Because industry standards are core to an SOA, the architecture has attracted a lot of attention among companies looking for a vendor-neutral approach to computing.
Early adopters, however, have found it difficult to connect applications exposed through web services into a business process, Ronald Scmelzer, analyst for ZapThink LLC, said.
"BEA is tackling the problem with product and is hoping to give companies a head start at building SOAs," Schmelzer said. "We'll have to see whether it really helps in the long term."
Rivals IBM and Hewlett-Packard Co. have focused on consulting services to help companies develop best practices and build SOAs, Schmelzer said. BEA's strategy, however, does give its partners more opportunity to make money through services, which could help BEA move product.
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