68% of Web services developers adopted or are planning to adopt Service-Oriented Architecture

An Evans Data Corp. Web Services survey claims that 23% of developers have devised their own security mechanisms to protect Web services transactions, 22% use SSL, 9% use SOAP headers and 68% have either adopted a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), or are in the process of developing an adoption plan for an SOA. 79% say they encounter organization headwinds when attempting to move their Web services efforts forward and 19% also say they can’t find enough IT talent versed in Web services development.