Now that the latest X-oriented architecture buzzword has lit upon IT confusion, quite naturally, is brewing about just what WOA, as in Web oriented architecture, is and how it relates to SOA. “The problem with concepts such as WOA, is that they need to come with some education. I mean, SOA was really nothing new, but it provided us with a different way of thinking about things we already understood. Same with WOA,” David Linthicum explains. Why WOA/SOA is misunderstood. “I would argue that while many architects are indeed looking at Web-based development, most don’t want to go there in a big way, or understand why they should go there,” Linthicum asserts. “What will occur, however, is a grassroots movement to WOA, and they will reluctantly follow.” Technology Industry