Richard@CBDI

Once upon a time, I worked for a company called James Martin Associates (JMA). In 1991, it was acquired by the Texas Instruments software division, which built and sold CASE tools.

In 1997, Texas Instruments sold off the software division, and a number of us left the company. David Sprott and Lawrence Wilkes set up the CBD Forum (later CBDI) to address a growing interest in component-based software engineering. The Forum provided advice to technology vendors as well as user organizations, ran meetings and published a monthly journal. For many years, I contributed regular articles to the Journal. With the emergence of Service Oriented Architecture in the early 2000s, the focus shifted to SOA, but the name remained the same.

In 2006, the CBDI Forum merged with Everware, an American consultancy specializing in Enterprise Architecture. I joined the team on a full-time basis for three years, providing consultancy and developing materials and training on SOA methods and implementation.

Lawrence died in 2017, and David has now retired. Everware-CBDI is still operating in the USA.

At the time, the Journal was available to subscribers only. However, Everware-CBDI has now released most of the Journal archives, with over seventy of my articles written between 2002 and 2011, as well as hundreds of further articles by David, Lawrence and others.

CBDI Journal Archive: http://everware-cbdi.com/cbdi-journal-archive

See also SOA Retrospective (June 2009) Lawrence Wilkes tribute (May 2017)

Year	Month	My Articles	Other Articles
2002	January	Web Service Security	Implementing the Business Service Server Product Overview -SteelTrace Catalyze -A Requirements Driven Approach to Reuse
	February	Identifying Web Services	Consuming Web Services IBM Seeks Partners to Drive Adoption of XML Web Services Product Review - Xara Online Connectable Modules
	March	Service Identification - Data Collaboration Product Report - Storm Watch from Okena	Web Services and EAI Select Perspective, an Agile Process for Web Services and Components
	April	Process Framework Review Integrated Component Modeling and Management - A Product Report on Select Component Factory	Business Process Modeling for Web Services, A Product Report on BindStudio Next Generation EAI - A Product Report on Talking Blocks
	May	WS-Security - Practical Response for Web Service Architects	Pervasive Computing - The Next Big Thing? Tools For Service Oriented Architectures Product Report - Wilde Technologies Architecture Implementation Platform Product Report - ObjectVenture’s ObjectAssembler - Standards Based Pattern Management Product Report - Next Generation EAI, A Update on Grand Central Communications
	June	Business Flexibility - Implementing Context Driven Services Differentiated Security Patterns	OptimalJ from Compuware : An Advance in Patterns Management Pervasive Computing Part II - Vendor Strategies Sun Microsystems Gets A Services Vision
2002	July August	Rule Based Development	Where Next for Microsoft’s .NET Component Based Development - Where Next IBM Web Services - New Tools and Technologies
	September	Establishing Requirements for Identity	Pervasive Computing III - Enterprise Information Access, Networking and Interoperability ComponentSource SAVE-IT
	October		Requirements for a Service Oriented Process Eiffel in the .NET Environment Westbridge Technology WestGlobal mScape 2.0 – Web Services Management
	November	From Web Services to Web Collaborations	Platform Vendors Move in on Web Services Management Experiences in Adopting Web Services Reusing Voice Components and Services
	December	Services On Demand, The Next Phase of Computing	Managed P2P - A New Architecture for Service Management The Service-Oriented Software Supply Chain Making .NET Work in the Enterprise
2003	January	Autonomic Computing	Design Pattern - The Web Service Façade Reengineering Service Level Management PolarLake
	February	Modeling for SOA	Web Services Architectures for Security Market Analysis - New Age Model Based Development Tools
	March	Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing	Services Oriented Architecture - Part 1 - The Foundation Sun Microsystems Manages the Services Stack
	April	Modeling for SOA - Worked Example (Air Travel)	The BT Authentication Service Wakesoft J2EE Framework Services Oriented Architecture - Part 2 - The Bridge
	May	Modeling for SOA – The IBM Story Data Quality for SOA	A Web Service Maturity Model Services Oriented Architecture – Part 3 – Federation
	June	Web Services To Improve Business Intelligence	Building Web Services – The Future Services Oriented Architecture - Part 4 – The Platform
	July August	Managing Services – The IBM Story Continued SOA Process Case Example	Service Based Packaged Applications Services Oriented Architecture - Part 5 – The Transition Component and Service Reuse in the J2EE Environment Component Based Development at CGI
	September	Towards the Service Oriented Business	On Defining SOA Understanding SOA RESTful Services
	October	The Service Based Business – Insurance Plus book review	On Science Fiction becoming reality Voice Applications and Services UN/CEFACT Move Into Enterprise Architecture Space
	November	Component Based Service Engineering	On the question of “What can we do with our existing systems?” SOA – Save Our Assets Implementing WS-Security Using Application Servers
	December	Service Oriented Architecture Frameworks	Service Oriented Platform Strategies BEA WebLogic Workshop Microsoft Indigo Computer Associates UniCenter WSDM
2004	January	Toward the Service Oriented Organization	On Processes and Technology Adapting RUP to Support Service Orientation Establishing a Service Lifecycle Microsoft’s BizTalk 2004
	February	Business Adaptability and Adaptation in SOA	On Software as a Business Service Grand Central and the Value Added Service Network Web Services Interoperability Organization - Round One RatchetSoft Delivers Application Customization using Web Services
	March	The Service-Based Business–Telecoms	On the Service Oriented Process and Reference Model Principles of Service Orientation The SOA Reference Model
	April	Sarbanes Oxley Drives Web Service Adoption	On Services in the Real World Domain-Specific Languages and Models IBM Enterprise Workflow Architecture (EWA) Framework TopCoder – Components by Competition
	May	Business Driven SOA	On Service Integration with the Physical World RFID and Web Services Open Source Web Services
	June	Business Driven SOA – Part 2 – Governance	HP’s Strategy for Managing the Adaptive Enterprise SOA Reference Model Part 2– The Flexible Service Runtime Delivering Adaptable SOA
	July August	Book Review : The Support Economy The SOA Lifecycle	Time to Board the Enterprise Service Bus? Data Director from Blue Titan
	September		On the strategic risks involved in acquiring service oriented architecture as part of an enterprise application Enterprise Applications and SOA? Composite Applications The SOA Governance Framework
	October	Orchestration Patterns Using BPEL	On the importance of innovation and commercialization in maturing Web Services specifications. WS–* Specification Complexity Amazon and eBay Web Services – The New Enterprise Applications?
	November	The BPEL Enabled Process	On the business case for SOA The Business Case for Service Oriented Architecture Web Services Management Market Trends – Part 1
	December	Service Based Business - Insurance 2	On Priorities for 2005 Roadmap to 2005 Web Services ManagementPart 2 - Vendor Capabilities and User Intentions OpSource Optimal On-Demand
2005	January	Modeling for SOA – The IBM Story Develops	On Service Supply Service Supply – A Fundamental Shiftin Development Practice? Supporting SOA and the Service Lifecycle with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
	February	Architectural Discovery for the Service-Based Business	On Simplification and Abstraction Grid and SOA Compuware’s OptimalJ 3.3 StrikeIron’s Web Services Business Network
	March	Business Modeling Method for SOA	On SOA Methodology Enterprise Framework for SOA Practical Service Specification and Design Part 1 – Planning
	April		On Componentization IBM’s Experience in Componentization Practical Service Specification and Design Part 2a:Refining Service Requirements for Consumers Polarlake Integration Suite Improving SOA Governance with the Systinet Business Registry
	May	Business Modeling for SOA Worked Example: Pharmaceuticals	On Visions and Visionaries Developing the Architectural Framework for SOA Part 1 – The Vision Practical Service Specification and DesignPart 2b: Refining Service Requirements
	June	Agile Security for SOA	On Specification and Encapsulation Practical Service Specification and DesignPart 3: Specifying Services Developing the Architectural Framework for SOA – Part 2: Service Granularity and Dependency Management Software Development Asset Management with LogicLibrary Logidex
	July August	Business Modeling for SOA – Automotive	On Assembly Developing the Architectural Framework for SOA – Part 3 – Agile Services Practical Service Specification and DesignPart 4 – Delivering Services
	September	Service Economics	On Service Engineering Methodology Service Portfolio Planning Revisited Agile SOA with CISCO Application-Oriented Networking Developing the Architectural Framework for SOAPart 4 – Business Services
	October	Service Oriented Business Intelligence	Addressing Architectural Complexity Developing the Architectural Framework for SOA – Part 5 – The Business Service Console Windows Goes With the Flow
	November	SOA Governance – from Chaos to Order – The Transformation of Enterprise Architecture	SOA Life Cycle and Governance The Service Lifecycle SOA Governance in the Life Cycle Developing the Architectural Framework for SOA - Part 6 – Transitioning to SOA
	December	SOA in the Public Sector	On SOA Maturity Models and Swimming in the Shallow End The SOA Maturity Model Directions and Diversions
2006	January	Business Modeling for SOA – Introduction Business Modeling for SOA – Part 1	Predictions for the coming year IBM Tivoli – Enabling Service Oriented Management Organizing for SOA
	February	Business Modeling for SOA – Part Two: What the Business Knows	Discovering the Real Needs of the Business Service Versioning Applying Product Line Techniques to SOA
	March	Business Modeling for SOA – Part III	On SOA Standards The SOA Maturity Model – Part II SOA Service Benefit Patterns
	April	The Lightweight Enterprise	On getting agreement to provision common services for use across the organization The Project-Driven Service Portfolio Applying ESB
	May	BSP for SOA	On Evolution and Natural Selection The Service Oriented Infrastructure (SOI) Maturity Model Applying Product Line Techniques to SOA – Part II
	June		An Important Announcement – CBDI Forum merges with Everware Inc. Exploring Business Capability The Business Case for SOA SOA Operational Infrastructure Adoption Roadmap
	July August		Introducing Service Architecture and Engineering Service Architecture and Engineering The Role of Business Process Models in Service Planning Service Portfolio Planning and Legacy Modernization
	September		Using the Maturity Model to Manage Strategy Service Portfolio Planning – The Implementation View SOA Strategy for Enterprise Applications Service Portfolio Planning and Legacy Modernization (continued) SOA Roadmap Update and Poster
	October		Defining SOA – On Meta Models and Reference Models Introduction to the Meta Model for Service Architecture and Engineering A Meta Model for Service Architecture and Engineering
	November	Data Management for SOA	Thoughts from the recent CBDI Forum Summit Meetings Managing Services Throughout the Life Cycle CBDI Q4 Summit – Q & A
	December	Security Architecture within Enterprise SOA – opportunities and requirements	101 Not Out! Events vs Services Service Asset Data Service Level Agreements
2007	January		Ontology, Common Language, Vocabulary, Glossary, Meta Model or Reference Model? In Search of a Common SOA Language A Pragmatic Guide to Service Level Agreements
	February	SOA Excellence	SOA Process Matters The Service Oriented Process
	March		Business Change Matters SOA Maturity Assessment Survey The Architecture Component of the SAE™ Reference Framework for SOA
	April		A Mature SOA – BPM Relationship? The Service Oriented Process: Questions and Answers Service Oriented Business Improvement Concurrency Patterns
	May	Capability Dependency	Simplifying the SOA Roadmap Implementing the Layered Service Architecture with TIBCO
	June	SOA Center of Excellence and other Organizational Support Models	Organizing for SOA SOA Policy
	July August	Towards the Agile Business Process	Agility – A Business Issue SAP Enterprise SOA in Acceleration: Win or Lose?
	September		The SAE Meta Model Learn By Example: A Populated SAE Meta Model SOA Project Management Part 1:Evolving Current Practices
	October		EA for SOA? Enhancing the Enterprise Architecture with Service Orientation SOA Project Management Part 2: A Framework for Change
	November	Web 2.0 and Enterprise Architecture Book Reviews : SOA for the Business Developer by Margolis and Sharpe, SOA and WS-BPEL: Composing Service-Oriented Solutions with PHP and ActiveBPEL by Yuli Vasiliev	Towards a Better SOA Process Architected Solution Delivery: Enhancing the Service Oriented Process
	December		On service specification Documenting Service Behavior On service specification Documenting Service Behavior
2008	January		New Year Directions Creating a UML Profile from the CBDI SAE Meta Model Salamander’s MooD – Modeling Business Driven SOA
	February	Event Driven Service Architecture	Making SOA Practical Using the SAE UML Profile
	March	Service Composition	Assembly – The Final Frontier? Sharing and Reuse Patterns
	April	SOA Testing – Managing Testing in an SOA Environment	Architecture for Offshoring SOA Governance – Challenge or Opportunity?
	May		Service Contract – The Core Concept Service Contracts in the Service Oriented Process Establishing the SOA Reference Architecture Framework
	June		Understanding the relationship between Style, Concept, Practices and Patterns Enterprise Architecture Europe – Conference Notebook Process Logic and the Identification of Service Behavior
	July August		A good picture is worth more than a thousand words! ArchiMate – A Standard for Enterprise Service Modeling Improving Performance of Healthcare Systems with Service Oriented Architecture
	September	Information Services	M&A or Business as Usual? SOA and M&A
	October	SOA Acquisition Guidance	Stop Press: Global Financial Crisis Halts All SOA Activity!! SOA Adoption – Roadmap Planning Framework Update
	November	Business Value of SOA An Analysis of the Dell Multi-Channel Case	SOA and Multi-Channel SOA and Multi-Channel Business Human component of heightened fear and uncertainty inhibits SOA strategy? Book Review : SOA Governance by Todd Biske
	December	In Search of a Business Improvement Methodology A Brief Evaluation of Business Modeling and Improvement Methodologies	CBDI R & D Priorities for 2009 Service Life Cycle Automation
2009	January	Exploring Business Improvement	SOA Concept Standards Service Life Cycle Configuration Management Enterprise Ontology and DEMO
	February		SOA in the Recession Breathing Life into SOA An Introduction to SoaML and Its Place within the SAE™ Meta Model
	March	TOGAF 9 complementing SAE practices	Rich Service Specification IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (WSRR)
	April		Principles - A prerequisite for effective design. Agile SOA OutSystems Agile SOA Platform Software AG CentraSite ActiveSOA
	May	Business Information Improvement	Modernizing Legacy – Thoughts on Analyzing and Classifying Existing Application Landscape SOA Exception Management
	June	Conference Report – The Open Group	Repeatable, Reusable, Rapid? Service Implementation Architecture and Automation Unit Specification
	July August		Don’t Believe the Hype! Underlying Services – Architecture for Existing and Acquired Resources Architecture and Specification of Information Services with Progress DataXtend Semantic Integrator
	September		The Failure of SOA Standards Orbus Software iServer CBDI-SAE Meta Model for SOA V3
	October		The Death of Enterprise Architecture? An Update to the Example Model based on Version 3 of the CBDISAE Meta Model Using Service Component Architecture (SCA) and SoaML
	November		Ecosystem 2 Service Architecture Evolution Modeling for Smart Ecosystem Architecture
	December		Now the hype has died down – Application Modernization is the new business as usual SAE2 Framework for Application Modernization SAE2 Application Modernization Process Application Modernization Approaches
2010	January		Agile Application Modernization Project Business Driven Application Modernization Getting to Grips with Agility
	February		Agile Application Modernization Project – Part 2 – Analyze and Deliver Application Modernization Roadmap Thriving on Chaos?
	March		Application Modernization Project - Portfolio Pathfinders Modernization and Evolution The Agile Application Modernization Project – Part 3
	April		Back to the Future – What IS a Service!! Service Portfolio Planning and Architecture for Cloud Services SOA and ITIL Framework Collaboration
	May		Portfolio Management and SOA SOA is business as usual? Using the COBIT Framework for SOA Governance
	June		Outsourcing Madness SOA Project Management and Estimating Guidelines Using the eSCM Framework for Sourcing Capability Management in Conjunction with SAE and ITIL
	September		BPMN and its Role in Application Modernization Projects CBDI-SAE Reference Framework in 2010 Ten Tips for Outsourcing/Offshoring
2011	January		Head in the Clouds? Making Sense of Cloud Computing Business Driven Cloud Strategy Information Services Architecture for Responsive Process Management
	April	Innovative Business Process Design	The Parallel Universe Syndrome Beware the New Silos!
	October		The Service Oriented Enterprise Business Design for the Service Oriented Enterprise Capability Planning and Analysis Using Capability Planning and Analysis
2012	June		Raining on the “Cloud Service Model” Parade Everything is a Service? Developing an Enterprise Mobility Framework