Loosely Coupled glossaryDefinitions of terms and concepts in web services and process automationSLA- August 27, 2003 (Service Level Agreement) Contractual service commitment. An SLA is a document that describes the minimum performance criteria a provider promises to meet while delivering a service. It typically also sets out the remedial action and any penalties that will take effect if performance falls below the promised standard. It is an essential component of the legal contract between a service consumer and the provider.http://looselycoupled.com/glossary/SLA interoperability- August 7, 2003 Ability to work with each other. In the loosely coupled environment of a service-oriented architecture, separate resources don't need to know the details of how they each work, but they need to have enough common ground to reliably exchange messages without error or misunderstanding. Standardized specifications go a long way towards creating this common ground, but differences in implementation may still lead to breakdowns in communication. Interoperability is when services can interact with...http://looselycoupled.com/glossary/interoperability J2EE- August 7, 2003 (Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition) Java-based software infrastructure. A standardized set of infrastructure software components written in the 'run-anywhere' Java programming language. Although owned by Sun, J2EE has been defined in collaboration with other leading vendors including IBM, Oracle and BEA. Today, it forms the basis of many of the leading web systems software platforms, including IBM WebSphere, BEA WebLogic, Sun ONE and the open-source JBoss. J2EE version 1.4, in beta until late..http://looselycoupled.com/glossary/J2EE |