Service-Oriented Architecture In the Hospitality Industry: How Are We Doing?
21 Nov 2008
It has been a year and a half since our article entitled, “Service-Oriented Architecture and the Hospitality Industry: Cure or Chimera,” was published in Hospitality Upgrade magazine. Much has transpired in hospitality industry technology since then, but what specifically has been occurring with regard to service-oriented architecture (SOA)? Has the industry embraced SOA in any real way, or are we only playing at the margins? Are there any examples of SOA environments that have been put into production and, if so, what can we learn from their experience?
Has SOA delivered on the various benefits that have been ascribed to it?
Reprinted from Hospitality Upgrade, Fall 2007.
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