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Service-oriented architecture (SOA) has been a huge time-saver for Automatic Data Processing (ADP) as it expands into markets beyond its flagship payroll services business. SOA helps speed new products to market and sell more IT-based services. To meet that challenge, ADP is creating a system to automate and synchronize software development, testing, and deployment. The system uses BladeLogic's data center automation software running on Linux on Intel-based servers. By automating the processes, ADP reduces the time to develop, test, and deploy IT-based commercial services by up to 70%. Bob Bongiorno, CIO of ADP's biggest unit, Employer Services, does not expect the automated provisioning and deployment system to be fully rolled out until next July.