The SOM workshop is a set of tools that helps in automating middleware development on the server.

Most organizations are faced with complex middleware infrastructure development where they have to design middleware services in J2EE, .NET, Tuxedo or CORBA. SOM (Service Oriented Middleware) helps design and implement middleware services using an approach similar to a 4GL.

SOM workshop simplifies middleware development and allows developers to design services from the business point of view. Developers define the rules, persistence, and business logic in the metadata format.

SOM4J2EE provides the necessary tools to generate the middleware implementation based upon the SOM metadata format. All data access and business logic code is generated and built upon J2EE standards/patterns.

SOM4.NET provides the necessary tools to generate the middleware implementation based upon the SOM metadata format. All data access and business logic code is generated and built upon .NET platform in C#.

Most .NET-based middleware applications need a well-designed framework to implement business applications and that is where 'SOM4.NET' comes into play.

The web services interface for each middleware service defined in SOM metadata is automatically generated, and can be deployed in any web services engine.