The Open Group Announces SOA Governance Project

The Open Group, a vendor- and technology-neutral consortium focused on open standards and global interoperability within and between enterprises, today announced the creation of The SOA Governance Project, an effort that will investigate how enterprises can better control and facilitate the development of a service-oriented architecture (SOA). Driven by members of The Open Group's recently formed SOA Working Group, the new initiative will create a reference framework for SOA governance that can be used by organizations as they manage both new and ongoing SOA initiatives.

Key objectives of the project include:

-- the development of a standard definition of SOA governance (and

distinguishing it from traditional IT governance);

-- the creation of reusable processes and models that enterprises can

take advantage of to maintain greater consistency and control in

their SOA projects; and

-- the development of a common language that can be used by enterprise

architecture practitioners for communicating on SOA governance -

both internally and with suppliers of SOA governance tools.

"While the successful deployment of SOA requires a high degree of control, the application of governance within this increasingly popular architectural style is often poorly understood," said Dr. Chris Harding, forum director for SOA and semantic interoperability at The Open Group. "In building a reference framework for SOA governance, the SOA Working Group hopes to help organizations reduce risks in undertaking SOA projects, optimize the benefits realized by deployments and facilitate broader SOA adoption overall."

The SOA Governance Project will be supported by contributing members of The Open Group, including industry-leading technology companies and consultants such as BEA Systems, Inc.; Capgemini; HP; and IBM.

About The SOA Working Group

The mission of The Open Group SOA Working Group is to develop and foster common understanding of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) in order to facilitate alignment between the business and information technology communities. It does this by conducting a work program to produce definitions, analyses, recommendations, reference models, and standards to assist business and information technology professionals within and outside of The Open Group to understand and adopt SOA. Further information about the SOA Working Group can be found at http://www.opengroup.org/projects/soa/ .

About The Open Group

The Open Group is a vendor-neutral and technology-neutral consortium, which drives the creation of Boundaryless Information Flow(TM) that will enable access to integrated information within and between enterprises based on open standards and global interoperability. The Open Group works with customers, suppliers, consortia and other standard bodies. Its role is to capture, understand and address current and emerging requirements, establish policies and share best practices; to facilitate interoperability, develop consensus, and evolve and integrate specifications and open source technologies; to offer a comprehensive set of services to enhance the operational efficiency of consortia; and to operate the industry's premier certification service. Further information on The Open Group can be found at http://www.opengroup.org .

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