Being a bit of a cynic, I was sceptical when I got an email from Cape Clear Software today about the company’s online “ESB Truth Test” pertaining to Enterprise Service Bus technology. My first thought was that this would just be marketing that points readers only to Cape Clear’s own ESB offerings. The “fail-safe” test, as Cape Clear describes it, is intended to help customers detect “counterfeit” ESBs So I sat down to take the test and, oh well, let’s just say I was correct. As far as I can tell, each blurb that pops up after entering an answer into the test screen ends with, “Cape Clear. True ESB.”Perhaps this sort of test needs to be developed by somebody without their own horse in the race. Not to say there is nothing to learn from Cape Clear’s test. It’s always fun to try these out and the information can be of use. But Cape Clear is hardly a disinterested observer with no vested interest in the ESB market. Technology Industry