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Title:
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BPM, OPEN SOURCE AND SOA -- MISSION IMPOSSIBLE? |
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Author(s):
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Martin Schöpple, Philipp Brune, Heiko Gewald |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-83-0 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes, Pedro Isaías and Philip Powell |
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Year:
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2013 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Web Services, Service-Oriented Architecture, Business Process Management, Open Source Software, Business Process Implementation |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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183 |
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Last Page:
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190 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Business Process Management (BPM) promises to improve alignment between IT and business processes. In recent years, web services and service-oriented architectures (SOA) have been intensively discussed as paradigm for IS architectures designed to enable BPM. However, since SOA is not precisely defined, little is known about its actual real-world adoption and how it can be successfully implemented. Since many SOA concepts are based on open standards, open source software (OSS) seems a natural choice for SOA implementation. To foster the discussion whether a SOA may be purely based on OSS tools, this paper presents a proof of concept implementation of a realistic core business process. The feasibility of using OSS for SOA and of commonly accepted general SOA principles are analyzed and critically discussed. The results demonstrate that many SOA concepts lead to a more efficient IS architecture only if they are used carefully and well-tailored to the actual requirements. |
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