This is new study on Worldwide services oriented architecture (SOA) infrastructure markets. The 2009 study has 954 pages, 333 Tables and Figures. Worldwide services oriented architecture (SOA) infrastructure is poised to achieve significant growth as IT seeks to build software that is more flexible, less expensive to buy and operate, and supports flexible response to changing market conditions. The infrastructure markets are poised for rapid growth as companies implements web services in controlled environments.

Services Oriented Architecture SOA Infrastructure Market Strategy, Market Shares, and Market Forecasts, 2009-2015

IBM dominates SOA with 70% of the market, the rest of market is divided between 12 other participants with measurable market share, none of whom have even been able to garner as much as 8% of the market. IBM is the defacto industry standard leader in SOA. IBM dominates the SOA infrastructure markets with an infrastructure offering that can be used to achieve integration in a heterogeneous IT environment and solid services support to permit the large enterprises to change their business model.

IBM stands alone as a leader in SOA, inventing the concept of refining reusable solutions that have been around for a long time, adding a unique component and SOA manner, by making the SOA components work to create a worldwide integrated enterprise. While the IBM SOA is able to be used as a solution that works across a global enterprise, the SOA services as implemented in a middleware infrastructure are flexible enough to provide for local variation.

Innovation is what drives market growth in every industry. IBM and the major SOA vendors are finding new ways to support innovation, providing software that supports flexible response to changing market conditions. SOA reaches into every industry and every segment of the economy. SOA drives innovation. It is useful for very large enterprises, mid range size businesses, and very small organizations.

Services oriented architecture (SOA) represents a fundamental change in the way automated process is delivered to replace manual process. Service enabling offerings are a response to the fundamental change in IT, where enterprise competitive advantage is gained from having IT flexibility. Software infrastructure companies have 'service enabled' their offerings in response to demand for the flexibility needed to operate a global enterprise. This service enabling of offerings represents a promise that the software vendor has the ability to build solutions that can be modified and updated in response to changing market conditions.

Enterprise IT departments use SOA to tie together the various assets and get more from the existing investment. To accomplish this, systems integration is needed to create ever changing solutions. Software infrastructure vendors need a strong middleware infrastructure as a fundamental underpinning to creating SOA that works. The ability to create and support service enabled offerings depends on having a strong middleware offering.

Innovation is supported by SOA. SOA can be used to change IT environments to support innovation. Issues affecting enterprises relate to IT efficiency. IT is seeking to respond to the decline of the financial markets and the collapse of the economy with cost cutting that still achieves automated process. All enterprises have a multitude of IT systems and applications to meet their varied and growing business requirements.

SOA represents a way to decrease IT costs by a quantum amount. Costs can be reduced by 90%. Implementing SOA needs to be done on an application by application basis. Each of these individual systems and applications has their own way of storing and exchanging business data. Business processes span multiple applications and integrating them to facilitate flow of information using SOA has created challenges for IT.

SOA stacks of decoupled services are purpose built for the enterprise environment that is continuously shifting because of mergers and acquisitions. With decoupled software solutions, the web services and the SOA components can be portable. SOA markets at $3.3 billion in 2008 are anticipated to grow at an average rate of 17.1% per year to $10.3 billion by 2015. Growth is a result of IT department efforts to reduce spending on run time and to spend a higher proportion of their budgets on growing the business.

REPORT METHODOLOGY

THIS IS THE 405TH REPORT IN A SERIES OF MARKET RESEARCH REPORTS THAT PROVIDE FORECASTS IN COMMUNICATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, THE INTERNET, COMPUTER, SOFTWARE, TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT, HEALTH EQUIPMENT, AND ENERGY. THE PROJECT LEADERS TAKE DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR WRITING AND PREPARING EACH REPORT. THEY HAVE SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE PREPARING INDUSTRY STUDIES. FORECASTS ARE BASED ON PRIMARY RESEARCH AND PROPRIETARY DATA BASES. FORECASTS REFLECT ANALYSIS OF THE MARKET TRENDS IN THE SEGMENT AND RELATED SEGMENTS. UNIT AND DOLLAR SHIPMENTS ARE ANALYZED THROUGH CONSIDERATION OF DOLLAR VOLUME OF EACH MARKET PARTICIPANT IN THE SEGMENT. INSTALLED BASE ANALYSIS AND UNIT ANALYSIS IS BASED ON INTERVIEWS AND AN INFORMATION SEARCH. MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS INCLUDES CONVERSATIONS WITH KEY CUSTOMERS OF PRODUCTS, INDUSTRY SEGMENT LEADERS, MARKETING DIRECTORS, DISTRIBUTORS, LEADING MARKET PARTICIPANTS, OPINION LEADERS, AND COMPANIES SEEKING TO DEVELOP MEASURABLE MARKET SHARE. OVER 200 IN DEPTH INTERVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED FOR EACH REPORT WITH A BROAD RANGE OF KEY PARTICIPANTS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS IN THE MARKET SEGMENT. WE ESTABLISH ACCURATE MARKET FORECASTS BASED ON ECONOMIC AND MARKET CONDITIONS AS A BASE. USE INPUT/OUTPUT RATIOS, FLOW CHARTS, AND OTHER ECONOMIC METHODS TO QUANTIFY DATA. USE IN-HOUSE ANALYSTS WHO MEET STRINGENT QUALITY STANDARDS. INTERVIEWING KEY INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS, EXPERTS AND END-USERS IS A CENTRAL PART OF THE STUDY. OUR RESEARCH INCLUDES ACCESS TO LARGE PROPRIETARY DATABASES. LITERATURE SEARCH INCLUDES ANALYSIS OF TRADE PUBLICATIONS, GOVERNMENT REPORTS, AND CORPORATE LITERATURE.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THIS REPORT ARE BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED FROM INDUSTRY SOURCES, INCLUDING MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, PARTNERS, OPINION LEADERS, AND USERS. INTERVIEW DATA WAS COMBINED WITH INFORMATION GATHERED THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF INTERNET AND PRINTED SOURCES SUCH AS TRADE PUBLICATIONS, TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, COMPANY LITERATURE, AND ONLINE DATABASES. THE PROJECTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ARE CHECKED FROM TOP DOWN AND BOTTOM UP ANALYSIS TO BE SURE THERE IS CONGRUENCE FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.

THE BASE YEAR FOR ANALYSIS AND PROJECTION IS 2008. WITH 2008 AND SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR TO THAT AS A BASELINE, MARKET PROJECTIONS WERE DEVELOPED FOR 2009 THROUGH 2015. THESE PROJECTIONS ARE BASED ON A COMBINATION OF A CONSENSUS AMONG THE PRIMARY CONTACTS COMBINED WITH UNDERSTANDING OF THE KEY MARKET DRIVERS AND THEIR IMPACT FROM A HISTORICAL AND ANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVE. THE ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGIES USED TO GENERATE THE MARKET ESTIMATES ARE BASED ON PENETRATION ANALYSES, SIMILAR MARKET ANALYSES, AND DELTA CALCULATIONS TO SUPPLEMENT INDEPENDENT AND DEPENDENT VARIABLE ANALYSIS.

SOA INFRASTRUCTURE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

SERVICES ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA) INFRASTRUCTURE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES-1
SOA Infrastructure Market Driving Forces ES-1
SOA Market Driving Forces ES-3
SOA Infrastructure Market Shares ES-6
IBM Leads SOA Markets ES-8
IBM Services Oriented Architecture Characterized By
The Depth And Breadth Of The Product Line ES-9
Economic Collapse Issues Affecting Enterprises ES-10
SOA Brings Business Process to IT ES-11
SOA Market Forecasts ES-12

SOA INFRASTRUCTURE MARKET DESCRIPTION AND MARKET DYNAMICS

1. SERVICES ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA) INFRASTRUCTURE MARKET DESCRIPTION AND
DYNAMICS 1-1
1.1 Issues Affecting Enterprises 1-1
1.2 Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Interconnects
Siloed Applications 1-2
1.2.1 Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Improves IT Efficiency 1-3
1.2.2 SOA Management Systems 1-4
1.2.3 SOA Management and Security 1-5
1.2.4 IBM® Positioned As The Market Leader In SOA 1-6
1.2.5 SOA Management 1-7
1.2.6 Monitor And Manage SOA Application Service Levels 1-8
1.3 SOA Security Challenges 1-9
1.4 Mission Critical Massaging and SOAP 1-14
1.5 SOA Automatic Service Failover Protection 1-17
1.6 Benefits of SOA 1-20
1.6.1 SOA Facilitates Integration Beyond The Enterprise Network 1-21
1.7 SOA Data Integration 1-23
1.7.1 Encapsulating Business Logic As Services 1-23
1.7.2 Composite Applications 1-23
1.8 SOA Creates The Agile Business 1-24
1.8.1 SOA Return on Investment (ROI) 1-29
1.8.2 Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Layers 1-31
1.8.3 Service-Oriented Architecture Business Benefits 1-34
1.8.4 IBM WebSphere Integration Workflow Support 1-35
1.9 Business Benefits of Service-Oriented Architecture 1-36
1.9.1 Service-Oriented Architecture IT Benefits 1-38
1.9.2 SOA Self-Assessment 1-39
1.9.3 Service Infrastructure 1-39
1.9.4 Infrastructure Implementations Using SOA Products 1-40
1.9.5 SOA Technology Principles 1-41
1.9.6 Decoupled Services Value 1-42
1.9.7 Security 1-42
1.10 Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Automates Key Business Processes 1-43
1.10.1 SOA Virtual Experience 1-44
1.10.2 SOA Building a Channel 1-45
1.10.3 SOA Integration Platform 1-45
1.10.4 SOA Infrastructure Supports Delivery of
Information As A Service 1-49
1.11 Services Oriented Applications (SOA)
Unlock Business Value 1-59
1.11.1 Aligning Business Process And Technology 1-59
1.11.2 Business Process Challenges 1-60
1.11.3 Business Environment 1-60
1.12 Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Ability To
Transform Business 1-61
1.12.1 Services Oriented Architecture Works By
Abstracting Business Processes 1-61
1.12.2 Dynamically Building Application Portfolios 1-63
1.12.3 Flexible Application Framework 1-64
1.13 Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Workflow 1-65
1.13.1 Infrastructure for Services Oriented Architectures
Services-Oriented Architecture (SOA) 1-66
1.14 Web Services Standards 1-66
1.15 SOA Development Methodology 1-68
1.16 SOA Creates Transformation Requirements For
Document Interchanges 1-69
1.16.1 Information Is Mapped From Nodes In A Source
Schema To Nodes In The Destination Schema 1-70

SOA INFRASTRUCTURE MARKET SHARES AND MARKET FORECASTS

2. SERVICES ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA) INFRASTRUCTURE
MARKET SHARES AND FORECASTS 2-1
2.1 SOA Infrastructure Market Driving Forces 2-1
2.1.1 Building a Robust Data Integration Layer 2-3
2.1.2 SOA Market Segment 2-3
2.1.3 SOA Market Driving Forces 2-4
2.2 SOA Market Shares 2-7
2.2.1 SOA Company Competitive Analysis 2-9
2.2.2 Top Competitors IBM, Tibco, Software AG /
WebMethods, and Oracle / BEA SOA Platforms 2-10
2.2.3 Value of IBM WebSphereMQ, DataPower, and
WebSphereMQ Broker to SOA 2-10
2.2.4 IBM SOA Model 2-12
2.2.5 SOA Components Use IBM WebSphereMQ 2-14
2.2.6 IBM WebSphere Application Server Leverages
Java Technology as a Stack 2-15
2.2.7 IBM SOA Fabric Across The Enterprise To Reuse IT Assets 2-15
2.2.8 IBM WebSphere Adapters 2-16
2.2.9 Tibco 2-18
2.2.10 Tibco Business Process Management on A SOA Foundation 2-19
2.2.11 Tibco SOA Business Process Management,
Brokers, and Adapters 2-20
2.2.12 Software AG webMethods 2-21
2.2.13 Software AG 2-21
2.2.14 Software AG Solution For SOA Governance 2-21
2.2.15 Software AG / webMethods 2-22
2.2.16 Microsoft SOA Positioned To Support
Building A SOA Application 2-23
2.2.17 Oracle / BEA 2-23
2.2.18 Sun 2-24
2.2.19 Sybase 2-24
2.3 SOA Market Forecasts 2-24
2.3.1 Services Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Infrastructure Core Process 2-27
2.3.2 WebSphereMQ and Tibco Transport Layer Achieve
Mission Critical Functionality 2-28
2.3.3 SOA Integration Of E-Business 2-29
2.3.4 Market Driving Forces For Real Time
Exchange of Information 2-32
2.3.5 Typical SOA Integration Projects 2-36
2.3.6 SOA Business Environment Market Drivers 2-38
2.4 Enterprise Services Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Market Segment Analysis 2-39
2.5 Web Services and Component Services Oriented
Architecture (SOA) Forecasts 2-43
2.6 Competitive Factors Affecting The SOA Market 2-48
2.6.1 Services Oriented Architecture Market Trends 2-50
2.6.2 System z Significantly Less Expensive
Than Distributed Computing Environments 2-53
2.6.3 Internet Impact 2-54
2.6.4 IT Department Need For SOA 2-56
2.6.5 SOA Represents The Implementation Of
Process From The Desktop 2-57
2.6.6 Stack Based vs. Decoupled WebSphereMQ
Mission Critical Messaging Approaches to SOA Solutions 2-58
2.6.7 Cost, Time And Resources Required To Create
And Maintain Integration In A Rapidly Changing Environment 2-58
2.6.8 Application Connectivity Infrastructure Enhances E-Business 2-59
2.6.9 SOA Service Oriented Architecture Markets 2-63
2.6.10 E-Business 2-63
2.7 SOA Regional Analysis 2-66
2.8 Enterprise Services Oriented Architecture (SOA)
For Back End Systems 2-72
2.8.1 Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Business Benefits 2-73
2.8.2 Network Services 2-75
2.8.3 SOA Industry Segments 2-75
2.8.4 Enterprise Services Oriented Architecture (SOA)
For Front End Systems 2-77
2.8.5 Customer Service 2-78
2.8.6 Partner Business Drivers 2-78
2.8.7 Business Process Integration 2-80
2.8.8 Integration Of Business Processes 2-82
2.8.9 Impact Of Mergers And Acquisitions 2-82
2.8.10 Expand Strategic Partnerships 2-84
2.8.11 Electronic Commerce 2-85
2.8.12 Vendors With A Broad Suite Of Products 2-89
2.8.13 Total Segments By Vendor 2-89
2.8.14 SOA Integration Broker Segment Market Analysis 2-90
2.9 Services Oriented Architecture Challenges 2-92

SOA INFRASTRUCTUREPRODUCT DESCRIPTION

3. SERVICES ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA) INFRASTRUCTURE
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 3-1
3.1 SOA Business Integration Foundation Systems 3-1
3.2 IBM Services Oriented Architecture 3-4
3.2.1 IBM WebSphere® SOA Service Registry and Repository 3-4
3.2.2 IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository 3-6
3.2.3 IBM SOA Rational Asset Manager 3-10
3.2.4 IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository
Advanced Lifecycle Edition 3-12
3.2.5 IBM SOA Response to Complex IT Challenges 3-13
3.2.6 IBM WebSphere SOA Publish, Find, Enrich, Manage,
And Govern 3-13
3.2.7 WebSphere Service Registry and Repository 3-16
3.2.8 IBM WebSphere Enables SOA governance: 3-19
3.2.9 IBM WebSphere SOA Policy Management 3-21
3.2.10 IBM WebSphere Business Services Fabric 3-24
3.2.11 IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository
SOA Product Positioning 3-29
3.2.12 IBM SOA Foundation 3-31
3.2.13 IBM SOA Frameworks Free Siloed Data 3-32
3.2.14 IBM Rational SOA Governed Service Lifecycle Management 3-33
3.2.15 IBM SOA Governance and Service Lifecycle Management 3-34