Enterprise Architecture Management Tool Survey 2005

Technology: A class of technologies offering similar, or even standardized functionalities. Examples are Webserver (with specific technologies then being Apache 2.0.53 or IIS 6.0) or Database Management System (DBMS) (with specific technologies then being DB2 6.0 or Oracle 9i). AbstractUsage: The usage of an AbstractTechnology in an ArchitecturalBlueprint.Usage: The usage of an AbstractTechnology in an ArchitecturalBlueprint. Activity: Describes the behavior of an element as a coordinated sequence of actions. ApplicationComponent: Self-contained part of a system that encapsulates its content and exposes its functionality through a set of interfaces (definition from [JGBvB05]). ApplicationService: A unit of functionality offered by a BusinessApplication, and used in executing a process (e.g. to support or automate process execution). ArchitecturalBlueprint: A description of a software architecture (e.g. a client-server architecture), using so-called AbstractTechnologies as components. ArchitecturalSolution: A concretization of an ArchitecturalBlueprint, created by selecting a specific Technology for each AbstractTechnology of the respective ArchitecturalBlueprint. An architectural solution thus describes a basic architecture for a business application, indicating of which components (technologies) it is made up, and how these interact. c © TU München, sebis, 2008. All rights reserved. 7