SOA Software Announces European Expansion.European Customers Demanding the Leading SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. Infrastructure Solutions LONDON & LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- SOA Software SOA Software is a provider of enterprise class SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) security, management, and governance solutions. The company was originally called Digital Evolution, and has taken over a number of specialist SOA vendors. , the leading provider of comprehensive SOA and Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. management, security, mediation and run-time governance solutions, today announced that it has opened European Headquarters in London, UK to meet the growing demand from Europe for the only complete SOA Infrastructure solution available in the market. As part of the launch, SOA Software plans to expand its European support, sales team and channel partners. Current global alliances include BEA Systems BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAS) is one of the major companies developing enterprise infrastructure software. BEA makes middleware, products that help software run on top of databases. , IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Oracle, Microsoft and SAP. "Since its inception in 2001, SOA Software has made significant progress within the U.S. market, changing the way in which businesses pursue service-oriented architectures," said Roberto Medrano, executive vice president, SOA Software. "Our multi-national customers such as British American Tobacco British American Tobacco Plc (LSE: BATS, AMEX: BTI, KLSE: BAT) is the second largest listed tobacco company in the world. It is based in London, England and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index with a market capitalisation of over £29 billion as of June 2005. , Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. , Pfizer and Citicorp are already benefiting from our robust solutions and now it is time to build on that success on a wider-scale." SOA Software enables enterprises to realize the value of SOA and Web services throughout their legacy technologies, and Java or .NET applications, and customer and partner systems. Service-oriented architecture allows greater alignment between IT and business, however, in order to realize true SOA, it is essential to have an underlying infrastructure in place that manages, secures, governs, and mediates web services environments. SOA Software's enterprise-class products include: * Service Manager[TM] - providing a high-performance, scalable SOA Security, Management, and Governance solution * Network Director[TM] - providing mediation and tolerance capabilities, ensuring that services can be consumed by the widest possible range of applications * Partner Manager[TM] - making it easy for companies to securely publish B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business Web services for their partners to consume * SOLA[TM] - the only production proven mainframe Web services solution for CICS programmers "Increasing numbers of UK organizations are embarking on SOA initiatives as they strive to align their investment in and delivery of IT services with business outcomes," said Neil Macehiter, research director, Macehiter Ward-Dutton. "To maximize the business value of those initiatives, they require comprehensive service infrastructure which extends beyond service development and deployment, to encompass security, management, monitoring and lifecycle management." SOA Software also today announced that it has appointed David Longley to the position of vice president, Europe. Longley will lead all European operations and has a successful history of business management positions with private and large companies including IBM and ISOCOR. "SOA Software's expansion into Europe is driven by requirements of larger enterprises," commented Longley. "I am excited to be working with the market leading organization and to continue building a network of partners and system integrators." About SOA Software SOA Software is the leading provider of comprehensive enterprise-class SOA management, security, and governance solutions. SOA Software's products include the award winning Service Manager(TM), Network Director(TM), Partner Manager(TM), and SOLA(TM). Service Manager provides a high-performance, scalable SOA Management solution. Network Director provides mediation and tolerance capabilities, ensuring that services can be consumed by the widest possible range of applications. Partner Manager makes it easy for companies to securely publish B2B Web services for their partners to consume. And SOLA is the only production proven mainframe Web services solution for CICS programmers. These enterprise-class products combine to create the only complete SOA Infrastructure solution available today. SOA Software is backed by leading investors including Draper Fisher Jurvetson Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California with affiliate offices in more than 30 cities around the world and over $4.5 billion in capital commitments. , Redpoint, Mellon Ventures, Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). Ventures Fund and Paladin Paladin archetypal gunman who leaves a calling card. [TV: Have Gun, Will Travel in Terrace, I, 341] See : Wild West Capital Group. For more information, please visit http://www.soa.com. SOA Software, Service Manager, SOLA, Partner Manager, and Network Director are trademarks of SOA Software, Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. About Macehiter Ward-Dutton Macehiter Ward-Dutton is a specialist IT advisory firm which combines industry research and analysis with tailored consulting services, and is focused exclusively on issues surrounding IT-business alignment. For more information please visit: http://www.mwdadvisors.com. |
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