We are at a very important juncture in the evolution of service-oriented architecture. An incredibly important issue right now is whether we are going to win broad acceptance and deep penetration, or ...

Due to global networks, heterogeneous information systems, and the need for agility, conventional architectures have evolved. The tasks of building entirely new applications, making specific adaptors ...

SOA is all about using what you have -- but discovering all the data and service resources already in place is a huge undertaking One of the first and more difficult steps in defining an SOA is ...

As IT managers continue to wrangle with creating and managing service-oriented architectures — in which application components are used and reused to meet business demands — BEA Systems is focusing on ...

Managing application services quality is becoming a critical IT discipline as companies increase their service-oriented architecture (SOA) deployments. There are plenty of vendors on hand to help, ...

What do enterprise architecture, virtualization, security, business intelligence, and organizational culture have in common with each other and with SOA? If you answered “very little to nothing at all ...

Pro-SOA view: SOA is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Anti-SOA view: SOA is toast. SOA moderate view: Let's just worry about baking service orientation into our business processes where we can.

Listen to the Computerworld TechCast: Introduction to SOA. Given the buzz about service-oriented architecture today, let’s make a few important points: The SOA concept isn’t new, it’s not a technology ...