Abstract: A method for automating the deployment and lifecycle management of an integration solution by using a deployment solution template to gather deployment information, where the integration solution combines components developed separately or on different platforms. The deployment information gathered includes the computing environment topology into which the integration solution is being deployed, as well as the resource requirements and non-functional requirements of the integration solution and its components. The method provides computer implemented models for analyzing the gathered deployment information, and identifying and optimizing deployment options. Choices for selection among identified and optimized options based on non-functional requirements of the integration solution may be displayed to a user of the deployment method.

Abstract: A system and method for capturing a plurality of business requirements using a Business Process Outsourcing Language (BPOL), an XML representation for expressing business process flow rules, preferences, business rules and event-action mappings as well as service links, to automate the process of generating business processes for use with Web services. BPOL is used to dynamically construct a search script for an advanced Web services discovery engine to find Web services from both UDDI registries and Web services Inspection Language (WSIL) documents and then create a qualified service list. Then a service selection problem is mapped into a solution space {0,1} for use by an optimization algorithm that performs second level service selection of the best set of services based on the requirements.

Abstract: A system and method for capturing a plurality of business requirements using a Business Process Outsourcing Language (BPOL), an XML representation for expressing business process flow rules, preferences, business rules and event-action mappings as well as service links, to automate the process of generating business processes for use with Web services. BPOL is used to dynamically construct a search script for an advanced Web services discovery engine to find Web services from both UDDI registries and Web services Inspection Language (WSIL) documents and then create a qualified service list. Then a service selection problem is mapped into a solution space {0,1} for use by an optimization algorithm that performs second level service selection of the best set of services based on the requirements.