The two biggest trends affecting IT today are SOA and open source. Many developers and architects are looking to speed adoption of SOA by leveraging open source. Because both SOA and open source offer long-term reductions in cost coupled with an increase in flexibility and innovation, it is natural that SOA and open source are being used as a powerful combination for new IT initiatives. While open source provides many benefits, there are still many scenarios where a combination of open and closed source software are required. This session will provide an overview of open source projects and products for SOA and discuss how to effectively use open and closed source software together.

As director of open source programs for IONA, Debbie Moynihan is responsible for driving the strategic product marketing and product management activities for IONA’s open source line of business. She brings more than 15 years of software industry experience and expertise to her role, including several years in IBM Software Group with product marketing and product management responsibility for the WebSphere Commerce and WebSphere Business Integration & Business Process Management product families.