<<Eddie O'Neil, a senior software engineer at BEA and an Apache committer, said Java developers should keep an eye on Tuscany and the recently announced SCA (Service Component Architecture). Service enablement and moving up the stack above the J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) application layer are emerging trends, he added.
Meanwhile, an initial Tuscany implementation has been written in Java and has already been integrated with Apache Tomcat as a deployment platform, the proposal said. And the implementation will soon be integrated with other Java middleware environments, including Apache Geronimo and ObjectWeb Celtix, according to the proposal. In addition, another implementation has been written in C++, and other languages targeted for support include the BPEL (Business Process Execution Language), the proposal said. Tuscany provides multiple language implementations of SCA specifications and related technologies such as SDO (Service Data Objects), another specification developed by IBM and BEA. SCA is a set of specifications authored by BEA, IBM, Iona Technologies, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Siebel Systems Inc., Sybase Inc. and Paris-based Xcalia S.A. The SCA specifications define a technology- and language-neutral component model that supports metadata for service authoring, composition and assembly.>> I cannot think of any cultural images more disparate than those conjured up respectively by "Apache" and "Tuscany" (carpaccio of cowboy drizzled with a balsamic vinegar perhaps?), but that is the computer industry for you... Oh, and here is big surprise on the second page of the article: <<And while many would only talk off the record about their thoughts regarding IBM's and BEA's motives, the outspoken leader of JBoss Inc., Marc Fleury, did not hold his tongue. In his blog, Fleury called SCA "a new shot at a closed standard for SOA.">> You can read the article at: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1900246,00.asp Gervas ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/2jUsvC/tzNLAA/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/
