I'll make an attempt as a penance for my recent absences. (And because I have to anyway, working for a federally-funded agency as I do. :) )
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From: Ken Laskey <>
To: Jeffrey A. Estefan <>
Cc: <>
Sent: Wed Mar 12 19:20:01 2008
Subject: Re: [soa-rm] Fw: That vision thing: SOA Reference Architecture
Sounds like we have some reading to do. Can someone volunteer to
give at least a cursory read and tell us how it compares with what we
are turning out?
Ken
On Mar 12, 2008, at 7:11 PM, Jeffrey A. Estefan wrote:
> Keeping with the spirit of Duane's comment, which is spot on. This
> just came in my mailbox...
>
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> Subject: Fw: That vision thing: SOA Reference Architecture
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> From: "BEA Systems" <>
> Date: March 12, 2008 6:03:29 PM EDT
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> Subject: That vision thing: SOA Reference Architecture
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> MARCH 2008
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