ebizQ received the following:

As the adoption of SOA increases, organizations using this standards-based framework for delivering information recognize the need to deliver integrated operational information to their systems and business processes. This helps ensure accurate and complete information is used throughout the business while making it possible to deliver new information in real-time. More than 200 clients worldwide already rely upon a close combination of information management software and IBM SOA software and services to realize the benefits of leveraging information as a service.

In response to this growing trend, IBM is more closely aligning its SOA and information management software and services offerings to meet increasing demand for a unified approach to effectively managing and addressing industry-specific business challenges.