Briefing Book: Service-Oriented Architecture

Enter Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA)
Application development managers today are beginning to look at Web services, which promise an easier, more loosely coupled means of connecting applications. Many of these same managers are concerned that, while easier is better, an ad-hoc approach to development or integration may come back eventually to bite them. Read more


ZapThink's Jason Bloomberg writes on SOA


If Web services are to reach the ''next level,'' IT must adopt loosely coupled, standards-based Service-Oriented Architectures. Read more
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Success in Web services won't come without some basic best practices in place, said Gartner analysts in Florida. Read more

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