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eBizQ

eBizQ
Dec 18, 2008

Making the Most of Your Mainframe Investments: Talking with DataDirect
Calvin Fudge, the Director of Marketing for the DataDirect Shadow Product Group speaks with Peter Schoof, managing editor of eBizQ at the Gartner AADI Conference. In the podcast, Calvin talks about SOA and the mainframe, and something that should be of interest to every company today...getting the most out of your IT investments.

Redmond Developer Magazine

Redmond Developer Magazine
Dec 18, 2008

Is LINQ to SQL Dead?
Some would argue LINQ to SQL was dead on arrival when it arrived in .NET 3.5 Framework just over a year ago, but Microsoft made that all but official during its Professional Developers Conference in October. This feature article includes commentary from DataDirect's Jonathan Bruce and recent DataDirect survey findings.

Visual Studio Magazine

Visual Studio Magazine
Dec 12, 2008

DataDirect Releases ADO.NET Drivers
DataDirect Technologies this week upgraded its ADO.NET database drivers, which provide connectivity between .NET-based applications and DBMSes from Oracle, IBM, Microsoft and Sybase.

IT Jungle

IT Jungle
Dec 9, 2008

DataDirect Supports i 6.1 with .NET Data Provider
Organizations that are looking to hook up their .NET applications to DB2/400 data sources may be interested to hear that DataDirect Technologies' ADO.NET data provider is now certified for IBM i 6.1, the latest release of the OS/400 operating system.

SearchSOA.com

SearchSOA.com
Nov 20, 2008

SOA Advisor: What's New in JDBC 4.0?
In the ongoing rush toward services, some traditional types of connectivity can get overlooked. Jonathan Bruce discusses how database drivers can be important elements in a enterprise architecture, as many developers have learned when they have taken them for granted, and consequently incurred performance penalties, or worse.

Internetnews.com

Internetnews.com
Nov 20, 2008

Dos and Don'ts of SOA Data Access
Layering SOA on top of existing traditional frameworks is clumsy and doesn't provide full access to all SOA's capabilities says Rob Steward, VP of Research and Development at DataDirect Technologies during his keynote presentation at Data Services World.

SOA World

SOA World
Nov 1, 2008

Taking Service-Orientation to the Next Level in Tough Economic Times
Thought-leadership article by Brad Wright of DataDirect discussing data service design patterns and the future of SOA

Institution of Engineering & Technology

Institution of Engineering & Technology
Oct 11, 2008

Across the Generation Gap
Article discussing legacy data, it's definition and how best to manage. DataDirect's Anthony Swindell weighs in.

Redmond Developer News

Redmond Developer News
Oct 1, 2008

.NET-Based Data Access in SOA
DataDirect's Jonathan Bruce pens the TechBrief column on the importance of 100% managed code data providers in SOA

Banking Technology

Banking Technology
Sept. 2, 2008

Open Sourcery
Feature article by analyst Martin Banks discussing open source software in financial applications. DataDirect Shadow is mentioned for its mainframe Web services capabilities.

Database Trends and Applications

Database Trends and Applications
Sept. 2, 2008

Breaking News: DataDirect Announces New JDBC Database Driver
5 Minute Briefing interview with Mark Troester discussing the new features and functionality found in DataDirect Connect for JDBC v. 4.0 including a flexible application failover feature.

ZDNet

ZDNet
Sept. 1, 2008

Oracle is Not the Only Database
Software Application Development blogger Adrian Bridgwater discusses how DataDirect's latest Connect 4.0 database drivers for JDBC have been released in a new standard format that will support application failover in any databse, for the first time.

SOA World

SOA World
Aug. 27, 2008

The Coming Wave in Data Services
Webcast of John Goodson's keynote address at Data Services World.

eBizQ

ebizQ
Aug. 12, 2008

DataDirect Shadow v. 7 Shown to Improve SOA Mainframe Processing Efficiency
News brief discussing the results of Shadow v. 7 SOA processsing performance tests.

Database Trends and Applications

Database Trends and Applications
July 28, 2008

DataDirect Bundles Data Integration Offering
5 Minute Briefing newsletter inclusion featuring commentary from Dr. Carlo Innocenti on the launch of the DataDirect Data Integration Suite

Application Development Trends

Application Development Trends
July 25, 2008

DataDirect Offers Data Integration Suite
News article highlighting the introduction of the DataDirect Data Integration Suite -- a bundling of the company's XML products into one, single download package.

Integration Developer News

Integration Developer News
July 24, 2008

DataDirect Identifies Top Benefits for XQuery + SOA
DataDirect's Minollo Innocenti offers expert tips on how to leverage XQuery for SOA success.

SearchDataCenter.com

Systems Management News
June 25, 2008

The End of IT Project Management as We Know IT
Mark Troester, director of product marketing at DataDirect Technologies contributes to this industry discussion on how enterprise architecture, service oriented architecture and project portfolio management are driving major project management changes.

SearchDataCenter.com

SearchDataCenter.com
June 24, 2008

Indirect vs. direct savings on the zIIP and zAAP: What’s the difference?
Blog entry from TechTarget editor Mark Fontecchio including commentary from Gregg Willhoit, DataDirect Shadow chief architect.

SOA World

SOA World
June 5, 2008

Best Practices for SOA: Building a Data Services Layer
May 2008 cover story co-authored by DataDirect's John Goodson and analyst Jason Bloomberg of ZapThink.

SD Times

SD Times
June 2, 2008

SD Times 100
Top leaders, influencers and innovators in the software industry as named by the editors of SD Times.

IT Architect

IT Architect
May 31, 2008

Solving Data Access Problems in SOA Environments
Contributed article by Mike Frost of DataDirect's product marketing team examines data access best practices in SOA for increased flexibility and ROI.

Virtualization Magazine

Virtualization Magazine
May 28, 2008

The Importance of Data Connectivity to Virtualization
Thought-leadership article by Mike Johnson of DataDirect on how inefficient data access can negatively impact on an organization's virtualization goals

DarkReading

DarkReading
May 20, 2008

Advisor Groups Says Don't Overlook Connectivity
News item about how Internet Security Advisors Group (ISAG) has applauded DataDirect for its data access security features

SOA World

SOA World
May 13, 2008

EDI to XML: A Practical Approach
Dr. Carlo Innocenti, XML program manager at DataDirect Technologies explores best practices for accessing or creating EDI messages as XML and the benefits to be gained.

Health IT News

Health IT News
May 02, 2008

Vendor Notebook
News brief highlighting Benefitfocus' use of DataDirect XML Converters to automatically transform thousands of X12-compliant EDI documents from insurance carriers to XML for accelerated processing.

SOA World

SOA World
April 27, 2008

Exclusive Q&A with John Goodson
Jeremy Geelan of Sys-Con Media speaks to John Goodson about how data services are the new frontier for data integration

InfoWorld

InfoWorld
April 7, 2008

IBM, Others Bring Event-Driven Tools to SOA
Article recaping announcements made during IBM's Impact 2008 SOA conference. The DataDirect Shadow platform is mentioned for its event-driven capabilities for mainframe integration in SOA environments

IBM Systems Magazine

IBM Systems Magazine
March 1, 2008

DataDirect Releases Shadow 7 Mainframe Integration Platform
News feature highlighting features found in Shadow v. 7 including specialty engine exploitation capabilities and the ability to transfer BPEL workload to the zAAP engine for improved performance and lowered mainframe TCO.

Application Development Trends

Application Development Trends
February 7, 2008

DataDirect Offers XQuery MySQL Product
News article discussing the availability of DataDirect XQuery for MySQL Enterprise Server. The article also highlights Sun Microsystems' acquisition bid of $1 billion for MySQL

SOA World

SOA World
February 1, 2008

Redefining the Economics of Mainframe SOA
Feature cover story by DataDirect Chief Architect, Gregg Willhoit that examines next-generation middleware to exploit IBM System z specialty engines, redefine mainframe total cost of ownership and spur expanded legacy participation in SOA

Open Source Magazine

Enterprise Open Source Magazine
February 1, 2008

DataDirect Technologies Brings XQuery Functionality to MySQL
News brief on the availability of DataDirect XQuery for MySQL open source database users.

SD Times

SD Times
February 1, 2008

Does .NET with LINQ Beat Java?
DataDirect's Jonathan Bruce weighs in on the framework's data query capabilities. Bruce shares, LINQ combined with its tooling gives .NET shops a productivity advantage that the Java community cannot match but he is also quick to point out that LINQ is an unproven technology that is new to the market and Java data access is rounded and stable.

Redmond Developer News

Redmond Developer News
January 7, 2008

Developer Product Briefs
January's New Tools and Apps for Your Toolkit includes DataDirect XQuery and XML Converters

IBM Systems Magazine

IBM Systems Magazine
January/February 2008

Product News: Shadow 7
The new release of DataDirect's mainframe-integration platform incorporates patent-pending technology to exploit IBM specialty engines, helping customers reduce TCO and improve service-oriented architecture (SOA) and data-connectivity capabilities

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