Re: EGL-i Digest, Vol 1, Issue 62

If I understand the implementation correctly, I think EGL could be a nice
strategic direction--as long as IBM continues to support and develop it.
Others have been more eloquent in stating it, but a big part of the beauty
of EGL is that IBM can extend and develop the presentation format and make
it very easy for the developer to incorporate in their application. If
you structure your application well, switching from one to another
shouldn't be a huge effort.

egl-i-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 12/18/2008 01:00:03 PM:

from: "DeLong, Eric" <EDeLong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: [EGL-i] Targeting "enterprise architecture"

Hi Pete,

You're right, this was not specifically an EGL question, except that we
are considering EGL as a "path to many possibilities". If our objective
is to generate services from the IBM i and from Windows, and aggregate
these into portal applications or enterprise mashups, then my question
is "does EGL support our requirements". If so, is there a preference
for portlets or mashups?

Right now, I'm just trying to digest which path to SOA we should follow.
If five years, will portal servers still be the premier content
aggregation technology, or will mashups steal the show? I suspect that
mashups might have the edge, but they are still an emerging technology,
and not fully defined yet....

I do not currently subscribe to WEB400-L, so I was hoping to get a
little feedback here first...

Thanks,
Eric DeLong