BEA Systems
www.bea.com

BEA Systems, Inc. is a world leader in enterprise infrastructure software, helping enable companies to improve business responsiveness through service-oriented architecture (SOA), a software design approach that more closely aligns IT with business objectives. With 15,000 customers worldwide including the majority of the Fortune Global 500, BEA and its WebLogic(R) and Tuxedo(R) brands are among the most trusted names in business technology. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., BEA has 75 offices in 36 countries. More information on BEA products and services is available at www.bea.com

HP
www.hp.com

HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended Oct. 31, 2004, HP revenue totaled $79.9 billion. More information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.

IBM
ibm.com/soa

IBM has led the information technology (IT) industry since it began, and we've seen it change countless times. In fact, we've often led those changes. Today, more and more customers are searching for ways to increase the flexibility of their business processes strengthen their underlying IT infrastructure and retain and reuse their existing assets.

Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) from IBM is the answer. It provides a flexible, robust infrastructure to model, assemble, deploy and manage business processes for today's on demand business environment. It's cost-effective, modular and scalable which means you can implement an end-to-end SOA solutions customized to your requirements, when you want and how you want.

Intel
www.intel.com

For over 35 years, Intel Corporation has developed technology enabling the computer and Internet revolution that has changed the world. Founded in 1968 to build semiconductor memory products, Intel introduced the world's first microprocessor in 1971. Today, Intel supplies the computing and communications industries with chips, boards, systems, and software building blocks that are the "ingredients" of computers, servers and networking and communications products. Intel is building advanced technologies into our products to enable the move toward service-oriented IT. A service-oriented enterprise based on Intel platforms can transform business through increased agility, reduced IT complexity and lower costs.

SOA Leaders
www.soaleaders.org

The SOA Leaders Council is a unique community of service-oriented architecture visionaries. IT executives share their experiences and expertise designing and implementing SOAs to both enrich and learn from their peers. Community members participate in regular in-person local meetings and benefit from hearing first-hand accounts of how others have addressed issues, deployed technology and generated business results. SOA Leaders has chapters throughout the US and in Europe. We welcome new members - please join us.

SOA Leaders Benefactors
AmberPoint - www.amberpoint.com
Parasoft - www.parasoft.com
Reactivity - www.reactivity.com
Sonic Software - www.sonicsoftware.com
Systinet Corporation - www.systinet.com
ThoughtWorks - www.thoughtworks.com/us

Cisco Systems
www.cisco.com

Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Today, networks are an essential part of business, education, government and home communications, and Cisco Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create Internet solutions that allow individuals, companies, and countries to increase productivity, improve customer satisfaction and strengthen competitive advantage. The Cisco name has become synonymous with the Internet, as well as with the productivity improvements that Internet business solutions provide. At Cisco, our vision is to change the way people work, live, play and learn.

Infravio
www.infravio.com

Infravio, Inc. is a leading provider of SOA technologies based on open software and standards. Founded in 1999, Infravio has deep expertise through award-winning Fortune 1000 customer projects. The Infravio X-Registry Platform(TM) provides SOA builders with visualization, design time, run time, and change governance across the lifecycle. It features the patent pending Service Delivery Contracts(TM) to improve the configurability and agility of services. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Infravio is backed by venture capital firms, Walden International and Crystal Ventures, as well as NetIQ Corp. (Nasdaq: NTIQ). For more information, please call 1.408.861.3000, email info@infravio.com, or visit http://www.infravio.com.

Intersystems' Ensemble
www.InterSystems.com/ensemble

InterSystems' Ensemble is the only comprehensive integration platform that incorporates the functionality of an integration server, application server, high performance object database and a unified development and management environment in a single, architecturally consistent product. Ensemble takes application integration to the next level by enabling organizations to rapidly implement new business solutions that enhance the value of existing applications, orchestrate new business processes and integrate data across the enterprise.

Layer 7 Technologies
www.layer7tech.com

Layer 7 Technologies (www.layer7tech.com) helps enterprises realize secure, cost-effective business integration using XML and Web services. The SecureSpan product suite governs and accelerates integrations that span security and identity domains without expensive and inflexible programming. Benefits include faster time-to-market, lowered integration costs and security consistency across federated departments and partners.

SOA Software
www.soa.com

SOA Software, formerly Digital Evolution, is the leading provider of comprehensive enterprise-class SOA security, management and governance solutions. SOA Software’s products include the award winning Service Manager, Registry and XML VPN. These products combine to create the only complete SOA Fabric solution available today to secure, manage and govern SOA and Web services. Service Manager was awarded the 2004 Gold Product of the Year Award for Web Services Management from SearchWebServices.com. SOA Software is a privately held company backed by leading investors including Redpoint, Mellon Ventures, Palisades Ventures Fund and Paladin Capital Group.