Podcasts: Remember that old notion that most IT projects fail? It may or may not be true (we explored that reality in The six great myths of IT a while back) but, nonetheless, it is spreading to SOA. Poor planning tends to catalyze such problems. “Truth be told, SOAs are not that difficult to define, design and build,” David Linthicum explains. Getting that architecture in an optimal state, however, is a hard objective to achieve. “In reality the people fail, not the technology or the approach.” Tune into Real World SOA. The news beat: For $6.8 million SAP buys Business Objects and its BI wares. Vonage settles Sprint’s patent claim and, in turn, is licensing Sprint’s VoIP portfolio. VMware says it will release SMB virtualization kits by year’s end. And an iPod Nano catches fire in an Atlanta airport worker’s pocket. Video: Kwansah Madani again steps in for Gina Smith in The Week Ahead. This time around the lineup includes Gartner’s Symposium ITXPO with heavyweights including Steve Ballmer and Michael Dell. “SOA is on the docket.” Two other upcoming shows are Graphing Social Patterns Conference and the Virtual World’s Conference and Expo — with more than 30 platforms on display. Finally, tips on getting hired by a hot startup, “who to talk to, even how to act.” Watch it here. Technology Industry