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     <title>ZapThink Announces Major Update to Popular SOA Implementation Roadmap Poster</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/zapthink/poster/prweb1334744.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>ZapThink, the industry&#039;s foremost experts, advisers, and educators in the field of Service-Oriented Architecture, is responding to customer demand with today&#039;s publication of the third version of its popular &quot;ZapThink SOA Implementation Roadmap&quot; poster. The company distributed over 100,000 copies of its first two versions of the poster, the first in 2003 and then updated in 2005. The latest version adds cutting-edge thought leadership in SOA, includes detail on architectural artifacts, and expands coverage of SOA Quality, Enterprise Mashups, and more. (PRWeb Sep 15, 2008)</P>
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     <title>Swiss, German Companies Reveal SOA Successes, Failures at ZapThink Practical SOA Summit in Frankfurt</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb598351.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>T-Mobile, Novartis, Swisscom, Swiss Life, BEA, iTKO, HP, and Software AG to speak.ZapThink announces today the full agenda for its upcoming Practical Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) conference in Frankfurt, Germany on January 15, 2008.   The Practical SOA event series is targeted at companies and individuals looking for usable business case studies and value propositions for SOA, those who want to learn the latest best practices for making SOA a success, those looking to hear from successful architects about their SOA efforts, want to learn from peers about what it takes to put together a successful SOA, and/or want to take their SOA efforts to the next level. (PRWeb Jan 3, 2008)</P>
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     <title>ZapThink Offers First-in-Market Architectural Validation, Verification, and Mentorship Services for Emerging SOA Efforts</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb573107.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>ZapMentorship targeted at insuring SOA success for enterprise architect practitioners. ZapThink, LLC, an Enterprise Architecture (EA) strategy advisory firm and recognized authority and master of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) today announces the industry&#039;s first EA validation, verification, and mentorship services offering, providing a comprehensive, customer-tested methodology and defined deliverables to assess, validate, and verify existing EA and SOA initiatives.  Unlike typical SOA consulting offerings, ZapMentorship&#8482; offers EA practitioners a valuable set of tools, metrics, templates, and advisory that lowers the risk of SOA initiatives for practitioners that are on the hook to provide SOA solutions to meet the strategic requirements of the organization. (PRWeb Nov 30, 2007)</P>
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     <title>ZapThink Acquires SOA Leader Linthicum Group, LLC</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb551087.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Combined entity serves over 600 customers and an audience of over 100,000. ZapThink, LLC, the industry&#039;s foremost advisory firm focused on Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) today announces the acquisition of The Linthicum Group, LLC, a well-respected SOA consulting firm, and the addition of David S. Linthicum to ZapThink.  ZapThink will expand its intellectual property and team with expertise and resources from the acquisition to provide ZapThink customers with expert SOA advisory, research, and guidance. (PRWeb Sep 6, 2007)</P>
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     <title>ZapThink and IASA Team Up to Deliver Cutting Edge Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Credentials</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb511713.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Firms partner to promote enterprise architect qualifications in rapidly expanding SOA market.ZapThink, the industry&#039;s foremost experts and advisers in the field of SOA, today announces its partnership with the International Association of Software Architects (IASA) to help develop the current state of Enterprise Architect (EA) and Software Architect credentials for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). IASA is the premier association focused on the architecture profession through the advancement of best practices and education while delivering programs and services to IT architects of all levels around the world. (PRWeb Mar 16, 2007)</P>
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     <title>ZapThink and the Linthicum Group combine to offer &quot;Practical SOA for the Federal Government&quot;</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb508330.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>One day event focused on SOA needs, applications, and standards for Government including Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA).  ZapThink, LLC, and the Linthicum Group, LLC, have combined forces to offer the first seminar aimed at those looking for practical advice and real-world examples of SOA within government. This one-day event, entitled:  &quot;Practical SOA for the Federal Government&quot; will be held April 26th, 2007, in the Washington, DC area. Created to pack as much value into one day as possible, this event aims to provide the expertise of David Linthicum, ZapThink analyst Ronald Schmelzer, and expertise from industry veterans to provide the most up-to-date, organizationally relevant, and complete guidance on SOA in just one day. (PRWeb Mar 2, 2007)</P>
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     <title>ZapThink and Excel Partner Launch SOA-Focused Architect Resource and Placement Offering</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/01/prweb499844.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>ZapThink, the industry&#039;s foremost experts and advisers in the field of SOA, joins with Excel Partner, a leading executive search and staffing firm that specializes in SOA to provide a dependable source for qualified Enterprise Architects having an SOA background. The ARC provides an online means for companies to identify potential architect candidates and discuss their resource needs with knowledgeable SOA and EA staffing experts.  Excel Partner fulfills the requirement by applying each organization&#039;s complementary strengths in skills assessment and candidate recruitment to optimally satisfy those needs in a timely manner. Through the ARC, ZapThink and Excel Partner now offer a consultative approach to dealing with EA resource hires in the full context of an organization&#039;s internal and external environment and future plans. (PRWeb Jan 26, 2007)</P>
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     <title>Leading SOA Advisors ZapThink Strike up Partnership with Business/IT Consulting Company Online Business Systems</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/09/prweb444147.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>SOA expert advisory firm ZapThink and consulting firm Online Business Systems have joined forces to assist companies that aspire to transform themselves into agile businesses. Online has developed a successful track record of SOA implementations by leveraging its decades worth of experience with complex, multi-platform enterprise integration work. (PRWeb Sep 29, 2006)</P>
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