA Framework is the Legend I was watching few days ago this amazing "I Am Legend" Movie – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480249/ on my Large Sony BRAVIA at my place in the freezing shiny Manhattan. … Continue reading

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Oracle aquisition of BEA – The kiss of death for the “open” J2EE App Server

The claim to fame of the J2EE application server market was the ability to define a standard platform for running business applications, and then have multiple vendors competing on providing the best implementation of that standard. Oracle’s acquisition of BEA… Continue reading

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An Open Letter to BEA WebLogic Customers

Dear BEA WebLogic Customer: As you probably know, Oracle just announced it is acquiring BEA for $8.5 billion. Independent industry analyst Vinnie Mirchandani said about the deal: "Customers, unlike investors, do not have much to cheer." You are now facing … Continue reading

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