RE: [soa-rm] Definition of "Service Consumer"

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

Recommend we use a different term than "exploits" - potentially negative
connotations.

Joe

Joseph Chiusano
Booz Allen Hamilton
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gregory A. Kohring [mailto:kohring@ccrl-nece.de] 
> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 4:37 AM
> To: Thomas Erl
> Cc: soa-rm@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: Re: [soa-rm] Definition of "Service Consumer"
> 
> Thomas,
> 
> Perhaps one should use a somewhat broader definition which 
> captures the human user as well:
> 
> Service Consumer: An entity which exploits a service.
> 
> 
> -- Greg
> 
> 
> Thomas Erl wrote:
> > Now that we've decided on the term "service consumer" it 
> may be useful 
> > to formally define it. The term "consumer" is used by the 
> WS-I Basic 
> > Profile wherein it is simply defined as "Software that invokes an 
> > instance."
> > 
> > Thomas
> > 
> 
> 
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> G.A. Kohring
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