Don Park wrote:
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> Answers so far:
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> 1. Google ain't it, integration is.
>
> I agree that web services will be profitable in integration market. But
> great deal of hype surrounding web services is user-oriented (i.e.
> HailStorm).
HailStorm is dead. Don't believe the hype.
The funniest part of the "user-oriented web services" hype was when they
started working towards "web service user interface" technologies.
So...a web service is the Web minus the user interface and then we
invent new technologies to put user interfaces on them...smart.
> ... So what is the point of arguing about Google API being
> SOAP-based or not if there is no business case for it in the first
> place?
What does there being or not being a business case have to do with the
technology? It's like asking why we slice open a mouse when we really
want to know how human beings work. Google was an example of a
widespread misapplication of technology. I don't see how it would have
been a more compelling technical example if it had been a highly
profitable EDI service. For starters, I would be under NDA. And few
people would have access to it for testing purposes.
Paul Prescod
