By Debra Fryar, on October 25th, 2010
Continuing our discussion of Service Oriented Architecture, let’s look at some of the chief benefits.
SOA is designed to eliminate dependencies on a particular implementation technology. When services are accessed through a common interface, the underlying implementation can change without changing the systems that build upon them. The implementation of the service can change for many reasons, [...]
By Debra Fryar, on October 13th, 2010
Over the years, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) has increasingly become a “hot button” among CIOs and IT professionals inside the Department of Defense. But what is SOA and how is it helping the DOD . . . ?
SOA emphasizes the flexible composition of distinct business functions—or services—into a complete business process. In its most recent and [...]
By Debra Fryar, on October 4th, 2010
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced this week a new initiative to “reignite a passion for exploration among our nation’s youth”. The program is called the Manufacturing Experimentation and Outreach (MENTOR) initiative.
As part of MENTOR, DARPA will contract multiple organizations to deploy a variety of programmable manufacturing equipment—such as 3D printers—to high schools throughout [...]