Between Service Science and Service-Oriented Software Systems

Some IT companies, such as IBM, are pushing research and education in service science. This is due to the transition of their business models from producing hardware and software to providing services, as well as service-oriented vision changes the way people design software systems. People believe that service is the common language between business developers and IT engineers and service bridges the gap between business requirements and IT implementation. But people still do not know clearly how to use the service related theories in software system analysis and design. This paper attempts to explore this unknown topic. We want to reveal how software can become a service and suggest guidelines for analyzing and implementing service-oriented systems.