Opening Up Library Systems Through Web Services and SOA: Hype, or Reality?
May 2, 2010 by BPELforum · Leave a Comment
Product DescriptionLibraries are increasingly demanding the ability to exploit their library systems (LIS) using application programming interfaces (APIs), Web services, or other technologies. This issue of “Library Technology Reports” explores how vendors of open source library technology are approaching this desire for customization plus an in-depth exploration of trends towards APIs, Web services, and the [...]
Urban Planning, Housing and Spatial Structures in Sub-Saharan Africa: Nature, Impact and Development Implications of Exogenous Forces
May 2, 2010 by BPELforum · Leave a Comment
Product DescriptionThis volume examines why European colonial powers imposed Western spatial organization on top of indigenous urban structure and how this has affected urban development in the sub-Saharan region. The conclusions indicate that this policy has proven anything but positive and has caused a significant portion of the development problems faced in this region.
Urban Planning, [...]
Understanding Enterprise SOA
April 29, 2010 by BPELforum · 5 Comments
Product Description
Understanding Enterprise SOA gives technologists and business people an invaluable and until now missing integrated picture of the issues and their interdependencies. You will learn how to think in a big way, moving confidently between technology- and business-level concerns. Written in a comfortable, mentoring style by two industry insiders, the book draws conclusions from [...]
