Summary
There are numerous factors affecting adapter technology, and it is anybody's guess as to how the adapter industry will shape up over the next few years. Will Web services wipe out resource adapters? Will resource adapters become a standard for adapters across platforms? Many of these questions can only be answered in time. However, the trends identified in this chapter and the potential outcome of these trends may indicate what to expect in the near future.
Adapter developers must constantly evaluate their adapter strategies, adapter architecture, and design with the emerging trends in mind. It doesn't take long for technology to become obsolete. Just recently, XML was the be-all and end-all. Today, many XML-based software companies are ...
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