Considering that we both understand the benefits of leveraging Web services and are willing to change our existing systems to support the exposure and leveraging of services, now what? The next step is brokering, or, allowing consumers of services to find producers of services. There are a few instances of brokers today, including Strike Iron, Jamcracker, and SalCentral. Keep in mind that these brokers are also Considering that we both understand the benefits of leveraging Web services and are willing to change our existing systems to support the exposure and leveraging of services, now what? The next step is brokering, or, allowing consumers of services to find producers of services. There are a few instances of brokers today, including Strike Iron, Jamcracker, and SalCentral. Keep in mind that these brokers are also similar to directory and governance systems we are defining in SOAs today. Software Development