Create sustainable differentiation by harnessing the power of smarter technology. Smart SOA solutions help you gain experience and agility with approachable, proven projects.
- Portfolio strategy analysis and planning: Create an IT roadmap that matches business goals using the enhanced Telelogic System Architect (US) while capturing business requirements with the new Rational Requirements Composer (US).
- SOA Entry Points: (US) IBM introduced the SOA entry points in 2006 based on patterns of usage of our customers for their first SOA projects. To help you choose the right first project for your business, use the online Business Value Analyzer (US). Then use the enhanced Business Value Assessment to document the return on investment from your entry point project. Several enhancements to IBM's SOA Entry Points make it even easier to get started and advance incrementally.
- People: Get started implementing portlets as services with IBM WebSphere Portal (US).
- Process: Automate business processes with IBM WebSphere Process Server (US), which now helps you automate human tasks and make in-flight process changes.
- Reuse: Achieve faster reuse of existing services with WebSphere Application Server (US) and Rational Asset Analyzer (US).
- Connectivity: Transfer and track data and files reliably and securely using the new IBM WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition (US) to bring "FTP to the SOA world". Have a simple, compliant, managed connection for diverse applications and services by using the enhanced IBM WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus (US). New IBM WebSphere DataPower (US) solutions provide a new industry focused messaging appliance for Financial Services Sector and Telecommunications, and a quick-start business-to-business whitespace solution.
- Information: Composite applications and Web 2.0 mashups are enabled with WebSphere Application Server (US) and IBM WebSphere sMash (US). You can leverage mashups on IBM WebSphere Portal (US).
- Information Agenda: Learn how to build a single view of information across your business. Turn information into a trusted strategic asset. Information Accelerators speed deployment by providing more than 140 industry specific assets.
- SOA Governance and Security: New guidance is available to help you evolve your SOA deployment along a continuum of maturity. For each level of maturity, best practices information for business and IT is provided on SOA design, governance and development. This information is based on the experiences of our 7,000 SOA customers.
- Proper governance (US) can help you achieve the full benefits of SOA. IBM's enhanced portfolio helps you with clear ownership of services, decision rights on service funding, and prioritizing the creation of reusable services. New and enhanced IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (US) and Advanced Lifecycle Edition (US) offer service visibility and policy-driven governance.
- IBM's enhanced security portfolio (US) provides service management for visibility, control and automation. These security offerings include identity management, protection and compliance. New and enhanced products and services include Tivoli Security Policy Manager for SOA, Rational AppScan (US), and professional services for security.
