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More Developments In IBMs SOA

When it comes to running a small or medium business the main objective of a company is to save as much money as possible. However, every business owner will tell you that getting the best in IT development is always pricey as are most of the newest software upgrades. IBM is taking service-oriented architecture (SOA) to its channel partners, hoping to find more placement for its distributed computing technologies in small- to medium-sized businesses.

The company today expanded its SOA arsenal at PartnerWorld in Las Vegas, padding its portfolio for the more than 1,200 partners in its SOA partner program, which includes Oracle, Lawson, Accenture and Deloitte & Touche. SOAs help enterprises whittle down their often bloated business processes, allowing them to reuse software and other assets to get more bang for their IT buck. This is important at a time when CIOs are forced to rein in spending.

SOA Business Central will include the upcoming WebSphere Registry and Repository for SOA Governance software product. Customers will be able to search, download and install services from the catalog, which will include utilities for the publication, subscription, management and policy enforcement of SOA services and assets. IBM is opening the WebSphere Registry`s application program interfaces (APIs) to allow their software assets to be catalogued and stored in the repository when it becomes available later this year.