Microsoft is touting its Managed Services Engine (MSE), featuring a virtualization approach for enterprise SOA.The technology is featured on the company’s CodePlex site for hosting of open source projects. Developed by Microsoft Services, MSE leverages service virtualization through a service repository, enabling organizations to deploy services faster, coordinate change management and maximize reuse, according to the Web page describing the project. The Version 6.2 CTP (Community Technology Preview) offered this week constitutes the first publicly shared release of MSE. “The Managed Services Engine is one approach to facilitating Enterprise SOA through service virtualization. Built upon the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and the Microsoft Server Platform, the MSE was developed by Microsoft Services as we helped customers address the challenges of SOA in the enterprise,” Microsoft said. Technology Industry