SOA links to mainframe batch systems

Read an article found at http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid26_gci1264415,00.html?track=sy80 describing the method for wrapping a legacy mainframe application with XML to allow it to play in the SOA world. The legacy application basically reads an XML file for its input and commands and produces another XML file for its output, which is then provided through the SOA wrapper.