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You might have seen the recent news reports about the collision between U.S. and Russian communication satellites. The U.S. satellite was one of the Iridium satellites. What wasn’t reported and you probably don’t know is that an object database management system (ODBMS) is an important part of the Iridium system. Even though ODBMSs are a [...]
February 13, 2009

(The Acronym) SOA is (Perhaps) Dead (at Some Companies); Long Live Services

I am now also posting on the Cutter Blog. My initial posting is (The Acronym) SOA is (Perhaps) Dead (at Some Companies); Long Live Services. It is a response to Anne Thomas Manes’ SOA is Dead; Long Live Services on her blog at the Burton Group.
January 9, 2009

Atomicity

The typical definition of an atomic task or process is one that cannot be decomposed further. This is vague and subject to interpretation. The Decomposition Matrix on this site uses a specific definition: A task (for business process diagrams) or a process (for data flow diagrams) is atomic if every input relates to every output [...]
December 3, 2008

Well-Formed Business Process Diagrams

My last posting referenced the criteria for a well-formed business process diagram mentioned in Business Process Driven SOA using BPMN and BPEL by Matjaz B. Juric and Kapil Pant. I am going to expand on their criteria to create a more comprehensive definition of a well-formed business process diagram. To start, here are three criteria [...]
November 18, 2008

Recent Business Process Modeling Books

I recently received two new books on business process modeling. Both books looked interesting because they had great titles. As it turns out, one book is great and the other not so good. The not so good book is Business Process Driven SOA using BPMN and BPEL by Matjaz B. Juric and Kapil Pant. There [...]
October 9, 2008

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The OpenTravel Alliance (OTA): XML specification that serves as a common language for travel-related terminology and a mechanism for promoting the exchange of information across all travel industry segments. Organization: OpenTravel Alliance (OTA). More information: OTA specifications page on the OTA website (new window).

More on the general topic: Specific XML vocabularies

Related books at Amazon.com

ZapNote: The Open Travel Alliance (OTA) ZapNote: Two Companies Find Opportunity in Travel Standards
by ZapThink, Ronald D. Schmelzer
Publisher: ZapThink, LLC
Publication Date: December 2001

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