SOA Consortium and CIO Magazine Announce Judges for SOA Case Study Contest

Contest open to organizations in all industries including
government that have completed successful SOA projects
NEEDHAM & FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
The SOA Consortium(TM) and CIO magazine have announced the expert
panel of judges who will be reviewing entries to the Service Oriented
Architecture (SOA) Case Study Contest. The contest is open to
organizations of all sizes, including government agencies that have
successfully delivered business or mission value using an SOA
approach. For more information and to submit a case study, visit
http://www.soa-consortium.org/contest_judges.

The goal of the SOA Case Study Contest is to highlight business
success stories and lessons learned to provide proof points and
insights for other organizations considering or pursuing SOA adoption.
To qualify for the contest, the SOA project must be complete with
demonstrated business results.

The judging panel consists of industry experts including:

-- Burt Covnot, Senior Vice President - Enterprise Architecture,
Bank of America

-- Judith Hurwitz, President & CEO, Hurwitz & Associates, LLC

-- Brenda Michelson, Program Director, SOA Consortium and
Principal Consultant, Elemental Links

-- Burc Oral, CTO & VP of Engineering, Cover4Me

-- Naresh Podila, Manager, Operations & Process Innovation, SDG
Corporation

-- Esther Schindler, Senior Online Editor, CIO.com

Entries will be judged on the complexity of the business problem
addressed, the ROI/Business Value achieved
(Agility/Innovation/Flexibility), the level and sophistication of the
cross-organizational collaboration (Business/Technical) and the usage
of SOA approaches and supporting technology. In addition to one
overall winner, organizations will be recognized by
industry/government and project size/scope.

SOA Case Study Contest winners will be announced at the SOA
Consortium meeting in Orlando, FL on September 24, 2008 and will be
featured on the SOA Consortium website and in an October issue of CIO
magazine. Submissions will be accepted through June 30, 2008. To
submit your project to the SOA Case Study Contest and for full rules
and guidance, visit http://www.soa-consortium.org/contest_judges.

About CIO

CIO produces award-winning content and community resources for
information technology executives thriving and prospering in this
fast-paced era of business, as well as create opportunities for
information technology and consumer marketers to reach them. The CIO
portfolio includes CIO.com, CIO magazine (launched in 1987), CIO
Executive Programs and the CIO Executive Council. CIO properties
provide business technology leaders with analysis and insight on
information technology trends and a keen understanding of IT's role in
achieving business goals. The U.S. edition of the magazine and website
are recipients of more than 200 awards to date, including two Grand
Neals from the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards and
two Magazine of the Year awards from the National Society of Business
Publication Editors. CIO websites and printed publications appear in
more than 20 countries, including Australia, Canada, France, India and
Sweden. CIO Executive Programs--a series of face-to-face conferences
including the CIO 100 Symposium & Awards(TM)--provide educational and
networking opportunities for pre-qualified corporate and government
leaders. The CIO Executive Council is a member-led executive
organization, consisting of current and future business leaders
working to impact the intersection of business, technology and
strategy. CIO, and sister brand CSO, are produced by CXO Media, a
subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading
technology media, research and event company. Company information is
available at http://www.idg.com.

About The SOA Consortium

The SOA Consortium is an advocacy group of end users, service
providers and technology vendors committed to helping the Global 1000,
major government agencies, and mid-market businesses successfully
adopt Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) by 2010. SOA Consortium
founding enterprise members include Fortune 200 companies in Financial
Services, Travel, Manufacturing, Retail and Telecommunications.
Sponsors are Cisco, IBM Corporation, SAP AG, Savant, Sparx Systems and
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Participants include Fortune 1000 corporations,
major government agencies and non-governmental organizations. Any
organization may join the SOA Consortium. The SOA Consortium is
managed by the Object Management Group.

For more information, please visit http://www.soa-consortium.org/
or email info@soa-consortium.org.

Note to editors: SOA Consortium, OMG and Object Management Group
are trademarks of Object Management Group. All other trademarks are
the property of their respective owners.

Object Management Group
Stephanie Covert, 843-737 0637
info@soa-consortium.org
or
CIO Magazine
Lynn Holmlund, 508-935 4526
lholmlund@cxo.com

Copyright Business Wire 2008