It's possible that they didn't mention IONA's Artix because we call it an ESB (such labeling having been subject to debate on this list - and we admit we are not like other ESBs), but Artix does also provide full Web services support for plain C/C++ and CORBA/C++ applications.
Eric ----- Original Message ---- From: Gervas Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 7:07:26 AM Subject: [service-orientated-architecture] SOA enabling C based legacy assets <<Most companies, especially from the banking domain, develop a large amount of their software in C/C++, and generally, they are not interested in redeveloping the code in any other new generation language, such as .NET or Java, due to cost and performance reasons. One well known advantage [1] to sticking with the C++ legacy application is performance. Most scientific applications are intentionally developed in C++ for the same reason. But then, integration of this existing functionality with the new application is a big issue. The solution to this problem is incubating service orientation into the application architecture and accessing the legacy code by exposing it as a service, based on open standards so that it can be used across various platforms. One of the ways of implementing Service Orientated Architecture (SOA) is Web Services; it provides a strong foundation for software interoperability through open standards such as Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Web Services Description Language (WSDL), eXtensible Markup Language (XML), etc. Web services can be readily used for leveraging legacy code which can then be seamlessly integrated with any application across platforms, allowing portability and reusability. Exposing the current legacy code as a Web service enables us to take advantage of the performance of the existing legacy application while working with modern-age technology. Tools/Frameworks There are various tools/frameworks available, both open source and proprietary, through which we can create and deploy Web services written in C++. They also allow exposing existing application functionality written in C++ as a Web service. Some of the tools in this domain are listed below: * gSOAP [2] * Apache Axis C++ [3], * Rouge Wave's LEIF [4] * Systinet server for C++ [5] Of these, gSOAP and Axis C++ are the open source tools, while LEIF and Systinet Server for C++ are proprietary tools. We have used gSOAP for exposing legacy code as a Web service, which I explain later in this article.>> You can read this article in full at: http://webservices. sys-con.com/ read/314105. htm Gervas __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
