| A Service
Network is an application level network that leverages a Service
Oriented Architecture. The Service Network is composed of
a number of Service
Network Participants and many Services.
Unlike past programming models where discrete applications were
built, in a Service Network, it is often difficult to identify
where one application begins and ends. The applications and the
network become one entity.
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The Service Network
extends beyond the firewall and integrates with Service Networks
of other companies. This is made possible by the standardization
of the protocols used to communicate, namely the WS-I
Basic Profile and GXA. This model of
integrating corporations via service is often called the Extended
Enterprise.
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