http://www.soamag.com The SOA Magazine is a monthly online publication provided by SOA Systems Inc. and Prentice Hall/PearsonPTR and is officially associated with the "Prentice Hall Service-Oriented Computing Series from Thomas Erl." SOA en-us Copyright 2006-2009, SOA Systems Inc. http://www.soamag.com/I28/0430-3.asp Migration tools are typically hampered by issues related to their complexity, slow processing and inability to meet custom migration requirements. In many cases, a large amount of time and effort is spent to create these solutions that are disbanded after completion. “Reuse” – a core principle of service-orientation – is rarely thought of in these efforts although many other migration efforts will need to solve some of the same problems. There is a major need to have a reusable approach that is fast and easy to apply. It should also provide the ability to provide custom functionality for all aspects of migration processing. Customers typically want to create a single repository for all content; thus providing a single point of access, configuration and management. A simplified process that is flexible enough to comply with a wide range of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) along with legal/regulatory requirements is essential... SOA http://www.soamag.com/contributors/bio-ggreen.asp#When:04.30.09