Most IT organizations today need to justify their projects with an expected return on investment (ROI) and are seeking solutions to meet increasing demands in the most cost-effective way. The key distinction of SOA is that its services operate in a loosely coupled environment and work together to deliver value to the business.

Read this white paper to learn key concepts and principles of implementing SOA for enterprise applications. Explore the promise of SOA in enterprise computing, the role that service orientation plays in developing connected systems and initiatives in the area of service orientation. Learn how you can:

• Standardize interfaces and data models
• Reduce costs of building new functionality
• Reduce the overall cost of application development projects
• Compose new services that can be rapidly built from existing services