SIMATIC IT XHQ and SOA: Maximizing Information Value Using XHQ and SOA

SIMATIC IT XHQ plays an important role in a Service Oriented Architecture. In addition to providing real-time and right-time decision support services through Operations Intelligence and management dash-boards, SI-MATIC IT XHQ participates in SOA as both a data receiver and data provider. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) approaches are becoming more and more prevalent due to the ability to extend and greatly enhance business scenarios without the need for major overhauls in IT infrastructure.