Using active objects for structuring service oriented architectures anthropomorphic programming with actors

Conventional service oriented architectures (SOA), based on anonymous services, are discussed. SOA offer language and technology independence, including the important ability to not require every useful program to be in the latest language and/or on the latest platform. SOA use self described wire formats such as SOAP, which make it easy to communicate between different technologies. SOA provide dynamic binding, which supports flexible and even dynamic service provisioning