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XML Cup
Every year, IDEAlliance awards the XML Cup to one or more people who have made a major contribution...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 10/09/2006
SOA Track Keynote
Here is my keynote (PPT format) for the SOA Track at the Microsoft BPM and SOA Conference. Here is...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 10/04/2006
BPEL Fight
David Linthicum is still trying to stir up some arguments about BPEL. This is the second week in a...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 10/04/2006
Hammer Time
The apparent backlash (if you can call it that) against WS-BPEL 2.0 has begun. I knew things were...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 09/28/2006
WS-BPEL 2.0 Enters Public Review
The WS-BPEL 2.0 Specification entered Public Review on 10 September 2006. Public Review for WS-BPEL...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 09/11/2006
RDDL Ready
I just posted the RDDL for the OASIS BPEL 2.0 spec. Does anyone have a RDDL validator? I haven't...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 08/29/2006
Gonna architect like its 1999
Just spotted this on ZDNet:BEA: 'registry' no longer joined at the hip to 'repository' by ZDNet's...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 08/25/2006
Public Review and Public Apologies
Good news and bad news: Good News: The BPEL TC approved going to Public Review yesterday so look for...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 08/24/2006
No more issues (for now)
I never thought I'd see this day happen. The world-famous BPEL Issues List is 100% closed with no...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 08/16/2006
ESB != SOA
Patrick Leonard nails it rather succinctly. ESB is an EAI pattern (not a product) that may not be...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 08/15/2006
OASIS WS-BPEL TC closing in on Public Review
We're finally getting there. Its been a three year effort but its almost complete. You can access...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 08/11/2006
WS-* Specs and Status at a glance
Below is a slide from an internal event I spoke at last week. Thanks to Jorgen for summarizing the...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 08/02/2006
Readings in Service Orientation now available
The book we were handing out at Tech Ed is now available as a PDF download. Enjoy!
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 07/20/2006
Just Say No to 2.0
Many IT pundits seem fascinated with versioning their bandwagons these days (yet another example of...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 06/23/2006
TechEd Presentations Available
As long as I'm in recap mode, it looks like many of the presentations from TechEd are now available...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 06/22/2006
BPM Think Tank Presentations Available
A recap of the BPM Think Tank conference was made available earlier this month. I'm behind in my...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 06/22/2006
BizTalk and WF - Which To Use When?
This came up a lot during my meetings at TechEd so I thought I would re-post some of the stuff I was...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 06/19/2006
Atanu and Bob in the Architecture Strategy booth
I saw Atanu analyzing Bob's architectural issues so I couldn't resist the opportunity to snap a...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 06/14/2006
WF Modeling - fun with WF swag
A workflow model consists of reusable "blocks" known as activities. We construct our workflows by...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 06/14/2006
TechEd Day 2: A Workflow Manifesto
I gave another talk yesterday, this one called "A Workflow Manifesto". The objective of this talk...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 06/14/2006
Another silly WF slide, looking for the TechEd moshpit
The guy below was spotted on the expo floor near the Information Worker booth. This looks vaguely...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 06/14/2006
A Quick Funny
A teammate just forwarded this - hilarious stuff. The registration page alone is priceless....
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 05/25/2006
Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 2.2 Available
Windows Workflow Foundation Runtime Components Beta 2.2 and Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 05/05/2006
Microwave Mentality
In today's fast paced world of "gotta have it now" a disturbing sort of group think has set in -...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 05/04/2006
Interesting group blog…
A friend of mine just directed me to the UN/CEFACT Alumni Network. I know or used to know some of...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 03/29/2006
Office 2007 Rocks!
I finally took the red pill last night and jumped to Office 2007. What a pleasant surprise!...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 03/23/2006
A quick funny
Showed up in email today.. Gotta love it.
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 03/22/2006
Bray's Law
Tim Bray re-phrased the now-classic Metcalfe's Law into something that XML spec writers can...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 02/22/2006
Office Live Beta launched today
Today Microsoft launched the beta version of Microsoft Office Live. The initial set of services...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 02/15/2006
Upcoming WS-BPEL F2F in Stuttgart!
Anyone out there familiar with or living in Stuttgart? The next WS-BPEL F2F is slated to be held in...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 02/10/2006
Does the world really need a SOA Maturity Model standard?
I saw this in CBDI this morning. Apparently IBM wants to develop a standard for a SOA maturity...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 02/10/2006
Editorial for upcoming issue of Architecture Journal
Updated to remove the incorrect assertion about WfMC now being a part of the OMG. This was totally...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 02/10/2006
Funny slide
Windows Workflow Foundation should only be abbreviated WF, not WWF. Now you know why.
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 02/09/2006
WF, SharePoint and transactional integrity
I spoke at an internal architect event this week and faced an interesting question from my...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 02/09/2006
Spark, Microsoft and Web 2.0
Dion Hinchcliffe (ZDNet) posted a blog entry on SPARK. Spark is an invitation-only event being held...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 02/09/2006
Quick Stop at VSLive!
I'll be speaking at VSLive on 1/31 - topic is workflows (specifically Service Interaction Patterns)....
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 01/24/2006
A Workflow Manifesto
From an internal presentation that I will make available over the next week or so. Thanks to Harry...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 01/05/2006
A Japanese version of the WS-BPEL spec
The BPEL Seminar, a volunteer group, is currently translating the WS-BPEL spec into Japanese. In...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 01/05/2006
IASA Launches
The International Association of Software Architects (IASA) launched its official website today. See...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 12/22/2005
Another Architecture Podcast
Ron Jacob's ArcTalk kicks off with Steve Cook, architect for the Enterprise Frameworks and Tools...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 12/05/2005
New ARCast available
My team's latest podcast is now available. The topic is model-driven development and includes a mix...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 11/30/2005
"Office Open XML will meet our new standards for acceptable open formats"
MA reverses itself on adopting Microsoft Office Open XML format. You can get a sneak peek at Office...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 11/29/2005
Wow, this seems like really a bad idea
Proprietary DNS servers anyone? Somehow this just seems wrong.
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 11/28/2005
John Vlissides - gone but not forgotten
I just learned that John Vlissides passed away on Thanksgiving Day. John was one of the infamous...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 11/28/2005
Are you using or planning to use BPEL?
SOA Bitpipe has revived their BPEL poll. The results are interesting: Apparently 25% of those polled...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 11/28/2005
Styles and Scenarios
I believe there are three styles of workflow: Sequential State Machines Rule-based (Data-Driven)...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 11/22/2005
Pub/Sub using RSS?
SSE defines new XML elements that add replication information to items in an RSS feed and so...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 11/21/2005
WinFX Runtime components now available
WinFX Runtime Components:...
Author: John_Evdemon Date: 11/18/2005