... your ... Agreed, though "method centric" is a bit dangerous to use, as even a uniform interface can be "method centric" (and HTTP's doing OK with it). ... ...
Only two question to the author - from the service consumer perspective - who is responsible for the service - service provider and/or entire intermediary...
"If you think about it, we’ve already implemented complex, heterogeneous networks in this fashion before. Computers leverage DHCP, gateways, and routers to...
Steve, This is a tricky area - overloaded semantics will kill us. There's a trend to categorize things like this: - Capabilities +-- Processes +-- Services +--...
I think there is a tendency to place processes above services in an attempt to show the compositional nature of services. But I tend to agree with Steve that...
Ignoring the condescending tone in many place, there are many great points are made here in identifying gotchas and offerring approaches. But characterizing...
I know Microsoft's Motion is in line with Steve's position - their mantra is that a "Business Capability encapsulates people, process and technology", and...
"Why don't we just follow thearchitectural principles of the web?" asked Nick. I can ask the same question in opposite direction - why do? To resolve this...
I have an off-topic question for the group... Are there any standards for exchanging task information in the same way something like ical/ vcal can share...
Hi Todd I looked into this myself a while ago in order to support interaction between our human collaboration software HumanEdj <http://humanedj.com> (which...
I think we're saying the same thing. Actually, your two lines sum up my exact feelings on the subject. What I'm wondering is Steve's comment that, "Taking a...
... Nick. ... this 'to do or not to do', we have to answer another question: why are we doing or what to do this? What for? To make a standard based open...
Processes include people and technology as well as object. They are acutally process instances or accurances as opposed to process type if people and ...
Hi Todd: I don't know any official official standards for tasks and task lists either but, in addition to what Keith has already referenced, you might be ...
AFAICT, iCalendar already provides a standard format for To Dos (tasks): http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2445#section-4.6.2 . -- Nick ... -- Nick Gall Phone:...
<< "The number of companies investing in service-oriented architecture (SOA) has doubled over the past year in every part of the world, with a typical...
That is exactly the thought I had. What exactly did AMR use to define "SOA spending?" Did the mere licensing of an ESB product count? I'm sure that they cover...
... That's nice -- except I have no clue what you're talking about. This is the problem with "Business SOA" -- we all know there is something valuable in them...
... Regarding the "Business SOA" kind of SOA (as opposed to the software architecture kind): What is actually the difference between an application[1] and a...
... Perhaps at application level one could usefully describe a service as an application module (callable by other application modules/clients). A service can...
Yes, SOA originated inside IT. When Web Services faced the wall in attempting to integrate everything and still sitting too far from an agile enterprise, some...
<<Question: In late 2007, Microsoft announced a number of anticipated product releases that would support its so-called Oslo platform for SOA. Among the...
Microsoft has set a high threshold for Oslo - Microsoft Service Capability Model. Very impressive declaration. I do recommend you to look into it. Their...
... Sure, they can be. The closest analogy I'd use (based on what I understand "Business SOA" to be): a Business Service is like a Business Function in...
... Firstly, Michael, I want to state that my response wasn't completely directed at you, it was at the terminology you (and many others) used to indicate that...