IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for SOA Platform vs JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform comparison

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for SOA Platform V6.2 (Composite Application Manager for SOA Platform) delivers an integrated offering for SOA management across the services, application, and middleware layers. Composite Application Manager for SOA Platform V6.2 combines the strength of in-depth Web services management with the management of WebSphere Application Servers, WebSphere MQ, and WebSphere Message Broker systems to deliver the information required to help meet demanding service levels required of SOA-based applications. When problems arise at the services layer, a launch-in-context capability of the application and messaging management components of Composite Application Manager for SOA Platform V6.2 makes it easy to find the root cause. IBM Tivoli delivers the out-of-the-box management that can provide a quick time-to-value for IT operations, architects, and subject matter experts.

The JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform is a framework for developing enterprise application integration (EAI) and service-oriented architecture (SOA) solutions. It is made up of an enterprise service bus (JBoss ESB) and some business process automation infrastructure. It allows you to build, deploy, integrate and orchestrate business services. Key Points of a Service-Oriented Architecture: the messages being exchanged, the agents that act as service requesters and providers and the shared transport mechanisms that allow the messages to flow back and forth. By using its business rules and message transformation and routing capabilities, JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform enables you to manipulate business data from multiple sources.