Ed Leafe <> wrote: > On Oct 2, 2006, at 11:05 AM, Stephen the Cook wrote: > >> I think that the one thing getting in the way of the fat client, is >> B2B interactions. In the fat client model, data is behind the >> firewall and secure. Now we have to open that hole for access? > > This is a no-brainer with web services. I'm not talking about the > SOAP-crud that Microsoft was pushing, but a simple XML-RPC sort of > call. In Python it's trivial to accomplish such a call, so if you > need to track a package from FedEx, you send out the call, get the > data back, and display it in your app. You need the exact same hole > as with a web page.
I agree to what your saying that SOA is a way to go. In my clients case the diverse params you have to assign in your inbound xml for my SOA to process is more then custid, pw, start date and end date. They demand station, or a group of stations, a single aircraft or an aircraft type. They are working for FedEx, and not looking for a package that is shipped via FedEx. >> So a company now needs a web presence to start this B2B reporting or >> ordering, or finding out about a service on order. We all realize >> that this isn't going to be fat client, and will only leverage data >> from said client. > > Seems like you're confusing the need to provide the data to clients, > and the client apps themselves. Both web browsers and desktop apps > can consume web information; the main difference is how it is > displayed and how the user interacts with the local copy of the data. I'm not confused at all. I can clearly see the difference between the access available through a SOA, and requirements that need refining to allow the requestor the proper data choices. Stephen Russell DBA / .Net Developer Memphis TN 38115 901.246-0159 http://spaces.msn.com/members/srussell/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.11/460 - Release Date: 10/1/2006 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
