On 13/01/07, Paul Downey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Plenty of rule based systems have been around for a long time. So > > why do > > you think people have gotten on board BPEL? > > Branding. The name "BPEL" can be used to sell old wine > in new bottles to people who think it's being a > "standard" has some value. > > As Anne points out, it's a standard in name only.
Given that BPEL 1.1 wasn't really a standard and that BPEL 2.0 (the first actual standard) hasn't made it to be a standard yet I think this might be writing it off a little bit too soon. Standards have a value, standards create markets and while BPEL may, or may not, be the execution standard that helps to create a more active business process market there doesn't appear to be much else to compete with it. Even a crap standard is better than nothing, OLE was a great example of such a thing. > > Paul > -- > http://blog.whatfettle.com > >
