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Contents 1 The Media Services Architecture Group 1.1 What is MSAG? 1.2 What is the mission of MSAG? 1.3 Who is a member of MSAG? 1.4 What activities does MSAG participate in? 1.5 How often does MSAG meet? 1.6 What does MSAG produce? 1.7 How can MSAG benefit the industry? 1.8 Who can become a new member of MSAG? 1.9 What is the best way to get involved? 2 Service-Oriented Architecture 2.1 What is SOA? 2.2 How can SOA help to loosely couple systems? 2.3 What does SOA have to do with AMWA? 2.4 What realistic steps can the media industry take to further the goals of SOA? 2.5 What services already exist in the media industry? 2.6 What services could exist in the media industry? 2.7 What is WSDL?

The Media Services Architecture Group

What is MSAG?

What is the mission of MSAG?

Who is a member of MSAG?

What activities does MSAG participate in?

How often does MSAG meet?

What does MSAG produce?

How can MSAG benefit the industry?

Who can become a new member of MSAG?

Anyone who is also a member of AMWA.

What is the best way to get involved?

Service-Oriented Architecture

What is SOA?

How can SOA help to loosely couple systems?

What does SOA have to do with AMWA?

What realistic steps can the media industry take to further the goals of SOA?

What services already exist in the media industry?

What services could exist in the media industry?

What is WSDL?