Sunday, March 30, 2008

Links for 2008-03-30

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openArchitectureWare.org - Official openArchitectureWare Homepage - openArchitectureWare (oAW) is a modular MDA/MDD generator framework implemented in Java(TM). It supports parsing of arbitrary models, and a language family to check and transform models as well as generate code based on them. Supporting editors are based more... (tags: tools architecture model opensource eclips)

Architectural Blueprintsâ€"The “4+1” View Model of Software Architecture (tags: architecture 4+1 view blueprint)

4+1 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 4+1 is a view model designed by Philippe Kruchten for describing the architecture of software-intensive systems, based on the use of multiple, concurrent views. The views are used to describe the system in the viewpoint of different stakeholders, such as more... (tags: 4+1 architecture view)

Saturday, March 22, 2008

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Selecting the best tools for your software system design - So many tools, and so little time! If you're an IT architect, it can be a daunting task to select the right design tools when architecting your software system. Explore a survey of tools to help determine which ones are best suited to each phase of the pr (tags: architecture tools)

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Dear Mr Architect

I got the following off the Net, but without an attribution.

Dear Mr Architect,

Please design and build me a house. I am not quite sure of what I need, so you should use your discretion.
My house should have between two and forty-five bedrooms. Just make sure the plans are such that the bedrooms can be easily added or deleted. When you bring the blueprints to me, I will make the final decision of what I want. Also, bring me the cost breakdown for each configuration so that I can arbitrarily pick one.
Keep in mind that the house I ultimately choose must cost less than the one I am currently living in. Make sure, however, that you correct all the deficiencies that exist in my current house (the floor of my kitchen vibrates when I walk across it, and the walls don't have nearly enough insulation in them).
As you design, also keep in mind that I want to keep yearly maintenance costs as low as possible. This should mean the incorporation of extra-cost features like aluminum, vinyl, or composite siding. (If you choose not to specify aluminum, be prepared to explain your decision in detail.)
Please take care that modern design practices and the latest materials are used in construction of the house, as I want it to be a showplace for the most up-to-date ideas and methods. Be alerted, however, that kitchen should be designed to accommodate, among other things, my 1952 Gibson refrigerator.
To insure that you are building the correct house for our entire family, make certain that you contact each of our children, and also our in-laws. My mother-in-law will have very strong feelings about how the house should be designed, since she visits us at least once a year. Make sure that you weigh all of these options carefully and come to the right decision. I, however, retain the right to overrule any choices that you make.
Please don't bother me with small details right now. Your job is to develop the overall plans for the house: get the big picture. At this time, for example, it is not appropriate to be choosing the color of the carpet. However, keep in mind that my wife likes blue.
Also, do not worry at this time about acquiring the resources to build the house itself. Your first priority is to develop detailed plans and specifications. Once I approve these plans, however, I would expect the house to be under roof within 48 hours.
While you are designing this house specifically for me, keep in mind that sooner or later I will have to sell it to someone else. It therefore should have appeal to a wide variety of potential buyers. Please make sure before you finalize the plans that there is a consensus of the population in my area that they like the features this house has.
I advise you to run up and look at my neighbor's house he constructed last year. We like it a great deal. It has many features that we would also like in our new home, particularly the 75-foot swimming pool. With careful engineering, I believe that you can design this into our new house without impacting the final cost.
Please prepare a complete set of blueprints. It is not necessary at this time to do the real design, since they will be used only for construction bids. Be advised, however, that you will be held accountable for any increase of construction costs as a result of later design changes.
You must be thrilled to be working on as an interesting project as this! To be able to use the latest techniques and materials and to be given such freedom in your designs is something that can't happen very often. Contact me as soon as possible with your complete ideas and plans.
PS: My wife has just told me that she disagrees with many of the instructions I've given you in this letter. As architect, it is your responsibility to resolve these differences. I have tried in the past and have been unable to accomplish this. If you can't handle this responsibility, I will have to find another architect.

PS: Perhaps what I need is not a house at all, but a travel trailer. Please advise me as soon as possible if this is the case.

Friday, March 14, 2008

Links for 2008-03-14

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Web Services Architect : Articles : Web Services and STP - This article discusses the fundamentals of STP, the need for, driving forces behind, and benefits of STP, the current state of technology supporting STP, and the relationship of enterprise and business-to-business application integration and business proc (tags: architecture STP SOA)

Computing SA - News - What is enterprise architecture? (tags: architecture)

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Links for 2008-03-13

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Determine the impact of anonymously accessible form templates (Office SharePoint Server) - If your organization plans to deploy form templates that can be accessed by unauthenticated users, you need to consider a variety of factors in your planning. Without adequate planning, form templates that can be submitted without user authentication can (tags: sharepoint architecture security authentication)

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 top 10 benefits - SharePoint Server - Microsoft Office Online (tags: sharepoint architecture)

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

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Herstelverzekerd.nl - Herstelverzekerd - In samenwerking met ABZ hebben AEGON, Fortis ASR en Nationale-Nederlanden onder de noemer HerstelVerzekerd een communicatieplatform gecreëerd. Inmiddels is ook Reaal verzekeringen tot dit innitiatief toegetreden. Hiermee kunnen de partijen onderling en o (tags: insurance claims architecture)

Thursday, March 6, 2008

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Bewotec GmbH - Vera - Vera â€" de optimale aanvulling op Jack Vera is gebaseerd op Jack en is de perfecte uitbreiding speciaal voor kleine touroperators of reisbureaus met een eigen organisatie. Een uitstekende prestatie tegen een gunstige prijs. Allotments, seizoenen, inko (tags: travel solutions architecture applications touroperator)

Bewotec GmbH - Home - Welkom bij Bewotec GmbH - marktleider op het gebied van hoogwaardige reisbureau- en touroperatorsoftware (tags: travel applications architecture solutions jack)

Juga.nl voor alle gebruikers van Jack en Vera. - Welkom op de JUGA site, de site voor en door JACK en VERA gebruikers (tags: travel architecture proces applications)