The Service Oriented Enterprise (SOE) is a new model for architecting software and I.T. infrastructure. It works in concert with current platform architectures as well as enables next generation process-driven architectures.

At its heart, the SOE employs the use of a Service Network in order to achieve certain Objectives. The Service Network introduces the concept of interface ubiquity which enables the same base communication mechanisms to be

used within an application as is used between applications as well as between trading partners. This interface ubiquity reduces integration efforts and creates a network effect for adoption.

The SOE brings interoperability and agility to the forefront of system design. A major theme for the SOE is to assume that the system will have integration requirements from the beginning, rather than adding them on later as an afterthought.