SOA a potent force - Gartner

According to research, service-orientated architecture (SOA) has become an intrinsic part of modern IT, and will be a potent force in future cloud computing and event-driven applications, writes SearchSOA.

But, in many ways, SOA will be taken for granted as little more than the logical way to proceed with development and integration, according to a Gartner expert. Still, the research firm says, architects should take SOA-style approaches as they work with cloud.

"By 2015, SOA will be used in more than 80% of applications but it will be a topic of concern in only a small minority of projects," says the analyst, Jeff Schulman.

Serco, a provider of professional, technology, and management services to the US federal government, revealed that it has been named a 2010 Top Simulation and Training Company by Military Training Technology (MTT) magazine, says SF Gate.

The company was recognised for their work in developing an approach to define, model and satisfy defence agencies' mission-critical Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) requirements.

Serco's 3D approach to enterprise architecture improves the users understanding of how best to integrate enterprise operations for optimal fulfilment of war fighting capabilities.

Avaya has recently unveiled data networking architecture that it claims helps enterprises reap the benefits of virtualisation in a more simplified and cost-effective manner, writes Enterprise Networking.

According to the company's press release on Real Wire, utilising a new end-to-end enterprise-wide architecture, Avaya Virtual Enterprise Network Architecture features a 'Virtual Services Fabric' that spans the entire network and enables one-touch provisioning for the full range of capabilities provided by Virtual Services Networks.

"Avaya's VENA architecture is radically different conceptually,” says Kevin Schukraft, manager of network technology, Kutztown University.