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IBM Unveils SOA Catalog with Web Service Resources

At the IBM SOA Executive Summit in Paris, IBM announced the availability of a comprehensive resource to make it easier to find reusable IT services based on IBM and IBM Business Partner software. The IBM SOA Business Catalog allows clients to search for information on service-oriented architecture (SOA) assets or IT "services," combinations of software code, intellectual property and best practices that solve specific business problems.

By the end of the year, IBM's SOA Business Catalog is expected to include more than 3,000 SOA assets spanning more than 15 industries to solve specific business problems. The Catalog directs customers to the appropriate IBM or qualified IBM Business Partner software -- including process templates, web services, tools and adapters -- along with details on how customers can easily obtain and integrate these IT services into their existing IT infrastructures.

Recent studies have shown that reusing existing assets can help build an SOA up to five times faster.

"IBM's SOA Business Catalog delivers on the promise of reusing IT components," said Sandy Carter, vice president, WebSphere and SOA, IBM. "The ability to find and obtain detailed information on specific qualified IBM and IBM Business Partner assets -- and reuse those assets -- will enable customers to use an SOA to cut costs and increase revenue faster that developing individual IT services."


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