In the process of service-oriented development, the phase of identification of services is a precondition for the successful adoption of service-oriented computing. Several methods of service identification have been proposed in order to assist in this activity. This paper presents a literature review on the identification of services and proposes the use of service patterns as a source for the identification and specification of services in e-government applications. The development of a service lifecycle is also proposed to support the use of service patterns. The service identification and conception, coupled with the service patterns, helps software developers to identify recurring functional elements and to reduce redundancy of efforts in the conception of services for the same purposes.
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