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SOI - A part of the whole?

Is SOI a necessary part of SOA?


I am reviewing integration projects being implemented and notice a difference between projects done earlier and now. Interfaces integrating applications (two or more) are now called as integration services, but perform the same task of moving data across. Apparently, everyone wants to get on to the SOA bandwagon in whatever way possible, which behests the question: is an EAI Interface + Service Wrapper = SOI (Service Oriented Integration)? And, can SOI be considered as a necessary part of SOA?

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