Holley, Kerrie (Expanded profile)
1954- · Contribution: 2000s
Software architect
IBM Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) reference architecture
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1954, Chicago, Illinois
- Active since
- 1982
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Best known for
- IBM's Service-Oriented Architecture reference framework
Impact on the world
Holley's reference architecture gave companies a common way to build flexible, reusable software systems, influencing enterprise computing across the industry.
Sources
- National Academy of Engineering
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