At its upcoming PartnerWorld conference, IBM plans to release a new SOA-focused Solution Builder Express package, bundling together software and deployment resources to help partners assist midmarket companies with creating services-based infrastructures. IBM's SOA Solution Builder Express bundle will be tailored to address five common IT project areas, according to a source familiar with the plans: improving operational efficiency, employee access to data, customer retention and employee productivity, and reducing administrative costs. The package draws on expertise IBM has developed through its work on enterprise SOA projects, and repackages the company's tools and methodologies in a way intended to assist business partners in their work with SMB clients.
