Executing SOA: A Practical Guide for the Service-Oriented Architect

Acknowledgments

We thank the IBM management team for allowing us the time necessary to write this book. All books written at IBM get support from management. We acknowledge this support and the ability to access the necessary resources to write the book. Thank you to our executive sponsors at IBM Software Group and IBM Global Services, especially Robert LeBlanc, GM, IBM Global Consulting Services, and SOA.

We thank the people at IBM Press and Pearson Education, the publishers and staff who have helped market and complete the production work that goes into publishing a book like this. At IBM Press, we thank Tara Woodman and her team. At Pearson Education, we want to thank Greg Wiegand, who helped us during the proposal phase, and Katherine Bull, ...