By adding Linux to the list of certified operating systems, says Jared Rodriguez, CEO of Skyway Software and one of the authors of the UDDI specification, Skyway "provides another option for customers to lower the TCO of their SOA business solutions."

"The roadblocks to realizing business value from SOA implementations aren't limited to the effort and learning curve associated with services development," Rodriguez explains. "They include governance issues associated with implementing corporate policies and maximizing services reuse."

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"They also include deployment issues associated with services release management (e.g., managing complex interdependencies within different environments)," Rodriguez continues. "The Skyway SOA platform takes a full SOA lifecycle approach which involves building, governing, and deploying business level solutions with unmatched ease. Plus, now this exciting platform provides solutions for Linux, a natural match for our standards-based, non-proprietary approach."

Skyway's team has a successful history of developing proven industry winners. Skyway's principal investor, Daniel Aegerter, and CEO, Jared Rodriguez, were the founding partners of Tradex Technologies, which was acquired by Ariba in 2000 for $5.4 billion.

Skyway differentiates itself in the SOA market space by providing the only platform built specifically for the full SOA solution lifecycle with its development, governance, and deployment components.

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