Simply put, XML is anywhere and everywhere that data is stored or exchanged, and as such, is pervasive. At the back end, XML is being used for eBusiness, content management, EAI, Web Services, and other exchanges. At the front end, XML is being used for dynamic page delivery, graphics, Web Services, and presentation-layer needs. Most of these implementations are invisible to the end-user. Think of XML as ASCII, COM, or client/server technologies – it’s so ingrained in the applications, that users don’t even know they’re using it. Hopefully, users should see increased functionality, better reliability, new flexibility, lower cost of ownership, improved support, and a wider choice of tools and capabilities than they had seen before in their “closed” applications.
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SOA Implementation Roadmap