AJAX Composite Apps - The Last Mile Between Your Users and Your SOA
In the telecommunications industry there's a special phrase for that bit of technology that carries data from the last pole or relay box into the customer's home. It's called 'the last mile' and it's often seen as one of the biggest challenges because this last step in the technology chain can be a considerable physical undertaking. In the IT industry we also have our 'last mile': putting the right application in the hands of the end user. Composite applications address this 'last mile', combining a rich user interface with SOA-driven application integration technology.
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extremely dangerous Category 4 storm on Sunday and was forecast
to sweep into the central Gulf of Mexico as a large and
powerful storm echoing Hurricane Gustav.
