Chapter 1. Lotus Notes 8.5.3 and SOA

Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) provides for a set of resources that are linked together on demand. This demand access can be from other systems, and/or users, or even applications that link resources together via a set of standards. Lotus Notes 8.5.3 is built on IBM's release of the Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP). As Lotus Notes 8.5 was built based on a set of standard components, it was a part of an SOA. This provides a more extensible server-managed client.

In this chapter, we will introduce the concept of SOA and how Lotus Notes 8.5.3 fits into one such architecture. We will explain what an SOA is, its value, and its characteristics. We will also cover how Lotus Notes 8.5.3 has many characteristics of SOA components, and how it can help you assemble applications that can play a role in SOA.