In 2005, when Software AG's core crossvision technologies were being developed, they also began investigating SOA orchestration to complement its existing ESB product offering. “We were certainly aware of the BPEL4WS 1.1 specification and the industry activities being undertaken to create a BPEL standard,” explains Dr. Stefan Ried, Vice President of crossvision Product Management, Software AG. “But orchestration was becoming an integral crossvision requirement, so we conducted a rigorous evaluation of the leading orchestration alternatives.” This case study demonstrates how the integration of Active Endpoints' ActiveBPEL solution provides high availability and scale, delivering BPEL solutions that mesh perfectly with Software AG's enterprise product standards.