Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Infrastructure Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2008-2014

Table of Contents

 

Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Infrastructure Executive Summary  ES-1

IBM Sets Defacto Industry Standard For SOA   ES-1

SOA Industry Consolidation  ES-3

IBM Dominates SOA with 64% of the Market, Rest of Market Divided Between 12 Other Participants With Measurable Market Share  ES-4

SOA As A Mainframe Technology  ES-6

Reimbursement to the Line of Business (LoB) for

Initial SOA Development ES-7

SOA Market Shares  ES-7

Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Automates

Key Business Processes Replacing Manual Process  ES-9

SOA Market Forecasts  ES-11

SOA Infrastructure Market Driving Forces  ES-13

Building a Robust Data Integration Layer ES-13

SOA Market Segment ES-14

SOA Market Driving Forces  ES-15

 

1. Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Infrastructure Market Description and Market Dynamics  1-1

1.1   Benefits of SOA   1-1

1.1.1    SOA Facilitates Integration Beyond The Enterprise Network  1-2

1.2   SOA Data Integration  1-4

1.2.1    Encapsulating Business Logic As Services  1-4

1.2.2    Composite Applications  1-4

1.3   SOA Creates The Agile Business  1-5

1.3.1    SOA Return on Investment (ROI) 1-10

1.3.2    Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Layers  1-12

1.3.3    Service-Oriented Architecture Business Benefits  1-15

1.3.4    IBM WebSphere Integration Workflow Support 1-16

1.4   Business Benefits of Service-Oriented Architecture  1-17

1.4.1    Service-Oriented Architecture IT Benefits  1-19

1.4.2    SOA Self-Assessment 1-20

1.4.3    Service Infrastructure  1-20

1.4.4    Infrastructure Implementations Using SOA Products  1-21

1.4.5    SOA Technology Principles  1-22

1.4.6    Decoupled Services Value  1-23

1.4.7    Security  1-23

1.5   Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Automates

Key Business Processes  1-24

1.5.1    SOA Virtual Experience  1-25

1.5.2    SOA Building a Channel 1-26

1.5.3    SOA Integration Platform   1-26

1.5.4    SOA Infrastructure Supports Delivery of

 

Information As A Service  1-30

1.6   Services Oriented Applications (SOA) Unlock Business Value  1-40

1.6.1    Aligning Business Process And Technology  1-40

1.6.2    Business Process Challenges  1-41

1.6.3    Business Environment 1-41

1.7   Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Ability

To Transform Business  1-42

1.7.1    Services Oriented Architecture Works By

Abstracting Business Processes  1-42

1.7.2    Dynamically Building Application Portfolios  1-43

1.7.3    Flexible Application Framework  1-44

1.8   Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Workflow   1-45

1.8.1    Infrastructure for Services Oriented Architectures

Services-Oriented Architecture (SOA) 1-46

1.9   Web Services Standards  1-47

1.10     SOA Development Methodology  1-49

1.11     SOA Creates Transformation Requirements For

Document Interchanges  1-50

1.11.1  Information Is Mapped From Nodes In A Source

Schema To Nodes In The Destination Schema  1-50

 

2. Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Infrastructure

Market Shares and Forecasts  2-1

2.1   SOA Infrastructure Market Driving Forces  2-1

2.1.1    Building a Robust Data Integration Layer 2-1

 

2.1.2    SOA Market Segment 2-2

2.1.3    SOA Market Driving Forces  2-3

2.2   SOA Market Shares  2-6

2.3   SOA Market Forecasts  2-8

2.3.1    Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Infrastructure

Core Process  2-10

2.3.2    WebSphereMQ and Tibco Transport Layer Achieve

Mission Critical Functionality  2-11

2.3.3    SOA Integration Of E-Business  2-12

2.3.4    Market Driving Forces For Real Time Exchange of Information  2-15

2.3.5    Typical SOA Integration Projects  2-19

2.3.6    SOA Business Environment Market Drivers  2-21

2.4   Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Company

Market Segment Analysis  2-21

2.4.1    SOA Process Component Segments By Vendor 2-22

2.5   Web Services and Service Oriented Architecture Forecasts  2-26

2.6   SOA Company Competitive Analysis  2-29

2.6.1    Top Competitors IBM, Tibco, Software AG /

WebMethods, and Oracle / BEA SOA Platforms  2-29

2.6.2    Value of WebSphereMQ, DataPower, and

WebSphereMQ Broker to SOA   2-29

2.6.3    IBM SOA Model 2-31

2.6.4    SOA Components Use IBM WebSphereMQ   2-33

2.6.5    IBM WebSphere Application Server Leverages

Java Technology as a Stack  2-34

2.6.6    IBM SOA Fabric Across The Enterprise To Reuse IT Assets  2-35

 

2.6.7    WebSphere Adapters  2-36

2.6.8    Tibco  2-39

2.6.9    Tibco Business Process Management on A SOA Foundation  2-39

2.6.10  Software AG   2-40

2.6.11  Software AG Solution For SOA Governance  2-41

2.6.12  Software AG / webMethods  2-42

2.6.13  Microsoft SOA Positioned To Support

Building A SOA Application  2-42

2.6.14  Oracle / BEA   2-43

2.6.15  Sun  2-44

2.6.16  Sybase  2-44

2.7   Enterprise Services Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Market Segment Analysis  2-44

2.7.1    Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Engine

Segments Market Forecasts  2-45

2.8   Competitive Factors Affecting The SOA Market 2-50

2.8.1    Services Oriented Architecture Market Trends  2-52

2.8.2    System z Significantly Less Expensive than

Distributed Computing Environments  2-55

2.8.3    Internet Impact 2-56

2.8.4    IT Department Need For SOA   2-58

2.8.5    SOA Represents The Implementation Of

Process From The Desktop  2-59

2.8.6    Stack Based vs. Decoupled WebSphereMQ Mission

Critical Messaging Approaches to SOA Solutions  2-60

 

 

2.8.7    Cost, Time And Resources Required To Create And Maintain Integration In A Rapidly Changing Environment 2-60

2.8.8    Application Connectivity Infrastructure Enhances E-Business  2-61

2.9   Sarbanes-Oxley Solutions Position IT For Flexible Systems  2-65

2.9.1    SOA Service Oriented Architecture Markets  2-70

2.9.2    E-Business  2-70

2.10     SOA Regional Analysis  2-73

2.11     Enterprise Services Oriented Architecture (SOA)

For Back End Systems  2-77

2.11.1  SOA Industry Segments  2-78

2.11.2  Enterprise Services Oriented Architecture (SOA)

For Front End Systems  2-79

2.11.3  Customer Service  2-80

2.11.4  Partner Business Drivers  2-80

2.11.5  Business Process Integration  2-82

2.11.6  Integration Of Business Processes  2-84

2.11.7  Impact Of Mergers And Acquisitions  2-84

2.11.8  Expand Strategic Partnerships  2-86

2.11.9  Electronic Commerce  2-87

2.11.10 Vendors With A Broad Suite Of Products  2-91

2.11.11 Total Segments By Vendor 2-91

2.11.12 SOA Integration Broker Segment Market Analysis  2-92

2.12     Services Oriented Architecture Challenges  2-94

2.13     Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Business Benefits  2-95

2.13.1  Network Services  2-98

 

3. Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Infrastructure

Description   3-1

3.1   SOA Business Integration Foundation Systems  3-1

3.2   IBM SOA Infrastructure  3-3

3.2.1    IBM WebSphere SOA Business Integration Foundation  3-4

3.2.2    IBM Service Oriented Architecture Smart SOA Continuum   3-7

3.2.3    IBM SOA Facilitates Collaboration  3-9

3.2.4    IBM SOA Governance Method  3-11

3.2.5    IBM SOA Builds Case For Application Modernization  3-16

3.2.6    IBM SOA Customers Business Partners / Suppliers  3-18

3.2.7    IBM SOA Self-Assessment 3-19

3.2.8    IBM SOA Integration Infrastructure  3-19

3.2.9    IBM SOA Foundation Reference Architecture  3-20

IBM WebSphere Business Integration Human Workflow Support 3-23

3.2.10  AptSoft 3-24

3.2.11  IBM Open Infrastructure  3-24

3.3   Oracle / BEA SOA   3-25

3.3.1    Oracle / BEA / Lab49  3-26

3.3.2    Oracle / BEA WebLogic One Million

Events Per Second At Microsecond Latencies  3-27

3.3.3    Oracle / BEA WebLogic Server Service Component

Architecture Supports Next Generation SOA   3-28

3.3.4    Oracle / BEA SCA Enable Organizations To

Assemble SOA Services  3-29

3.3.5    BEA Service-Oriented Architecture for

 

Enterprise Resource Planning Integration  3-31

3.3.6    BEA AquaLogic Service Bus Enables

nterprise-Wide SOA Deployments  3-33

3.3.7    BEA SOA Service Infrastructure Positioning  3-35

3.3.8    BEA SOA Meeting Business Challenges  3-37

3.3.9    BEA SOA Application Development 3-38

3.3.10  BEA SOA Enterprise Positioning  3-42

3.3.11  BEA SOA Enterprise Considerations  3-43

3.3.12  BEA SOA for Architects  3-47

3.3.13  BEA SOA Self-Assessment 3-47

3.3.14  BEA SOA Service Infrastructure  3-50

3.3.15  BEA Service Infrastructure  3-50

3.3.16  BEA SOA Framework  3-52

3.3.17  BEA AquaLogic BPM, Data Services, And

Service Bus Platforms  3-52

3.4   Tibco SOA   3-55

3.4.1    Tibco SOA Deployment Managing The Entire

Service Lifecycle  3-55

3.4.2    Tibco Business Process Management on an SOA

Foundation  3-56

3.4.3    Tibco SOA Business Process  3-57

3.4.4    Tibco SOA Breaks Down Key Applications And Data Into Components  3-58

3.4.5    Tibco BPM Reusable Services  3-58

3.4.6    Tibco BPM Deployed On SOA   3-60

3.4.7    Tibco Business Process Management on A SOA Foundation  3-60

3.4.8    Tibco Delivers Full Benefits of BPM on SOA Foundation  3-61

3.4.9    Tibco SOA Process Layer And Services Layer,

Each Independent Of The Other 3-64

3.4.10  Tibco SOA Real-Time Process Monitoring  3-67

3.4.11  Tibco Hawk SOA Management Console  3-67

3.4.12  TIBCO SOA Governance Best Practices  3-68

3.4.13  Tibco SOA ROI  3-69

3.5   Software AG / WebMethods SOA   3-71

3.5.1    Software AG webMethods SOA Suite  3-74

3.5.2    Software AG WebMethods CentraSite  3-75

3.5.3    Software AG / webMethods Open API and Open Standards  3-78

3.5.4    Software AG / webMethods SOA   3-79

3.5.5    Software AG / webMethods: X-Broker 3-79

3.5.6    Software AG Standards Compliance  3-81

3.5.7    Software AG SOA Operations  3-81

3.5.8    Software AG SOA Availability Management 3-82

3.5.9    Software AG SOA Business Content-Based Routing  3-82

3.5.10  Software AG SOA Infrastructure  3-85

3.5.11  Software AG Application Composer 3-86

3.6   Progress Software Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) 3-87

3.6.1    Progress Software Sonic Product Family  3-87

3.6.2    Progress® DataXtend™ Data Integration Software  3-88

3.6.3    Progress Software SOA Product Positioning  3-89

3.6.4    Progress Software Products  3-90

3.6.5    Progress Software Key Transformation Supplier

For Operational Intelligence  3-92

 

3.6.6    Progress Software Services Oriented Architecture

SOA Products  3-94

3.6.7    Progress Software Application Platform Products  3-95

3.6.8    Progress Software Services Oriented Architecture for

Enterprise Open Consensual Structure  3-96

3.6.9    Progress® Actional SOA Performance Monitoring &

Alerting      3-98

3.6.10  Progress Software SOA Implementation of Compliance  3-100

3.6.11  Progress Software SOA Security  3-101

3.6.12  Progress Actional SOA Protects Stored Cardholder Data  3-102

3.6.13  Progress Actional SOA Management / Lockheed Martin

Defense SOA   3-103

3.6.14  Progress Software DataDirect Technologies Product Lines  3-104

3.6.15  Progress Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Deployments  3-106

3.6.16  Progress Sonic Messaging-Based Enterprise

Service Bus ESB® SOA Products  3-106

3.6.17  Progress® Sonic™ Leverages the Sonic ESB®

Messaging-Based Enterprise Service Bus  3-108

3.6.18  Progress Software Data Infrastructure Products  3-110

3.6.19  Sybase SOA Modeling & Metadata  3-112

3.7   Sun Java Application Platform Suite  3-114

3.7.1    Sun Web Services Interoperability SOA Technology (WSIT) 3-114

3.7.2    Sun Java Studio Development Tools  3-116

3.8   Microsoft SOA BizTalk Server SOA Adapter Solution  3-117

3.8.1    Microsoft SOA—Underlying Technologies  3-118

Microsoft Web Services  3-121

 

Microsoft BizTalk Server—SOA Implementation  3-122

Microsoft BizTalk Integration Core Architecture  3-125

Microsoft BizTalk Capabilities  3-125

Microsoft BizTalk SOA   3-127

Microsoft BizTalk Connecting Systems  3-130

Microsoft BizTalk Adapters For Sending and Receiving Messages  3-131

Microsoft BizTalk Web Services Adapter 3-131

Microsoft BizTalk Server Broker for Managing Applications  3-134

3.9   Raining Data / Tiger Logic  3-136

3.9.1    Raining Data TigerLogic FastSOA Architecture  3-137

3.9.2    Raining Data TigerLogic FastSOA Architecture  3-139

3.10     Vitria Business Accelerator  3-141

3.10.1  Vitria Resolution Accelerator 3-143

3.10.2  Vitria Resolution Accelerator Return on Investment 3-144

3.10.3  Vitria Solution  3-145

3.10.4  Vitria Pricing & Availability  3-145

3.10.5  Vitria Business Accelerator and BusinessWare™    3-145

3.11     Iona Artix Registry/Repository  3-146

3.11.1  Iona Artix Suite Provisioning And Managing SOA

 Implementations  3-147

3.11.2  Iona Leadership In Supporting SOA Best Practices

And Industry Standards  3-148

3.11.3  IONA Artix  3-150

3.12     Cape Clear  3-150

3.13     Hewlett Packard  3-151

3.13.1  HP SOA Positioning  3-151

 

3.13.2  HP SOA Center 3-153

3.13.3  HP SOA Center Functions  3-158

3.13.4  HP SOA Systinet Software Functions  3-161

3.13.5  HP SOA Systinet Provides Governance For

 Accelerating Adoption And Mitigating The Risk Of SOA   3-167

3.14     Fiorano  3-168

3.14.1  Fiorano ESB   3-168

3.14.2  Fiorano Software SOA Integration Backbone Solutions  3-168

3.14.3  Fiorano SOA Platform   3-169

3.14.4  Fiorano SOA Platform Components  3-169

3.15     Monitoring SOA   3-170

3.16     MQ Software QNami 3-170

3.17     Tidal Intersperse Management and Analysis of

SOA Applications  3-170

3.17.1  Tidal Intersperse Proactively Pinpoints Performance

In The Context Of Business Process  3-171

3.17.2  Tidal Intersperse Solutions Utilize Standard JMX   3-173

3.18     Skyway SOA Visual Workspace Models

Used to Build SOA Code  3-175

3.18.1  Skyway SOA Model Driven Interactive Services Delivery  3-177

3.18.2  Skyway Separates The Business Logic From The

Solutions Code Modules  3-178

3.19     Progress Software Actional SOA Management 3-179

3.20     Mindreef SOA  Testing Tool 3-182

 

 

4. Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Technology  4-1

4.1   SOA Infrastructure Technology  4-1

4.1.1    Building a Robust Data Integration Layer 4-1

4.1.2    Microsoft Internet Explorer RSS Functionality  4-4

4.1.3    SOA Data Integration Layer Supports Developer Access

To Metadata To Build Services  4-6

4.2   State Machine  4-8

4.2.1    Bluenote  4-10

4.2.2    SOA Network Strategy  4-10

4.2.3    SOA Representational State Transfer Is A Mode Of

Communication Accessible To Programs And Humans  4-11

4.3   XDMS Technology  4-11

4.3.1    Web Services and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Tier Architecture  4-13

4.3.2    Raining Data TigerLogic FastSOA Architecture  4-16

4.4   Tibco SOA Products  4-17

4.4.1    Tibco Enterprise Backbone Software  4-17

4.4.2    Tibco Process Collaboration Suite  4-18

4.5   webMethods SOA Fabric Broker  4-19

webMethods SOA   4-21

webMethods Guided SOA Solution  4-22

4.6   SOA Dynamic Architecture  4-25

4.6.1    Google Search Engine Dynamic Architecture  4-28

4.6.2    BigFiles  4-29

4.6.3    Repository  4-29

4.6.4    Microsoft .Net Defines Reusable Modules Dynamically  4-30

 

4.6.5    Microsoft Combines Managed Modules into Assemblies  4-31

4.6.6    Microsoft Architecture Dynamic Modular Processing  4-31

4.6.7    IBM SOA Architecture is Dynamic for the Transport Layer 4-34

4.7   Business Benefits of Service-Oriented Architecture  4-40

4.7.1    SOA Technology Issues  4-40

4.7.2    Technology Platforms  4-41

4.7.3    Existing Enterprise Asset Automated Virtualization  4-42

4.7.4    Complexity Of The Underlying IT Technologies  4-42

4.7.5    Impact of Platforms  4-43

4.7.6    Platforms and Disparate Technologies  4-44

4.8   Services Oriented Applications (SOA) Services  4-444

4.8.1    Application Integration Professional Services

Implementation Strategies  4-45

4.8.2    Application Connectivity  4-46

4.8.3    Single Vendor Issues  4-46

4.8.4    Standards Adoption  4-47

4.8.5    SOA Technology Analysis  4-48

4.9   SOA Business Benefits  4-49

4.10     Business Events  4-50

4.10.1  Event Transmission  4-53

4.10.2  Business Process Automation  4-54

4.11     Process Oriented Architecture  4-57

4.11.1  Business Process Automation  4-57

4.11.2  Business Process Management Modular Architecture  4-58

4.11.3  Business Components  4-58

 

4.12     Advanced E-Business Infrastructure  4-62

4.12.1  Application Integration Technical Advantages  4-63

4.12.2  Integration System Architecture  4-64

4.13     Open Systems  4-66

4.13.1  Adapters  4-66

4.14     Development Toolset 4-68

4.14.1  Infrastructure And System Management 4-69

4.15     BPM Software Process Design  4-69

4.15.1  Process Monitoring  4-70

4.15.2  Messaging as Part of Process Operation  4-71

4.16     BPM / Web Services  4-71

4.16.1  Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) 4-72

4.16.2  Enterprise Application Servers  4-72

4.16.3  Advantages Of Java In Context Of Application Integration  4-73

4.16.4  EAI Technology Heritage  4-73

4.17     Web Services  4-75

4.17.1  Promise Of Web Services  4-75

4.17.2  Microsoft .Net Framework  4-76

4.17.3  Java  4-77

4.17.4  Java Technology  4-78

4.17.5  J2EE   4-79

4.17.6  Soap  4-79

4.17.7  Apache Soap  4-80

4.17.8  Load Balancer With SSL Support 4-81

4.17.9  Points Of Failure  4-82

4.17.10 Soap Limitations  4-82

 

4.17.11 WSDL   4-85

4.17.12 WSDL Service Descriptions  4-86

4.17.13 UDDI  4-87

4.17.14 UDDI Test Registries  4-87

4.17.15 UDDI Distributed Web Service Discovery  4-88

4.17.16 UDDI Consortium   4-89

4.17.17 WS-Inspection Document Extensibility  4-90

4.17.18 XML   4-91

4.17.19 XSLT  4-92

4.17.20 Metadata Repository  4-93

4.17.21 Metadata Describes Location, Format, Relationships,

Transformation, Rules, Cross-Reference  4-94

4.17.22 Metadata Drives Creation Of Data Integration Services  4-95

4.17.23 Wrappering  4-96

4.17.24 Workflow Management Coalition  4-97

4.18     Service Level Challenges  4-97

4.18.1  Quality Of Service (QoS) Functions  4-98

4.18.2  Network Efficiency  4-99

4.19     Business Need  4-100

4.19.1  Business Process Management Packaged Solutions for

Rapid Deployment 4-100

4.19.2  Quality Of Service Control 4-101

4.20     BPMI.org  4-101

4.20.1  Bpmi.Org Defines Open Specifications  4-103

4.20.2  BPM Transactional Finite-State Machines  4-103

4.20.3  BPQL   4-105

 

4.20.4  XML Standards  4-107

4.21     Oasis  4-108

4.22     Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) 4-109

4.22.1  IBM Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) 4-111

4.22.2  SOA Business Challenge IT Imperative  4-111

4.22.3  Services Oriented Architecture And Relevant Standards  4-112

4.22.4  XML   4-113

4.22.5  Integration Engines Leverage XML Processing  4-114

4.22.6  XML Standards  4-116

4.22.7  XML Role In Application Topology  4-117

4.22.8  XML Meets The Integration Challenge  4-117

4.22.9  XML Standard Communication Language  4-118

4.22.10 Web Services Protocols  4-118

4.22.11 Web Services Input And Output Formats  4-119

4.22.12 Web Services Coupling Versus Cohesion  4-121

4.22.13 Web Services Coupling  4-121

4.22.14 Web Services Cohesion  4-123

4.23     Open Systems  4-126

4.24     Java  4-126

4.24.1  AI Vendor Commitment To Java  4-128

4.24.2  Advantages Of Java In Context Of Application Integration  4-128

4.25     Web Services  4-129

4.26     WS-Transaction and BPEL4WS specifications  4-129

4.26.1  WS-Reliable Messaging  4-131

4.26.2  WS-Addressing  4-131

4.26.3  Architecture for Reliable Messaging Delivery  4-132

 

4.27     Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) 4-132

4.28     UDDI Registry  4-132

4.28.1  UDDI Test Registries  4-133

4.28.2  UDDI Distributed Web Service Discovery  4-133

4.28.3  UDDI Consortium   4-135

4.28.4  SOAP  4-136

4.28.5  SOAP Framework  4-136

4.28.6  SOAP Framework For Developing Web Services  4-136

4.28.7  Apache SOAP  4-137

4.28.8  Load balancer with SSL support 4-138

4.28.9  Points Of Failure  4-138

4.28.10 SOAP Limitations  4-139

4.28.11 SOAP Protocol Uses Multi-Step Process  4-139

4.28.12 Framework Benefits  4-140

4.28.13 SOAP Test Strategies  4-140

4.28.14 SOAP Solutions  4-142

4.29     WSDL   4-143

4.29.1  WSDL Service Descriptions  4-143

4.29.2  WS-Inspection Document Extensibility  4-144

4.30     Language XSLT   4-145

4.31     ebXML   4-146

4.31.1  ebXML and Open Applications Group OAGIS Standards  4-147

4.31.2  EBXML Standard  4-148

4.32     IP Addressing / Directory Management 4-149

4.32.1  Web Services Security Specification  4-151

4.32.2  Components for Secure Web Services  4-152

 

4.33     Web Services Reliability Specification  4-153

4.33.1  B2B Commerce Technology As A Working Reality  4-155

4.33.2  Application Server Strategy  4-156

4.33.3  Communities Of Partners  4-158

4.33.4  Common Development Environment Across

Windows And Linux  4-158

4.34     Web Services Technology  4-159

4.34.1  Java Application Server 4-159

4.34.2  Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs) 4-160

4.34.3  Autonomic Computing Technologies  4-164

4.34.4  Grid Protocol Topology  4-169

4.34.5  Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA) 4-171

4.34.6  Eclipse Open-Source Tools Framework  4-172

4.34.7  Difficulties of Corba  4-173

4.34.8  Distributed Object Computing Model 4-174

4.34.9  Asynchronous Communications  4-175

4.35     Stateless Session Bean  4-177

4.36     Cluster  4-177

4.37     Location Transparency  4-179

4.38     Smart Proxy  4-179

4.39     Load Balancing  4-180

4.40     Process-Entity Design Pattern  4-180

4.41     Command Objects / Control Flow   4-181

4.42     Authorization Checks  4-182

4.43     Delegation  4-183

4.44     Collaborative Filtering  4-184

 

4.45     Site Analysis  4-184

4.46     Portals  4-185

4.46.1  Real-Time Processing  4-187

 

5. Services Oriented Architecture SOA Infrastructure Company Profiles  5-1

5.1   SOA Market Consolidation  5-1

5.2   Accenture  5-4

5.3   Aldon  5-4

5.4   Cape Clear Software  5-4

5.5   DataDirect Technologies  5-6

5.6   DataFlux Corporation  5-6

5.7   DataSynapse  5-6

5.7.1    DataSynapse Revenue Growth In 2007  5-8

5.7.2    DataSynapse Products  5-8

5.7.3    DataSynapse Enabling Real-Time Infrastructures  5-10

5.7.4    DataSynapse / Informatica Partnership  5-10

5.7.5    DataSynapse FabricServer™ Real-Time Infrastructure Software  5-12

5.7.6    DataSynapse Platform Supports SOA Applications  5-16

5.8   Eclipse Foundation  5-17

5.8.1    Skyway Software Joins Eclipse Foundation  5-18

5.9   Exaltec Software  5-18

5.10     Exeros  5-18

5.11     Extol International 5-18

5.12     Francisco Partners / GXS  5-19

5.13     GigaSpaces Technologies  5-19

 

5.14     HCL Technologies Ltd. 5-20

5.14.1  HCL Technologies second quarter revenue FY 2OO7-08  5-20

5.14.2  HCL Technologies Strategy  5-20

5.15     Hewlett-Packard  5-21

5.15.1  Hewlett Packard Service-Oriented Architecture  5-22

5.15.2  HP SOA Center Components  5-22

5.15.3  HP Financial Information 2008  5-24

5.15.4  HP Personal Systems Group  5-25

5.15.5  HP Imaging and Printing Group  5-25

5.15.6  HP Enterprise Storage and Servers  5-25

5.15.7  HP Services  5-26

5.15.8  HP Software  5-26

5.15.9  HP Financial Services  5-26

5.15.10 HP Technology Positioning  5-31

5.16     IBM    5-31

5.16.1  IBM SOA Infrastructure  5-32

5.16.2  IBM WebSphere SOA Business Integration Foundation  5-33

5.16.3  IBM 2008 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Revenue  5-34

5.17     IDS Scheer  5-44

5.18     Informatica  5-44

5.19     Information Builders  5-44

5.19.1  Information Builders / iWay Software  5-44

5.20     Iona Technologies  5-45

5.20.1  Iona High-Performance Integration Solutions  5-45

5.20.2  Iona / LogicBlaze and C24: Open-Source SOA Company  5-46

5.20.3  Iona Revenue For Full Year And Fourth Quarter 2007  5-46

 

5.20.4  IONA Providing Distributed, Standards-Based

Solutions To IT Organizations  5-48

5.20.5  IONA Revenue  5-48

5.20.6  IONA Customers  5-49

5.20.7  IONA Revenue  5-50

5.20.8  IONA(R) Technologies Distributed Service-

Oriented Architecture (SOA) Infrastructure Governance Solutions  5-50

5.21     Jacada  5-51

5.22     Nexaweb Technologies, Inc. 5-51

5.22.1  Nexaweb Enterprise Web 2.0 and SOA With HP Governance  5-51

5.22.2  Nexaweb SOA Application and SOA Governance  5-53

5.22.3  Nexaweb Web2SOA™ Ecosystem Program   5-56

5.23     Oracle / BEA   5-56

5.23.1  Oracle / BEA Systems  5-56

5.23.2  BEA / Sony Pictures Entertainment / Tata

Consultancy: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) 5-57

5.23.3  Oracle and BEA Customers and Partners  5-58

5.23.4  Oracle BEA Systems / Skyway Software

Service Delivery and SOA Governance Partnership  5-60

5.23.5  Oracle / BEA Revenue  5-60

5.23.6  BEA Customers and Partnerships  5-62

5.23.7  BEA Revenues  5-63

5.24     Pervasive Software  5-63

5.25     PolarLake  5-64

5.26     Progress Software  5-65

5.26.1  Progress Software Market Presence  5-65

 

5.26.2  Progress Software Strategy  5-65

5.26.3  Progress Software Go To Market Strategy  5-66

5.26.4  Progress Software Revenue 2007  5-66

5.26.5  Progress Software Services Oriented Architecture Products  5-71

5.26.6  Progress Software Application Platform Products  5-72

5.26.7  Progress Software DataDirect Technologies

Strategy and Positioning  5-74

5.26.8  Progress Software Powers Innovation  5-75

5.26.9  Progress Software Data Infrastructure Products  5-76

5.27     Raining Data  5-77

5.27.1  Raining Data Supports Key Technical Specifications  5-78

5.27.2  Raining Data Business Partners  5-79

5.28     Rogue Wave  5-79

5.28.1  Rogue Wave SourcePro C++  5-79

5.28.2  Rogue Wave Software / IBM Model for C++  5-80

5.29     SAP   5-80

5.29.1  SAP AG Revenue For The Fourth Quarter And Full

Year Ended December 31, 2007  5-81

5.29.2  SAP / Business Objects  5-82

5.29.3  SAP Fourth Quarter 2007 Revenues  5-82

5.29.4  SAP Key Events – Fourth Quarter 2007  5-83

5.29.5  IBM and SAP Joint Software Product 5-86

5.30     Serena Software  5-87

5.30.1  Serena Software Go-To-Market Strategy:  Web 2.0,

SOA, and SaaS  5-88

5.30.2  Serena Business Mashups  5-89

 

5.30.3  Serena Software Business Mashup  5-89

5.30.4  No Fuss, No Muss Mashups  5-90

5.31     Shunra  5-92

5.32     Silver Creek Systems  5-93

5.33     Siperian  5-94

5.34     Skyway Software  5-94

5.34.1  Skyway Software Focused On Building A J2EE Application Development 5-95

5.34.2  Skyway Software Technology And Processes To

IT Organizations  5-95

5.34.3  Skyway Software  5-96

5.35     SoftwareAG / WebMethods  5-96

5.35.1  Software AG / webMethods Acquisition  5-97

5.35.2  SoftwareAG Crossvision Business Renamed webMethods  5-98

5.35.3  Software AG Revenue  5-104

5.35.4  Software AG SOA Value Assessment 5-106

5.35.5  Software AG Revenue 2007  5-107

5.35.6  Software AG Partner Program   5-108

5.36     Software AG / webMethods  5-109

5.36.1  Software AG  /  webMethods Revenue  5-109

5.37     Symphoniq  5-110

5.38     Tata Consultancy Services  5-110

5.39     TBA Group / B2br: 5-110

5.40     TechTarget 5-111

5.41     Tibco Software  5-111

5.41.1  Tibco Revenue  5-112

 

5.41.2  Tibco Revenue: 5-115

5.41.3  Tibco Fourth Quarter Revenue Fiscal 2007  5-115

5.41.4  Tibco Customers  5-116

5.42     Tidal Software  5-118

5.42.1  Tidal Customers  5-118

5.43     Torry Harris  5-119

5.44     Vitria  5-119

5.44.1  Vitria Business Process Integration Products and Solutions  5-120

5.44.2  Resolution Accelerator 5-123

5.44.3  Vitria ROI Return on Investment 5-124

5.44.4  Vitria Pricing & Availability  5-124

5.44.5  Vitria Business Process Integration Products  5-125

5.44.6  Vitria Partners  5-126

5.44.7  Vitria Customers  5-126

5.44.8  Vitria SOA Positioning  5-126

5.44.9  Vitria Technology Business Accelerator 5-127

5.44.10 Vitria Technology Business Process

Integration Products And Solutions  5-128

5.44.11 Vitria Customer Base  5-128

5.44.12 Vitria / B2Br Partnership  5-129

5.45     Wipro Technologies  5-130

5.46     Other SOA Centric Companies  5-130

 

 

 

List of Tables and Figures

Table ES-1  ES-9

SOA Market Shares, 2007 

Table ES-2  ES-11

SOA Value of Automated Process 

Table ES-3  ES-13

SOA Market Forecasts, 2008-2014 

Table ES-4  ES-17

Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Benefits 

Table ES-5  ES-18

Services Oriented Architecture SOA Market Driving Forces 

 

Table 1-1  1-3

Using SOA To Facilitate Integration Beyond The Enterprise Network 

Table 1-2  1-6

SOA Agile Business Functions

Table 1-3  1-7

SOA Agile Business Benefits 

Table 1-4  1-8

Key SOA Data and Metadata Components 

Table 1-5  1-11

SOA Return on Investment (ROI)

Table 1-6  1-13

Process Of SOA Implementation Depends On N-Dimensional

Interaction Of Layers That Can Be Modeled by Business Analyst

Table 1-7  1-14

IBM SOA Business I Services Layers 

Figure 1-8  1-15

IBM Smart SOA Continuum  

Table 1-9  1-16

SOA Foundation Reference Architecture 

Table 1-10  1-18

Business Benefits of Service-Oriented Architecture 

Table 1-11  1-19

IT Benefits of Service-Oriented Architecture 

Table 1-12  1-28

Dramatic Increase in Business Activity Speed Drives SOA  

Table 1-13  1-29

Business Aspects of Change Response Creating Need for SOA  

Table 1-14  1-31

SOA Engine Manages Information Access To Create A Service 

Table 1-15  1-32

Services Oriented Architecture Achieves Flexible Infrastructure 

Table 1-16  1-34

Services Oriented Architecture Line Of Business Positioning 

Table 1-17  1-35

Services Oriented Architecture Business Process Efficiency 

Table 1-18  1-36

Services Oriented Architecture Business Process Challenges 

Table 1-19  1-38

Services Oriented Architecture Business Process Risk Management

Table 1-20  1-39

Services Oriented Architecture Business Process Improvements 

 

Table 2-1  2-4

Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Benefits 

Table 2-2  2-5

Services Oriented Architecture SOA Market Driving Forces 

Table 2-3  2-6

SOA Market Shares, 2007 

Table 2-4  2-7

SOA Market Shares, 2007 

Table 2-5  2-8

SOA Market Forecasts, 2008-2014 

Table 2-6  2-17

SOA Market Driving Forces For Real Time Computing 

Table 2-7  2-20

Typical SOA Integration Projects 

Table 2-8  2-23

Services Oriented Architecture Market Segments By

Company, Dollars, 2006 

Table 2-9  2-24

Services Oriented Architecture Market Segments By

Company, Percent, 2006 

Figure 2-10  2-25

Services Oriented Architecture Vendor Market Segment

Participation, 2006 

Table 2-11  2-27

Worldwide EAI Application Integration Engine and Component Market Forecasts, 2007-2013 

Table 2-12  2-28

Worldwide Services Oriented ArchitectureMarket Segments, 2007-2013 

Table 2-13  2-45

Worldwide Services Oriented Architecture Market Segments,

2007   

Table 2-14  2-46

Worldwide Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Engine Web Services Segment Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2007-2013 

Table 2-15  2-47

Worldwide Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Engine Web Services Segment Market Forecasts, Percent, 2007-2013 

Table 2-16  2-47

Worldwide Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Component Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2007-2013 

Table 2-17  2-51

SOA Competitive Market Factors 

Table 2-18  2-53

Network Business Integration (BI)

Table 2-19  2-57

Internet Impact On SOA  

Table 2-20  2-63

Impact of Application Connectivity On E-Business 

Table 2-21  2-65

Sarbanes-Oxley Solutions Position IT For Flexible Systems 

Table 2-22  2-67

Sarbanes-Oxley Functions Required 

Table 2-23  2-68

Sarbanes-Oxley Features 

 

Table 2-24  2-71

SOA Business Environment Market Drivers 

Figure 2-25  2-73

Worldwide Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Regional

Market Shares, 2007 

Table 2-26  2-74

Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Regional Market Shares, 2007 

Figure 2-27  2-75

Services Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Regional Market Shares In Europe, 2007 

Table 2-28  2-76

Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) European

Regional Market Shares, 2007 

Table 2-29  2-77

Business Benefits Of SOA  

Table 2-30  2-78

Enterprise Back End System Advantages From SOA  

Table 2-31  2-79

Enterprise Market Advantages From SOA  

Table 2-32  2-81

Integration Targeted To B2B And Exchanges 

Table 2-33  2-83

Business Process Integration Advantages 

Table 2-34  2-86

Enterprise Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Processes 

Table 2-35  2-88

E-Business Objectives 

 

Table 2-36  2-89

Electronic Commerce Infrastructure Requirements 

Table 2-37  2-89

SOA Functions Enable E-commerce 

Table 2-38  2-90

SOA Support For Internet Commerce And EDI 

Table 2-39  2-94

Key Challenges Of Application Integration 

Table 2-40  2-97

Integration Modular Architecture Impact

 

Table 3-1  3-2

SOA Leveraging of Business Integration Systems 

Table 3-2  3-3

SOA Engine Segments 

Table 3-3  3-6

IBM WebSphere SOA Business Integration Server Functions 

Table 3-4  3-7

IBM WebSphere Business Integration Foundation Server Visual Functions 

Figure 3-5  3-8

IBM Smart SOA Continuum  

Table 3-6  3-11

IBM SOA Business Integration Functions 

Figure 3-7  3-14

IBM SOA Risks Managed By Governance 

Figure 3-8  3-15

IBM SOA Governance Method 

 

 

Table 3-9  3-17

IBM SOA Implements Application Modernization 

Table 3-10  3-18

IBM SOA Transaction Systems Support

Table 3-11  3-21

IBM SOA Business Innovation & Optimization Services 

Table 3-12  3-22

IBM SOA Services Atomic And Composite Architecture 

Table 3-13  3-23

SOA Foundation Reference Architecture 

Table 3-14  3-27

Core Components Of BEA-Lab49 Framework 

Table 3-15  3-30

BEA Workshop SCA Component Tooling Functions 

Table 3-16  3-32

BEA SmartConnect, BEA AquaLogic Service Bus Functions 

Table 3-17  3-34

BEA AquaLogic Enterprise Agility Benefits 

Table 3-18  3-36

BEA SOA Organizes Enterprise IT around Services Instead Of Applications 

Table 3-19  3-37

Business Challenges Addressed by BEA SOA  

Table 3-20  3-40

BEA SOA Application Development Benefits 

Table 3-21  3-41

BEA Service-Driven Approach Experience Business and IT Benefits 

 

 

Table 3-22  3-42

BEA IT Benefits of Service-Oriented Architecture 

Table 3-23  3-43

BEA SOA Enterprise Considerations 

Figure 3-24  3-46

BEA SOA Business Enabled Strategies 

Table 3-25  3-48

BEA Key SOA Findings 

Table 3-26  3-49

BEA Key SOA Business Drivers 

Table 3-27  3-49

BEA Key SOA IT Drivers 

Table 3-28  3-51

BEA SOA Service Infrastructure 

Table 3-29  3-53

BEA Perception of IT Business Challenges Driving SOA  

Table 3-30  3-54

BEA SOA Business Challenge 

Table 3-31  3-56

Tibco SOA Fundamentals 

Table 3-32  3-65

Tibco SOA Process Layer And Services Layer Functions 

Table 3-33  3-66

Tibco SOA Process Layer And Services Layer Benefits 

Figure 3-34  3-69

Tibco SOA Business Value ROI 

 

 

Figure 3-35  3-70

Tibco SOA Implementation ROI 

Table 3-36  3-72

Software AG SOA Methodology 

Table 3-37  3-73

Software AG WebMethods SOA Positioning 

Table 3-38  3-73

Types of Software AG webMethods SOA Assets 

Table 3-39  3-75

Software AG CentraSite Means to Achieve Business Results Using SOA  

Table 3-40  3-80

Software AG webMethods X-Broker SOA Security Functions 

Table 3-41  3-89

Progress Software Product Positioning 

Table 3-42  3-90

Progress Software Products 

Table 3-43  3-91

Progress Software SOA Platforms Supported 

Table 3-44  3-92

Progress Software SOA Technologies Benefits 

Table 3-45  3-94

Progress Software SOA Positioning 

Table 3-46  3-95

Progress Software Services Oriented Architecture Products 

Table 3-47  3-96

Progress Software Application Platform Products 

 

 

Table 3-48  3-99

Progress® Actional SOA Performance Monitoring & Alerting Functions 

Table 3-49  3-105

Progress Software DataDirect Technologies Product Lines 

Table 3-50  3-107

Progress Software Services Infrastructure Functions 

Table 3-51  3-108

Progress Software Products 

Table 3-52  3-111

Progress® DataXtend and DataDirect Technologies Product Functions 

Table 3-53  3-112

Progress Software DataDirect Technologies Positioning 

Figure 3-54  3-113

Sybase SOA Modeling & Metadata Layers 

Table 3-55  3-114

Sun Web Services Interoperability SOA Technology (WSIT) Functions 

Table 3-56  3-117

Sun Java Studio Development Tools Benefits 

Table 3-57  3-118

Microsoft Fundamental Principles Of SOA  

Table 3-58  3-120

Microsoft SOA Benefits 

Table 3-59  3-126

Microsoft BizTalk functions 

Table 3-60  3-126

Microsoft BizTalk Core Benefits

 

 

Table 3-61  3-129

Microsoft BizTalk SOA Orchestrations 

Table 3-62  3-130

Microsoft BizTalk SOA Technology 

Table 3-63  3-132

Microsoft BizTalk Web Services Adapters 

Table 3-64  3-134

Microsoft BizTalk Web Services Adapters For Commonly-Used Business Software 

Table 3-65  3-135

Microsoft BizTalk Server Broker for Managing Applications 

Table 3-66  3-138

TigerLogic FastSOA SOA / Web Services Architecture 

Table 3-67  3-140

Raining Data TigerLogic FastSOA Benefits 

Table 3-68  3-142

Vitria Business Accelerator Functions 

Table 3-69  3-148

Iona Artix Suite Functions 

Table 3-70  3-149

Iona Artix Suite SOA Interoperability Functions 

Figure 3-71  3-150

Cape Clear ESB platform  

Table 3-72  3-152

HP SOA Positioning Inside the Company 

Figure 3-73  3-153

Hewlett Packard SOA Positioning 

 

Table 3-74  3-154

HP SOA Center Essential Elements 

Table 3-75  3-156

HP Systinet SOA Software Key Capabilities 

Table 3-76  3-158

HP SOA Center Key Approach to SOA  

Table 3-77  3-159

HP SOA Center Component Functions 

Table 3-78  3-161

HP SOA Systinet Software Functions 

Table 3-79  3-163

HP Business Technology Optimization (BTO) Strategy Aspects 

Table 3-80  3-164

HP Business Technology Optimization (BTO) Strategy Key Challenges 

Table 3-81  3-165

HP Business Technology Optimization (BTO) SOA System Of Record Capabilities 

Table 3-82  3-166

HP SOA Business Technology Strategy Key Benefits 

Table 3-83  3-174

Tidal Software Modules 

Table 3-84  3-180

Progress Software Actional SOA Management Features 

 

 

 

 

Table 4-1  4-3

SOA Metadata Comprises Data Integration Layer 

Table 4-2  4-7

SOA Metadata Data Integration Layer Functions 

Table 4-3  4-12

Raining Data TigerLogic XDMS Architecture 

Table 4-4  4-13

Web Services and SOA Tier Architecture 

Figure 4-5  4-15

Raining Data TigerLogic XDMS Multi-Schema Engine Architecture 

Figure 4-6  4-16

Raining Data TigerLogic XDMS -SOA Engine Architecture 

Table 4-7  4-20

SoftwareAG / webMethods Fabric SOA Benefits 

Table 4-8  4-21

SoftwareAG / webMethods Fabric SOA Collaborations Components 

Table 4-9  4-23

Key Benefits of SoftwareAG / webMethods Infravio —

Registry, Repository, and Governance 

Table 4-10  4-25

WebMethods SOA Registry Engine 

Table 4-11  4-26

Google Dynamic Architecture 

Figure 4-12  4-30

Microsoft .Net Dynamic Definition of Reusable Modules 

 

 

Figure 4-13  4-32

Microsoft .NET Compiling Source Code into Managed Assemblies 

Figure 4-14  4-33

Microsoft Architecture Dynamic Modular Processing 

Table 4-15  4-35

Process Of SOA Implementation Depends On N-Dimensional

Interaction Of Layers That Can Be Modeled by Business Analyst

Table 4-16  4-36

IBM SOA Business I Services Layers 

Figure 4-17  4-37

IBM Smart SOA Continuum  

Table 4-18  4-38

SOA Foundation Reference Architecture 

Table 4-19  4-51

Type Of Event Information 

Table 4-20  4-52

Event Management Definition 

Table 4-21  4-56

Integration Services 

Table 4-22  4-59

Business Components Chained Together To Comprise A

Business Service 

Table 4-23  4-60

Integration Services 

Table 4-24  4-65

Design Concerns For Integration System Architecture 

 

 

Table 4-25  4-84

Soap-Based Web Service Production Environment Testing 

Table 4-26  4-92

XSLT Transformation Of XML  

Table 4-27  4-93

Metadata Repository 

Table 4-28  4-94

SOA Metadata Functions 

Table 4-28  4-104

BPML E-Business Processes 

Table 4-28 (Continued) 4-105

BPML E-Business Processes 

Table 4-29  4-110

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Functions 

Table 4-30  4-114

Integration Engine XML Processing Functions That Drive

Business Process Electronically End-To-End 

Electronically End-To-End

Table 4-31  4-119

Web Services Input Formats 

Table 4-32  4-120

Web Services Output Formats 

Table 4-33  4-125

Web Services Protocols 

Table 4-34  4-130

Companies Driving Web Services 

WS-Transaction and BPEL4WS 

 

Table 4-35  4-141

SOAP-Based Web Service Production Environment Testing 

Table 4-36  4-146

XSLT Transformation of XML  

Table 4-37  4-149

Functions Of An IP Addressing Device 

Table 4-38  4-150

Benefits Of an IP Addressing Device 

Table 4-40  4-154

Companies Driving Web Services Reliability Specification 

Table 4-41  4-155

Aspects Of Application Server Technology 

Table 4-42  4-157

Mainstream Application Servers Strategic Positioning 

Table 4-43  4-161

Application Server Underlying Infrastructure Services 

Table 4-44  4-162

Major Types Of Enterprise Beans 

Table 4-45  4-165

Autonomic Features 

Table 4-46  4-167

Autonomic Functions 

Table 4-47  4-176

Distributed Transaction Functions 

Table 4-48  4-185

Portal Functions 

 

 

Table 4-49  4-188

B2B Application Server Quantifiable Business Benefit

Table 4-50  4-189

Trading Exchange Positioning 

Table 4-51  4-190

Integrated e-Market Benefits 

 

Table 5-1  5-2

SOA Acquisition Activity 

Figure 5-2  5-5

Cape Clear ESB Platform  

Table 5-3  5-7

DataSynapse Market Positioning 

Table 5-4  5-9

DataSynapse Products 

Table 5-5  5-11

DataSynapse / Informatica Partnership Solutions Benefits 

Table 5-6  5-13

DataSynapse FabricServer™ Real-Time Infrastructure business goals 

Table 5-7  5-14

DataSynapse FabricServer Data Center Benefits 

Table 5-8  5-15

DataSynapse FabricServer Key Features 

Table 5-9  5-23

HP Systinet SOA Center Components Key Capabilities 

 

 

Table 5-10  5-47

Iona Activity Summary 

Table 5-11  5-54

Nexaweb Enterprise Web Suite Features 

Table 5-12  5-55

Nexaweb Enterprise Web Suite Functions 

Table 5-13  5-59

Oracle and BEA Customer Benefits 

Figure 5-14  5-66

Progress Software Revenue 2007 

Figure 5-15  5-67

Progress Software SOA Revenue 2007 

Table 5-16  5-68

Progress Software Corporation 

Table 5-17  5-69

Progress Software 2007 Enterprise Revenue %   

Figure 5-18  5-69

Progress Software Revenue 

Table 5-19  5-72

Progress Software Services Oriented Architecture Products 

Table 5-20  5-73

Progress Software Application Platform Products 

Table 5-21  5-76

Progress Software Data Infrastructure Products 

Table 5-22  5-90

Serena Pre-Built Business Mashup Functions 

 

 

Table 5-23  5-91

Serena's PPM Solution Functions 

Table 5-24  5-99

SoftwareAG Crossvision and webMethods Functions 

Table 5-25  5-100

Software AG Positioning 

Table 5-26  5-101

Selected Software AG Customers In Key Industries 

Table 5-27  5-102

Selected Software AG Technologies Offered 

Table 5-28  5-103

Selected Software AG Product Line 

Figure 5-29  5-104

Software AG and webMethods Revenue, 2006 

Figure 5-30  5-105

Software AG and webMethods Revenue By Business Line, 2006 

Figure 5-31  5-106

Sofware AG Revenue by Segment, 2007 

Table 5-32  5-108

Software AG Revenue 2007 

Table 5-33  5-127

Vitria SOA Positioning 

Table 5-34  5-130

Selected Other SOA Centric Companies And Organizations