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Subject: Re: [ebsoa] eBizQ.net Article: "ebXML's Move To SOA:Clearly A Good One"


Very good David - I wish you could have been there to see the waiter
actually say it. I think his name was Jeff - but he did not appear to be
an MBA candidate. ;)

Joe

David RR Webber wrote:
> 
> Joe,
> 
> Part 2 - What winemaking is teaching us about content assembly:-
> 
> #1 - Ancient Greeks - delivery involved decanting product directly
>        into simple containers with basic structure.  Packaging and security
>        was minimal and delivery direct to local customers.
>       Context was largely implied.  When mistakes occur they are
>       only local and easily remedied in time honoured fashion.  Such
>       mistakes are rarely repeated again.
> 
> #2 - Romans had more large scale demands, and thus adapted
>         Greek practice mainly for delivery in bulk.  This can be
>         still seen today with the Italian practice of bottling product
>         directly into 50,000 gallon railcar tankers.  The goal is to
>         ship as much product as possible over a limited bandwidth,
>         with as little direct inspection as possible.  Product has a
>         niche use profile (cleaning windows, mopping floors, wiping
>         down table tops).  Context is mostly unknown and superfluous.
>         Mistakes can occur, and often have wide impact and are
>         costly.  Ability to trace the source of the mistake is difficult if
>         not impossible.  Customer adoption is characterized by
>         forced consumption driven by large distributors to often
>         captive markets.  While profits may soar, customer satisfaction
>         is low and product loyality non-existent.
> 
> #3 - French - benefited from the invention of printing presses and
>         hence availability of superior markup.  This has led to
>         development of sophisticated ontologies, classifications and
>         categorization for content - along with a rich vocabulary to
>         describe aspects of the make-up of the product.  Context
>         is extremely important.  Compliance checking and
>         conformance testing are rigorously adherred too with
>         strict tests and procedures.  Product is of the highest quality,
>         and is uniformly replicatable.  Integration of product is
>         carefully tailored to its delivery environment to match the
>         characteristics of the associated products.  Mistakes only
>         occur when untrained personnel are assigned in the
>         final delivery phase.  Customer adoption and satisfaction
>         is high.   Overall costs approach those of cheap unregulated
>         processes, especially when maintenance and support costs
>         are factored.
> 
> What was that waiters name again?  Obviously a MBA candidate
> from New Orleans State University.
> 
> DW.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>
> To: "David RR Webber" <david@drrw.info>
> Cc: "ebSOA" <ebsoa@lists.oasis-open.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 4:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [ebsoa] eBizQ.net Article: "ebXML's Move To SOA:Clearly A Good
> One"
> 
> > "Winemaking? CAM can do that!"
> >    - April 2004, Waiter, Bourbon Street Restaurant, New Orleans
> >
> > ;)
> >
> > David RR Webber wrote:
> > >
> > > Joe,
> > >
> > > Great article.  And I like Dave's list of next for ebXML...since
> > > CAM does one of those (so OK that was predicatable!) -
> > > but he missed:
> > >
> > > 5) context
> > > 6) linking and switching
> > > 7) use of registry at runtime, not just design time
> > >
> > > 4 out of 7 ain't half bad though!
> > >
> > > DW
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>
> > > To: "ebSOA" <ebsoa@lists.oasis-open.org>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 3:46 PM
> > > Subject: [ebsoa] eBizQ.net Article: "ebXML's Move To SOA: Clearly A Good
> > > One"
> > >
> > > > Has anyone seen this eBizQ.net 4/29/04 article [1] from David
> Lincthicum
> > > > about our TC? Title: "ebXML's Move To SOA: Clearly A Good One".
> > > >
> > > > We were so busy on Bourbon St., we didn't notice it...
> > > >
> > > > Joe
> > > >
> > > > [1] http://www.ebizq.net/hot_topics/soa/features/4323.html
> > > > --
> > > > Kind Regards,
> > > > Joseph Chiusano
> > > > Associate
> > > > Booz | Allen | Hamilton
> > > >
> >
> > --
> > Kind Regards,
> > Joseph Chiusano
> > Associate
> > Booz | Allen | Hamilton
> >

-- 
Kind Regards,
Joseph Chiusano
Associate
Booz | Allen | Hamilton


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