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March Issue, 2008

 

Highlighted New Releases:

Web 2.0 Curriculum 
Web 2.0 holds tremendous potential for enterprises of all shapes and sizes. The network has evolved from being a mere conduit for exchanging files, into a full-fledged ecosystem that is capable of facilitating collaboration and innovation. Web Age now offers 4 Web 2.0 classes:
             WA1607 Overview of Web 2.0 for Developers
             WA1593 Web 2.0 for the Business Users
             WA1594 Web 2.0 for Developers
             WA1592 Web 2.0 Executive Overview
WA1605 SOA Data Modeling
Web Age is delighted to add this advanced class to our curriculum. This course is designed for the data modelers who are considering using SOA as the next generation methodology for Enterprise Application Integration. Data modeling plays a key role in SOA where the chief concern is data integration between applications. Traditionally data modeling has been limited to Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS). This course will help you extend your existing RDBMS modeling knowledge to the SOA world.
WA1588 WebSphere Product Suite Overview
This course is intended for Java programmers who are interested in learning about the WebSphere and Rational family of products.   Students will obtain an introduction to Rational Software Architect and Rational Application Developer, WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Portal Server and Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE).
WA1641 WebLogic Server 10 Administration
This course teaches the basics of the administration and deployment of Web applications in BEA WebLogic Server 10.
WA1635 New Features of RAD 7 for WSAD v5 Developers
This course is for experienced WebSphere v5 developers who are planning to move to Rational Application Developer (RAD 7). The course is designed to give information on numerous new features available from RAD 7. After taking the class, students will be able to fully take advantage of WebSphere Application Server v6 and RAD v7.
WA1561 WebSphere Application Server v6.1 (Network Deployment Edition)
This course teaches the basics of the administration and deployment of web applications in the IBM WebSphere Application Server v6.1 Network Deployment environment.

What’s in the Pipeline?


Web Age is pleased to announce that as of April 2008 we will begin offering our complete SOA curriculum on the BEA Aqualogic Platform. Our SOA training is currently available on the Microsoft, IBM and Oracle platforms. For further details please click on the outlines below:
WA1597 Mastering Service Oriented Analysis and Design (BEA Aqualogic Edition)
WA1595 Service Oriented Architecture for Architects (BEA Aqualogic Edition)
WA1596 SOA Immersion Bootcamp (BEA Aqualogic Edition)

Other upcoming releases include:

WA1645 Developing Spring 2.5 Applications Using Eclipse Spring IDE  (June release)
WA1477 Mastering Service Oriented Analysis and Design (May release)

Web Age’s most Requested Classes in February:


Web Age Webinar Series - SOA Adoption Planning – April 18th


Please join us on April 18th at noon Eastern Time for the next in our complimentary Webinar Series: SOA Adoption Planning presented by Kyle Gabhart, SOA Director, Web Age Solutions http://www.webagesolutions.com/news/Webinars/register.html
SOA Adoption Planning
There is a tendency for people to get overly excited about new solution sets and then look around for where they could possibly apply that solution.  Many people fall into this trap with SOA.  This is a recipe for disaster.  The approach outlined in this webinar helps business leaders to systematically guide the evaluation and pragmatic adoption of SOA.  SOA is not a panacea and should not be applied haphazardly.  This session will explore a thorough, six-step plan for evaluating and adoption SOA.

Topic List
Properly scoping SOA adoption
Roadmaps and maturity models
The SOA pilot project
The enterprise roll-out
SOA adoption gotchas
SOA adoption best practices

Come and meet us!

IBM Impact 2008 conference in Las Vegas - April 6-April 11 2008

Stuart Smith, Web Age Application Server and Portal Administration Lead, will be presenting “A New Boss in Town”
With the certification of Java EE 5 compatibility, WebSphere Community Edition v2.0 has emerged as the new “best of breed” option in the free-to-use application server market.  Several features of WAS-CE provide significant value when compared to the JBoss Application Server.  This session will demonstrate some of these differentiating features so that developers and administrators can properly leverage them to simplify application development, deployment, and administration.
Kyle Gabhart, Director of SOA Solutions will present Avoiding Governance Fallacies and Pitfalls
This session explores case studies from the Defense, Financial, Insurance, and Travel industries regarding Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) adoption and governance.  Lessons learned will be identified and best practices discussed with respect to governing Enterprise Architecture (EA) and SOA in particular.  

For more Web Age news please see:  http://www.webagesolutions.com/news/index.html

We will also be attending the 3rd annual Web Services Security and SOA Conference & Expo May 12-14th, 2008 in Baltimore and SOA World 2008 East in New York in June.

In focus: Java EE5

Why the All the Buzz?

One of the major themes of the Java EE 5 specifications has been to simplify Java Enterprise development.  The major changes released with the EJB3 and JAX-WS web services specifications accomplish this goal.  Support for Java Server Faces (JSF) is also now a standard part of the platform instead of an optional technology.  With this Java EE 5 is beginning to catch on.  Even though the specifications were released almost a year and a half ago it has taken a while for tools and servers to support the specifications and for them to begin to be widely used in active development.  

Unlike the last few releases of the Java Enterprise Edition platform the Java EE 5 specifications do contain some major technology changes and updates.  Even those that are familiar with Java Enterprise will find it useful to train on specific aspects of the new technologies and learn how to best use the new features.  Now that the new technologies are becoming more widespread look for upcoming news about new courses we will be releasing to support this.
  
Our Java EE 5 courses:

WA1506 EJB 3.0 Development With JBoss
WA1618 Introduction to JavaServer Faces JSF 1.2 Using Eclipse

Coming soon:

WA1630 EJB 3.0 Programming with WebLogic 10.x
WA1649 Java EE 5 Programming Using WebLogic 10
WA1647 Java EE 5 Programming with Servlets and JSPs in Eclipse and WebLogic 10
WA1625 Web Services Development Using WebLogic Server v10 (covers JAX-WS and other new web service technologies)
WA1541 EJB 3 Development With NetBeans and Sun Java System Application Server
WA1540 Java EE 5 Programming Using NetBeans IDE
WA1539 Java EE 5 Servlets & JSP Development with NetBeans IDE 5.5

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