Re: [ebsoa] SOA and Shared Semantics

["Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>]

Thanks David.

How about in more general terms, stepping aside for a moment from
specific emerging initiatives - I'm thinking more generally, such as:
what role should ontologies play? Why are they important in this
context? How about metadata registries? etc.

Thanks,
Joe

David RR Webber wrote:
> 
> Joe,
> 
> At this juncture I would like to point out
> that the BCM/EPR team is preparing a set of
> requirements for submission to ebSOA.
> 
> This stems from the work and meetings in
> Norway over the past two weeks.
> 
> And indeed semantic information is a
> significant part of this - not only
> for common understanding - but also
> when used to create ontologies and
> topic maps for discovery and reuse
> of components.
> 
> The essence of the BCM/EPR needs can
> be distilled in part from the PPT
> presented in Norway - available
> from http://www.eprforum.org
> 
> However - we are working on formalizing
> the exact mechanisms and base requirements
> so that an ebSOA based set of components
> can support an BCM/EPR deployment.
> 
> It's obviously good to be able to focus
> on a real deployment model - to be able
> to hone exact requirements, and
> combination of requirements - rather than
> things being noted in a piecemeal fashion.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Thanks, DW
> 
> Quoting Chiusano Joseph <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>:
> 
> > Is this a topic that we're planning on including in our spec? (I think
> > we should) We can emphasize the role of ontologies in helping ensure
> > "shared semantic understanding" between participants in an SOA.
> >
> > Joe
> > --
> > Kind Regards,
> > Joseph Chiusano
> > Associate
> > Booz | Allen | Hamilton
> >
> 
> http://drrw.net

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Kind Regards,
Joseph Chiusano
Associate
Booz | Allen | Hamilton