Methodologies Corporation announced the release of SOMF version 1.1. The advanced edition is based on recent book publication entitled "Service-Oriented Modeling: Service Analysis, Design, and Architecture", written by Michael Bell and produced by Wiley & Sons Inc. in March, 2008.

"The advanced service-oriented modeling framework, also known as SOMF 1.1, offers a service life cycle development methodology designed to help organizations establish state-of-the-art software architecture disciplines for building enterprise services," states Bell. "Our goal is to provide an SOA modeling framework that is easy to understand and implement, increases application reuse, decreases expenditure, shortens time-to-market, and encourages software assets consolidation."