>> Some of the definitions I've come across for a Service are:
IMHO, substitutability (of one service by another) is an important concept. If you go to shoe order processor A and find it is down, you can equally well turn to shoe order processor B, given you know they are substitutable. A real world example is that you can use another Web search engine if your favorite one is down, because you happen to know that they are both Web search engines. HTH, Jan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/NhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/service-orientated-architecture/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
