However, the Sun announcement, which proclaims this as an “SOA offering,” is still basically SeeBeyond’s B2B product with little if any service-orientation, said Jason Bloomberg, senior analyst with ZapThink LLC.

“Note that other than ‘enabling enterprises to realize the benefits of a SOA infrastructure framework,’ there’s really nothing service-oriented about this announcement,” Bloomberg said. “It’s squarely centered on traditional B2B integration.”

The analyst did credit Sun with a strong identity management product, which now is integrated with the mature SeeBeyond-developed technology.

“Sun’s identity management capabilities have always been the strongest part of their software offering, and the JavaCAPS, nee SeeBeyond suite, is now a mature product, but nobody should think that these products are particularly suited to the loosely-coupled, interoperability-centric world of SOA,” Bloomberg said.

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