IBM has announced new software and services as part of its ongoing SOA strategy. The new software are based on IBM’s experience with an estimated 1,800 SOA customer engagements in companies of all sizes across all industries.
“An SOA plays a strategic role in any company – from a retailer to a car manufacturer to a financial institution – because it enables people to collaborate and innovate, identify new business opportunities, and move the customers’ needs to the forefront,” said Steve Mills (pictured), senior vice president and group executive, IBM Software Group.
The company has identified five entry points to enable customers to more easily approach and initiate an SOA project. These entry points include people-, process- and information-centric approaches as well as connectivity and the ability to reuse existing assets. Four new software releases target these SOA starting points, and are complemented by a set of industry-specific models to support SOA. Additionally, IBM is announcing new SOA services.
