 - An SOA registry is a resource that provides controlled access to data necessary for governance of SOA (service-oriented architecture) projects. In effect, it is a constantly evolving catalog of information about the available services in an SOA implementation. An SOA registry allows businesses to efficiently discover and communicate with each other using Web services. The ultimate goal is to allow fast and reliable communication and interoperability among diverse applications with minimal human oversight.
An SOA registry supports the UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery and Integration) specification, an XML- (Extensible Markup Language) based registry that was developed for the purpose of making systems interoperable for e-commerce. The SOA registry expands on UDDI by facilitating enhanced and continuous revision of content. Such content can exist as XML documents, process descriptions and information about potential business partners. An SOA registry allows a participating enterprise to discover and use current and relevant information more quickly than is possible with UDDI alone.
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Learn more about SOA Registry and Repository |
| Registry vs. repository – a world of difference: Registries and repositories are being seen as integral to any SOA deployment. This article distinguishes the two, provides selection guidelines and highlights a range of products. |
| Anne Thomas Manes: Why SOA needs UDDI now: The original definition of Web services included SOAP, WSDL and UDDI, but the latter was often ignored. UDDI v3.0 is emerging as a key standard for SOA registry and repository. |
| BEA seeks to create SOA business mashups with Genesis: In the beginning there was AquaLogic Registry and Repository and around it forms BEA CEO Alfred Chuang's vision of Genesis, which is designed to combine SOA, BPM and Web 2.0. |
| Podcast: What is the SOA repository?: SOA governance has become a paramount concern for enterprise architects and the SOA repository is emerging as a critical tool for change and IT asset management. |
| WSO2 redesigns their SOA approach: Open source ESB and Web services specialist WSO2 announced recently that it has added operational SOA governance features to its offerings. |
| BizTalk Server: Microsoft's SOA building block: Daniel Rubio discusses how how BizTalk still offers a needed extension for Windows Communication Foundation. |
| UDDI Learning Guide: This guide presents UDDI articles, tutorials, examples, tips, tools, white papers, expert advice and more to pump up your UDDI know-how quickly.< |
| An inside look at UDDI: For Web services to be truly useful, there has to be a way for people and companies to find them. That's where UDDI comes in. |
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04 Sep 2007
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