WebComposition/DGS: dynamic service components for web 2.0 development

ABSTRACT

Modern software solutions for distributed applications show a strong need for fast and flexible integration of heterogeneous service technologies, as well as for the orchestration of traditional service-based business scenarios (e.g. SOAP or RPC) and REST-driven approaches. The fulfilment of these requirements in existing enterprise platforms is typically accomplished with parallel working components based on different technologies and APIs, resulting in architectural overhead and increased complexity. The WebComposition/DGS (Data Grid Service) aims at solving this issue with the help of a central service layer which specifies a common plug-in framework used to adapt concrete service protocols and which offers an easy-to-use interface for deploying new logic and services. This approach reduces development effort and overall costs thanks to its coherent and integrated DGS-compatible service architecture with automated support for several protocols.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
      C.2.4 Distributed Systems
          Subjects: Distributed applications

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.4 Systems and Software
          Subjects: Information networks
      H.3.5 On-line Information Services
          Subjects: Web-based services

General Terms:
Economics, Management, Reliability, Standardization

Keywords:
DGS, REST, RESTful, WebComposition, service-oriented architecture, web 2.0, web engineering