"The ability of service-oriented architecture to rapidly assemble new applications and orchestrate multiple solutions comes from a commitment to reuse. But for that to work, it must be implemented enterprisewide, say the three internationally known, former META Group analysts.

The common approach of implementing SOA on a project-by-project basis fails to mandate the basic changes in development procedure that SOA requires. Developers may implement the standards that SOA has largely co-opted from the Internet, but they are free to reinvent existing services rather than reusing what already exists."

Gary E. Smith
SOA Project Manager