Success story Implementing the first WebSphere DataPower XB60 in Belgium

Optis is very proud to announce that five colleagues are currently implementing and configuring a  WebSphere DataPower XB60 here in Belgium!

The IBM® WebSphere® DataPower B2B Appliance XB60 is IBM’s unique B2B appliance, delivering secure trading partner data integration tracking, routing and security functions in a network device, cutting operational costs and improving performance. The XB60 is a non-disruptive technology that allows organizations to extend their existing B2B implementations and internal integration infrastructure, thus delivering rapid return on investment and reduced total cost of ownership.

IBM® WebSphere® DataPower B2B Appliance XB60 helps empower you to:

• Provide unparalleled performance for B2B transactions
• Reduce IT costs with simplified deployment, configuration, and maintenance
• Connect quickly to your trading partners
• Support B2B governance in the DMZ
• Combine B2B gateway, transformation, and SOA connectivity functions in a single device
• Enhance XML-level protection and Web service access control
• Accelerate XML and Web services processing and expedite SOA deployments
• Eliminate overhead and disruption to existing IT infrastructure

If you want more information about this product, please send an email to info@optis.be

Tags: DataPower, IBM, Optis, Performance, Security, SOA, XML

Introducing WebSphere CloudBurst

Data center cost is comprised of three main components: hardware, physical costs (such as power and cooling), and administrative management. Among the three, the administrative and management cost component accounts for a significant portion of the overall ongoing cost. As such, removing manual processes, errors, and repetition is a great way to reduce and control IT costs.

The new IBM WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance, along with IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition, provides deployment and management functions to deploy WebSphere Application Server environments in a fast and repeatable manner, significantly reducing the administrative and management requirements typically associated with these activities. Additionally, by leveraging virtualization and cloud computing principles, WebSphere CloudBurst provides the capability to efficiently use a shared resource pool — a private cloud — to reduce infrastructure costs.

This article provides an introduction to WebSphere CloudBurst and WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition and discusses how these new offerings bring the significant advantages of private cloud computing to WebSphere enterprise environments.

For more information about the WebSphere Cloudburst appliance, please send an email to info@optis.be

Tags: CloudBurst, Optis, websphere application server

Optis is proud to announce a new website

Recently a new website has been created. Please feel free to give some comments.

Visit our new website, click here

Tags: Optis

Creating word cloads

Recently I came around a very nice tool to create word cloads.

Wordle is a toy to generate word cloads based on some text input, feeds or del.icio.us tags.

If you want to create your own word cload, please visit the Wordle website

Tags: design, Optis, Word cloads

5 Interesting LinkedIn User Groups

LinkedIn is the most useful tool the build out a professional network. If you are interessed in optimization and business rule engines, please subscribe to the following list of User Groups.

• Belgium Dash Optimization User Group Belgium Dash Optimization User Group
  http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1709217

• Dash Optimization User Group
  http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1709197

• Belgium ILog User Group
  http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1709087

• ILog User Group
  http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1709077

• Belgium WebSphere User Group
  http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=128345

Tags: ILog, LinkedIn, Optimization, Optis