Enterprise architects who are not using integration-centric business process management suites (IC-BPMS) in their service-oriented architecture (SOA) development efforts, need to reconsider this option, according to a new report from Forrester Research Inc.

Vendors are offering mature IC-BPMS products that can help organizations implement combined business process management (BPM) and integration capabilities based on an SOA foundation, according to Ken Vollmer, principle analyst at Forrester.. Architects who are not using them are losing significant benefits, he said.

The IC-BPMS tools, which were first developed in the enterprise application integration (EAI) era, are mature and easy to use, he writes in a report released this month titled "The IC-BPMS Reference Architecture Model - IT View Tech Choices."