Your #2 is drastic. Your #1, reasonable, and Martin Fowler is your friend [1][2]. [1]: http://www.martinfowler.com/articles/enterprisePatterns.html http://www.

Your #2 is drastic. Your #1, reasonable, and Martin Fowler is your friend [1][2]. [1]: http://www.martinfowler.com/articles/enterprisePatterns.html http://www.martinfowler.com/articles/enterprisePatterns.html [2]: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Enterprise-Integration-Patterns/dp/8131725081?tag=duc08-21 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Enterprise-Integration-Patterns/dp/8... [edit: beefed up]