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SOA enabled business process transformation: achieving sustainable agility for the globally integrated enterprise

Overview This paper explores the nature of the globally integrated enterprise and how service oriented architecture (SOA) takes on a whole new meaning in a world where market dynamics are constantly changing and business transactions are crisscrossing company firewalls and geographic boundaries. SOA is helping companies achieve the business agility needed to effectively compete in a globalized world.

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Publisher	IBM	File Format	PDF
Date Published	June 2008
Format	White Papers
Topics	Service-Oriented Architecture, Application Development

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