Software Fortresses: Modeling Enterprise Architectures

12.3. Treaty Management Fortresses

Treaty management fortresses manage complex relationships among usually three or more fortresses, typically business application fortresses. I discussed the general idea of treaties in Chapter 8 (Treaties). A treaty is an agreement by two or more fortresses to work together and a description of the terms that will govern the overall collaborative relationship. Simple treaties can usually be managed directly by the participating fortresses themselves. More complex treaties often benefit from having specialized fortresses, called treaty management fortresses, orchestrate the collaboration.

Treaty management fortresses are usually based on commercial products. Probably the best-known products in this area are TIBCO's ...