Roy Schulte (pictured), VP at Gartner and its research team leader for Application Integration and Middleware, discusses trends and practices for SOA in this brand-new webinar presented by MetaMatrix.

In particular, Schulte underlines the important role being played by Data Services.

Hosted by SYS-CON.TV, the webinar features not only the industry-respected Schulte but also Sean Rhody, the editor-in-chief of SYS-CON Media's SOA World Magazine, and Craig Muzilla, SVP Marketing and Product Management for MetaMatrix, leading provider of data service management systems.

Muzilla underlines that the differentiator for the MetaMatrix Data Services Managament System is its event-driven architecture. In his comprehensive introduction to the webinar, Gartner's Schulte speaks in detail about the space that Gartner has dubbed "Enterprise Integration Management" (EIM).

Other topics discussed in this engaging and informative webinar include data abstraction, semantic mediation, and the "sharability" of data services.

Anyone  involved with creating, deploying, and managing data services will want to view the webinar carefully for comprehensive advice on data access and mediation strategies. There is also important news about MetaMatrix's upcoming "Dimension" product.