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drivers) to Business patterns that have already been documented. The patterns
provide tangible solutions to the most frequently encountered business
challenges by identifying common interactions among users, business, and data.
Senior technical executives can use Application patterns to make critical
decisions related to the structure and architecture of the proposed solution.
Application patterns help refine Business patterns so that they can be
implemented as computer-based solutions. Technical executives can use these
patterns to identify and describe the high-level logical components that are
needed to implement the key functions identified in a Business pattern. Each
Application pattern would des ...