http://heidibuelow.sys-con.com/ Latest News from Heidi Buelow en Copyright 2009 Ulitzer.com Ulitzer.com Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:49:45 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss 360 http://heidibuelow.sys-con.com/node/291043 People sometimes ask what a service-oriented architecture enables today that could not have been done with the older, proprietary integration stacks of the past 5 to 15 years, such as those from Tibco, IBM, or Vitria. One such ability is the greater degree of interoperability between heterogeneous technology stacks that is made possible by the standards SOA is built on, such as Web services and BPEL. Although interoperability is only one facet of the SOA value proposition, it is one that has become increasingly more important, due in large part to the evolving IT environment, merger and acquisition activity, and increased partner connectivity.<p><a href="http://heidibuelow.sys-con.com/node/291043" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 03 Apr 2007 04:45:00 EDT http://heidibuelow.sys-con.com/node/291043 http://heidibuelow.sys-con.com/node/291043#feedback