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by Stephanie Neil, MA Editorial Staff Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 3:00:00 PM   Citect, a division of Schneider Electric, rolled out a version of its MES software last week that includes a new Web service layer providing support for service-oriented architectures (SOA). The product, Ampla version 3.2, is designed for platform independence and broad interoperability, including WS-1 (Web Services Interoperability organization) compliance testing and Java interoperability testing. SOA-based applications can be served up as components — such as data models, business rules, user interfaces, and workflows — and assembled in a way that meets specific business requirements. "The flexibility of these composite applications allows companies to reconfigure their processes more quickly and effectively in response to changing business conditions or customer requirements," said Bob Mick, vice president of ARC Advisory Group in a statement. [Click to continue] |