Sun Launches Market-Defining SOA Services

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Tuesday, May 17, 2005; 04:30 PM

Sun Microsystems, Inc., (www.sun.com) today announced the availability of a new, specialized Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) practice called SOA Path. The new offering is integral to Sun's initiative to bring pragmatic Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions to market.

The new offering allows customers to access Sun's Java platform and SOA implementation expertise at critical points in the SOA technology lifecycle, from concept, through readiness to implementation.

"Today's IT infrastructure requires a higher level of abstraction, integration and alignment to ensure true business agility," said John Loiacono, executive vice president of Sun's software group.

Sun's SOA expertise enhances the delivery of products and services that support the Sun Java Enterprise System (Java ES) platform and are based on SOA and Web services standards running on the award-winning Solaris 10 Operating System.

Sun also includes the industry's most powerful and efficient developer tools in each of the Sun Java Suites allowing customers to quickly and easily develop and deploy Service Oriented Architecture and industry standard, web services-based solutions.

"The VPS ASA (The Norwegian Central Securities Depository) are working to realize the vision of architecting an open and flexible next generation solution," said Sissel Bergh Bakke, Chief Information Officer, VPS ASA.

Sun's pragmatic approach to addressing SOA implementations is recognized as a leadership move for the company.