The focus on web services is being driven by a set of open standards which IBM developed alongside firms such as Ariba and Microsoft. IBM unveiled its WebSphere Technology today, claming it allows software developers to create ebusiness...
While Commerce One has a strong ally in SAP the failure of Ariba's Agile deal left many industry watchers speculating Ariba's offering is simply not rounded enough, and Gartner Group has issued a report doubting the company's long term survival.
Dave Rome, vice president for alliances and business development at Ariba, said: "By combining the Ariba Buyer solution with Broadbase's analytic applications, we will give our customers a complete solution that optimises commerce and supply chain...
Less than 30 per cent of IBM’s ISVs work exclusively with WebSphere and the figures for BEA are probably not dissimilar. For example, PeopleSoft has versions of its product for both WebSphere and WebLogic.
According to a report by Forrester Research, iPlanet's Application Server ranked first above IBM's WebSphere Advanced Edition, SilverStream's Application Server, Microsoft's Windows 2000 Server and Inprise's Application Server.
The new WebSphere version supports web services technologies based on the latest Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) standard. IBM WebSphere Application Server version 5 will feature additions designed to let developers more quickly build applications...
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