SOA is evolving beyond traditional roots
``SOA is evolving beyond its traditional roots in its remote-procedure-call style to encompass the forms of interaction found in representation state transfer, Web-oriented architecture and event-driven architecture,'' said Jess Thompson, research vice president at Gartner.Â ''Additionally, SOA-enabled initiatives, such as software as a service, business process management and cloud computing, are increasing in popularity and adoption.
SOA Software, a provider of SOA governance, cloud and enterprise API Management products, announced year-over-year business growth of 60% in 2011, spurred by the increasing need for effective cloud computing and mainstream SOA solutions.