Development Solutions Problems Lead to Shrinking Web Service Market in 2003, According to Aberdeen Group Report.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2003 Report notes that as Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. development platforms coalesce co·a·lesce intr.v. co·a·lesced, co·a·lesc·ing, co·a·lesc·es 1. To grow together; fuse. 2. To come together so as to form one whole; unite: around suppliers such as IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Microsoft and Sun, IT buyers should begin to see greater clarity in their choices. Over-hyped technologies that have failed to deliver on promises and an inability to use development tools to overcome Web services development challenges will result in a flat to shrinking development tool market of $5 billion in 2003 - compared with total IT spending on development of $750 billion, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent report by Aberdeen Group Aberdeen Group is a provider of business-related research services. It has its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts and belongs to the Harte-Hanks group. Founded in 1988, Aberdeen's research is used by over 2. , a leading market analysis and positioning services firm. The report, Web Services Development Solutions Buying Guide (Fourth Edition), examines the state of the market for development tools in general and tools focused on creating Web service applications in particular. "Over-focus on 3GLs, standards, reusability, formalism, and quick-and-dirty implementations of e-Business functionality have led to decreased programmer productivity, spaghetti architectures, and buggy and hard-to-upgrade code in many cases," says Wayne T. Kernochan, managing vice president at Aberdeen Group and author of the report. "The IT buyer who looks at supplier hype with a contrarian eye, considers new technologies such as agile programming and refactoring, assembles a "best-of-breed" toolset from multiple suppliers where appropriate rather than reflexively creating a one-size-fits-all tool, and outsources effectively after fully understanding offshore programming's limitations, will achieve much greater rewards in scalability, application flexibility, programmer productivity, and application quality." The report notes that the advent of new development solution technology and the importance of development to Web services strategies will force major suppliers to upgrade their development offerings. As a result, IT buyers should begin to see greater clarity in their choices, as Web services development platforms coalesce around suppliers such as IBM, Microsoft, and Sun. These suppliers, in turn, will add functionality to their development solutions, making IBM's acquisition of Rational a key indicator of a wave of development tool acquisitions. For more information about Web Services Development Solution Buying Guide (Fourth Edition), please visit www.aberdeen.com, call 800-577-7891, or follow this link: http://www.aberdeen.com/ab_company/hottopics/webservices/default.htm About Aberdeen Founded in 1988, Aberdeen Group is a leading IT market analysis and positioning services firm that helps Information Technology vendors establish leadership in emerging markets. The firm provides IT market intelligence, positioning, and market acceleration services See Web page acceleration. to established and start-up technology companies. Aberdeen's consultants provide up-to-the-minute global IT market insights in more than 25 IT market segments. 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