SOA may have seemed the savior of bad software architecture and poor development project planning, but the reality is that it's a complex and difficult venture. Thus, the number of failed SOA projects is about equal to the successful ones. In other words, you have a 50 percent chance of failing, and the odds of failure are even greater if you work within a larger Global 2000 organization or within the government. But <A HREF="http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/09/16/38FE-soa-lessons-success_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/09/16/38FE-soa-lessons-success_1.html">key patterns are emerging from the successful SOA efforts,</A> patterns that can help you determine whether your SOA is a failure or a success.