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/I11/1007-2.asp SOA has been a prominent topic of discussion in the IT worlds for years now. But what has raised eyebrows is how hot of a buzzword it has also become in the business communities. As most already know, SOA promises service-orientation, a new paradigm that will make adding new functionality to software as simple as connecting Lego building blocks... relatively speaking of course. The increased levels of agility now in reach with SOA will clearly affect the way organizations conduct business. The key is in understanding how SOA actually contributes business value. (First published in The SOA Magazine Issue XI, October 2007.) SOA http://www.soamag.com/contributors/bio-rtews.asp#When:05.10.07