Translated from the original English version and reprinted with permission, from "Ruby Extension" IEEE Internet Computing September/October 2006 issue of the "Toward Integration" column, by Steve Vinoski, vol. 10, no. 5, 2006, pp. 81-83. (c) 2006 IEEE.
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著者プロフィール IONA Technologies,Plc. Steve Vinoski
IONA Technologiesの主管エンジニア。
17年以上にわたりミドルウェアの仕事に従事し、Object Management Group（OMG）やWorld Wide Web Consortium（W3C）においてミドルウェアの標準化に貢献している。IEEE Internet Computing Magazine の"Toward Integration"コラムを執筆しているほか、IEEE Internet Computing MagazineとInternational Journal of Web Service Researchの編集委員を勤めている。
