IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new social network focused on advancing service oriented architectures (SOA). IBM's SOA Social Network brings together a like-minded, global community of thought leaders, information technology (IT) and business professionals, university professors and students, and other interested parties through both online and in-person forums designed to help members build skills and share best practices.
As part of IMPACT 2008 -- the industry's largest SOA customer and business partner conference -- IBM is hosting a 72 hour online jam for the global SOA social network to discuss issues, challenges and ideas related to SOA. The SOA jam is being moderated by industry leaders, academics, analysts, IBM Business Partners and employees from around the world.
