Software AG, T Mobile sign global SOA partnership agreement
ConvergenceAsia staff
12/05/2008

T-Mobile International, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, is developing its IT-Governance methodology and tools in conjunction with Software AG.

One of the goals of this venture is to accelerate the introduction of new products and tariffs on the basis of Software AG’s technologies for Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) and business process management (BPM). Software AG is the world’s largest independent provider of Business Infrastructure Software.

The two companies are building a joint competence centre to handle this international collaboration which is planned to last several years. The competence centre is tasked with further developing T Mobile’s SOA/BPM strategy and moving the IT infrastructure forward using SOA/BPM process models.

T Mobile’s goals in undertaking this joint development of its SOA strategy is to launch new mobile communication products more quickly while increasing efficiency and lowering costs. Specifically, these goals will be reached through the use of the webMethods BPM Suite utilising T-Mobile’s existing international SOA platform.

An important component of the agreement is the establishment of a joint competence centre in Bonn and Darmstadt. This centre will include IT architects and leading research and development employees from both companies who will work closely together on the implementation of the SOA/BPM strategy.

The agreement was concluded with T Mobile International and covers Germany and the Netherlands, Austria, the UK, and the Czech Republic. 

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