Technical Papers
PolarLake and XML Technical Paper
Unlocking the value of financial research with XML. This paper provides an overview of the benefits and challenges for firms wishing to implement XML-based systems and explores how PolarLake can be used to address these challenges.
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PolarLake Financial Services Technical Paper
Standards-based integration in financial services. A paper that looks at the promise of XML, Web Services and the Enterprise Service Bus as well as the various XML standards being developed for and used in the Financial Services industry.
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Solving the Mediation Challenge: The Heart of an ESB
What mediation is, why we need it, and how to implement it. Although some may regard mediation as simply the most recent addition to the SOA and Enterprise Service Bus jargon, its emergence is in fact hugely significant: it is now apparent that mediation is the fundamental issue that any viable ESB product or solution must address.
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Incremental Integration In Action
PolarLake use cases from around the world. The desire to integrate IT systems is nothing new. And although various technologies designed to resolve the issues associated with integration have come and gone over the past few years, what has not changed is the central understanding that the integration of IT infrastructure can deliver key benefits in terms of improved efficiency and consequent competitive advantage.
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Understanding the ESB
What it is, Why it matters, and How to choose one. The Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) is no longer a new technology with 'potential'; it is already delivering return on investment and providing the foundations for the integration architectures of the future. Perhaps because of the ESB's obvious benefits, it already enjoys multiple definitions– so many, in fact, that potential adopters need to approach the technology with caution if they are not to be sold old technology in new clothing. This whitepaper attempts to outline the capabilities required in an ESB in order to handle the most complex integration challenges in an open, scalable and flexible manner.
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Automating Business Process Management with BPEL and XML
A new architecture for business collaboration. This paper looks at the business and technical drivers behind Business Process Management (BPM) and Business Activity Monitoring (BAM). It describes how the development of the Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) has made it easier for business to define, orchestrate and deploy business processes both within and between organizations.
2012