Fiorano, GT Software Form SOA Alliance

Large lenders eager to leverage service-oriented architecture to extend their return on investment from legacy systems, take note: Los Gatos Calif.-based Fiorano Software Inc. has announced a collaboration with mainframe integration specialist GT Software, Atlanta.Technical support staff from GT Software will facilitate enterprise integration of mainframe assets for customers of Fiorano SOA 2007, the companies said. The collaboration is intended "to simplify SOA-based integration in extremely complex environments, enabling developers to establish services more easily and integrate mainframe data of all types into the Fiorano platform," they said. The platform utilizes 60 pre-built business components and data adapters to build fully functional workflows, addressing the mortgage-creation process from first application to post-closing and delivery. The companies can be found online at http://www.fiorano.com and http://www.gtsoftware.com.