Fiorano Software, which focuses on business integration, MQ and SOA-ESB middleware solutions, has announced the release of Fiorano SOA 2007 SMB, a specially configured and priced package meant to meet the needs of small to medium businesses that realize the cost saving benefits of technology, all for a fraction of the $300-500K normally associated with similar enterprise class solutions.

Powered by the same world class platform that drives Fiorano’s other middleware solutions, the SMB package offers a generous palette of standards based service components and data adapters required to build powerful business workflows, the company says.

Relying on over a decade of experience serving as Operations Manager in the SMB market and most recently as Enterprise Architect for 2 leading financial services SMB’s, Warren Hampton V.P. of Product Management at Fiorano Software, crafted Fiorano SOA 2007 SMB to meet the exacting needs of the target audience, according to Fiorano. Said Mr. Hampton "We are seeing greater separation between the larger enterprises and the second tier technology teams that face daily challenges to compete due to resource constraints. We are offering the SMB market the tools they need to keep pace and not let technology be the limiting factor." Mr. Hampton adds "Technology should help reduce cost and increase productivity, not hinder it."

Flexible pricing options allow small businesses to deploy a fully realized SOA architecture built on an enterprise service bus leveraging the worlds fastest, most reliable MQ offering (FioranoMQ). The extremely low cost of initial deployment allows for even greater ROI in a shorter time frame. As demand grows Fiorano offers options to scale the platform keeping cost in line with business revenue, minimizing risk and maximizing return. Fiorano says it is inviting customers "to learn more about how your business can adopt a full fledged SOA initiative today without months of planning, development and risk normally associated with these projects." For more information, visit www.fiorano.com/smb