Software offers management capabilities for SOA.

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IBM Tivoli® Composite Application Manager for SOA v6.0 provides management solution for customers deploying Service Oriented Architecture applications based on Web services. Software can discover, monitor, diagnose, and control Web services implemented using SOAP/HTTP, SOAP/JMS, and WebSphere® Application Server Service Integration Bus. Users can drill down from services to application components and IT resources within Tivoli Enterprise Portal to identify source of bottlenecks.




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IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for SOA V6.0 Introduces Comprehensive Management Capabilities for Service Oriented Architecture



At a glance
Key features of IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for SOA V6.0 (ITCAM for SOA) include:
Discovery, monitoring, diagnostics, and automated control of SOA services
Support for key SOA platforms including WebSphere Application Server, IBM WebSphere Process Server, IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation, Microsoft .NET, and BEA WebLogic
Support for services deployed using SOAP/HTTPs, SOAP/JMS, and the WebSphere Application Server Service Integration Bus
Ability to understand service relationships
Drill down from services to application components and IT resources within the Tivoli Enterprise Portal to identify the source of bottlenecks or failures to simplify and speed up problem identification and resolution time
The Tivoli Enterprise Portal provides a common user interface for ITCAM, OMEGAMON, and ITM products with personalized workspaces and expert advice resulting in ease of use and reduced learning time

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Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001).

Overview
Customers implementing service-oriented architectures and Web services need a management solution that treats services as first-class resources to help ensure their key business applications are effectively governed and are meeting service levels.

IBM Tivoli® Composite Application Manager for SOA V6.0 (ITCAM for SOA) is designed to deliver a comprehensive management solution for customers deploying Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) applications based on Web services. For supported environments, ITCAM for SOA 6.0 can discover, monitor, diagnose, and control Web Services implemented using SOAP/HTTP, SOAP/JMS, and the WebSphere® Application Server Service Integration Bus.

ITCAM for SOA is designed to provide a management solution across the entire application life cycle for services architects, administrators, subject matter experts, operators, consultants, and others involved in the development, testing, deployment, and ongoing management of services-based systems.

ITCAM for SOA is equally suitable for a wide range of environments from small and medium to very large enterprises. Whether you are deploying standard Web services with Microsoft(TM) .NET or are building a heterogeneous Enterprise Service Bus with Web services and the latest IBM WebSphere technology, ITCAM for SOA can provide an affordable entry point with growth and scalability.

ITCAM for SOA users, who require additional IT Service Management functions, can obtain a fully integrated enterprise-class services management system by purchasing one or more products from the IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON® XE, IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager, and IBM Tivoli Security families. Service views from ITCAM for SOA are displayed in the Tivoli Enterprise(TM) Portal, the same customizable portal used for SOA application and SOA infrastructure views from the IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager and IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE families for speedy problem diagnosis and resolution.

Planned availability dates
November 18, 2005: e-GA Passport Advantage® distributed components
December 16, 2005: Physical media, all platforms
First quarter 2006: IBM Tivoli Monitoring V6.1 and Linux(TM) support

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