We immediately wired back to say that in two weeks we would take action, leaping directly into the enemy's rear in the Dabie Mountains and later moving out again.

Whatever either of them may have taken, they have given back enormously, not only in the wired and now unwired world they helped to create, but also in their generosity with their billions.

SOA-enabled applications (for example, portals) that are wired into the ESB services layer can then transact with desirable performance without bringing down the heavy iron mainframe back end.