Service Orientation: New Vintage or Old Wine in New Bottles?

by Paul Allen

Everyone seems to agree that service orientation is hot, but they all seem to have different views of what it is. To some, it's essentially about Web services standards. To others, it's about service-oriented architecture (SOA). And to others, it's a business phenomenon that relegates software to the role of "services" that are bought, sold, and delivered in a manner similar to electricity or telecommunications.

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Service Orientation: New Vintage or Old Wine in New Bottles? May 2004