webMethods and ebizQ Help Organizations Extend Business Integration and SOA Investments With New Book
June 20 2006 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
'Integration and SOA: Concepts, Technologies, and Best Practices'
Offers a Common Sense Guide to Leveraging Integration and SOA for
Business Process Improvement SAN DIEGO, June 20 /PRNewswire/ --
Gartner Application Integration and Web Services Summit --
webMethods, Inc. (NASDAQ:WEBM), a leading business integration and
optimization software company, along with ebizQ, the Insider's
Guide to SOA and Integration, today announced the publication of
Integration and SOA: Concepts, Technologies, and Best Practices, a
new book by webMethods' Gary So and Beth Gold-Bernstein of ebizQ.
Written for business managers and IT practitioners, Integration and
SOA: Concepts, Technologies, and Best Practices provides practical
recommendations on how to take advantage of these approaches within
the enterprise, with case studies from the webMethods customer base
illustrating the real-world benefits that organizations have
achieved. The book also serves as a primer on the key technologies
associated with integration and service-oriented architecture (SOA)
while highlighting the organizational considerations that readers
should plan for in their initiatives as well. Throughout the book,
a specific focus is maintained on providing best practices for
maximizing success while avoiding the pitfalls common to many
projects. "Despite mainstream adoption and their critical status,
there continues to be tremendous demand for easy-to-digest and
actionable information on integration and SOA. This book is a
response to the requests that we've had from customers who want to
learn how to target specific integration and SOA opportunities,
build the business case for these investments, and better
understand the technology and implementation factors," said Gary
So, vice president, office of the CTO, webMethods, Inc. "In
addition, by emphasizing the defining concepts and best practices,
we set forth to produce a book that will be as relevant tomorrow as
it is today for as broad an audience as possible." The book begins
by examining the business imperatives behind integration and SOA,
which relate directly to the corporate need for greater agility. In
order to operate more effectively, enterprises are demanding more
seamless integration between systems, operations and processes to
deliver greater efficiency, adaptability and agility. At the root
of this requirement is the ability to leverage existing IT
resources to address new business, competitive and market
requirements. Lack of an effective business integration strategy
has typically inhibited these efforts. In response, Integration and
SOA: Concepts, Technologies, and Best Practices offers a real-world
roadmap for creating and implementing such a strategy. In doing so,
it offers readers a model for discussing benefits and requirements
in business terms while helping line-of-business employees better
understand the underlying technology that supports and often
defines their organizations. Building upon this point, the book
follows with a description of typical use cases for integration
software, a guide to the enabling technologies, and an explanation
of the role of SOA. "Organizations are striving to understand the
fundamental role that business integration can play in driving --
or inhibiting -- better corporate performance," said Beth
Gold-Bernstein, vice president and Director of the ebizQ Learning
Center. "This is particularly true as businesses become more
dynamic in their operations and global in their reach. Coupled with
the expanded pace of M & A activity, the need for a
comprehensive business integration strategy has never been
greater." According to John Schmidt, President of the Integration
Consortium, "your competitors can buy the same software from ERP
vendors and industry solution providers, so how can you
differentiate yourself from an information technology perspective?
The answer lies not in optimizing the parts, but in optimizing the
whole through effective end-to-end integration of business
processes and information. Motivated by the emergence of SOA, many
are rediscovering this important premise. They would be well-served
to first read Gary and Beth's new book -- Integration and SOA:
Concepts, Technologies, and Best Practices -- as an excellent and
comprehensive treatment of the subject." Complementary copies of
the book -- in either a printed, soft cover version or as an
electronic eBook -- can be secured by visiting
http://www.ebizq.net/soaebook. About ebizQ Founded in 1997, ebizQ
is the definitive destination website for business and IT
professionals, vendors, and industry analysts who exchange
information on SOA and business integration technologies, problems,
and solutions. ebizQ provides corporations worldwide the most
comprehensive and timely information available on market trends,
best practices, vendors and their products. Drawing from years of
knowledge and a deep understanding of SOA and integration, ebizQ
has launched its Training Center, offering a comprehensive, vendor
neutral curriculum on SOA and business integration for both
business and technical professionals. Learn more about the ebizQ
curriculum at http://www.ebizq.net/trainingcenter. About
webMethods, Inc. webMethods (NASDAQ:WEBM) provides business
integration software to integrate, assemble and optimize available
IT assets to drive business process productivity. webMethods
delivers an innovative, enterprise-class business integration
platform that incorporates proven integration technology with next
generation capabilities into one interoperable set of tools that
delivers a unique combination of efficiency, agility and control.
webMethods combines industry leadership with a zealous commitment
to customers to deliver tangible business value to over 1,400
global customers. webMethods is headquartered in Fairfax, Va., with
offices throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia Pacific and Japan. The
webMethods name and logo are registered trademarks of, and
webMethods Fabric is a trademark of, webMethods, Inc. All other
marks mentioned are trademarks or service marks of their respective
companies. DATASOURCE: webMethods, Inc. CONTACT: John Conley of
webMethods, +1-703-460-5996, Web site: http://www.webmethods.com/
http://www.ebizq.net/soaebook http://www.ebizq.net/trainingcenter
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