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This tutorial series introduces the concepts and tools involved with modeling service-oriented architecture (SOA) using IBM Rational Software Architect. You will learn how Rational Software Architect, along with IBM WebSphere Business Modeler, supports a model-driven development (MDD) approach to the specification of SOA.

Learn how to implement many-to-many (m:m) relationships in Grails successfully. See how they're handled by the Grails Object Relational Mapping (GORM) API and the back-end database. Also find out how a bit of Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript + XML) can streamline the user interface.

In the past, programmers have had to use native APIs to work around the problem. Discover a library that provides a safe, portable, and easy-to-use C++ interface to facilitate file system operations: the Boost Filesystem Library.

Learn how to use Acegi to secure access to JavaBeans in JavaServer Faces (JSF) applications. You can configure secure beans in a variety of ways, including using Acegi-secured inversion-of-control (IOC) beans directly in your JSF tags.

This tutorial shows how you can regain control by delegating these infrastructure concerns to IBM WebSphere Process Server relationships. It walks through the detailed steps of assembling a small integration solution, and provides downloadable sample code that you can use to practice this implementation.

Many times, shell scripts evolve into menu-based scripts, and the scripter wants to display more to users than simply scrolling text. Regardless of the complexity, scripters have always needed a way to change their output to bold, underline it, reverse the highlights, and so on. That's where tput comes into play.

Download a free trial version of Lotus Quickr 8.0, a Web 2.0-based team collaboration offering, which transforms the way everyday business content such as documents and rich media (such as photos and videos) can be shared and enables more effective team collaboration across organizational boundaries.

RichFaces is one of a new breed of user interface component suites available for Java Server Faces (JSF). Add some new tools to your kit including general setup for using RichFaces with Facelets, and several specific component examples.

Get hands on experience with IBM Enterprise Modernization Sandbox for System z. The scenarios provide examples of how to rapidly design, create, assemble, test, and deploy high-quality Web, Web services, portal, and SOA applications for IBM CICS, IBM IMS, and IBM WebSphere Application Server.

You've already seen how flexible Castor is in allowing you to convert Java objects to XML and back. But Castor does a lot more, including letting you take those same Java objects and turn them into rows within your SQL database. Learn what syntax is the same, what's different, and how you can add SQL to your data binding arsenal.

Get a demonstration on how to use Acegi to secure access to JavaBeans in JavaServer Faces (JSF) applications. You can configure secure beans in a variety of ways, including using Acegi-secured inversion-of-control (IOC) beans directly in your JSF tags.

This updated article shows you how to use the open source Drools rules engine to make a Java application more adaptive to changes. The Drools project has introduced a new native rule expression language and an Eclipse plug-in, making Drools easier to use than ever before.

While Continuous Integration (CI) can be extremely effective at reducing risks on a project, it requires a greater emphasis on your day-to-day coding activities. In this second installment of a two-part article on CI anti-patterns, learn how to lay out CI anti-patterns, and more importantly, demonstrates how to avoid them.

Scala was written specifically for the Java platform, so its syntax is designed to make Java coders feel at ease. Get introduced to the subtle differences between the two languages, starting with control constructs such as if, while, and for.

This tutorial is for Java developers unfamiliar with Groovy, who want a quick and easy introduction to the basics. Get started with Groovy's simplified variation of the Java syntax and learn about essential features like native collections, built-in regular expressions, and closures.

This article is a cookbook for implementing IBM Tivoli Directory Server (ITDS) on AIX 5L and AIX 610 machines. The article briefly explains creating, configuring, and unconfiguring single or multiple directory server instances using AIX utility and ITDS native commands. Also miscellaneous problems are explained, along with their solutions.

"Shell Curses" is a library of script functions that provide the shell programmer the ability to perform text-based cursor movements to specified locations on the screen. This ability permits the creation of menuing and data-entry systems using shell scripts without the need for compiled binaries. These functions are similar to the "C" language "Curses" library.

Organizations want to take advantage of open, flexible Web 2.0 technologies. They want to use social software and mash-ups to add a new dimension of imagination and innovation. IBM's Web 2.0 solutions are already helping businesses apply Web 2.0 technologies across the globe to gain a competitive advantage.

There are certain things about ANTLR that, if understood, help in faster debugging and provide a fuller appreciation of how the tool works. Learn how to use ANTLR to create smarter parsing solutions.

Groovy Server Pages (GSP) puts the Web in the Grails Web framework. Learn the ins and outs of working with GSP. See how easy it is to use Grails TagLibs, mix together partial fragments of GSPs, and customize the default templates for the automatically generated (scaffolded) views.

Molecular biology is increasingly dependent on computer science algorithms as research tools. This article introduces you to bioinformatics — the use of computers to solve biological problems. Learn the basics of dynamic programming, an advanced algorithmic technique you may find useful in many of your programming projects.

Do you fully understand the OSI model? Are you comfortable with subnetting? Do you understand UNIX permissions? By the end of this article, anyone involved in IT at any capacity should be able to create at least a simple command line tool.

Manage, govern, and share services across your organization by using WebSphere Service Registry and Repository. Follow the hands-on exercises to learn how to navigate the Web interface to publish, find, reuse, and update services.

IBM’s premier business process modeling and analysis tool for business users that offers process modeling, simulation, and analysis capabilities. The WebSphere Business Modeler helps you visualize, understand, and document business processes for continuous improvement.

Download a free trial of IBM Rational AppScan Standard Edition V7.7, previously known as Watchfire AppScan, a leading Web application security testing tool that automates vulnerability assessments and scans and tests for all common Web application vulnerabilities including SQL-injection, cross-site scripting and buffer overflow.