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I’m using the new NetBeans 6.0 Release Candidate 1 as a Ruby IDE for test purposes, it seems to work very well.

I’ve found these useful screencasts:

• How to develop a JRuby application with NetBeans and GlassFish, by Aron Gupta (click here to watch);
• How to create a WebLog using NetBeans Ruby support, by Tor Norbye (click here to watch).

An interesting post from Edward Gibbs can be found here.

I’ve just tried to run PHP applications inside IBM WebSphere 2.0 Community Edition using the free PHP Integration Kit available on the IBM site, but it seems no more supported.

A better tool, based on a Open Source project called PHP/Java Bridge, can be downloaded from SoundForge.

The installation is very simple:

- install PHP (remember to enable the java extentions in the php.ini file);

- install WAS CE 2.0;

- log-on to the administration console and deploy JavaBridge.war included with the bridge.

An interesting article,”Integrating PHP into Your SOA Solutions” by Rikki Kirzner, shows how to integrate PHP applications in an existing Service Oriented Architecture using:

• IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition with PHP Integration Kit for WAS Community Edition
• SOA PHP free Open Source project: “The aim of the SOA PHP project is to create, as a community, an infrastructure that simplifies the development of PHP applications in a service oriented architecture environment (SOA)”.

Apache CXF is an Open Source services framework which enables the creation of Web Services using Java.

In this article, Jinsong Yang demonstrates how to build a simple service using this framework.

I’ve found this book written by Rubén Parés-Selders on the Lulu site.

It discusses SOA implementation using Open Source and Java with solutions like Xfire web services, DWR and Spring.

Take a look here.

Integrating technologies such as .NET and Java is fundamental to implement a good working SOA.

Click here to watch the presentation by Yaachov Cohen and Ascendant Technology.