On 5/22/06, Ravi Krishnamurthy
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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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