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Keeping BPM on track

SonicXQ 1.5 offers a strong solution for business process management

By Tom Yager, InfoWorld, 10/04/02

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BPM and Web services are rapidly evolving concepts, but both offer such compelling benefits that it's difficult (and potentially expensive) to wait until standards arrive. It's easy to pick holes in SonicXQ, but its architecture, approach, and implementation are unquestionably sound. We think SonicXQ fulfills an important role. It helps developers implement BPM solutions without cooking up solutions that may run afoul of standards down the road. We judge it to be at an early-adopter stage, but plenty of companies are rushing to adopt Web services and BPM early. SonicXQ is a safe way for Java shops to put these emerging concepts to practical use.

 The Bottom Line  

SonicXQ Version 1.5 beta

Business Case
SonicXQ creates a BPM layer for enterprise Java developers. It gives early adopters the ability to implement BPM and Web services now, with minimal risk of forced re-engineering as standards emerge.

Technology Case
As Sonic folds in new standards and resolves existing limitations, SonicXQ should evolve from a development toolkit to a robust, distributed BPM platform.

Pros

  • Quick setup
  • Simple, scalable architecture
  • Solid support for current standards and flexibility to adapt to new ones

Cons

  • Decentralized model not consistently implemented
  • Full features available only within networks of SonicXQ servers

Cost
0,000 per CPU; ,750 for development license

Platforms
Solaris 2.8, Windows 2000, Windows NT, and HP-UX 11.0; SonicMQ 4.0 required

Company
Sonic Software: http://www.sonicsoftware.com

About the author

Tom Yager is the technical director of the InfoWorld Test Center.



For more enterprise computing news, visit InfoWorld. Story copyright InfoWorld Media Group, Inc.

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