Progress Software released the results of a study it commissioned with Forrester Consulting revealing that data integration efforts are increasing across most major industries as a result of the demand for real-time globally accessible data. According to findings IT professionals are severely challenged in keeping pace – still mired in manual processes and ad hoc fixes. The survey results are presented in the whitepaper, Addressing Data Integration Challenges with SOA.

In it, 55% of respondents reported that they had undertaken four or more integration efforts over the past two years, and the majority of respondents don't see this number decreasing in the near future. Forty-eight percent of those surveyed predicted that the number of integration efforts will increase during the next two years, while 41% said it will stay the same.

Register today for the survey results, Addressing Data Integration Challenges with SOA. Topics presented in the white paper include:

• Overcoming Barriers to Integration
• Integration Strategies
• SOA is Gaining Ground
• Managing the Top Challenges
• Future Tool Intentions
• Buying Decisions
• Key Findings
• Best-In-Class Infrastructure Solutions from Progress Software
• Assuring Data Format and Semantic Consistency

SPECIAL OFFER! Register now and you'll also receive the white paper "Faster Than a Speeding Bullet." Event-driven SOA infrastructure—from ESBs to real-time data services and complex event processing (CEP)—can streamline provisioning and visibility into your business. This paper presents ideas that will enable you to stay ahead of today's increasing business velocity.