> UIL: User Interfaces Layer - user interfaces > DDL: Dataflow Definition Layer - scripting\XML layer > DBL: Dataflow Brokering Layer - brokering > DPL: Dataflow Processing Layer - dataflow handler > > (BTW, the argument that 'Dataflow' is redundant could also be applied to > 'Layer' ;-)) Yes, what about: -User Interface -Definition -Brokering -Processing Since we all know they are all layers and that everything's about dataflow anyway. > There are also the 'foreign applications' and 'objects' to consider. We could > add a... > > OAL: Objects and Applications Layer I don't consider objects to be a layer... they're just objects (now that's new ;-) ) Jean-Marc -- Jean-Marc Valin Universite de Sherbrooke - Genie Electrique valj01 at gel.usherb.ca