Companies worldwide are actively implementing service-oriented architectures (SOA), both in intranet and extranet environments. While SOA offers many advantages over current alternatives, deploying networks of web services still presents key challenges, especially in terms of security and management. Oracle addresses SOA security and management with a standards-based solution, Oracle Web Services Manager (WSM), delivered both as a standalone product and as part of the Oracle SOA Suite. This data sheet explores key features and benefits of this Oracle solution.