I’m late blogging about this (and others!) as I’ve been traveling (more on what I’ve been doing in a future post). Earlier this week, Neuron-ESB 2.0 shipped.
Neuron-ESB 2.0 is the culmination of a lot of hard work by a lot of smart people. It is an ESB product that is built from the ground up on WCF. The fact that this exists at all is a true testament to the brain trust at Neudesic, and shows just how deeply SOA/ESB thinking runs throughout the entire company. It’s an honor and a pleasure to work alongside these folks.
Best place to go if you want more information is http://NeuronEsb.com. My colleague David Pallman (“father” of Neuron-ESB, ex-Indigo team member, author, and my co-author on a future ESB book), posted a great architectural overview. He’s also did another blog post that talks about the management experience. This is likely the first two posts of many (now that he has a little time to breath :).
To ward off the inevitable question about “does this replace BizTalk?”, the answer is “no, not at all, in fact they work really well together”. I intend to elaborate on this point in a future post as I keep encountering (understandable) confusion on this question.
So, David, Marty, Curt, Brandon and everyone else that has been involved throughout Neuron-ESB’s development cycle: congratulations on a job well done!
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NEUDESIC RELEASES NEURON-ESB 2.0
New version of Enterprise Service Bus software extends the Microsoft .NET Platform
IRVINE, CALIF. – April 29, 2008 – Neudesic, a leading provider of business solutions that leverage the capabilities of the Microsoft product line, announced today the release of version 2.0 of Neuron-ESB. Neuron-ESB is an Enterprise Service Bus that extends the Microsoft Platform by providing real-time messaging, integration and web service management. Neuron-ESB accelerates SOA adoption by helping companies successfully implement real-time integration across their enterprise, allowing timely response to changing events within their business.
Neuron-ESB is built on the Microsoft Windows Communication Framework (WCF) technology to provide real-time reliable messaging options for companies adopting SOA. Neuron-ESB manages all communication over the bus by sending messages over “Topics” using a publish-subscribe pattern and supports federated, geographic deployments. Neuron-ESB helps companies administer and automate complex tasks and is proven to significantly reduce the infrastructure, development, training and long term support costs for businesses developing SOA solutions.
“Neuron-ESB provides the messaging backbone for all of our critical applications,” said Jeffrey Sullivan, Chief Information Officer of ThinkCash. “Neuron-ESB allowed us to leverage our developers much more effectively while providing us the ability to go to market quickly with new solutions. We were able to shift our service development from the architect role to the more ubiquitous developer role while, decreasing our deployment time of new services by 50%. We started with just 1 developer who received 4 days of Neuron-ESB training. Within 6 months and no additional training, we had a 15X increase in the number of our internal developers who were able to use Neuron-ESB.”
Neuron-ESB 2.0 delivers a unique set of capabilities that extend and combine key strategic Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 & RFID, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 3.0, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Office, .NET 3.0/3.5, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), WCF Line of Business Adapters and MSMQ. The synergy between Neuron-ESB and these products empower companies to develop more robust and business-aware applications with far less effort and complexity.
“Neuron-ESB 2.0 represents a significant evolution for the Microsoft Platform while addressing the Enterprise Service Bus needs of every customer running Microsoft Windows. Our technology allows businesses to effectively leverage their Microsoft investments to deliver real-time solutions,” stated Marty Wasznicky, Vice President of Product Development. “Our product provides a new level of flexibility and ease of use that will help companies increase their productivity while reducing their development and operational costs. Moreover we’ve formed a strategic partnership with SOA Software and achieved certification as a Governed Service Platform through the Open Governance Initiative. Our customers can be confident that Neuron-ESB will enhance the fidelity of their Governance initiatives.”
“The Open Governance Initiative is rapidly gaining momentum amongst platform vendors, Governance solution providers, and end-user customers,” said Frank Martinez, Executive Vice President of SOA Software. “The addition of Neuron-ESB, as a Microsoft .NET and WCF based ESB to the list of Governed Service Platforms highlights the importance of this certification for platform vendors.”