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Representational State Transfer (REST) computing offers developers and applications a number of advantages, including simplicity and flexibility in running applications. Tom Hicks and Randy Kahle begin this series on RESTful computing with the surprising topic of binding.



Smooks for Mule enables complex message transformation and routing for Mule 1.x and 2.0 using the Smooks Engine. Smooks for Mule maps, translates, or routes XML and non-XML data like EDI, Java objects, or CSV to ease application integration with the ESB.



C2B2 have performed some performance testing of open source JMS implementations, the first article in the series looks at the performance of default configurations for JBoss MQ, JBoss Messaging and OpenMQ when sending messages to a JMS queue.



OFX4J is a Java implementation of Open Financial Exchange, which defines web service APIs for interfacing with financial institutions. The OFX4J library includes support for both client-side and server-side implementations of both version 1 and version 2 of the OFX specification.



A Kirk Pepperdine interview on java.sun.com raises interesting questions about ways to stabilize a system to calm developers down



The Physhun project provides finite State Model persistence and transaction management with synchronous or asynchronous behavior. This article by Justin McCarter and Jim Ladd, presents Physhun, a Spring-based framework for implementing complex processes through Finite State Machine models.



Now that the details of the DNS cache-poisoning vulnerability are out in the open, hackers predict that an exploit will be deployed sooner rather than later.



The Terry Childs situation in San Francisco, in which password and configuration control resided with just one (angry) employee, isn't an anomaly. IT managers around the country say they see it all the time -- especially with small and medium-sized businesses.



(Source: Computerworld) hat started as an inbox-clogging, bandwidth-hogging, mass email marketing nuisance has evolved into a sophisticated, highly structured underground economy that can have catestrophic results on individuals and organizations. In this latest webcast from Computerworld, learn how to identify phishing emails, and ways in which email users can protect themselves. You'll also have access to four additional resources on this topic from our partner MessageLabs.



The gadget known in some quarters as the Second Coming is distinctly mortal on five significant fronts. Eric Lai and Matt Hamblen have the details.



It isn't just ugliness that'll hurt a person at most banking sites. According to a survey to be released Friday, over 75% of the sites examined have design flaws that could lead to a security problem.



A man who pled guilty in December to criminal spam charges apparently decided on Sunday that he no longer cared to be a guest of the federal penitentiary system. The penitentiary system's feelings were hurt, with predictable results.



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