Anne,

I agree with your point about focus. Focus on the right level for a
given situation. Focus on the right services to be built/exposed, not
about tying applications together.

But I don't think that changes whether or not integration is a core
part of SOA. SO principles are about defining services and their
interfaces with the "outside" world. Again, I agree that integration
isn't *the* thing to focus upon, but it is an SOA thing, IMO.

-Rob

--- In service-orientated-architecture@yahoogroups.com, "Anne Thomas
Manes" <atmanes@...> wrote:
>
> Rob,
>
> If your focus is integration, then you're less likely to be thinking
> about reducing redundancy through application consolidation.
> Integration is driven by individual projects, i.e., taking lots of
> small steps, but not bothering with the "thinking big" aspect. If
> you combine SOA with a strong application portfolio management
> effort, then I don't think the difference is anything to be
> concerned about. The execution of specific projects tends to be
> equivalent.
>
> Anne