Podcasts: David Linthicum offers the second of his 12 steps to SOA, as well as his breakdown of service-oriented architectures and information. “Data is the heart of any information system including SOA, however, the real value of an SOA goes well beyond the data.” Tune in to The SOA Report. Test Center review: We survey AJAX toolkits from the likes of Dojo, Google, Microsoft, OpenRico/Prototype, Yahoo and Zimbra. “If you’re interested in whether open source packages compete with the best commercial tools, the simple answer is: not in general but sometimes in specific details,” explains Peter Wayner. The review includes screencasts of each tool. Wayner also considers the merits of proprietary toolboxes from Backbase, JackBe, and Tibco. The news beat: Voice recognition in Windows Vista is a bit fuzzy. Sun appoints Robert Worrall to be CIO as the current chief information officer, Bill Vass, becomes president and COO of Sun Microsystems Federal, Inc. And Boston’s Mayor says he wants the citywide Wi-Fi project to be run by a nonprofit organization that will deliver wireless connectivity at wholesale prices and let other service providers offer end-users access to the network, either for free of for pay. Technology Industry