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BEA WebLogic Event Server opens the door for Real Time performance and Complex Event Processing using Java
EA WebLogic Event Server is the first and only Java container for high-performance event-driven applications. WebLogic Event Server is an integral component of the BEA Event-Driven SOA strategy and helps enable Extreme Transaction Processing (XTP). Jul. 11, 2007

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CEP, Rules Engines, and SQL: There has been a lot of discussions on the differences between CEP/ESP and rules engines, specifically regarding RETE implementations, and around the scope of SQL within CEP. What is the best language for Complex Event Processing?
Posted by Alexandre Alves (aalves) on August 13, 2007 at 16:01 PDT | Comments (5)  

The EDA Programming Model: What should be the ideal programming model for event-driven applications?
Posted by Alexandre Alves (aalves) on July 26, 2007 at 17:01 PDT | Comments (2)  

A Short Dissertation on EDA: There is a lot of literature on EDA, event stream processing, CEP, etc; that is, on event and event processing technologies. Although all of them are very good, it can get a little overwhelming. Following, I attempt to describe EDA and how EDA relates to other technologies, such as SOA, real-time, and Java, in a pragmatic form.
Posted by Alexandre Alves (aalves) on November 13, 2006 at 11:46 PDT | Comments (7)  

Myths on BPEL: Let's investigate a few misconceptions related to BPEL, ranging from its goals, to its language.
Posted by Alexandre Alves (aalves) on June 12, 2006 at 11:17 PDT | Comments (1)  

Memory management for real-time applications in Java: What is the appropriate memory management technique for developing real-time applications in Java? Can we rely on garbage collectors?
Posted by Alexandre Alves (aalves) on May 22, 2006 at 10:01 PDT | Comments (1)  

Resolving XML QNames: How do you expand a XML QName in the presence of default namespaces?
Posted by Alexandre Alves (aalves) on November 11, 2005 at 17:49 PDT | Comments (0)  

Standard Compliance and BPEL TCK: How does one conform to the OASIS BPEL specification?
Posted by Alexandre Alves (aalves) on October 24, 2005 at 23:13 PDT | Comments (0)  

JBI vocabulary: What are JBI's commonly used definitions?
Posted by Alexandre Alves (aalves) on October 10, 2005 at 10:49 PDT | Comments (0)  

What problems does BPEL help to solve?: BPEL is a feature-rich language for modeling and execution of business process orchestration. But what are its use-cases?
Posted by Alexandre Alves (aalves) on September 16, 2005 at 12:47 PDT | Comments (2)  

Web Services Messages for BPEL, JBI, and JAX-RPC: How do BPEL, JBI, and JAX-RPC represent WSDL messages?
Posted by Alexandre Alves (aalves) on September 07, 2005 at 13:53 PDT | Comments (0)