Hecksel's Software Zone

SOA, NetBeans, and Badger Football It has been a while since I have posted an entry. My hope is that the next one is not nearly so long in coming Since it has been a while, I thought I would mention some of the things that have caught my interest and/or been taking up some of my spare time of late. First, there is SOA. As of October 2005, my job title changed from Senior Java Architect to Senior SOA and Business Integration Architect. So SOA has been occupying my 8-5 hours as well as some of my off hours. I am in awe of the number of SOA related emails I get a day now from vendors, publisher magazines, or other "alert" services I am subscribed too. Is there a SOA Buzz in the industry out there or what? Webcasts, Webinars, Morning Breakfasts, Seminars, Conferences, White Papers, Research Reports, ... - all about SOA. Don't get me wrong, I am a big believer in the benefits of SOA where it makes sense, but the volume of items in my email on SOA reminds me of the number of items in my email related to Java in the '97/98 timeframe. Wouldn't it be nice if there were a cliff notes or readers digest version of all that content? I am sure a few CIOs and CTOs out there feel that way. As an FYI, I thought I'd share some of the more useful new sources of IT News I have found: - ZDNet - http://www.zdnet.com - TechRepublic - http://www.techrepublic.com - IT Business Edge - http://www.itbusinessedge.com On to NetBeans... _________________ Version 5 Release Candidate 2 is out. I am anxious to try the new web services features. I would also like to explore in greater detail the enhancements the NetBeans team made to simplify building a NetBeans plug in, and extending the NetBeans platform for use by your own application. Sounds like it's alot easier to do that now - you can read more here: http://www.netbeans.org/community/releases/50/index.html On to UW-Football _________________ University of Wisconsin-Madison Football that is. Over the holidays, I had the pleasure of attending the Capital One Bowl in Orlando with my oldest son. We went to a UW Football team practice, the "Coaches Luncheon" bowl event, spent a day at Epcot/DisneyWorld, and attended the game where the Badgers dismantled then #9 Auburn from practically the first snap. I think John Stocco ate his wheaties that morning - he was connecting on every pass with laser like precision. Brian Calhoun (now a projected top 20 NFL draft pick for 2006) also put on quite a running show. Our seats were only a few rows from the field, around the 10 yard line near the UW Band. A fun game! Too bad Brian Calhoun opted to join the NFL early - was looking forward to seeing his Senior year performance on the field next year Prediction: Ron Dayne has another "Thanksgiving Day 2005" game performance in the Super Bowl (that means I'm picking the Broncos ). Finally _______ I got word yesterday that one of my sessions at JavaOne 2006 was accepted. Looking forward to another JavaOne. It is the "Rose Bowl" of technology conferences Start hitting up your boss now for plans to attend. May 16-19, 2006 in the Mosconne Center, San Francisco. ( Jan 21 2006, 06:24:54 PM CST ) Permalink Comments [1]