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Health workers on NSW north coast told they cannot use word 'mate'
- From: The Daily Telegraph
- December 11, 2012
NSW north coast health workers cannot call colleagues or patients terms such as "mate", after a memo stated it was inappropriate.
The memo, which was sent out by the Northern NSW Local Health District, told workers that these terms may be perceived as disrespectful, disempowering and non-professional, the ABC reports.
Other terms mentioned as being inappropriate were "darling", "sweetheart" and "honey".
The memo says the directives are in line with the NSW ministry code of conduct.
"The utilisation of this language within the work place at any time is not appropriate and may be perceived as disrespectful, disempowering and non-professional," the memo said.
"This type of language should not be used across any level of the organisation such as employee to employee or employee to client."
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way Posted at 11:39 AM December 11, 2012
Really...Well they should move to using things like: sport, tiger, champ... in protest
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WORRIED MATE of Melbourne Posted at 11:39 AM December 11, 2012
Is this the first sign of very few Aussies left in Australia?
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Bee More of Anywhere Posted at 11:40 AM December 11, 2012
So ridiculous!
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Oracle Posted at 11:40 AM December 11, 2012
I can't stand the women at work calling me "sweetheart", "darling" or "honey". It's creepy and gives me the heebie jeebies.
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Maxine of Brisbane Posted at 11:45 AM December 11, 2012
This is ridiculous, what is this world coming to. We are going to be like robots with not an ounce of personal touch. They should seriously rethink this memo.
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Anjuli of Prth WA Posted at 11:47 AM December 11, 2012
Why don't they just send children on leaving school to finishing college so they can be just like the upper crust of English society.
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mate Posted at 11:47 AM December 11, 2012
MAAAAATE ---- what can I say?
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thanks mate, luv sweetie Posted at 11:48 AM December 11, 2012
oh crap oz has really gone to the dogs... the staff at my local hospital in nambour, queensland speaks to me this way and I find it familiar and comforting, its a kindness, nothing more, but people love to be outraged and offended by every little thing, because that seems to be the new breed of aussie. I was raised calling everyone mate because I'm a 6th generation australian which clearly means nothing anymore, because of all the whingers and grizzlers who have nothing better to do than be offended by someone trying to be kind to them. How about we pass a law to shut them up instead. Shame on the beaurocracy for laying down for the PC brigade
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BLOODY ANNOYED of AUSTRALIA Posted at 11:49 AM December 11, 2012
you have got to be joking .....MATE
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Craig of Sydney Posted at 11:49 AM December 11, 2012
If you use mate then just keep using it, and if a person complains then stop calling that person mate and walk past in silence, because apparantly silence is okay. The fact silence is okay shows how critically self centerd some have become, they ignore what you mean. G'day mate = how are you today, yet it is apparantly offensive. Just don't talk to those people, they are not nice people.
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ChrisC of Sydney Posted at 11:49 AM December 11, 2012
What a bloody joke!! i feel more patronised when someone calls me sir, as it feels like our conversation is protocal and not at a personal level. Whoever made that call needs to get a life!
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ishanga of Australia Posted at 11:50 AM December 11, 2012
good decision
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Joanne Chappelow of Sydney Posted at 11:52 AM December 11, 2012
Political correctness gone mad. They want to take the humanity out of a profession that cares for people. Fools.
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mmg of Around Here Posted at 11:53 AM December 11, 2012
I can understand "darling", "sweetheart" and "honey" because depending on context they can be inappropriate so it is best to stay away from them. But "mate"? In what context would that be inappropriate? Absolutely ridiculous. Maybe they shouldn't say "G'Day" either becuase abbreviations like that are highly unprofessional. They should say "Good Day" instead? Well, they can't say that either because the person might not be having a good day [they are at hospital afterall] so might get upset by it. Maybe health professionals should be silent and unsmiling because that is inoffensive and makes for a great bed side manner.
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George of Dandenong Posted at 11:54 AM December 11, 2012
What a sad world we live in :( Are we heading for a dictatorship?
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Trish P of West Australia Posted at 11:55 AM December 11, 2012
Here we go - Australians not being allowed to call each other mate - that is totally inappropriate - especially for men who are more likely to use the title than women. It is friendly and not as familiar as darling, sweetheart or honey - mostly used by women on strangers as a comfort or reassurance. These bureaucrats need to get out more and if by chance someone is "offended" by being called mate or darling - apologise and get over it!
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luke of Mate im from Australia Posted at 11:56 AM December 11, 2012
and another part of Australia dies...... disrespectful, disempowering and non-professional.......... to who? i find when people talk to me like that i feel better and more secure. as a child being told "the needle doesn't hurt that much darling" made any shot less painful. this country is lost
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Ray of Caringbah Posted at 11:59 AM December 11, 2012
It took me nearly an hour to get back on my chair and regain my composure. I love these April fool jokes that keep popping up midyear. It's good to see that there is still a hearty and a healthy sense of humour in the NSW public service eh :^)
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Ryan Smith of Adelaide Posted at 12:02 PM December 11, 2012
We live in Australia and we are known for calling people 'mate' It's in our nature and it's in our worldwide image. Deal with it.
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Stupid people of the world Posted at 12:03 PM December 11, 2012
In healthcare these terms seem much more caring when addressing a patient in certain contexts then calling them by their first or last name. Are there not other SERIOUS problems in this world to deal with? Let us do our job!!!
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David of country NSW Posted at 12:04 PM December 11, 2012
It's getting to the stage you should not speek to people just in case you offend them. It's bad enough people are not talking to each other incase they say something wrong that might offend. Just let us say what we want and when we want lets live a life without checking the dictionary for the correct words to say It's just total PCBS.
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Katie of Townsville Posted at 12:06 PM December 11, 2012
I totally agree! I hate being called 'mate' by strangers - unless we're personal friends, sorry but you're NOT my MATE.
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Red Ted Posted at 12:06 PM December 11, 2012
It does sound stupid, but most of those terms are condescending. Normally used by people in a perceived position of authority. I'm shorter than average and I'm regularly called "Sport", "Champ" and "Big Fella" by service staff. Names one would normally reserve for children. I'm not too bothered by "Mate" but it does sound out of place at the bank, where it's become more common among the male employees. There seems to be a certain amount of discomfit from using more formal titles, especially among the younger crew, but it's simply a gesture of respect - not subservience. Perhaps some etiquette lessons are in order.
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Jake of Melbourne Posted at 12:06 PM December 11, 2012
Might as well we do not talk anymore....... Not sure where this country is heading but obviously in the wrong direction.These people that make these silly decisions should get out more and see the social world instead of working 80hrs a week.
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mark of qld Posted at 12:07 PM December 11, 2012
Hard to imagine the type of human that would come up with such a nonsense regulation. Hobbies would incluse measuring cornflakes, and working out which shade of white to paint the dogs bowl.
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chris smith of tsv Posted at 12:15 PM December 11, 2012
Censorship, we are all robots we must comply.
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Joel of Canberra Posted at 12:17 PM December 11, 2012
How about we call everyone "comrade". I guess that will make everyone "equal".
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kar Posted at 12:19 PM December 11, 2012
Good move, should be across all services and industries. Proper greetings etc should be more widely taught to staff. I am fed up with being asked "are you right" and all those endearments. Totally disagree that it is disempowering but it is just about manners and courtesy and professionalism
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Dr William Boyd Posted at 12:22 PM December 11, 2012
Might just give you an inkling into where your health dollar is going and the calibre of administration that health care providers have to put up with every day, mate.
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J Thomas of Hobart Posted at 12:22 PM December 11, 2012
I agree with this, I hate being called sweatheart and honey etc by people I don`t known. I get this all the time at the supermarket.
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The watcher of SA Posted at 12:26 PM December 11, 2012
So what do we call people who's name we do not know or cannot remember?
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Mate of straya Posted at 12:29 PM December 11, 2012
whats wrong with Australia that now they can't say mate?!?!?!
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ER of Adelaide Posted at 12:29 PM December 11, 2012
Good idea.Maybe we can be called a number and have it tattooed on our forehead.
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grumpy old bugga Posted at 12:37 PM December 11, 2012
Terms like "Sir" and Mr.... have gone out of fashion. Everyone now tries to be familiar and it is often impolite, especially when service organisations and sales people do it. Even those collection for charities now do it. A sign of the times I am afraid!
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Someone of Somewhere Posted at 12:39 PM December 11, 2012
I think that this is ridiculous; some people find these words comforting. Personally, I do not - I find being called "love, honey, darling or sweatheart" by someone who is not any of those things insulting; however, I address this by asking them not to call me that and I find most people obliging. On the flip side, I do not want to stop people from using these descriptors for people who do find them comforting. What's the problem with just saying "would you mind not calling me that, I'd prefer you used my name" if you do mind.
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Ron Jacobs of WA Posted at 12:39 PM December 11, 2012
You must be joking .The word ''mate'' and what it means is a part of the Austarlian culture .Yes we do have culture .It may be pies and Holden cars as well as world renowned artists but its OUR culture .I can see how honey and sweey heart can offend but I personally have always seen this as words of kindness from those that use it even when they dont know you .Governments should get on with real issues such as Education,safety,employment,health and Housing and stop wasting time and money on telling us what we can and cant say .If an individual is offended then they can take the necessary steps to have that addressedas itrelates to them within the system .Dont tell Aussies what we can and cant do and say on such trivial matters .You have the Fun police and now you have the Word Police .We are rapidly losing our Democracy and because Aussies are so easy going and trusting they dont see whats being done to them by a thousand small cuts .Death of their culture in favour of others and freedom of speech for one !
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David of Bairnsdale Posted at 12:40 PM December 11, 2012
This is the thin end of the wedge, what next - the thought police!
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Fed Up with PC of Australia Posted at 12:41 PM December 11, 2012
You've got to be bloody joking mate, this is bullcrap! Where has Australia gone?
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Mick Posted at 12:41 PM December 11, 2012
I hate being called mate by someone I don't know. I'm not their mate. Its quite unprofessional. So is calling a woman darling or honey. Its considered very sexist these days.
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Kate of NQ Posted at 12:44 PM December 11, 2012
What an absolute load of garbage and I find this absolutely insulting and offensive that one cannot refer to someone as "mate". Mateship is what has given Australian freedom not to mention the many mates who gave of their lives in doing so during wars and conflicts. As for other words of endearment it is how one extends love and friendship to our fellow man and goes towards bring about peace in our troubled world.
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sydneyj Posted at 12:53 PM December 11, 2012
How do you determine the word mate is unprofessional and inappropriate . I'd been interested to hear how they determine it ..... and then an explanation why the NSW government's health department is spending time and money looking at what words they consider appropriate .... or not.
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Rah Posted at 12:53 PM December 11, 2012
First world problem. Honestly, people worry about the most insignificant things.
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Tracey M of victoria Posted at 12:59 PM December 11, 2012
As someone who detests being called "love", "honey", "darling" etc by anyone other than my husband, I say good move!
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David Lloyd Posted at 12:59 PM December 11, 2012
Geez, mate, that's just...political correctness gone wrong.
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Louise Posted at 12:59 PM December 11, 2012
Honey, Mate and associated terms are at times I feel an appropriate choice for communication in the health profession. A lot of boundaries are crossed when nursing an ill person for instance and these terms of endearment allow a bit of humanity to creep back into what can be an otherwise humiliating experience at times.
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natalie of FORSTER Posted at 1:00 PM December 11, 2012
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Tim Posted at 1:05 PM December 11, 2012
Aussies have been using the term mate for many generations - why change it now? We should be preserving our culture, and the laid back "mate" attitude is something that once made this country great.
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Denis of Sydney of Sydney Posted at 1:10 PM December 11, 2012
Add "champ" to that list. Its almost as bad as being called "dude"
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Peter of Sydney Posted at 1:10 PM December 11, 2012
Has anyone who has ever travelled to the USA noticed that officials habitually refer to people as "Sir" or "Maam" but can say it with inflections clearly designed to intimidate, threaten,insult, humiliate, denigrate, etc? I don't think an embargo on using "mate" iwill have the desired outcome.
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Terri of Fremantle Posted at 1:13 PM December 11, 2012
I call people mate when I forget their name LOL
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Name: Lee Roy Murphy
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Lee Roy Murphy (LeRoy) had an amateur record of 157-17, representing Chicago he won four Intercity Golden Gloves' championships in 1977 at 165 lb. and in 1978 through 1980 at 178 lb. He won the 1979 Light Heavyweight National Golden Gloves and earning a spot on the 1980 United States Olympic team. However, as the USA boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow due to political reasons, Murphy and the rest of his team were not allowed an Olympic berth. Murphy's amateur coach was Gene Kelly.
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Sending Messages Using JBI Technology
Every day, software professionals look for solutions to address
integration problems in the business-to-business (B2B) and
enterprise application integration (EAI) fields. These solutions
are typically based on proprietary technologies, JMS platforms, or
web services. Lately, a new technology has appeared: Java
Business Integration (JBI). It offers a solution to the
integration problem by defining a standard architecture where
different components can be plugged in, in a cooperative context.
The current version of JBI, 1.0, is described in "http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=208">JSR 208.
In this article, we will explore the main features of this
technology, by developing a new component that can be plugged into
the JBI environment. This component exchanges information with an
external GSM modem to send a short text message. This is
potentially useful because nowadays, many of us use short message
service (SMS) to send and receive data like news, alerts, event
notifications, and so on.
Before we start coding our component, we must first understand
how JBI works.
JBI Overview
JBI provides an environment into which components can be plugged
in. In this environment, the components collaborate by exchanging
information in order to accomplish some tasks. The information is
exchanged using a message exchange model according to the web
service description language (WSDL) 2.0 or 1.1.
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Figure 1. JBI environment
JBI components can be divided in two different types:
- Service Engine (SE)
- Binding Component (BC)
The Service Engine provides business logic and
transformation services to other components and can consume
services, too (for example, a service engine can be a XSLT
A Binding Component provides connectivity to the
world outside the JBI environment, supporting specific protocols.
For example, a binding component can implement HTTP protocol and so
Even if we make this distinction between these two component
types, in the JBI environment, from the developing point of view,
they are the same. An SE and a BC can act as service provider,
service consumer, or both at the same time.
The key concept that stands behind JBI is that the components
don't exchange messages directly but instead use an internal
component that is part of the JBI environment called Normalized
Message Router or simply NMR. The NMR component acts as
an internal router, forwarding messages to the right component; in
this way it enables components (SEs and BCs) to work together. JBI
is based on the normalized message concept, meaning that
JBI internally uses a message structure that is technologically
independent and conforms to the WSDL abstract message
A normalized message is built by three different
- The bare message: An XML document following the WDSL abstract
message specification
- The metadata: Extra data associated to the message used by the
JBI environment to route messages
- The attachments
All the components plugged into the JBI environment exchange
messages with the NMR component using a DeliveryChannel,
which is a bidirectional channel where SEs and BCs send and receive
messages. Figure 2 shows the JBI environment with some components.
The black connectors between components and the NMR represents the
delivery channel.
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Figure 2. A service engine and binding component in the JBI
One interesting feature of this environment is the capability to
combine together different BCs and SEs to create a Composite
Application. In this way, using some basic services and binding
components, we can create a great variety of applications.
An important aspect we must consider while developing an SE or a BC
is the component lifecycle. The lives of all components deployed
are managed by the JBI environment. JBI manages component lives
using a set of JMX management beans (MBeans); the most important
administration tasks are:
- Installation of a new JBI component
- Lifecycle component administration
- Component deploy
The component lifecycle is built by several states, shown in
Figure 3.
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Figure 3. Component lifecycle
In order to be managed, a component must implement some
interfaces that enable the component to be plugged in the JBI
Environment. These interfaces are defined in the
javax.jbi.component package. We analyze these interfaces
InstallationContext: This interface contains information
used by the JBI component to perform installation and
uninstallation tasks.
Bootstrap: This interface is called by the JBI
environment during the installation or uninstallation phase. During
the bootstrap phase, the component can create a directory or
database table necessary to work properly. This interface
contains several methods but we focus our attention to the
init. As parameters, the
initmethod accepts the
InstallationContextused by the component to access JBI
environment information (i.e component name and so on).
ComponentContext: This interface is used by the component
to query the JBI environment where it is plugged in. Moreover, this
interface is used by the component to activate its services and make
them available to other components.
ComponentLifeCycle: This interface is used to manage its
lifecycle. The methods reflect the different component states
(stop, start, shutdown). The component life starts when the
init()method is called by the JBI engine. As a parameter,
init()method accepts the
interface. Once the component is done with the init phase, the JBI
engine calls the
start()method. During this phase we have
to provide the business logic that it is necessary to start the
component. In the same way, we have to provide the logic in the
stop()method called by the JBI engine when the component is
about being stopped. Finally, in the
shutdown()method we
have to release all the resource used by the component during its
ServiceUnitManager: This interface defines some component
methods to manage the service unit deployment.
Component: This interface is called by the JBI
environment to query the component for various pieces of information, such as
the component lifecycle interface and the component service unit
manager. In this interface are defined several methods, but the most
important are
getLifeCycle(), which must return a valid
implementation of the
ComponentLifeCycleinterface, and
getServiceUnitManager(), which must return an implementation
of the
Once we have coded our component, if we want to deploy it we must
describe it using an XML artifact where we specify our
implementation of the
Bootstrap and the Component
interfaces. We will see later how to do this.
We've described the main aspects of JBI, and now we can develop a
component that can help us to understand more deeply how this all
SMS Library
Before starting coding the SMS-sending component described in
the introduction to this article, we need to focus briefly on the
way we can exchange information with an external modem. To do that,
we develop a simple library based on the "http://java.sun.com/products/javacomm/">Java Communications
(javax.comm) API. For a modem, we can use a simple mobile
phone connected through a USB cable or Bluetooth. With either
approach, we interface with the device using a COM port, so we can
javax.comm. Figure 4 shows the library's UML class
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Figure 4. Class diagram (click the image for a larger version)
We focus our attention the on the
class. This class uses
ConnectionParams to receive the
configuration parameters. The first step, therefore, is to open the
COM port and set the right parameters. The code below shows how to
do it:
try {
System.out.println("Open port ["+param.getPortId()+"]");
portId = CommPortIdentifier.getPortIdentifier(param.getPortId());
catch (NoSuchPortException ex) {
log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
throw new ModemConnectionException(ex);
// Open the serial port with 20 sec timeout
try {
port = (SerialPort) portId.open("SMSServer", 20000);
catch (PortInUseException ex) {
log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
throw new ModemConnectionException(ex.getMessage());
// Enable Break signal notification
// Enable Carier Detect notification
// Enable Data Available notification
To send a short message through a GSM modem, we have to use
AT commands. The
SMSSender class takes
care that job, using the following command sequence:
AT+CSCA="Service Message center number"
AT+AT+CMGS="Destination mobile number"
>Message Text
Note that this command sequence may vary depending on your
mobile phone.
For each command sent, we have to wait for the modem response
before send the next command. The response can either be
OK, in which case we continue with the next sequence
step, or an error, which requires us to reset the modem using
CTRL + Z and start again.
Creating the Component
As described earlier, to develop a component we need to
implement several interfaces:
Component, and
ServiceUnitManager. The UML class diagram in Figure 5
describes the classes used to build our component.
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Figure 5. Component class diagram (click the image for a larger version)
required by the interface with an empty body, because we don't need
to do any special work at bootstrap phase.
SMSComponentLifeCycle is the heart of this component.
In the
start() method, we register our service endpoint
and we start the
MessageReceiver thread to listen to
incoming messages, so that we can handle them. The code below shows
how to do this:
public void start() throws JBIException {
logger.info("--- Starting component ["+ctx.getComponentName()+"]");
// Activate endpoint
QName qServiceName = new QName(EndPointDesc.NS, EndPointDesc.SERVICE_NAME);
serviceEndpoint = ctx.activateEndpoint(qServiceName, EndPointDesc.SERVICE_EP);
logger.info("\t--- Activated endpoint [" + serviceEndpoint + "]");
// Starting message receiver
msgRcv = new MessageReceiver(channel);
(new Thread(msgRcv)).start();
logger.info("--- Component ["+ctx.getComponentName()+"] started.");
As we said during the JBI description, the Normalized Message
Router (NMR) through the
DeliveryChannel exchanges
information with our component using normalized messages. In the
MessageReceiver class, we handle the incoming message
and then we convert it into AT commands to send a short message.
This class is a thread that continuously listens for messages. The
first step in the
run() method is to accept messages:
MessageExchange mExchange = channel.accept(TIME_TO_WAIT);
channel is an instance of
When the component receives the message, it extracts the
normalized message and then the XML source so that it can analyze
the content.
NormalizedMessage msgNor = msg.getInMessage();
Source inSource = msgNor.getContent();
The next step is to extract the content. Our XML message
structure is really simple, looking like the clipping shown
<sms:smsData xmlns:sms="http://xml.netbeans.org/schema/smsSchema">
For more information on the message structure, please refer to
smsSchema.xsd. in the sample code. Of course, we can add
other tags to better describe our message, but this is enough for this
From the XML message, we need to extract the
msisdn and
body. We can do this using the following piece of
NormalizedMessage outMsg = msg.createMessage();
StringBuffer inBuff = XMLHelper.readFromSource(inSource);
Document outDoc = XMLHelper.
buildDOMDocument(new StringReader(inBuff.toString()));
// By now outDoc is equal to the input document
String msisdn = XMLHelper.extractData(outDoc, "msisdn");
String body = XMLHelper.extractData(outDoc, "body");
And finally we send the message using our library:
// We have to set the right COM port where the modem is connected
SMSSender sender = new SMSSender("COM6");
SMSMessage message = new SMSMessage();
message.setMsisdn(msisdn); // MSISDN is destination number
message.setBody(body); // Message Body
Installation Phase
Once we have developed our component, we need to describe it so
that it can be plugged into the JBI environment. We have to create
a XML file descriptor called jbi.xml. In the descriptor, we
give a name to our component, and specify the libraries and the .jar
name. To make things simple, we'll develop a Service Engine
component. It might be more interesting to create a binding
component that connects to the GSM modem and a service engine that
uses this binding component. In such a case, the service engine
could perform some test on the message content and keep track of
the messages sent or save the incoming short messages somewhere.
This is out of the scope of this article. For now, we
collapse everything in one simple component.
<jbi version="1.0" xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/jbi"
<component type="service-engine">
<description>Component to send SMS</description>
Notice that the classes we developed before are referenced in
the component file descriptor.
Now we package everything we created, building a .zip file
containing the .jar component file, the libraries, and the jbi.xml
file in the META-INF directory. We call this .zip file
SMSComponent.zip. Now we can deploy it using NetBeans and
GlassFish as the application server and start the component. If we
prefer, we can use the GlassFish web interface to do the same
tasks. Figure 6 below shows the component installation using the
NetBeans interface integrated with GlassFish.
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Figure 6. Glassfish installation
Creating an SU and an SA
Once we have installed our component and started it, it is time we
exploit it. Before doing this we need to create two XML artifacts: a
Service Unit (SU) and the Service Assembly (SA). The
Service Unit can't be deployed directly, but it is a part of
the Service Assembly. An SU is something like a
configuration packaging of a component. A component doesn't do
anything until it is configured, and to tell what it should do we
need to configure it. Before we described our service using the WSDL
language. We can use NetBeans to do it and the file should look like
the one one in Figure 7:
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Figure 7. WSDL file
The JBI file descriptor contains information extracted from the
WSDL file and looks like this:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<jbi version="1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
<services binding-component="true">
<consumes service-name="sms:smsService"
In the jbi.xml file, we specify the interface used to exchange
data. This file is a part of the
The next step is to create a directory structure like the one in
the figure and then create a new .zip file with the name
SMSSU.zip, containing the files shown in Figure 8.
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Figure 8. SU structure
Now we can create the service assembly that can be deployed
directly in the JBI environment. A service assembly is an
aggregation of one or more SU. To do that, we have to create another
XML artifact where we specify that we use an HTTP binding component;
that is, the interface to our component. A piece of the XML file
descriptor is shown here:
This service unit enables soap inbound endpoint for a service
Notice that we refer to the
"font-style: italic;">SMSSU.zip we created before, and we
sun-http-binding to enable the SOAP interface. Now
we have to create a directory structure like the one in Figure 9,
and finally we create SMSSA.ZIP.
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Figure 9. Service Assembly structure
Deploy it and start the application assembly.
Testing the Application
We can test our application. To do so, we can develop a simple
web service client to send messages to our application. As an input
file we can use a XML file like the one shown below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<sms:msisdn>destination number</sms:msisdn>
When you run the test class, your mobile phone should ring and
notify that you've received a new short message!
In this article, we explored some concepts about the JBI
technology and we analyzed how to create a simple component that
can be plugged in the JBI environment. We explored the basic steps
we need to follow to develop a component and the artifacts that
must be created in order to configure a service assembly. Now we
have our component up and running in the JBI environment we can use
it in any way we like. For example, we could develop an
application that exploits this component to send messages when a
file is inserted under a specific directory. In this case, we could
use a File Binding component to achieve this goal.
- Sample code for this
Sun Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Suite
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We see more and more big companies seeking out firms like ours that specialize in digital product and service innovation.
These engagements usually focus on conceiving and creating one of two things: an extension to an existing product or service or an entirely new line of business. In either case these companies are looking for a new and uniquely digital perspective on their business.
Odopod has successfully completed a number of these collaborative innovation engagements. Along the way we've learned a few lessons that may help you avoid common pitfalls to get more out of these collaborations.
Ten years ago we created a new agency. The idea was pretty simple. We wanted to marry the culture and practices of Silicon Valley startups with those of creative agencies.
Our first assignments and clients were incredibly diverse — from designing software for startups to creating digital campaigns for big brands.
Back then, this made Odopod an anomaly.
It took about nine years longer than we expected but the landscape has changed around us. Now clients seek us out for our unique combination of expertise with software design and brand thinking. Increasingly, they see it as essential for everything from product innovation to marketing.
As a result, we're enjoying the best years in the company's history and producing our best work ever.
Now it's time for us to make our next big move.
For the next ten years, we want to charge ourselves with a new ambition. We want to raise the bar even higher — for the work we do and for the clients we engage.
And we're not doing it alone.
Today, we're officially announcing that Odopod is merging with Nurun, the largest independent digital agency in the world.
This merger gives us the platform we've been looking for — one that enables us to do even more innovative work and to deliver that work anywhere in the world.
Nurun's outstanding technology pedigree will help us innovate across even more platforms. Their international presence and leadership will help us expand into new markets alongside our clients.
Together, Odopod and Nurun have an impressive combination of reach, depth and talent.
We're genuinely excited about the next ten years and are looking forward to starting this new chapter with the Odopod team as well as all of our clients, partners and friends.
Last year at this time, I wrote a post entitled If you want a Job at Odopod, go to RIT.
A year later, I'm just back from my third trip to the Rochester Institute of Technology for Creativity: Careers in Motion and everything I wrote in that post still stands.
I was attending and speaking at the event. It's a forum for students in RIT's new media program to meet prospective employers and get feedback on their portfolios. Although it's not billed as such, for almost everyone attending it's a recruiting event.
The reality is that it's a feeding frenzy.
From my perspective, it's fascinating. Imagine a gymnasium full of representatives from the best new media companies in the world, as well as some big ad agencies and PR firms — all sitting at identical folding tables, all feverish to recruit RIT's latest group of new media graduates. Many of these companies were making offers on the spot. Some even arrived a day early to meet with, and try to scoop the top students.
That's because RIT is producing the best new media talent in the world.
As I described in last year's post, the students graduate with a focus either on design or development. The program is designed to have them work both independently as well as in teams, very much as they will when they come to Odopod.
As a result, almost all the students are remarkably well rounded — many of them with abilities in both design and development. I can also tell you from past hires that the rigor and intensity of the program teaches them the value of hard work and independent initiative.
They emerge from RIT with the skills to do exceptionally well in a challenging and fast-paced company like Odopod.
My only lament is that there aren't more of them graduating, either from RIT or other schools in the US. We need more RIT graduates and more schools producing graduates of their caliber.
I just returned from a recruiting event at the Rochester Institute of Technology. It was a forum for students in their third and fourth years of the school's new media program to meet with prospective employers.
I was super impressed. It was clear that RIT is producing the best new media talent in the world, rivaling Hyper Island.
The program offers two degrees. Students can pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in New Media Interactive Development through the Interactive Games and Media department or a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in New Media Design and Imaging through the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences. As a result they graduate with a focus on design or development. However, almost all the students were remarkably well rounded.
I don't pretend to know exactly what they're doing at RIT but a few things are evident.
The students I met had a real appreciation and understanding of all the roles required to make great new media productions. This appears to be a byproduct of the school's collaborative, team-based approach to learning. It also maps closely to what these students will find in the real world upon graduating.
In addition to a broad understanding of how new media is made, many of the students have a nice mix of talent, experience and confidence that I wish was more common in new graduates from other schools. The confidence is especially important. Having worked with a couple recent graduates, I've noticed that these students have the confidence to assume that they can figure out the problems they encounter in a project - and they have a solid enough foundation to make that true.
I'm always excited to hire and work with RIT grads. I only wish there were more schools in the US producing students as well equipped, but I'm hopeful of emerging programs and students from other places like Boulder Digital Works. We're keeping a close eye on the future of digital education.
It is with no shortage of nostalgia, warm feelings and gratitude that we announce our good friend and long-time business partner Jay Wolff is leaving his role as President of Odopod.
The move comes at the right time for both Jay and Odopod.
When we asked Jay to serve as an advisor in 2003, we had already known him for many years as a business partner and friend. At the time, Odopod was little more than raw potential. We had enthusiasm and talent. Jay guided us on the fundamentals of how to build and run a successful, well-organized agency.
It didn't take long for Jay's role as advisor to expand into that of President. His natural charm, entrepreneurial drive and deep well of experience helped to fuel Odopod's growth from seven to forty-five. Along the way, he never lost sight of what makes Odopod unique — a culture of thoughtfulness, inventive energy and craft. He knew that this would always be our source of strength.
For the past two years, Jay has worked closely with us to lay the foundation for Odopod's next chapter. He recruited Guthrie Dolin to lead and formalize our strategy practice. He enlisted Johnathan Tann to deepen our client relationships. He led Odopod to become a charter member of the Society of Digital Agencies. In doing so, he formed invaluable cooperative bonds between Odopod and its most respected peers.
Together, we reshaped Odopod from a design studio into a digital agency – positioning us for our current success.
Last year, as Jay's plans for Odopod took shape, Johnathan began to assume Jay's day-to-day duties. That transition was complete this year. As you might imagine, Jay's entrepreneurial bug kicked in and he began to consider his next adventure.
After some time off, Jay will return to his role as advisor to Odopod.
Although we'll miss him here in the office, he will continue as a tireless promoter of Odopod — seeking out strategic partnerships and continuing to be an ambassador for the agency he helped to build.
On behalf of everyone at Odopod, we wish Jay even more sunny days and big ideas and will watch with excitement and anticipation for his next project.
Tim, Dave & Jacquie
Brands and their advertising agencies are choosing to create software as components of their marketing efforts. Whether it's an iPhone app or a service like Nike Plus, these are essentially software products.
The traditional agency process is not very well suited to the creation of software. In fact, in many cases it may be counter-productive.
Let's take a closer look at one of the more successful models for software creation, the startup, to see how agencies and their clients can make some minor changes that lead to better apps and less friction.
Are you a Brand Marketing Manager or an Agency Account Person?
If so, here are some insights that may help if you choose to create software on behalf of your brand.
CLIENT APPROVAL vs. FIRST-MOVER ADVANTAGE
The startup's primary goal is to gain first-mover advantage by delivering the most minimal, yet viable, Beta product they can, as quickly as possible. As a result, startups are fluid environments where regular adjustments are made to the feature set based on new technical, design, or business discoveries. In the best startups, design and technology both have strong voices in this process. Advertising agencies, on the other hand, are geared for "selling work" to clients. When a client "buys work" it is a critical event. It means production and media budgets are unlocked. There is a big financial disincentive to re-open the conversation about scope or features after this point. Suggestions to agencies: » Sell the app, not the features. Selling features prior to performing an engineering audit can lock you into costly development efforts that may be non-essential to reaching Beta.
» Try to introduce flexibility. Establish milestones where you can discuss modifications to the feature set with your client.
PLANS vs. PRIORITIES
Advertising agencies tend to prepare complete plans then execute against them for both creative and media. These plans tend not to change dramatically once production is underway. Startups are constantly adapting to new information. They must be willing to cut, modify or add features based on new discoveries. They do this by working against priorities rather than rigid requirements. Most often they use a Product Requirements Document (PRD) to help with this process. Suggestions to agencies: » Use a Product Requirements Document (PRD). The PRD is a ranked feature list. Features are typically ranked 1 for mandatory, 2 for highly desirable, 3 for lesser priorities and X for items that have been intentionally deferred to later versions.
CAMPAIGNS vs. PRODUCTS
Traditionally, advertising agencies create campaigns. The typical goal is to achieve a ramp-up of awareness that leads to action. While these campaigns have grown more complex they tend to be built around the synchronized and scripted launch of a series of ads and other brand experiences. Startups primarily create new software products. Their goal is to get the most minimal, yet viable, version of their product to users as quickly as possible. Additional features mean a later release date. Additionally, each feature becomes a piece of the product's foundation and comes with an implied commitment of ongoing support. Suggestions to agencies and clients: » Start with the simplest app. Think of the first version of your app as the minimum set of features you can deliver and still have a viable user experience.
» Let users influence future versions. See how people use the product, what features they love, what they request, then build additional features from there.
MARKETING MANAGERS vs. PRODUCT MANAGERS
When brands release software products to the public there is an assumption on the part of many users that the software will be supported, repaired, and developed over time. If you embrace this perception it comes with long-term personnel commitments. Suggestions to clients: » Tech Support. Be prepared to respond to people having trouble with your app. At the very least, this should be a FAQ that is kept current. Better yet, use twitter to monitor and respond to complaints or problems.
» Bug Fixing & Future Development. Products need to evolve in order to stay relevant and competitive. At the very least, bugs should be fixed promptly. Better yet, begin work on future version following your initial release.
» Product Management. Hire a Product Manager to plan and manage the product. Within startups, Product Managers are the keepers of the PRD and the shepherds of each release.
I just wrapped up work as a member of The One Show Interactive jury. The judging took place in New York. It was a humbling experience to be in a room with 30 of the best digital creative directors in the world talking about (mostly) great work.
Our temporary home for the week was on the top floor of the IAC building designed by Frank Gehry – an added treat for this reformed architect.
We spent four days reviewing the best websites, banners, apps, campaigns and other unclassifiable interactive productions of 2008. Through the course of the week it became clear that the numerous submission categories were becoming increasingly unclear, and possibly irrelevant.
Our work had begun weeks ago as we whittled the thousands of entries down to a manageable few hundred. It was this shorter list that we spent more time with in NYC. The first two days were spent silently and feverishly scoring all the projects on a scale of 1-10. After this round, half the work was removed from consideration. The remaining work would be included in the annual.
The last two days were spent in an open forum. We went through every piece and discussed them. Then we voted using anonymous wireless voting devices. The goal at this point was take a final pass and to ascertain which projects deserve to win bronze, silver or gold pencils.
One curious thing about this part of the process is the social dynamic. Many of the projects under consideration were created by people in the room. That means not pulling punches but choosing your words very carefully – at least for me it did.
The week culminates in the "Best In Show" discussion. These can be pretty contentious. Not this year though. It was fairly unanimous and over quickly. I can't say that's because the selected piece was astonishing or brilliant. Instead, it was very smart, forward-looking and a clear stand out.
As judges we don't know who the pencil winners are until the awards show. I'm looking forward to seeing how we did.
We're still in San Francisco, still under the same leadership, still doing great work (here are some case studies). But now we're a lot larger. We've joined a host of Nurun offices around the globe, all part of Publicis Worldwide.
Our focus remains on helping clients succeed in a connected world with products and services that transform the consumer experience.
We continue to work with forward-thinking, longstanding clients including Tesla, Google, Sony and Audemars Piguet. More recently, we've established new relationships with Dolby, the San Francisco 49ers, GoPro, and Blu Homes.
We welcome the opportunity to work with you too.
Tim, Dave, & JT
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For Kiel, like many other farmers who cultivate cranberries, the crunchy, sour red berries represent a relatively small percentage of his crop each year — most of his land is dedicated to blueberries. As a part of Michigan's total agricultural output, too, cranberries make up a small fraction.
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DeVos, chairman of the Regional Air Alliance of West Michigan, spoke at a Tuesday breakfast meeting sponsored by the Holland Area Chamber of Commerce.
"We're trying to increase the size of the economy and yet we're running it through a decreasing knothole," DeVos said. ... LINK TO STORY
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The negroni is one of Wil's and my favorite apéritifs. It's normally extremely delicious, but we've discovered something that makes it even better! Letherbee Autumnal gin! The warm spices in the Letherbee Autumnal balance out the Campari so smoothly, I don't know that I'll want to order a negroni any other way in the future.
Okay so here's what you'll need to make it: Letherbee Autumnal gin (any gin will work, it just won't be as delicious), Campari, and Carpano Antica (though you could also substitute another sweet vermouth, this is our favorite). An orange for essence and garnish, something to measure one ounce with, an old fashioned glass, and ice that is good for stirring and diluting. Add ice to your glass, add 1 ounce of each of the Letherbee Autumnal, Campari, and Carpano Antica.
Slice off some of the orange peel and squeeze over the glass, then drop it in as a garnish.
Tada, deliciousness. Sip and enjoy. Thanks to Wil for making the drink while I take pictures, it's delightful and so are you ;-)
Happy Friday everyone! What are you up to this weekend? XXOO


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