Mike Walker's Ramblings about Industry Architecture
Mobile Payments Implemented at Slippery Rock University
And you thought going away to college was the first step to freedom. Au contraire, students (and...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/11/2007
Want to learn how to build and test solutions that scale to 260 million customers?
Ever wonder what it’s like to build and test a Web site which has to scale to over 260 million...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/11/2007
OBA Workshop at World Partner Conference in Denver
https://www.u2u.info/Blogs/Patrick/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=1753 Tags: OBA
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/10/2007
Is Enterprise Architecture Declarative or Imperative?
I ran across an blog posting by Brandon Satrom called "Is Enterprise Architecture Declarative or...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/10/2007
Architecture Strategy Pen
I got an e-mail from one of my teammates Simon Guest last night. It looks like folks are selling our...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/10/2007
Fed's New EA Assessment
The EA assessment will be used to evaluate each agency’s EA as part of the 2006 President’s...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/09/2007
ITIL moving towards Enterprise Architecture
Great find on Van Wiles Blog on ITIL and Enterprise Architecture that shows yet another framework is...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/06/2007
Enterprise Architecture at Microsoft
We do it too :) Nick has a small write-up on some of their challenges and how we communicate EA to...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/06/2007
Massive data leak exposes 2.3 million people
It just goes to show you security controls in the software isn't enough, it needs to be backed into...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/05/2007
Two More OBA RAPs
My team just released two more OBA's. We are really starting to pump these out! OBA RAPs (Reference...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/05/2007
Mercury Legacy
A good friend of mine wrote an excellent article in the wake of the HP acquisition. He highlights on...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/03/2007
Can Enterprise Architecture be a catalyst for Change Management?
I received an e-mail about EA and Change Management and I thought I would share my high-level...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/03/2007
IBM to buy Telelogic
I am a little delayed on this but wanted to make sure I let those of you that didn't know that on...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/03/2007
Made it back unscathed
I was really lucky last week while in London. My hotel was a block away from Hyde Park and about 4...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/03/2007
UPDATE: Microsoft ESB Guidance
In October of 2006, we announced the preview of the Microsoft ESB Guidance at Microsoft SOA...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/25/2007
Microsoft's "Back to the Future" Spoof
I just ran across Todd Bishop's blog where he links to the "Back to the Future" spoof. Microsoft...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/21/2007
Microsoft Research Chimes in on Software for the 21st Century
Watch Andrew Herbert, managing director of Microsoft Research Cambridge, discuss the 20th century...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/21/2007
Pay by Voice
Nick Ogden, the founder of one of the first online payment systems has launched a new way for people...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/21/2007
Healthcare OBA
Health plan RAP shows how to build architectures that unify people, process and technology through...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/20/2007
Looking for Microsoft ESB Guidance?
Here is a sneak peek at our thoughts on ESB until the final release of the guidance on MSDN. The...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/19/2007
MSDN Enterprise Architecture Site Launched
Enterprise Architecture has become a common practice for large IT organizations. For the first time...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/18/2007
Blogging on CIO.com
I was recently asked to start blogging on CIO.com regarding Enterprise Architecture topics. Check...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/17/2007
Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 for Windows Vista
Download Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 This new version of the Windows Mobile Device Center...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/11/2007
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 - Enterprise Edition
Today Microsoft will release to the Web the final version of Virtual Server 2005 R2 service pack 1....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/11/2007
Minnesota becomes first state to make core PCI requirement a law
This doesn't surprise me at all. What does is that it has taken state and federal legislation so...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/07/2007
French Bank Fined for Poor Security in Anti Fraud Systems
When I ran across this article I immediately thought of my session at TechEd when I spoke the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/07/2007
New Insurance Solutions Framework
There is a bit of movement here at Microsoft in the Financial Services space. In the insurance...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/07/2007
Mega-Compile of Productivity Resources
I ran across this great compile on ZenHabits blog. Below is a snipit of what you will find there....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/07/2007
My Enterprise Architecture Session at TechEd 2007
I did a fourth of my presentation in PowerPoint to set the stage with a common set of vocabulary...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/05/2007
Financial Services San Francisco Architect Roundtable
The Financial Services San Francisco Architect Roundtable was held in San Francisco on the 30th of...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/05/2007
Popfly - New Microsoft Web 2.0 Tool
Popfly is the fun, easy way to build and share mashups, gadgets, Web pages, and applications....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/05/2007
Office Business Applications Architecture Talk With MCS Colin Cole
The following conversation is a conversation with Microsoft Financial Services Sr. Architect Colin...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/02/2007
Front-Ending the Web with Microsoft Office
Check out Rob Barkers material from MIX 2007. There is some great stuff here....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/02/2007
MOSS 2007 Resources and Tools for building OBAs
Great compile of MOSS 2007 Resources and Tools for building OBAs that continues from his previous...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/30/2007
MSDN BDC Article Series
Great compile from JOPX on SharePoint 2007 :...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/30/2007
Office 2007 convertor for the Mac
Doug Mahugh blogs about Office 2004 for mac support for Office 2007 file formats. Office for the Mac...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/30/2007
The new Microsoft Office Interactive Developer Map
The Microsoft Office Interactive Developer Map is a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/30/2007
Still can't get used to the Office Ribbon?
There is a solution for you... https://www.addintools.com/english/menuoffice/default.htm
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/29/2007
Further Commitment on Office Interoperability
As part of its continued commitment to deliver interoperability by design, Microsoft Corp. today...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/25/2007
PayPal gets a Banking License
https://www.finextra.com/fullstory.asp?id=16927
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/23/2007
One of Japan's Top Banks Adopt MS stack for SOA Implementation
In conjunction with Microsoft and Unisys Hyakugo Bank has successfully launched BankVision. The...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/23/2007
SOA for Business Transformation in Banking
Wall Street & Technology has a good article on SOA for Business Transformation in banking. The...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/23/2007
How Could I Miss Such an Event?
Just by the name of this conference alone, how could I miss such an event. I need to work on my...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/23/2007
Financial Services industryCasts
This industry webcast series runs every other Tuesday from 1:00–2:30 pm EST. Make these your...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/23/2007
Insurance Architecture Center Launched
Check out the recently released Insurance Architecture Center that was released for the ACORD...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/23/2007
Need a Bulk Conversion of 2003 Office Files?
Today we are announcing the availability of the Microsoft Office Isolated Conversion Environment...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/22/2007
Office Live
I was talking to one of the Office Live guys a few weeks ago about some possible scenarios on how to...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/22/2007
Video: Ballmer talks about OBA
Steve Ballmer looks at an OBA prototype from Dassault Systemes. The lifecycle management software is...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/22/2007
EMEA Trip Recap
So I have made it back to Redmond after a long journey and I wanted to write a recap of the event....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/22/2007