New IBM Software and Services Help Drive Customer Adoption of Service Oriented Architecture

New IBM Software and Services Help Drive Customer Adoption of Service Oriented Architecture

IBM today announced new software and services to enable customers to quickly and easily take advantage of the growing marketplace trend towards service oriented architecture (SOA). The major barriers to SOA success are often related to determining how to get into an SOA, avoiding additional costs, and ensuring that investments are allocated toward a business strategy that will withstand market fluctuations and company changes. The new software and services help address these challenges and are based on IBM’s expertise 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, senior vice president and group executive, IBM Software Group.

The automotive industry illustrates how companies can greatly benefit from an SOA because a service oriented strategy provides a closer alignment of technology with business. IBM customers Pep Boys and Magna Steyr are using an IBM-based SOA that has resulted in increased customer satisfaction, employee productivity and overall improved supply chain integration. Harley-Davidson is simplifying its systems integration through an IBM-based SOA.

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