SOA and VoIP a perfect match: Test Center Lead Analyst Jon Udell weighs in on the inevitable pairing of SOA (services-oriented architecture) and VoIP. Thus far, he notes, "voice and data networking remain two different cultures that have so far failed spectacularly to come together." He envisions a time when a BPEL script will be able, for example, to set up a VoIP conference call among multiple parties whose ve SOA and VoIP a perfect match: Test Center Lead Analyst Jon Udell weighs in on the inevitable pairing of SOA (services-oriented architecture) and VoIP. Thus far, he notes, “voice and data networking remain two different cultures that have so far failed spectacularly to come together.” He envisions a time when a BPEL script will be able, for example, to set up a VoIP conference call among multiple parties whose verbal interaction is required to move a business process forward. “It’s admittedly creepy to imagine empowering that business rule to detect our common availability, initiate a conference call, and receive a signal from us that tells it to proceed. But the alternative that we constantly endure [missing one another] is arguably worse.” (If you missed it, InfoWorld had a recent cover article on the subject of SOA and VoIP convergence.)Transmeta takes on Intel: Intel proudly touts the power efficiency of its chips, but Transmeta claims Intel achieved that bragging right by appropriating some of its patented adaptive power technology. Noting that other companies, such as AMD, have struck deals with Transmeta to use the company’s intellectual property, Chief Technologist Tom Yager opines that “If Transmeta IP or lessons learned from it did get into Pentium 4, Core, and Core 2 CPUs as the complaint alleges, Intel should pony up — and not because it’s cheaper to pay than go to trial. Any Transmeta inventions that Intel used would be pivotal in positioning Intel as the self-described performance-per-watt leader.”Virtualization meets the Mac desktop: It’s been a couple of months since VMware announced plans to bring a virtualization product to Macs, but it looks like the fulfillment of the promise is growing nearer, according to Virtualization Report blogger David Marshall. “It seems as though VMware is going to be announcing their Intel-based Mac product soon enough. Codenamed ‘Fusion’ – it is currently in beta at build 33141. … The company claims that its first product for the new Intel Macs makes it easier than ever to take advantage of the security, flexibility, and portability of virtual machines.” How will this affect Parallels, the company that has dominated Mac virtualization? Stay tuned! Technology Industry