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 2006-2007, SOA Systems Inc. http://www.soamag.com/I12/1107-2.asp Enterprise decision management is a design approach that advocates the centralization and dynamic application of business rules for the creation of "smart enough systems" comprised of intelligent decisions services. This article introduces smart enough systems and explores how the decision service model can be architecturally positioned to abstract business rules in support of a larger service inventory. Also provided are guidelines for choosing the right type of decision logic to abstract. SOA http://www.soamag.com/I12/1107-2.asp#When:06.11.07 http://www.soamag.com/I2/1106-2.asp One of the major benefits of a service-oriented architecture (SOA) is that it can elevate an enterprise to a state of increased agility. That is, an increased ability to respond to change in the business environment or to changing business requirements. Many elements of an SOA can contribute to the potential of this benefit, but it requires close attention to the definition of the technology architecture, as well as its supporting infrastructure, to ensure that the required level of agility is ultimately attained. This article explores aspects of SOA that help deliver agility with an emphasis on business rules centralization. (First published in The SOA Magazine Issue II, Nov/Dec 2006.) SOA http://www.soamag.com/contributors/bio-jtaylor.asp#When:03.01.07