By Wolfgang, on March 10th, 2011%
People asking for the differences between BPMN and BPEL they often hear BPMN is graph oriented whereas BPEL is block oriented. But what does that actually mean and why is it important?
Block orientation means that there is no way back in the process like a goto statement. In BPEL a common workaround is to use loops . . . → Read More: Executable BPMN for Business Analysts?
By Wolfgang, on January 3rd, 2007%
Active Endpoints, Inc., the leading provider of SOA orchestration products and services, today announced the availability of ActiveBPEL 3.0. The ActiveBPEL product family includes open source and commercial SOA orchestration solutions that are standards-compliant and platform-neutral, forming the foundation for fast, cost-effective business and systems integration. Among other important capabilities, ActiveBPEL 3.0 comprehensively supports the . . . → Read More: Free BPEL 2.0 Designer
By Wolfgang, on November 28th, 2006%
If you are in a real project knowing the difference between mediation and orchestration is important.
In my previous blog entry I gave a short introduction into the different types of processes.
If found some interesting articles that provide more detailed information about the subject.
A good article written by Satadru Roy about mediation and orchestration can be found . . . → Read More: Mediation and Orchestration
By Wolfgang, on May 23rd, 2005%
For good reason a lot of people are claiming a contract first approach in terms of Web Service design.
I think it makes perfect sense to use a sound vendor independent format to describe important resources like for instance Web Service interfaces.
But this approach is not limited to WSDL only. It applies to Business Process Execution Language . . . → Read More: Platform Independent BPEL Designer