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Fast, Furious Web Services Spending Expected

Posted by timothy on from the ready-the-lobsters-and-pumpkin-ravioli dept.

Michael S. Mimoso writes "Market research firm Radicati Group predict Web services spending to reach $6.2 billion by 2008 as companies invest heavily in development tools and security."

6 comments

  1. You know.... by RobertEdwards · · Score: 1

    This article looks like the result of a travesty generator.

    "Companies sorting out their strategies around Web services and service-oriented architectures (SOAs) need to decide which development platform and tools they'll employ and how they'll extend services and composite applications to partners and customers."

    "Security remains a barrier that must be hurdlee."

    Blah blah blah, yackity smackity. This is trite.

  2. Radicati Group - Brought to you by slashdot by scupper · · Score: 1

    Is this a "slashdot infomercial"? Why is /. posting this Radicati Group marketing spin?,and yes, I RTFA.

  3. What? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Why so much on web servers? Shouldn't that cost be ZERO for Apahce.

    1. Re:What? by RobertEdwards · · Score: 1

      Near as I can tell they're talking about IIS for .NET (Which isn't free, you need a Windows Sever license). Or on the Java side, Websphere, Weblogic, or the Oracle Application server.

      Naturally, none of this company's clients would use cheaper, simpler solutions to their business application problems. Of course not.

  4. Y2K Redux. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    ""Market research firm Radicati Group predict Web services spending to reach $6.2 billion by 2008 as companies invest heavily in development tools and security.""

    Unfortunately none of this will do a thing for the decimated middle class.

  5. Web Based Enterprise Apps by JPyObjC+Dude · · Score: 1

    I have seen forecasts for my F500 employer and they confirm that their future shows migrations to more and more web based applications.

    This is probably the case for every F500 company out there as stock holders are demanding the improved efficency that the intra/extranet was supposed to offer.