Service-Oriented Computing: State of the Art and Research Challenges
M. Papazoglou, Paolo Traverso, Schahram Dustdar, Frank Leymann · Computer · 2007
Service-oriented computing promotes the idea of assembling application components into a network of services that can be loosely coupled to create flexible, dynamic business processes and agile applications that span organizations and computing platforms. An SOC research road map provides a context for exploring ongoing research activities.