Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) in Media Systems

John Footen

The precepts associated with service-oriented architecture (SOA), web services (WS), and business process management (BPM) provide an excellent approach to systems integration in the media and entertainment (M&E) industry. Current problems of integration complexity and rapid business changes can be addressed through the agility, visibility, and productivity benefits provided by these approaches and technologies. Although SOA, BPM, and WS are only beginning to be used in the M&E industry, they are well-established information technology (IT) methods and backed by accepted standards. SOA, with its use of middleware and wrappers, is an excellent architectural choice for systems in the M&E industry. When implemented using web services, it can enhance and simplify software integration. When combined with BPM to streamline business processes, SOA provides additional benefits to any media enterprise that adopts its fundamental principles. These service-oriented media enterprises will be able to react to changes in requirements more efficiently in the future.

Print ISSN
Electronic ISSN
2160-2492
Published
2009-03
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J14973