Service oriented software engineering, in which software applications are constructed as composition of services, has been recognised as an important approach to software system development. One of the main goals of the service oriented paradigm and of the technologies enabling this vision, is to provide a solution to the development of applications involving tasks to be carried out by different organizations. Recently, more and more software systems are being developed, deployed, and consumed in this way. This new paradigm centres on the creation, discovery, composition and collaboration of autonomous services that can fulfil various functional and quality requirements. From a technological point of view, recent years have seen the emergence of important standards enabling the Service Oriented vision; however, the engineering of complex and dependable service oriented software still lacks powerful, effective methods and tools.

The 2nd International Workshop on Service Oriented Software Engineering (IW-SOSWE 2007), is intended to provide a forum for presentation and discussion of a wide range of topics related to the new paradigm of service oriented software engineering. The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers from academia and industry, as well as practitioners working in the areas of software system engineering and service-oriented computing to discuss existing issues, recent developments, applications, methods, techniques, experience reports, and tools to support the engineering and use of service oriented systems. More specifically, the workshop seeks contributions that address theoretic foundations, practical techniques, empirical studies, experience, and lessons learned related, but not limited, to those listed in the CFP.