Composing aggregate web services in BPEL

ABSTRACT

Web services are increasingly being used to expose applications over the Internet. These Web services are being integrated within and across enterprises to create higher function services. BPEL is a workflow language that facilitates this integration. Although both academia and industry acknowledge the need for workflow languages, there are few technical papers focused on BPEL. In this paper, we provide an overview of BPEL and idscuss its promises, limitations and challenges.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  D. Software
  D.1 PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES
      D.1.3 Concurrent Programming

Additional Classification:
  D. Software
  D.3 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
      D.3.2 Language Classifications
          Subjects: Specialized application languages

  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.5 On-line Information Services
          Subjects: Web-based services

General Terms:
Design, Languages, Management

Keywords:
A2A integration, B2B integration, BPEL, business processes, web services, workflow language