An Introduction to Service-Oriented Architecture from a Java Developer Perspective
by Debu Panda
Jan 31, 2007
Service-oriented architectures offer a new way to think about building software applications, with coarse-grained pieces of functionality split out into "services" that communicate with standardized, widely understood interfaces like XML and SOAP. In this article, Debu Panda shows you how to design and connect SOAs. More...Separation of Concerns in Web Service Implementations
by Tieu Luu
Jan 25, 2007
The principle of "separation of concerns" is much repeated in SOA circles... so why are transactional integrity, security, and business logic so often intermingled in SOA implementations? In this article, Tieu Luu shows how to use Spring to separate out security concerns in an Axis-based web service. More...Understanding Service Oriented Architecture
by David Walend
Nov 3, 2006
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) promises to provide us with the ability to assemble complex, distributed systems by selecting and creating compatible parts called services. So far, SOA has delivered a lot of hyperbole to the Web. Gartner recognized it as one of the five hottest IT trends in 2005 , claiming that "By 2008, SOA will provide the basis for 80 percent of development projects." At JavaOne 2005, 82 of the 168 technical session PDFs contained "SOA." In July of 2005, there were 1.4 million Google hits for "service oriented architecture." By February, 2006, there were 72 million. SOA is riding a rising tide as the next big thing for enterprise developers. More...
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