Standards

Standards are important. However, history has shown/proven that standards/specifications come and go, whereas requirements persist. So, for example, in the case of transactions, we've had A, B, C, D, but at their core they are doing the same thing. Messaging is another good example: A, B, C, etc. Hence the reason that our first target will be to produce a core ESB framework that matches requirements and ignores specifications in this area: we want something that will last and won't require re-implementation several years from now.