ZDnets SOA blog contains 10 examples of SOA implemented and in use at this time to the benefit of the organization it is a good collection, check it out here,

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1. To manage world of data...National Aeronautics and Space Administration to streamline access to its mounds of data, as well as link users of the data to the services they need to process the data. - Details here.

2. To manage workflows...State Children's Health Insurance Program to manage the nine-step application process that determines and responds to applicants' eligibility. Details here3. To consolidate services...Harvard Medical School and its hospital affiliates radically streamlined their business processes around the sharing of medical data by building. Details here4. For more effective partnerships...T-Mobile is employing SOA for both internal integration and reuse, as well as the external, partner- and revenue-generating elements. Details here
5. To improve customer service: Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide is replacing its legacy room-reservation system with an SOA-based one. Details here6. To trim costs: Verizon Communications claims it averages about 2.5 million to three million Web services transactions a day through a "home-grown" SOA. Details here7. To increase speed to market: Owens & Minor, a distributor of medical and surgical supplies, has embarked on a four-year SOA initiative, and forecasts annual savings of $650,000, half attributable to better inventory accuracy and half to productivity savings and improved cash flow. Details Here

8. For strategic differentiation: Fireman's Fund is relying on SOA to consolidate 70% of its technology applications. By more effectively aligning business with IT and strengthening its relationship with agents - Details Here9. To increase agility: Motorola has introduced 180 services through its SOA framework and business activity monitoring projects (monitoring the linkages between enterprise software apps), and has an average of 50 rules, covering everything from credit card transactions to warranty services. Details here10. To loosely couple businesses: Mohan Sawhney, professor at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, says the best-run companies may not be producers themselves, but networks of producers, orchestrated by a front-end broker of services. Details herePrashanth RaiTag(s):SOA