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Figure 8-3 depicts the direction of Marriott's SOA platform.
Figure 8-3 Marriott's future SOA platform
8.5 Experiences with TPF as a component in an SOA platform
Marriott's SOA enablement of its TPF-based application, MARSHA, was greatly eased by its
elimination of legacy System Network Architecture (SNA) networking infrastructure in favor of
a pure TCP/IP network. Additionally, Marriott's adoption of standard messaging payloads
where possible, like those established by the Open Travel Alliance (OTA), has allowed it to
easily integrate both internal and external communications ...