Architecture Evolution: From Web-based to Service-oriented ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... In fact, many businesses embarked (likely not realizing it at the time) on the road to service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web services several years ago ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/09/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_09_19_06_1.asp - 22k Summary: Traditional enterprise systems have proven difficult to change and extend. The inherent problem of old core code and business logic duplication is part of the reason traditional enterprise resource planning systems have not readily taken to e-commerce.

Architecture Evolution: Service-oriented Architecture versus Web ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is not the same as Web services: the latter is one concrete way to achieve some benefits of SOA, and specifies a collection ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/09/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_09_20_06_1.asp - 21k Summary: Collaboration and interoperability are critical where multiple business units reside under one larger corporation, or where there is a requirement to integrate the system into a disparate system when a business-to-business or business-to-consumer extension is part of the business model.

Architecture Evolution: From Mainframes to Service-oriented ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... common object model (DCOM), and remote method invocation/remote procedure call (RMI/RPC), all of which are predecessors of service-oriented architecture (SOA). ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/09/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_09_18_06_1.asp - 18k Summary: Product architecture is going to do much more than simply provide the technical functionality, the user interface, and the platform support. It is going to determine whether a product is going to be able to accommodate increasingly evolving user requirements.

A New Model for Evaluating Third Party Logistics Providers: Enter ...

by Michael Bittner ... Service oriented architecture (SOA), in its simplest form, is an approach to managing business tasks and business processes made available from different ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/10/research_notes/TU_SC_XMB_10_03_05_1.asp - 14k Summary: Third-party logistic (3PL) providers are under pressure to keep costs low, expand services and capitalize on evolving supply chain management technology. As customers are becoming more discerning, 3PLs can leverage service oriented architecture to meet customer needs.

SOA From a Management Perspective: Part One

by Joe Strub ... We have been hearing about service-oriented architecture (SOA) for some time. Now, major software players are starting to lay out their plans and strategies. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2007/01/research_notes/TU_BA_XJS_01_05_07_1.asp - 18k Summary: The big buzzword in enterprise-wide package software is service-oriented architecture (SOA). SOA promises to solve a company's software ills, making life easier for information technology departments. This research note takes a look at this new architecture and highlights some concerns.

Process Manufacturing (ERP):IFS IFS Applications

... IFS Applications is built on open service-oriented architecture (SOA), resulting in solutions that are easier to implement and upgrade, that deliver faster ... http:/.../software/108-5307/Process-Manufacturing-ERP/IFS-IFS-Applications.html - 4k - 2008-08-21

Trivalent Solutions Inc.

... Featuring multitier service-oriented architecture (SOA)/Web-native design, the SAFE X3 platform also provides users with collaboration capabilities (Web ... http:/.../showcases/technology-Directory/D/16912/Trivalent-Solutions-Inc.html - 22k - 2008-09-01

SCM in a New Flavor: Real Time and Demand Driven

by Hans Mercx ... The market is currently driven by service oriented architecture (SOA), which provides a methodology enabling developers to orchestrate and document an ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/10/research_notes/VN_SC_HM_10_14_05_1.asp - 14k Summary: To meet the needs of a demand driven market, Apptricity is leveraging service oriented architecture to deploy and integrate modules.

Enterprise Resource Planning for Services: Has Software as a ...

by Neil Stolovitsky ... For many vendors targeting the enterprise market, service-oriented architecture (SOA) is the technology of choice; for those targeting the SMB market, software ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/05/research_notes/EN_ER_NS_05_21_07_1.asp - 18k Summary: In the past, enterprise resource planning (ERP) initiatives were far too costly for smaller organizations to consider. However, a trend has recently emerged where software vendors are now offering software-as-a-service business models for ERP implementation to even the smallest organizations.

The Modelling Approach to Post-implementation Agility in ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic and Olin Thompson ... asp" target="_blank">Architecture Evolution :From Mainframes to Service-oriented Architecture, the service-oriented architecture (SOA) concept should (in theory ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/10/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_10_11_06_1.asp - 17k Summary: Change happens, and it will always happen in virtually every business environment. The underlying enterprise system should thus be an aid to changing the business, rather than an obstacle, as is the usual case today.