The illusion of openness

Magazine Article, Source : The Manufacturer US
Zone : IT in manufacturing
Published : June 2006

Service-oriented architecture promises immense benefits for easier application and better business agility, but vendor wars over service standards will undermine SOA’s full promise for some time yet, warns John Harney

In the IT world at large no acronym has been more bandied about in the last year than SOA, which stands for service oriented architecture. Unfortunately, manufacturers’ CIOs seem to be a bit behind the curve when it comes to understanding the concept...

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