From SOApipeline: "IBM will take on two popular software trends -- services-oriented architectures and the growing software-as-a-service market -- at this year's PartnerWorld, which opens March 5 in Las Vegas. IBM plans a number of SOA-themed announcements, including the release of several new Solution Builder Express packages that pull together IBM tools and methodologies intended to help partners assist midmarket clients in creating services-based infrastructures. [...]"