SOA for Government:A Practical Approach
The Microsoft Connected Industry Foundation
Microsoft has formed a network of SOA industry leaders of ISVs and solution providers that provide government agencies with additional resources, including:
• Bestpracticesframeworksandmethodologies• Toolsandout-of-theboxcapabilities• Training,support,andconsultingservices
Participating members include:
Contact: Dan Downing
360.840.0396 | [email protected]
Website: www.advantagefactory.com
Advantage Factoryisaprofessionalservicesconsultingfirmprovidingourclientswithstrategicadvantagethroughtheeffective use of information technology.
Advantage Factory core offerings are centered on the design and implementation of loosely coupled systems that facilitaterapidadaptationtochange.WehavemanyyearsofexperiencedesigningandimplementingpolicybasedSOAandESBsolutionsthatallowourcustomerstoeffectivelyleverage,scale,andgoverntheirprocesses.
Contact: Paul Diorio, VP Sales, Federal
678.296.8146 | [email protected]
Website: www.soa.com
SOA Softwareisaleadingproviderofcomprehensive,enterprise-classintegratedSOAGovernancesolutions.SOASoftwareproductsprovideacomprehensiveclosed-loopSOAgovernancesolution(Workbench),ahigh-performance,scalableSOAsecurity,mediation,andmanagementsolution(ServiceManager),andamainframeWebservicessolutionforCICSapplications(SOLA).SOASoftwareproductsprocessover500millionmissioncriticaltransactionsamonthandareusedbythelargestFortune1000corporations,includingMerrillLynch,Verizon,andPfizer.Formoreinformation,pleasevisit www.soa.com.
Contacts: John Emerson
301.774.5435| [email protected]
LeoMcDermott
763.473.0672 | [email protected]
Website: www.amberpoint.com
Contacts: Karla Marquis
703.806.3498 | [email protected]
EarlBentley
703.645.4437| [email protected]
Website: www.csc.com
AmberPointandMicrosofthaveamulti-facetedstrategicrelationshipthathassteadilygrownsinceAmberPoint’sinception.Infact,AmberPointwasthefirstvendortocertifyitsSOAruntimegovernancesolutionsfortheMicrosoft®.NETFramework.ByfullyutilizingtheWebservicessystemlibrariesoftheMicrosoftCommonLanguageRuntime(CLR),AmberPointenablesitscustomerstobetterleveragetheadvantagesinherenttotheMicrosoft.NETFramework.ThisresultsinperformanceoptimizationforenvironmentsbuiltontheMicrosoft.NETFramework,greatersecurityfacilities,tightintegrationacrossall.NETsystemcomponentsandsmoothupgradesasnew.NET-connectedtechnologiesbecomeavailable.
AmberPointintegratesitsruntimegovernancesolutionswithMicrosoftSystemCenterOperationsManager(OpsMgr)todeliverend-to-endsystemsmanagementcapabilities,andprovidesruntimegovernanceof.NETservicesinMicrosoftBizTalk® Server, Microsoft SharePoint®andConnectedServicesFramework.
Computer Sciences Corporationisaleadingglobalinformationtechnology(IT)servicescompany.CSC’smissionistoprovidecustomersinindustryandgovernmentwithsolutionscraftedtomeettheirspecificchallengesandenablethemtoprofitfromtheadvanceduseoftechnology.
Withapproximately87,000employees,CSCprovidesinnovativesolutionsforcustomersaroundtheworldbyapplyingleadingtechnologiesandCSC’sownadvancedcapabilities.Theseincludesystemsdesignandintegration;ITandbusinessprocessoutsourcing;applicationssoftwaredevelopment;Webandapplicationhosting;andmanagementconsulting.
Contacts: SteveThomas
904.806.4630 | [email protected]
877.BUY.ITKO (877.289.4856)
Website: www.itko.com
iTKO LISASOATestingandValidationsolutionsprovideaComplete,Collaborative,andContinuousTM SOA quality platform fortheentiredevelopmentanddeliveryeffort.Inasingletestenvironment,iTKOLISAprovidesno-codeunit,functional,regression,loadandperformancetestingagainstwebsites,webservices,.NET,messagebuses,Javaappsandotherheterogeneoustechnologies.AsacertificationplatformforservicesteamsfromMicrosoftandotherindustrypartners,iTKOsupportsFederalinitiativesforNet-Centricapplicationgovernanceandquality.
Contact: ChipBlock
703.326.3482 | [email protected]
Website: www.mcdonaldbradley.com
McDonald Bradleyisaprivately-heldsecureinformationsharingandITsolutionsproviderheadquarteredinHerndon,Virginia.Since1985,wehavebuiltanexceptionalreputationfordeliveringcosteffective,forward-thinkingservicesandsolutions to the defense, intelligence, homeland security, and civilian agency communities. Our solutions portfolio includes Service-OrientedEnterprise(SOE),DataInteroperability(DI),InformationAssurance(IA),andEnterpriseManagementandGovernance(EMG).
Aservice-orientedenterprise(SOE)usesService-orientedarchitecture(SOA)principlestoestablishcommandandcontroloverinformationresourcesatanenterpriselevel–includingpeopleandprocesses,notjusttechnology.TransitioningtoaSOEgivesagenciesapracticalplatformformodernizingtheirdata,systems,andapplications.Itenablesthemtosupportseamlesscollaborationandinformationsharing–nomatterhowfarorhowfasttheirrequirementsevolve.
Contact: Pete DiPaola | 757.572.5877
Website: www.microlinkllc.com
MicroLinkisaLeadingMicrosoftGoldCertifiedInformationTechnologyPartner.BasedinVienna,Virginia,MicroLinkprovidesafullrangeofinformationtechnologyservicesandproductstoboththepublicandcommercialsectors.Wefocusonhelpingorganizationsmeettheirneedsforteamworkandproductivitybyprovidingcollaboration,businessintelligence,and knowledge management solutions.
Additionally,MicroLinkwasrecentlynamedMicrosoftFederalPartneroftheYearandMicrosoftDoDPartneroftheYear.MicroLinkhasvastexperiencedeliveringcustomizedcollaborative,geospatialandbusinessintelligencesolutionsthatincorporateMicrosoftTechnologies.
Contacts: BillSevitz,DirectorPublicSector
949.754.4570| [email protected]
Simon Donovan, VP Product Sales
949.754.4574| [email protected]
Website: www.neudesic.com
NeudesichasdeepexpertiseinService-OrientedArchitecture.Ourtechnicalpersonnelhavelongbeenattheforefrontofdistributedapplicationtechnologies,rangingfromearlyinvolvement(pre-standards)withWebservices,topeoplethatwereonMicrosoft’sIndigo(nowWindows®CommunicationFoundation)team,helpingbuildthenextgenerationofadistributedapplication communications framework.
NowhereisNeudesic’sexpertiseinSOAmoreevidentthanwiththeadvancedworkwehavedoneonEnterpriseServiceBus(ESB)technologies.Inadual-prongedapproach,NeudesichascreatedanEnterpriseServiceBus(Neuron)builtontop
ofWindowsCommunicationsFramework.Neudesicalsoco-architectedandbuiltMicrosoft’sESBGuidanceforPartners,anadvancedframeworkavailablefromMicrosoftthatisbuiltontopofMicrosoftBizTalkServer.
NeuronisNeudesic’sflagshipEnterpriseServiceBusproduct,builtonthelatestMicrosoftTechnologiesandtheWindowsCommunicationFramework.Neuronempowersorganizationstobemoreevent-driveninincreasinglycomplex,heterogeneousenvironments.Organizationsbecomemoreactivelyconnectedwiththeirresources,peopleandserviceswhenprovidedwithrealtime,eventdriven,messagingandprocesscapabilities.Onceconnected,decisionsin“realtime”becomepossible,improvinganorganization’sagilityandcompetitivenessintheirIndustry.Neuronprovidesthesecapabilitiesthoughanevolutionaryabstractionoftechnologies,whichtogether,providearobustmessagingandprocessplatformtoautomatehardtasks,simplifyservicedevelopmentwhileleveraginganorganization’sexistingapplications.Neuronputscontrolbackintothehandsoftheorganization!
For more information, send e-mails to [email protected] or visit www.microsoft.com/federal/SOA.
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