Model Driven Architecture (MDA) is a platform- and vendor-neutral approach to software architecture design and development. MDA is applicable to the complete development life cycle of designing, deploying, integrating, and managing applications, using open standards such as Unified Modeling Language (UML), Extensible Markup Language (XML), XML Metadata Interchange (XMI), and Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA). MDA systems are modeled based on functions, rather than language, platform, or technology, meaning that a well-built MDA-based system can be changed or extended over time without disrupting the core infrastructure. The MDA approach eases integration, shortens development time, and conserves company resources by making it possible to develop more solutions without needing more people or time.
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