proper terminology

[rodchar]

hey all,
if i'm using webservices in my project, is that considered a type of SOA
(Service Oriented Architecture)?

thanks,
rodchar

 

[Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]]

Kinda. But there's really more to SOA than just the fact that you've got a
webservice in the equation. Read the wikipedia page on it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service-oriented_architecture

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[Simon Hart [MVP]]

It depends on what the service is doing. If the service if bridging an
integration gap between one or more systems then generally software+services
= SOA. The systems must be completly separate.

 

[rodchar]

thanks everyone for the insight,
rod.