SOA4PLM^®

2007 - 2008

During the product lifecycle, different systems from different vendors are used to perform different tasks. In order to satisfy the needs of every company and support the respective business processes, companies invest a considerable amount of time and money in customizing.

What is actually needed are fast and simple integration solutions which

	consolidate existing solutions
	do not require detailed understanding of the processes or knowledge of the data models in an application
	enable cooperation between different domains

The objective of SOA4PLM^® is to create solutions based on service-oriented architectures (SOA).

Users, middleware vendors and system vendors place very different demands on SOA4PLM^®:

	Users want to concentrate on their business processes, even if these cross corporate borders or the borders defining responsibilities.
	Middleware vendors want to quickly concentrate on the technical challenges posed by integration projects using a solid service basis.
	System vendors want to be integrated more deeply and comprehensively in the user’s business processes.

The results of the initial phase conducted in 2007 have been published in the ProSTEP iViP White Paper SOA4PLM^®.

SOA4PLM^® is seen as an approach of strategic importance for the ProSTEP iViP Association. The Association has therefore registered this name as a trademark.

The objective of the current project is to establish a project consortium and draw up a project plan. It is intended that the project be defined in more concrete terms in a number of workshops to be held in 2008. Above all, user requirements must be collected and specified in more detail.

Continental	Microsoft	PROSTEP
Daimler	MSC Software	PTC
IBM	Oracle	Siemens PLM Software