tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11502360.post117080580931566236..comments2007-02-15T14:20:26.806-05:00tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257399639122382321noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11502360.post-1170956650817491462007-02-08T12:44:00.000-05:002007-02-08T12:44:00.000-05:00I see both these trends as being extremely important. An interesting direction for virtualization is happening with application level VM - some interesting products being developed by Altiris (being acquired by Semantec), Moka5 (virtualPC using technology from VMware) and BorderZone etc. Microsoft has also acquired a company called Softricity. I will be documenting more of this on my ERP 2.0 blog at: http://erp20.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>Fred Blauer, CISA, CA*ITAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11502360.post-1170860377119480482007-02-07T09:59:00.000-05:002007-02-07T09:59:00.000-05:00"SOA enables a network architect to mix and match existing elements (software, data, or processes) to create custom-made composites to better serve the business’s needs."<BR/><BR/>You might be interested in my blog: www.soanetworkarchitect.com - a blog dedicated to understanding the impact of SOA on Networks.<BR/><BR/>Gary E. Smith<BR/>Editor<BR/>THE SOA NETWORKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com