As a founder of XAware, Kirstan Vandersluis has been instrumental in developing and patenting XAware’s product suite. Vandersluis has extensive experience in software development spanning multiple industries, including DoD, semi-conductor and telecommunications, where he has engineered the deployment of both corporate and commercial software products. Previously, Vandersluis was a software development manager and senior architect at MCI. As a published author of, “XML-Based Integration with XAware,” Vandersluis often speaks publicly about XML-related technologies and XAware product strategies.
(Part I of this article outlines the dimensions of the situation facing
companies who wish to adopt an agile SOA strategy. Part II covers adoption of
such a strategy.)
(The author is Chief Science Officer with XAware, Inc.)
A company’s success in the future will be closely tied to adopting SOA.
The impact of not adopting SOA is potentially fatal to a company. Regulatory
requirements, if not met, may result in the loss of entire business lines. In
our increasingly connected world, customers have ample choice in almost all
facets of the economy. If a company does not react to new customer
expectations while its competitors do, the inevitable outcome is declining
market share. Companies in many industries today are moving to SOA and the
agility that is brings.
But agility is not achieved simply with a purchase and installation of a
software package. While an SOA pl... (more)
(The author is Chief Science Officer with XAware, Inc.)
Companies use information technology to automate business processes in an
effort to reduce costs, increase efficiency, and provide better service to
their customers. Historically, the process of automating a business process
involved a large investment of time and money. If the business environment
were stable and unchanging, then this large investment would deliver business
value year after year, indefinitely.
Unfortunately, businesses face constant change caused by new regulatory
requirements, changing market expectations, m... (more)
As a founder of XAware, Kirstan Vandersluis has been instrumental in developing and patenting XAware’s product suite. Vandersluis has extensive experience in software development spanning multiple industries, including DoD, semi-conductor and telecommunications, where he has engineered the deployment of both corporate and commercial software products. Previously, Vandersluis was a software development manager and senior architect at MCI. As a published author of, “XML-Based Integration with XAware,” Vandersluis often speaks publicly about XML-related technologies and XAware product strategies.
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