This year's OpeniWorld event is part of the IMS Learning Impact global conference being hosted by the Open University of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain 11-14 May, 2009.  OiW will turn its attention to the tangible benefits of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).  An architectural approach to software development and interoperability is only valuable to the extent that it provides real benefits for real people. In tough economic times, educational institutions must pay special attention to whether such value is truly being achieved.

 

Service Oriented Architecture, and related service-based interoperability standards, offer the promise of easing the effort and reducing the cost of integrating software applications and services.  But what does this really mean for teachers, faculty, students and scholars?  This year's OpeniWorld sessions will explore this question and call upon the industry and educational community to demonstrate progress.

For more information please visit www.openiworld.org.