EzWeb
EzWeb
EzWeb it´s an open source reference implementation of standard technologies for the front-end web access layer in next-generation SOA.It's
- An Advanced Operating Environment.
- An Advanced Composition Framework.
- A Resource Catalogue and Marketplace.
- A Knowledge Capture and Exploitation.
Advanced Operating Environment.
- User become part of the development lifecycle.
- They create and personalize their own operating environment by self-servicing from a universe of available resources.
- Web 2.0 principles and technologies are usedin order to offer flexibility and universal access.
Advanced Composition Framework.
- No programming skills needed to perform basic application composition. The platform implictly solves connection between gadgetds and assist end-users in correlating gadgets with data source resources.
- Ability to incorporate gadgets developed by advanced gadget authoring/development tools (e.g. FAST).
- Semantics of resources and context are exploited to guide process.
Resource Catalogue and Marketplace.
- User can discover and select the resources that best fit their current needs.
- Different business models are supported: paid by effective service usage, sponsored by commercials,...
- Ultimately the catalogue is a space where the resources can evolve through.
Knowledge Capture and Exploitation.
- Lightweight knowledge representation techniques are used: tagging, profiling,...
- Knowledge is leveraged through sharing and advanced inference mechanisms.
