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    Open-Source Batch Framework to Debut at JavaOne

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    Peter Galli
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    May 8, 2007
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      Accenture and Interface21 will use the annual JavaOne show in San Francisco on May 8 to announce Spring Batch, an open-source framework for the development of enterprise batch applications.

      Spring Batch is a lightweight, comprehensive batch framework designed to enable the development of robust batch applications vital to the daily operations of enterprise systems.

      It is an open-source project that builds on and extends the Spring Framework programming model for enterprise Java, Paul Daugherty, Accentures chief architect, said.

      Batch processing is used to process billions of transactions every day for enterprises in areas such as financial accruals, payment generation and correspondence processing.

      “Batch jobs are part of most IT projects, and Spring Batch is the only open-source framework that provides a robust, enterprise-scale solution. The lack of a standard architecture has led many projects to create their own custom architecture at significant development and maintenance costs,” the newly created Spring Batch Web site states.

      Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, will provide code and ongoing support as part of the development community to ensure the success of Spring Batch.

      /zimages/2/28571.gifThe ticketing and events management systems of the worlds largest aquarium use technology from Unisys and Accenture. Read more here.

      “Accenture is contributing previously proprietary batch processing architecture frameworks based on decades worth of experience in building batch architectures with the last several generations of platforms—COBOL/Mainframe, C++/Unix, and now Java/anywhere—to the Spring Batch project, along with committer resources to drive support, enhancements, and the future roadmap,” the Web site says.

      The collaborative effort between Accenture and Interface21, a provider of open-source software for mission-critical enterprise applications, aims to promote the standardization of the software processing approaches, frameworks and tools that can be consistently leveraged by enterprise users when creating batch applications, the site says.

      Accenture and Interface21 decided to collaborate on the project, as they saw a lack of focus on reusable architecture frameworks to accommodate Java-based batch processing needs, Accentures Daugherty said.

      “The lack of standard, reusable batch architectures has resulted in the proliferation of many one-off, in-house solutions developed across our clients IT functions. Companies and government agencies desiring to deliver standard, proven solutions to their enterprise IT environments will benefit from Spring Batch,” he said.

      “Accenture has adopted the Spring Framework as part of its standard delivery architectures and is looking forward to enhancing Spring Batch while also continuing to expand the Spring portfolio,” Daugherty said.

      /zimages/2/28571.gifSpring is in the air. Click here to read more.

      “As a result, we expect our clients to benefit from higher-quality software, faster market adoption, and greater levels of innovation and support. By working with Interface21 and the open-source community, we are continuing to incorporate their experience, insight and ideas,” he said.

      Rod Johnson, founder of the Spring Framework and CEO of Interface21, said he is pleased to be working with Accenture, and the significant hands-on industry and technical experience it brings in implementing batch architectures, to ensure the creation of high-quality, market-relevant software.

      “Bringing together the deep technical experience of Interface21 and Springs proven programming model with the extensive systems integration delivery experiences of Accenture marks a powerful partnership to fill an important gap in enterprise Java,” he said.

      Once the framework is released it can be used immediately to simplify batch optimizations and automatic retries, while a partitioned batch execution container is also being developed that will provide alternate scaling solutions, the Web site says.

      /zimages/2/28571.gifSpring takes a page from the Eclipse playbook. Find out more here.

      Spring Batchs capabilities include enabling high-volume bulk processing of business transactions and data without the intervention of end users; structuring Java-based business logic to improve the efficiency of software development and application processing; and allowing developers to focus on business logic, instead of the technical approach and details required for processing large volumes of information, Johnson said.

      It also helps reduce the risks associated with performance and scalability of batch processing application software through consistent use of a common batch architecture framework; incorporates different interaction styles—ranging from scheduled-based program executions to message-based processing; and leverages the well-established development community tied to the Spring Framework, he said.

      /zimages/2/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest open-source news, reviews and analysis.

      Peter Galli
      Peter Galli has been a financial/technology reporter for 12 years at leading publications in South Africa, the UK and the US. He has been Investment Editor of South Africa's Business Day Newspaper, the sister publication of the Financial Times of London.He was also Group Financial Communications Manager for First National Bank, the second largest banking group in South Africa before moving on to become Executive News Editor of Business Report, the largest daily financial newspaper in South Africa, owned by the global Independent Newspapers group.He was responsible for a national reporting team of 20 based in four bureaus. He also edited and contributed to its weekly technology page, and launched a financial and technology radio service supplying daily news bulletins to the national broadcaster, the South African Broadcasting Corporation, which were then distributed to some 50 radio stations across the country.He was then transferred to San Francisco as Business Report's U.S. Correspondent to cover Silicon Valley, trade and finance between the US, Europe and emerging markets like South Africa. After serving that role for more than two years, he joined eWeek as a Senior Editor, covering software platforms in August 2000.He has comprehensively covered Microsoft and its Windows and .Net platforms, as well as the many legal challenges it has faced. He has also focused on Sun Microsystems and its Solaris operating environment, Java and Unix offerings. He covers developments in the open source community, particularly around the Linux kernel and the effects it will have on the enterprise.He has written extensively about new products for the Linux and Unix platforms, the development of open standards and critically looked at the potential Linux has to offer an alternative operating system and platform to Windows, .Net and Unix-based solutions like Solaris.His interviews with senior industry executives include Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Linus Torvalds, the original developer of the Linux operating system, Sun CEO Scot McNealy, and Bill Zeitler, a senior vice president at IBM.For numerous examples of his writing you can search under his name at the eWEEK Website at www.eweek.com.
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