April 05
Prof. Ismael H. F. Santos -  ismael@tecgraf.puc-rio.br                                                          2
SOA
nService-oriented architecture other than its literal translation that it is an architecture that relies on service-orientation as its fundamental design principle. Service-orientation describes an architecture that uses loosely coupled services to support the requirements of business processes and users
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nArchitecture is not tied to a specific technology. It may be implemented using a wide range of technologies, including REST, RPC, DCOM, CORBA or Web Services.