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<chapter id="introduction">
  <title>Introduction</title>   
       
       <section>
       		<title>Overview</title>

       		<para>
       		This is the User Guide for the RiftSaw BPEL process engine.
       		</para>
       		
       		<para>
       		RiftSaw provides a JBoss AS integration for the Apache ODE BPEL engine. For detailed
       		information on executing BPEL processes within Apache ODE, we would refer the reader
       		to the <ulink url="http://ode.apache.org">Apache ODE</ulink> website and documentation.
       		</para>
       		
       		<para>
       		In addition to the ability to run the Apache ODE engine within JBoss AS, the RiftSaw
       		project also provides a GWT based administration console, replaces the Axis2 based transport
       		with JBossWS (which can be configured to use Apache CXF), and provides tighter integration
       		with JBossESB.
       		</para>
       </section>
       
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