A system and application design paradigm in the form of web-architecture, uses self describing modules of reusable services, offering SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) based composite solutions and multiple processes in a dynamic business environment. The system is termed e-Enabler Framework, and in one form, includes three frameworks, i.e., web processing framework, business logic framework and a data access framework (termed herein as persistence framework). Each of the three frameworks may include sub-frameworks with specific functionalities. The e-Enabler Framework provides a multiplicity of infrastructure services including: Logging Service, Security Service, Notification Service, (Exception Service), Caching Service, Session Management Service and, Internationalization Service. The e-Enabler Framework in a preferred form also includes a plurality of plug-in modules for performing different functions, and is capable of being used on different platforms including. BEA®, IBM®, SAP®, JBoss® Application Server, Oracle® Application Server, and SUN® Application Server.