Service Oriented Architecture — SOA

Getting started with SOA is easier with the IBM SOA Foundation — an integrated, open-standards-based set of software, best practices and patterns for Service Oriented Architecture. IBM SOA Foundation helps to extend the value of the applications and business processes that currently run your business, not replace them.

IBM SOA Foundation is interoperable and fully modular — allowing you to select components on a build-as-you-go basis by adding components as new requirements need to be addressed. And because IBM SOA Foundation is scalable, you can start small and grow as fast as the business requires. IBM SOA Foundation also provides extensive support for business and IT standards to facilitate greater interoperability and portability between applications.

The software that comprises IBM SOA Foundation has been carefully selected from the leading-edge IBM software portfolio to support each stage of the SOA life cycle which includes four stages: model, assemble, deploy and manage. Underpinning all of these life-cycle stages are governance and processes that provide guidance and oversight for the SOA project.

	Whitepaper: SOA Foundation: Providing what you need to get started with SOA (226KB)
	Brochure: SOA Foundation to support your business objectives (163KB)

IBM SOA Foundation - Model Phase:

• WebSphere Business Modeler
• Rational Software Architect

IBM SOA Foundation: - Assemble Phase:

• WebSphere Integration Developer
• Rational Application Developer
• Lotus Domino Designer
• WebSphere Portlet Factory
• Rational Tester for SOA Quality

IBM SOA Foundation - Deploy Phase:

• WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances
• WebSphere Process Server
• WebSphere ESB
• WebSphere Message Broker
• WebSphere Adapters
• WebSphere Portal
• WebSphere Application Server
• WebSphere Extended Deployment
• IBM Information Server
• WebSphere Business Services Fabric
• WebSphere MQ
• Lotus Expeditor
• FileNet P8

IBM SOA Foundation - Manage Phase:

• Tivoli Access Manager
• Tivoli Composite Application Manager for SOA
• Tivoli Federated Identity Manager
• Tivoli Provisioning Manager
• WebSphere Business Monitor

Governance and Best Practices

• WebSphere Service Registry and Repository

IBM SOA Foundation - Governance

• WebSphere Service Registry and Repository
• Rational Asset Manager
• Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database

Services

• IBM Global Services
• IBM jStart Program

This worldwide team of highly experienced and uniquely capable special purpose experts focus on helping customers and partners embrace new and emerging software technologies. The jStart team is assisting early adopters of Web services as they integrate this latest technology into their business models. jStart Engagement Managers are ready to help any organization (from the biggest multinational corporation to the five person start-up in any industry) gain an edge in today’s market by developing the strategic applications necessary for success.

Focusing on your business problems and forming a unique partnership with you, the jStart team suggests solutions that can be implemented quickly, delivering concrete proof points utilizing exciting new technology. Put the industry’s most advanced software tools and techniques, the most sophisticated e-business technology, and one of the most capable development teams to work for you.