In what might seem like a contradiction, OASIS said Thursday it has formed six different technical committees to simplify SOA application development.

The OASIS effort is centered on advancing Service Component Architecture (SCA) specifications. SCA is an industry-backed initiative featuring a model for building business solutions using service components. Highlighted are technologies for service components, access methods, and policy to provide declarative qualities of service.

The work of the six committees will be organized within the OASIS Open Composite Services Architecture Member Section; the resulting specifications will be offered royalty-free. Each of the six committees will address a different aspect of SCA, to allow smaller groups or members with specific expertise or interests to collaborate more effectively, according to OASIS.