100% agree with Todd. Can we characterize an application oriented architecture in contrast to SOA?
- Michael ----- Original Message ---- From: Todd Biske <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: service-orientated-architecture@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 7:37:37 PM Subject: Re: [service-orientated-architecture] Re: Definition of SOA On Jun 10, 2008, at 1:28 PM, Rob Eamon wrote: > A tweak might be: "(a) service-oriented > architecture is (any) architecture (business, enterprise, etc., > comprising services, describing the relationships between them." > I've used this description in discussions in the past. I define services and then define SOA as an architecture that leverages service consumers and service providers as a primary component. That's why I'd say that most IT shops today have application oriented architecture, at least at the enterprise IT level. -tb Todd Biske http://www.biske. com/blog/
