Jan, Of course, no insult taken. We are dealing with English here which is not compilable, as we all know. It is a matter of communication, and until the question is clear it is impossible for the answer to be.
I had answered the question: what is the basic definition of an SOA? Another question is: what is the detailed definition of an SOA? Of course the answer to the second question is different than the answer to the first. I do not want to answer the second question off the top of my head, since Greg and I spent a lot of time working on it for "Understanding SOA with Web Services": http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321180860/ref=pd_sbs_b_3/103-0001552-4387019?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155 Another good book, with even more extensive definitions of SOA, is "Enterprise SOA": http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0131465759/ref=pd_bxgy_text_b/103-0001552-4387019?%5Fencoding=UTF8 Both of these books appear to be doing pretty well on Amazon.com. Both of them include information based on case studies using IONA Technologies' products (I work for IONA) - among them some of the largest deployed SOAs in the world. But I will also try to find some time over the next few days to type some further details into an email for this forum, if that would be of help. Regards, Eric --- Jan Algermissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eric, > > On Jan 15, 2006, at 5:57 PM, Eric Newcomer wrote: > > > I meant formal in the sense that it is as simple > and > > precise a definition as possible. > > Umm...without any attempt to insult you, but this is > kinda meaningless. > > Honestly, where is that formal definition of SOA > that enables me to > determine whether an architecture is of the SOA > style or not? What > are the formal criteria for this? > > Suppose a client asks: Are we SOA? How do I find out > if yes or no? > > I think that is what Patrick is asking for. > > Jan > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > _______________ > Jan Algermissen, Consultant & Programmer > > http://jalgermissen.com > Tugboat Consulting, 'Applying Web technology to > enterprise IT' > http://www.tugboat.de > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 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/
