Anne:
Could you suggest any good articles on SOA.
Thanks,
Ravi
Anne Thomas Manes wrote:
I don't think the term "SOA-compliant" applies to a development tool.
Both Axis1 and Axis2 are tools that you can use to implement services,
but that doesn't make them "SOA-compliant".
SOA is a style of design in which the fundamental unit of design is a
service. An application system is "SOA-compliant" if you design it
using SOA principles -- although all design is somewhat relative. You
can build service-oriented systems with Axis 1.2. You can also build
them with Axis 2. You can also build them using CORBA, or Jini, or a
proprietary MOM system. Or with "plain old XML" (POX) over HTTP.
Axis2 is WS-* compliant. It has been designed from the bottom up to
support the extensible, composable WS-* architecture. It also supports
development of RESTful services. I think it provides a better
foundation for building service-oriented systems than Axis1, but you
can also use Axis2 to build tightly coupled, monolithic applications.
As I said, SOA is about design. It's not about technology.
Anne
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