LogicLibrary on Thursday announced availability of Logidex 5.0, which is that latest version of the company's design-time repository/registry for managing SOA services. Service consumption governance and integration with Eclipse projects are featured. Logidex provides a combination of a repository for services production, a registry for services and artifact consumption and UDDI and ESB (enterprise service bus) LogicLibrary on Thursday announced availability of Logidex 5.0, which is that latest version of the company’s design-time repository/registry for managing SOA services. Service consumption governance and integration with Eclipse projects are featured.Logidex provides a combination of a repository for services production, a registry for services and artifact consumption and UDDI and ESB (enterprise service bus) publication options. Governance capabilities are provided for the SOA lifecycle. The 5.0 release expands the use of the company’s Smart Controls technology, for controlling software development assets, to include service consumption governance. Also featured are SOA-based ROI metrics, dynamic user views and internationalization. Version 5.0 extends Logidex’s reference modeling support to cover the Eclipse Modeling Framework. An AnySource Artifact Adapter feature in Logidex 5.0 acts as a single sign-on facility for artifact retrieval, insulating users from cumbersome access complexities, LogicLibrary said. An Active Asset Analysis function provides feedback on service and asset usage. Integrated governance reports are provided based on the Eclipse Business Intelligence Reporting Toolkit.IBM Global Services will be reselling Logidex. LogicLibrary is part of the IBM SOA Specialty Partner program. Technology Industry