Abstract: Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices provide a policy engine framework. A consumer policy request for a web service is mediated through a functional web service or a policy web service. A single unified method call is made to policy adapters in response to the mediated customer request, each of the policy adapters in communication with a policy server. The policy adapters transform the single unified method call into formats acceptable by each associated policy servers and place the transformed requests to the associated servers. Results from the policy servers are formatted by policy adapters and a policy is selected from a policy registry repository as a function of the formatted results and returned to a requesting consumer.

Abstract: In general, the present invention provides a technique for IT estimation modeling of any organization. Although this estimation model is applied to SOA herein, it is not limited to solely estimating SOA activities; the maturity-based estimation modeling can be applied to other areas and disciplines, even beyond the IT industry. The maturity-based model of the present invention also offers executives and project managers a very effective estimating tool to analyze the impact of project variances. Resources do not need to be taken off projects and assigned to perform estimations, as this model acquires knowledge over time and delivers ever more precise estimates with each successive project. Executives and project managers may analyze the effects of additional staff, function changes, or other events to an overall project. Additionally, new projects may be estimated without utilizing current personnel with this adaptive learning model.

Abstract: An architecture (system) and method is provided for transcoding codec information to be sent in a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) signaling stream for rendering rich digital media content. The method is implemented on a computer infrastructure and includes: determining a codec associated with content to be sent to one or more requesting devices; determining that at least one of the one or more requesting devices do not have the codec associated with the content to be sent to the one or more requesting devices; providing codec information to the at least one of the one or more requesting devices; and sending the content to the one or more requesting devices.

Abstract: An approach that identifies a service oriented architecture (SOA) shared service opportunity is provided. In one embodiment, there is an opportunity tool, including an identification component configured to identify a plurality of projects from each of a plurality of lines of business; a selection component configured to select a set of projects common to more than one line of business from the plurality of lines of business; and an evaluation component configured to evaluate the set of projects common to more than one line of business from the plurality of lines of business to identify a SOA shared service opportunity.

Abstract: An invention that manages a service oriented architecture (SOA) lifecycle is provided. In one embodiment, there is a lifecycle management tool, including an identification component configured to identify a set of business objectives, evaluate a need for a SOA service solution based on the set of business objectives, and identify a set of candidate SOA shared services of the SOA shared service solution; a development component configured to develop service components for each of the set of candidate SOA shared services of the SOA shared service solution; and a deployment component configured to deploy at least one of the set of candidate SOA shared services of the SOA shared services solution.

Abstract: Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for implementing a service-oriented architecture governance framework. A programmable device configured by a logic component identifies a gap within a service-oriented architecture service orientation enterprise of concern as a function of a service-oriented architecture governance dimension. The service-oriented architecture governance dimension may be a service-oriented architecture business and information technology alignment dimension, a service-oriented architecture ownership and decision rights dimension, a service-oriented architecture asset lifecycle enablement and management dimension or a service-oriented architecture operational management and monitoring dimension.

Abstract: An approach that develops a service oriented architecture (SOA) shared services portfolio is provided. In one embodiment, there is a portfolio tool, including a decomposition component configured to decompose a business architecture of an enterprise into a set of SOA shared services, and a development component configured to develop a SOA shared service portfolio that is populated with the set of SOA shared services.

Abstract: Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices provide a policy engine framework. A consumer policy request for a web service is mediated through a functional web service or a policy web service. A single unified method call is made to policy adapters in response to the mediated customer request, each of the policy adapters in communication with a policy server. The policy adapters transform the single unified method call into formats acceptable by each associated policy servers and place the transformed requests to the associated servers. Results from the policy servers are formatted by policy adapters and a policy is selected from a policy registry repository as a function of the formatted results and returned to a requesting consumer.

Abstract: Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for controlling versioning of a service. A programmable policy broker is configured to communicate with a service registry and a policy repository comprising different service levels of a service. A location lookup is centralized in the service registry for different versions of the service. A call for a service by a consumer is mediated by causing the policy broker to select and return a correct service level from the policy repository as a function of a requirement of the consumer, look up a proper version of the service in the service registry from the different versions as a function of the returned correct service level, and call the looked-up proper service from a location associated with the proper service in the service registry.

Abstract: Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices provide a service-oriented architecture prioritization enablement framework. Business objectives and principles indicative of a service-oriented architecture enterprise are defined and categorized with respect to a plurality of business objectives and principles categories, and groupings of individual measurable business goals are categorized with respect to the categories. Total weight values are determined for each business goal as a product of an individual weighting values and base weightings of the categories. The business goal total weight values are iteratively applied priority values of a service of the service-oriented architecture associated with each business goal to generate a weighted priority values, which are aggregated to produce an aggregated priority weighting value for the service used for service prioritization.

Abstract: An approach that selects a service oriented architecture (SOA) service is provided. In one embodiment, there is a service selection tool, including an identification component configured to identify a process that affects a business objective, and identify a set of functional capabilities of the process. A selection component is configured to select a set of candidate SOA services based on the set of functional capabilities of the process.

Abstract: Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for managing the evolution of a service-oriented architecture service over a service lifecycle. An implemented SOA service is evaluated with respect to each of a plurality of line-of-business business-scope attributes and to each of a plurality of different line-of-business functionality attributes. Sets are determined of each of the business-scope attributes and different functionality attributes, wherein each attribute of each determined set is applicable to the implemented service as a function of the evaluating.

Abstract: Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for creating and using shared services through service-oriented architecture governance and a services lifecycle process. Service lifecycle steps are identified within a service-oriented architecture shared services model. Service stakeholders, decision-making touch-points and service state transition touch-points are identified in the shared services model, and service state-based lifecycle governance checkpoints within the shared services model are defined as a function of the identified service lifecycle steps, service stakeholders, decision-making touch-points and state transition touch-points.

Abstract: Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for calibrating and customizing an estimation model as a function of a service-oriented architecture environment. A programmable calibration engine device configured by a logic component generates a service-oriented architecture solution effort estimate as a function of a business available resource input and a required business functionality input. Some methods also include managing a calibration constraint, a policy, an end-user access control, an output scope and an output format and providing a programmable effort estimation engine, providing a set of a predefined constraint, a boundary value and historical calibration data to the effort estimation engine, and generating a service-oriented architecture solution effort estimate as a function of the provided set, the policy and an input of a solution parameter within the scope of a service-oriented architecture transformation.

Abstract: Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for a service-oriented architecture governance model. Each of a plurality of governance dimension attributes of a service-oriented architecture are calibrated and mapped to each of a plurality of governance evolution element attributes. A maturity and capability assessment is performed for the service-oriented architecture as a function of the mapping, and a maturity-based and capability-based governance model is generated for the service-oriented architecture as a function of the maturity and capability assessment. In one aspect a programmable device is configured to perform at least one of the calibrating, the mapping, the performing the maturity and capability assessment and the generating the maturity-based and capability-based governance model.

Abstract: Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for implementing a business services portfolio-centric, service-oriented architecture governance framework. Business stakeholders are enabled to manage a business services portfolio, and information technology stakeholders are enabled to manage realization components of the business services portfolio through a service-oriented architecture governance framework. The business stakeholders influence the service-oriented architecture governance framework through interaction with the business services portfolio and an enterprise business portfolio.

Abstract: An approach that provides presence driven notification to a subscriber when a business process automation chain requires manual intervention is provided. In one embodiment, there is a notification tool, including a routing component configured to transmit a message to the subscriber based on data gathered relating to subscriber presence, location and preferences.

Abstract: An approach that manages an SOA lifecycle organization change is provided. In one embodiment, there is a change management tool, including a retrieval component configured to retrieve a proposed change; a lifecycle defining component configured to define an SOA lifecycle based on the proposed change; a services portfolio component configured to identify a plurality of SOA shared services in services portfolio that addresses the proposed change; a stakeholder component configured to identify stakeholders having an interest in the proposed change; an impact component configured to determine impacts of the proposed change on the stakeholders; a deployment planning component configured to develop a service deployment plan and communication plan related to the proposed change; and an implementation component configured to implement the plurality of SOA shared services that addresses the proposed change.

Abstract: An approach for designing a service specific service oriented architecture (SOA) shared services solution is provided. In one embodiment, there is a service solution tool, including a refinement component configured to receive a set of service requirements for a set of SOA shared services that are developed as part of a potential SOA shared services project, and refine the set of service requirements for the set of SOA shared services. A design component is configured to design a service specific SOA shared services solution based on a refined set of service requirements for the set of service requirements for the set of SOA shared services.

Abstract: An approach that constructs a service oriented architecture (SOA) shared service is provided. In one embodiment, there is a service construction tool, including an input component configured to receive design input for a SOA shared service solution; and a construction component configured to construct a SOA shared service based on the design input for the SOA shared service solution.