Siebel offers CRM services for BEA-based SOA

09.12.2005
If an SOA-related announcement made by Siebel Systems on Thursday is any indication, the company maintains a streak of independence despite its imminent acquisition by Oracle.

Siebel said it has begun shipping a version of its Siebel Component Assembly product for deployment with the BEA Systems WebLogic Server 9.0 application server.

"It is a componentized version of our CRM system that's targeted for custom-build front office applications," said David Bernstein, Siebel vice president of technology.

The software enables Siebel CRM services such as sales and marketing to be used as components in an SOA.

"They're all available as Web services," said David Bernstein, Siebel vice president

"Companies can bring their own assets in the form of Java code and Web services and stitch those into this product," Bernstein added. Users might have proprietary banking and insurance algorithms, for example, which could be interfaced with the Siebel services.