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Challenges of Information Collaboration Roles, Methods, Responsibilities and Context. David RR Webber SOA Architect IntegrityOne Partners Ph: (703) 581-6500 E-mail: david.webber@ionep.com. Challenges of Information Collaboration. Does Web 2.0 leapfrog Internet constraints? Roles Methods
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Challenges of Information CollaborationRoles, Methods, Responsibilities and Context David RR Webber SOA Architect IntegrityOne Partners Ph: (703) 581-6500 E-mail: david.webber@ionep.com
Challenges of Information Collaboration • Does Web 2.0 leapfrog Internet constraints? • Roles • Methods • Responsibilities • Context • Scalability / Level of Service
Example interface: Amazon.com AWS 1) XML delivers: Catalogue Prices Stock / Supplier 2) HTML “look” rendered dynamically via XSLT • 3) Delivered entirely • via XML / REST and • Amazon AWS • QUESTIONS? • Who controls content? • What role is information playing? • Who controls access/ service? • Who manages changes? • ROLES? • Virtual Merchant • Competitor • Comparison service • Shopper • Search agent • Alerter
Example Web 2.0 application • Mash-up Amazon AWS with Mapping Service • Show who has particular products geographically • Challenges – finding consistent geographic information in AWS catalogue data • Encouraging AWS suppliers to provide more geographic markers • Amazon could “game” your application by manipulating the sequence information is provided in – for preferred merchants
Delivery Methods • Synchronous (near real time) – REST/SOAP/ebXML • Asynchronous (interaction model) – ebXML/ SMTP • Push / Pull methods – RSS / SMTP • Security / Scalability trade-offs
Responsibilities • MoU / MoA setup / enforcement • Role clarification and determination • Short term and long term commitments / implications • Sustainable business model • Technology stewardship / control • Notification of changes • Enabling agent technologies • Fair play and neutral information
Context • Enabling context is challenge for next generation information collaboration • Core components approach founded on need to understand and use context • Context in legacy systems is hidden inside static code and not exposed • Ability to use open public standards to expose rules and context in consistent way – OASIS CAM work
Summary • Early adopter applications are finessing most of these questions with very limited use models, and constrained roles • Human interpretation of information presentation avoids difficulties with machine handling of diverse sources (BPM “above the line” human workflow) • Business Process Integration will be increasingly the challenge (BPM “below the line” human workflow control / machine tasking – enterprise application integration)