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Attention Software Buyers!
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Enterprise software providers are telegraphing their plans for service-oriented architectures. But are all SOAs alike? And whose should you choose? .
How to Distinguish Web Services from SOAs
Mid-Market Vendors Are Tapping out a SOA Message Too
The Costs and Benefits of SOA
Best Practices for Implementing SOA
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Steve Garrett has spent more than six years reducing Timex's reliance on regional distribution centers.
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Automating a paper-based warehouse and linking it to the company's accounting system has helped Ever Win International attract new, large customers.
Cutting the Cord
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New technologies hold the promise of letting manufacturers network their sensors wirelessly. But you'll have to wait. .
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ev3 leans on a standard IT architecture and enterprise software foundation to enable its growth-through-acquisition strategy.
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Manufacturers need to move away from proprietary protocols on the plant floor and towards SOAs. .
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