Jeff Davis has over 15 years experience in enterprise software development. He is currently Director of Software Architecture at HireRight Inc, where he is responsible for implementing HireRight’s SOA and SaaS initiatives, including HireRight Connect – a comprehensive integration platform, and the first of its kind in the pre-employment screening market. Prior to HireRight, he was a successful eBusiness consultant for several years, where he worked extensively with enterprise ERP, CRM and procurement applications. He is a recognized expert in the field of web services and SOA, and his just completed a book titled “Open Source SOA” for Manning Publications, which will be published in Spring 2009. He is a frequent speaker at industry events, most recently the Gartner 2007 Application Architecture & Integration Summit. 
The open source community includes many early advocates of the recent wave of emerging SOA-related technology projects. Historically, however, open source has sometimes been considered a "late follower," with commercial products first to hit the market, and then followed by "me-too" op...Nov. 26, 2008 06:45 AM EST Reads: 5,241
