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Enterprise Solutions Structure

Vol. 38, No. 1, 1999

Order No. G321-0134
 
This issue presents six papers on the Enterprise Solutions Structure (ESS) project, a major IBM initiative focusing on the reuse of high-level software assets, such as architectures, methods, business patterns, and technology templates. A technical note on simplification of data flow diagrams is included.
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Preface Gene F. Hoffnagle p. 2
Enterprise solutions structure E. C. Plachy and P. A. Hausler p. 4
A standard for business architecture description D. W. McDavid p. 12
A standard for architecture description R. Youngs, D. Redmond-Pyle, P. Spaas, and E. Kahan p. 32
Technical reference architectures P. T. L. Lloyd and G. M. Galambos p. 51
Solution customization D. A. Leishman p. 76
Experiences in reusing technical reference architectures T. Harris, J. W. Rothwell, and P. T. L. Lloyd p. 98
Technical note--A proposal to simplify data flow diagrams I. Millet p. 118
Books p. 122
Suggested reading p. 125