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Business Processes and XML Schema

Posted February 1, 2002 | Technology | Cutter Benchmark Review

Here, I will briefly consider four XML business process initiatives. They include: IBM's Web Services Flow Language (WSFL), Microsoft's BizTalk with its Orchestration Designer and XLANG, the Business Process Management Initiative's Business Process Management Language (BPML) schema, and the business process initiative sponsored by e-business XML. All four of these initiatives are built on top of the Web Services Description Language (WSDL) and extend WSDL so that more precise information about business processes can be exchanged between partners.

About The Author
Paul Harmon
Paul Harmon is an internationally known business consultant, technology analyst, and thought leader with a focus on applying new technologies and methodologies to real-world business problems. He began his career in artificial intelligence (AI) with the publication of his popular book, Expert Systems: AI for Business (coauthored with David King in 1983). As a decades-long Cutter Expert, Mr. Harmon authored various Cutter journals, including … Read More
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