Gambling on Interop 2007: Joining the mass of networking enthusiasts at Interop in Las Vegas are Senior Contributing Editors Oliver Rist and Brian Chee, as well as Test Center Senior Editor Stephanie McLoughlin. They've already been pretty busy, as you can see from Oliver's updates in the SMB IT blog, as he's chatted with the folks at Splunk about log management and authentication via cell phone with Positive Ne Gambling on Interop 2007: Joining the mass of networking enthusiasts at Interop in Las Vegas are Senior Contributing Editors Oliver Rist and Brian Chee, as well as Test Center Senior Editor Stephanie McLoughlin. They’ve already been pretty busy, as you can see from Oliver’s updates in the SMB IT blog, as he’s chatted with the folks at Splunk about log management and authentication via cell phone with Positive Networks. The easiest way to keep up on Interop: Bookmark our Interop special report page.HP declares SOA’s time has come: Though the concept of a service-oriented architecture continues to baffle some people, HP has declared that SOA is ready to move out of the prototype phase and into mainstream. Analysts think the announcement is indicative that HP’s acquisition of Mercury is bearing fruit. Of course, InfoWorld has been talking about SOA for quite a while now, and some companies already have embraced it. If you’re still hazy on the concept or the route to implementing it, consider checking out an upcoming InfoWorld SOA Executive Forum. Technology Industry