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Intelligent Enterprise Contributing Editor: David Linthicum

David S. Linthicum is a managing partner with Zapthink, a consulting and advisory organization dedicated to SOA planning, implementation, training, mentoring and strategy. He is a well-known application integration and SOA expert who has authored 10 books on related topics. Write him at david@linthicumgroup.com.

Recent Articles By David Linthicum
When to Buy, When to Build: Six Steps Toward Composite Apps
Services-oriented architecture, SOA-standard interfaces, SaaS applications and Internet-delivered services are opening up new options to mix, match and mash up internal, off-the-shelf and on-demand offerings into composite applications. The goal is to quickly respond to changing business requirements by taking advantage of ready-made components that fill gaps in applications. But how do you know when to buy and when to build? Here's a six-step approach to making the right choice.

No Turning Back from Rich Internet Apps
Offering more than just dazzling interfaces, rich Internet apps for the enterprise will personalize interaction, empower mobile users and improve client and back-end flexibility. Here's what to look for -- and what to look out for -- when choosing RIA development approaches.

Blog: Changing the Enterprise
by David Linthicum

The Emerging SaaS-Only Enterprise
For some time I've been talking about the SaaS-only or SaaS-majority enterprise — a new or existing business that has most or all of its critical business applications—and data—delivered on-demand. This prospect scares the hell out of most IT shops, innovative organizations are finding huge benefits. Consider Shaklee's... Case in point is this eWeek article about Shaklee's strategic movement into the SaaS space, finding many opportunities to save money and time over traditional approaches.
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03.19.2008

Considering the Web as a Platform
Back in the day, meaning 1995... cross-platform tools promised that you could write an application once and run it on any number of platforms. Most of them worked equally poorly on all platforms, and not many of those tools are around today... The Web marked the emergence of a new application platform that ran within browsers...
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03.12.2008

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