Solstice Software has joined SOA Link, a new multi-vendor SOA governance and interoperability initiative established in May. Solstice will support SOA Link's mission by jointly identifying governance and testing use cases with the other SOA Link members.

Solstice Software provides Solstice Integra Suite, an automated end-to-end integration and SOA testing tool for large, complex systems. Integra Suite reduces the time, cost, and complexity of SOA and Web services testing, validates the functionality of IT systems, and better aligns them to business processes and objectives-a key goal of lifecycle governance.

"With SOA Link, we see the convergence and alignment of registry and change management, with high-quality integration and SOA testing initiatives," says Chris Benedetto, vice president of marketing for Solstice Software. "SOA is a new way of creating business value, and its technical and organizational impact can be improved through an organized initiative that brings together like-minded governance and quality assurance providers. Solstice's membership in SOA Link supports the rising demand we are seeing for test-driven quality assurance of SOA and Web services applications."

SOA Link members intend to provide interoperable solutions to their customers. A customer who buys an SOA Link solution can be confident that the product will work seamlessly with other SOA Link solutions to support end-to- end SOA lifecycle governance.

"We see a strong fit for Solstice Software as our goal is to help organizations meet the need for quality in SOA initiatives," says Miko Matsumura, vice president of technology standards at Infravio, Inc., the organizer of the SOA Link initiative. "As quality assurance and governance lifecycles begin to touch and merge, testing support will be a crucial link for our governance registry repository capabilities."