• Introduction
• Service Oriented Architecture
• OSIMM Version 2 Technical Standard
• SOA Reference Architecture Technical Standard
• Preface
• Introduction
• Motivation
• Key Principles
• Basic Concepts
• Overview of the SOA RA Layers
• Capabilities and the SOA RA
• Description of Layers
• Operational Systems Layer
• Service Component Layer
• Services Layer
• Business Process Layer
• Consumer Layer
• Integration Layer
• Quality of Service Layer
• Information Layer
• Governance Layer
• Related Work and Usages of the SOA RA
• Relationship to Other SOA Standards
• Relationship to Open Group Guide: Using TOGAF to Define and Govern SOA
• Acknowledgements
• Referenced Documents
• SOCCI Framework Technical Standard
• Using TOGAF to Define and Govern SOAs
• SOA Governance Technical Standard
• SOA Ontology, Version 2.0 Open Group Standard
• Legacy Evolution to SOA
• SOA for Business Technology: A Snapshot of Current Findings
• Navigating the SOA Open Standards Landscape Around Architecture White Paper

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SOA Reference Architecture Technical Standard : Preface

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