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"BPM in Peril: Objects to the Rescue," Cutter, Vol. 6, No. 6
BPM and the orchestration function of SOA have inherited a weak workflow model. They would do better with an object/agent approach where process management is one of a constellation of interacting application functions, all with intimate access to the data values that comprise the work being moved around.

"RIAs: UIs, Platforms, and Architecture," Cutter, Vol. 11, No. 7 Responsive and highly functional, Rich Internet Applications provide more than cool front ends. A RIA turns the browser into a fully programmable platform, relocating user interface code, cleaning up the application architecture and simplifying the development job. We evaluate the leading RIA development platforms along multiple axes.

"SOA:Architecting Confusion," Cutter, Vol 7, N0. 10
SOA is the latest in a series of vendor-driven intiatives that, by being vague about their contents and less than candid about their goals, sow confusion in our industry.

"Getting Errors Right," Cutter, Vol 11, No. 17
Error-handling is the Achilles' heel of non-synchronous systems. Instead of relying on people to wade through messy error logs, we should empower "smart messages" to seek out the users they need and insist on getting themselves fixed.

"RIAs to the Rescue," Cutter Vol 10, 8 and 9
A two-parter about how UI architecture was evolving nicely until derailed by the Web revolution; and how the emergence of RIAs offers a chance to get it back on track, better than ever.

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