Using Modeling to Improve the Management of SOA Initiatives (Linux World)
Without architecture, SOA is just a bunch of mashups that may or may not really solve an organization's issues. SOA is capturing attention around the world, but the task of creating and managing a truly service-oriented architecture can be elusive. Here we'll explore the creation and management of an enterprise-wide architecture that implements a company’s business plans through a comprehensive ...

Do you need SOA management? (CIOL)
"Regardless of how far along your organization is with SOA, SOA Management is something you need to pay attention to..", says Lee Dai, Technical Services Director, Progress Software.

Appian and MEGA Unite Best-of-Breed BPM and Enterprise Architecture Software Tools (ebizQ.net)
Appian, a provider of business process management (BPM) technology, and MEGA, a source for enterprise architecture (EA) and business process analysis (BPA) solutions, today announced a partnership to seamlessly join the BPA and EA capabilities ...

Is SOA an elixir or real fix for 'medieval' data practices? (ZDNet)
Simply exposing data through services may create more problems than it solves by Joe McKendrick

Panasas and Objectivity Partner to Deliver Highest Throughput for Complex Database Applications (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Panasas, Inc., the global leader in parallel storage solutions, and Objectivity, Inc., the leading provider of data management solutions for software applications with complex data requirements, today announced impressive benchmark testing results that verify interoperability between Objectivity/DB and the Panasas ActiveStor Parallel Storage System and demonstrate the highest performance ...

Corticon Announces No Cost Software Licenses to Customers Upgrading from Competitors' Systems (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Through 2008, Ilog and Fair Isaac customers can make the move from legacy to legendary Business Rules Management at no cost for software licenses.

WebClient for CA Plex V1.4 Now Available, ca smart Certified (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
AUSTIN, Texas----ADC Austin and Websydian today announced the availability of version 1.4 of Websydian WebClient for CA Plex, further strengthening the Rich Internet Application framework for the CA Plex community.

CargoSmart Provides Customers Advanced Shipment Tracking Insight and Business Process Optimization With TIBCO SOA (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
TIBCO Software Inc. today announced that CargoSmart Limited, a leading global logistics Software as a Service solution provider has successfully deployed TIBCO SOA infrastructure software.

AAPT Uses SOA-Based Service Orchestration to Extend DSL Troubleshooting Process to Resellers (SYS-CON Media)
By making AAPT troubleshooting procedures available externally, AAPT reduces the complexity of providing service, improves customer satisfaction and reduces the internal resources required to support resellers and partners. read more

Methodologies Launches 'Green SOA' Training (ebizQ.net)
Methodologies Corporation, a SOA modeling and training company, announced its "Green SOA Training Program," which introduces training strategies that focus on enterprise asset consolidation and reuse, acceleration of time-to-market, and reduction ...