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[edit] About SOA@Singapore Wiki
This wiki is just one of the many key initiatives to promote SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) in Singapore. SOA is a technological architecture or blueprint which encompasses Web Services and Business Process Management.
The SOA@Singapore wiki is managed by the SOA Chapter of the Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF). Please contact Lawrence Lim for more details.
[edit] Objectives of the SOA@Singapore wiki
This is a collaborative and learning wiki for people interested in promoting SOA in Singapore. Sharing and dissemination of SOA-related information is highly encouraged. These can be news, announcements, events, posting of best practices related to issues like web services interoperability, how-to, etc. The intent is to build a knowledge base (repository) of SOA news, events, best practices, etc.
[edit] The voice of SOA in Singapore
The voice of SOA in Singapore is the SOA Chapter of SITF
- Chairman: Mr. Foo Jong Tong (ILOG)
- Secretary: Mr. John Tan (Nanyang Polytechnic)
- Treasurer: Mr. Chua Kok Sian (Ecquaria Technologies)
The rest of the Exco members are:
Andrew Weekes (Accenture Pte Ltd), Sidney Lim (Avanade Asia Pte Ltd), Ng Beng Lim (NCS Pte Ltd), Cheong Lai Siong (IBM Singapore Pte Ltd), Wee Siew Hay (Sun Microsystems Pte Ltd, Albert Tay (Oracle Corporation Singapore Pte Ltd), C.Y. Koh (SAP Asia Pte Ltd), George Wong (BEA Systems Singapore Pte Ltd), Daniel Wee (Nanyang Polytechnic), Linda Chong (Microsoft Singapore Pte Ltd), and Pang Hee Kiang (Hewlett-Packard (Singapore) Pte Ltd).
[edit] SOA Chapter (SOAC)
The SOA Chapter aims to accelerate the adoption of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) in the industry. It will maintain close working ties with the public and private sectors to promote SOA and it will also facilitate companies to realize innovative business opportunities through the Chapter’s vibrant series of initiatives and activities.
[edit] The Charter Of SOA Chapter
SOAC is an industry initiative that will address the key issues in moving SOA to the next level of adoption by the industry and businesses. The main goals of the Chapter are:
- to actively promote, facilitate and accelerate the adoption of SOA to drive innovation, collaboration and creation of business value;
- to encourage infocomm community and all organizations that are interested in promoting SOA and contributing to the SOAC’s deliverables, to be part of the Chapter;
- to provide regular networking events, activities and seminars to bring about a collaborative environment to proliferate SOA adoption across industries.
[edit] Value Proposition to Members
The community of SOA members represent a wide spectrum of industry organisations, public sector and companies that are interested in the adoption of SOA in their enterprises. The variety of members with diverse expertise and experiences from solution architecture, development, deployment, implementation to the management and governance of SOA will contribute to the sharing of best practices and enhancing value to the members.
The Chapter will organise events and activities to provide members with networking opportunities as well as latest industry trends and updates. Members will also be invited to participate and contribute to working groups based on their interests and expertise.
The Chapter will also organise a regional SOA conference in Singapore. The Chapter will work in conjunction with the industry and standards organisations to respond to members’ needs by providing direction, guidance, best practices and advice for implementing SOA in conformance to industry standards.
The Chapter has already spearheaded the launched of the SOA Centre located at Nanyang Polytechnic campus in 2005, supported by IDA. This Centre has since provided much needed Web Services Interoperability testing services to the industry and members. These services have brought good value to companies with products, applications and services that need to be interoperability compliant across systems and platform.
[edit] SOA Chapter Membership
SOA Chapter relies on active participation of its members to accomplish its goals. Members will be invited to participate in initiatives and activities organized by the Chapter. Membership is open to the infocomm community and all organisations interested in promoting SOA and contributing to the SOAC’s goals.
All applicants must be SiTF members. Non-SiTF members can apply for SiTF membership together with Chapter membership and admission to the SOAC is contingent on the approval of SiTF membership.
For further information, please contact the Singapore infocomm Technology Federation Secretariat.
The SiTF SOA Chapter C/o SiTF Secretariat
55/55A Neil Road Singapore 088892 Tel: 6325 9700 Fax: 6325 4993
- Email: info@sitf.org.sg
- Web: http://www.sitf.org.sg
[edit] The SOA Centre
The initial list of partners include Accenture, BEA Systems, Cisco Systems, Crannog Software, Ecquaria Technologies, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Mercury Interactive, Microsoft, NCS, Novell, Oracle, Parasoft, SAP, Singapore Computer Systems, ILOG, SQL View and Sun Microsystems.
The IT industry can take advantage of the expertise and services offered by the centre as a strategic resource to its Web Services development, and to reinforce the ‘Made in Singapore’ branding of software quality.
[edit] Interoperability Testing @ SOA Centre
One of the missions of the vendor-neutral SOA Centre is to conduct Web Services interoperability testing for IT solution/service providers implementing web services especially built on multiple platforms. All testing are subsidized by IDA and all test results are held in the strictest confidence. The SOA Centre also provides consultancy in SOA design, development and implementation and SOA governance, quality and management.
Contact Daniel Wee or Lawrence Lim for more interop testing details.
[edit] SOA Chapter Activities
The SOA Chapter plans and arranges regular networking events, activities and seminars to bring about a collaborative environment to proliferate SOA adoption across industries.
[edit] Current & Future Events
SOA Centre's Updates
- Date: 16 November 2007 (Friday)
- Venue: TBA
SOA Developer's Day
- Date: 5 September 2007 (Wednesday)
- Venue: Nanyang Polytechnic
- Time: 9 am - 5 pm
- We aim to ensure that developers/architects can gain the latest knowledge and experience via talks and hands-on with the latest technological development in SOA and in areas of Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0.
Click / here for the Agenda and Registration.
SOA Chapter Members' Appreciation Night
- Date: 17 August 2007 (Friday)
- Venue: Microsoft Singapore
- Time: 7 pm - 9 pm (Registration starts 6.30 pm)
- Join us at Level 21 to watch the post-national day fireworks display! It's a good opportunity to meet with your industry peers and with Mr. Philip Khoo, Mentoring Director from IPP Financial Advisors Pte Ltd.
[edit] Past Events
ITMA Talk on SOA by SOA Chapter,SiTF
- Date: 17 May 2007
- Venue: Accenture, Raffles City Tower
- This ITMA members exclusive event focuses on case studies involving SOA implementation. The speakers are from BEA, Microsoft, ILOG and Accenture. This event is organised by the SOA Chapter of SiTF.
SiTF SOA Chapter Industry Cocktail
- Date: 18 April 2007
- Venue: Senso Ristorante and Bar, 21 Club Street
- The turnup for the event was overwhelming at Senso Ristorante & Bar. Most members, non-members and Financial Sector Industry guests had headed on for this exclusive event organized by the SOA chapter. It was warmly welcomed by our exco members and SiTF staff. SOA Chapter’s chairman, Mr Foo Jong Tong, kicked off the event by delivering his welcome speech to all guests. He thanked them for making their time available for the evening and also shared about the role of SOA Centre. After Mr Foo’s speech, our sponsor, Mr Karl Verhulst from CA presented on the current products and solutions CA is offering to their end user customers. Our guest of honour, Mr Daniel Tse, Citigroup, followed on to present his share of SOA experience in the FSI’s arena. It was an enriching presentation by all and most continued to stay on for more networking after the presentation.
