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ZapThink and Object Management Group (OMG) Partner to Promote Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Credentialing; ZapThink Joins SOA Consortium

(PRLEAP.COM) BALTIMORE, MD – April 17, 2007 — ZapThink, the industry’s foremost experts and advisors in the field of SOA today announces its partnership with Object Management Group (OMG) to promote ZapThink’s efforts to mature and foster the development of credentials for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). ZapThink also announces today that it has joined the SOA Consortium and OMG as an anayst member. The OMG™ is an international, open membership, not-for-profit computer industry consortium. OMG Task Forces develop enterprise integration standards for a wide range of technologies, and an even wider range of industries. In the partnership with ZapThink, OMG will promote ZapThink’s education and SOA training, credentialing, and certification opportunities, and ZapThink will promote OMG’s SOA Consortium and other related EA market-building efforts. Furthermore, ZapThink will accept OMG certifications as pre-qualifications for its Licensed ZapThink Architect (LZA) boot camp offerings.

“There is a significant lack of available, skilled, and qualified EA talent to meet the demand for rapidly growing SOA initiatives,” said Ronald Schmelzer, Senior Analyst with ZapThink. “Companies are tired of all the hype surrounding Web Services and SOAs, and are finding it difficult to learn what they really need to know from vendor-centric conferences and training. ZapThink has partnered with the OMG to expand the visibility of ZapThink’s SOA credentials that give Enterprise Architecture practitioners the SOA expertise and career development they’re looking for.”

The OMG recently announced the development of the SOA Consortium, a new advocacy group of end users, service providers and technology vendors committed to helping the Global 1000 successfully adopt Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) by 2010. Participants include Avis Budget Car Rental, Bank of America, CellExchange, Inc., HP, Integration Consortium, Object Management Group, WebEx Communications and founding sponsors BEA Systems, Inc., Cisco, IBM Corporation, and SAP AG.

As part of their joint marketing, promotion, and partnering agreement, ZapThink and OMG will provide their respective customers and memberships joint offerings including discounts on ZapThink’s Licensed ZapThink Architect (LZA). ZapThink also joins the OMG as an Analyst Member and a member of the SOA Consortium.

Achieving the benefits of service-oriented architecture requires significant changes for both IT and business executives. Enterprise SOA practitioners would greatly benefit from a vibrant practitioner community to drive local, business-driven, SOA success, and to spur broader enterprise, and industry-wide, SOA adoption. Through OMG’s recent efforts, including the SOA Consortium and by partnering with ZapThink to promote its LZA credentialing and training opportunities, the OMG will further add value to its membership and its SOA education and certification initiatives.

For more information and to register for an LZA Boot camp, visit http://www.zapthink.com/lza.html. Individuals or companies looking to attend or otherwise participate in the event can contact ZapThink at 781-207-0203. Early bird discounts are available for a limited time. Seats are limited to only 50 people per LZA boot camp, and ZapThink expects certain boot camp dates and locations to sell out.

About ZapThink, LLC
Founded in October 2000, ZapThink, LLC (http://www.zapthink.com) is an IT advisory and analysis firm that provides trusted advice and critical insight into the architectural and organizational changes brought about by the movement to XML, Web Services, and Service Orientation. We provide our three target audiences of IT vendors, service providers and end-users a clear roadmap for standards-based, loosely coupled distributed computing - a vision of IT meeting the needs of the agile business. ZapThink is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. Its customers include Global 1000 firms and emerging businesses.

About the Object Management Group
OMG is an international, open membership, not-for-profit computer industry consortium. OMG Task Forces develop enterprise integration standards for a wide range of technologies, including: Real-time, Embedded and Specialized Systems, Analysis & Design, Architecture-Driven Modernization and Middleware and an even wider range of industries, including: Business Modeling and Integration, C4I, Finance, Government, Healthcare, Legal Compliance, Life Sciences Research, Manufacturing Technology, Robotics, Software-Based Communications and Space.

OMG’s modeling standards, including the Unified Modeling Language™ (UML®) and Model Driven Architecture® (MDA®), enable powerful visual design, execution and maintenance of software and other processes, including IT Systems Modeling and Business Process Management. OMG’s middleware standards and profiles are based on the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA®) and support a wide variety of industries. More information about OMG can be found at www.omg.org.

ZAPTHINK CONTACT:
Ronald Schmelzer
ZapThink, LLC
108 Woodlawn Rd
Baltimore, MD 21210
Phone: +1 (781) 207-0203
info@zapthink.com

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