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During a recent EAI project, it came to my attention that it is difficult to find documentation on the topic of installing Oracle into WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD) and WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.0. This article will attempt to expedite the search for this information by discussing both installation processes. WSAD Step 1: Install Oracle The first step is to install the Oracle drivers and the tnsnames.ora file into our system. To do this, install the Oracle client onto the machine that contains WSAD by following the instructions provided by Oracle. For simplicity's sake, this article assumes use of the defaults provided by the Oracle installation wizard. Step 2: Set Up the Default User Password This is part of the new J2C security configuration a... (more)

i-Technology Opinion: Why Use Extreme Programming?

Extreme Programming (XP) has been an accepted form of software development for about eight years now. Many of the concepts found in this lightweight method of development have been implemented into the software shops without even the awareness that they were XP techniques. XP takes many of its fundamentals from other iterative development methodologies, including RAD and JAD. However, un... (more)

Demystifying the Art of Integrating Enterprise Applications

Enterprise Architecture Integration (EAI) is the process of integrating enterprise software that enables reuse of existing applications and allows for quick integration of best-of-breed, custom off-the-shelf (COTS) products. This article will attempt to demystify the art of integrating enterprise applications and to supply an approach that can be used to quickly link disparate systems. ... (more)