On Mar 12, 2006, at 11:42 PM, Jan Algermissen wrote: > > On Mar 12, 2006, at 5:39 PM, Eric Newcomer wrote: > >> Are you >> implying that an SOA doesn't have to be realized in >> software? > > I think Todd is argueing
Sorry, that should have read: "JP and Todd". > that service orientation can be beneficially > applied at the business level by managing/modeling interactions > between intra-organisational parties in terms of services they > provide to each other (resulting in a contracts and responsibilities > view). > > The software services that are implemented to meet the contractural > responsibilities then merely *derive* from that higher level approach. > > I find that idea rather attractive, as it enables a view on business > 'subsystems' interaction that groups communication into various > functionally related 'channels' (into various services).[1] > > Hope that replays Todd's point close enough. > > [1] An example of that might be defining a 'helpdesk' as the single > point of communication between IT service provider and customer in > the IT Service management world. Such a helpdesk will of course > usually be a piece of software but it might well be just a single > support phone number (no SOA technology there). > > > Jan > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > _______________ > Jan Algermissen, Consultant & Programmer > http://jalgermissen.com > Tugboat Consulting, 'Applying Web technology to enterprise IT' > http://www.tugboat.de > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ _______________ Jan Algermissen, Consultant & Programmer http://jalgermissen.com Tugboat Consulting, 'Applying Web technology to enterprise IT' http://www.tugboat.de 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/
