[Fwd: Re: Hardin / Zugic 12/19/2005: Understanding the Next Generationof eBusiness]

[Monica J Martin <Monica.Martin@Sun.COM>]

FYI.


>Monica,
>We will prepare our feedback and answers and get back to you soon. We will also visit ebxml-jc in the near future to discuss/articulate FERA and FERA-based SOA as a framework supporting eBusiness.
>Regards,
>Goran
>
>>----Original Message-----
>>From: Monica J Martin [mailto:Monica.Martin@Sun.COM]
>>Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 05:08 PM
>>To: 'john c hardin', 'Goran Zugic'
>>Cc: 'Sally St. Amand', 'Jacques Durand'
>>Subject: Hardin / Zugic 12/19/2005: Understanding the Next Generation of eBusiness
>>
>>I've received a few inquiries about FERA, its implications on eBusiness, 
>>its relationship to the original ebXML architecture, and its relevance 
>>to the set of ebXML specifications, etc. Could you provide some 
>>feedback on this? I believe that the scope and definition of FERA is 
>>broader than and provides constraints to the architectural preferences 
>>and framework to support eBusiness. The patterns provided by Jacques 
>>Durand, and similar to those developed earlier by Duane Nickull and 
>>company, take a practical approach to service-oriented usage of the 
>>ebXML set of specifications to recognize the value of their collective 
>>use. Does FERA and ebSOA recognize that value of loose coupling, 
>>alignment and practicality? Where can this broader scope of FERA enable 
>>user communities to see the value of these composed technologies that 
>>originated with ebXML? Perhaps you could answer and also visit the 
>>ebxml-jc in the near future to discuss/articulate. Thanks.
>>