Articles by Franco R. Negri

A Service-Oriented Management Approach for Service-Oriented Architecture

Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EDT

Much has been written about service-oriented architecture (SOA) and the many technology and business benefits of adopting this approach. Poised to change the computing landscape once again, progressive IT departments, software vendors, and service providers have all been eager to embrace its concepts - familiar to anyone acquainted with the many past attempts to represent applications and IT infrastructure as modular reusable services.

Operational Management: A Web Service Barrier-to-Entry

Tue, 21 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST

Web services represent a quantum leap forward towards achieving not only interenterprise application integration, but also cross-enterprise application interoperability. These services will enhance operational efficiency and agility, and unlock the intrinsic value of the company's goods and services, thereby creating new market opportunities.

In Search of Operational Excellence

Tue, 15 Oct 2002 00:00:00 EDT

Companies that aspire to lead their industries continue to find ways to optimize themselves in an endless pursuit of excellence. The race is on for many leading companies to leverage technology and provide enriched online services to their customers in order to maintain their positions and, in some cases, distinguish themselves from their competitors.