XML co-inventor and Sun technologist Tim Bray said “the SOAP stack is generally regarded as an embarrassing failure” and that the REST mechanism is a superior and more elegant alternative. Analysts specializing in Web services and SOAP, however, sharply disagreed with Mr. Bray.Metasploit developers post code that exploits a recently disclosed DNS flaw which, security experts warn, may give criminals a way to launch virtually undetectable phishing attacks against users whose service providers have not installed the latest DNS server patches. Intel reveals more than 15 system-on-chips that are based on its Atom core and intended for use in mobile Internet devices and low-cost laptops. Software piracy hurts the open source community, too. Every time a user steals proprietary software, that represents a lost opportunity for open source distributors, so says a Sun Microsystems official, pointing out that it means one less user will be able to give back or contribute code to the community.And a freshly minted study of IT jobs found that some 5 to 15 percent call for open source software skills. That statistic, particularly since overall IT job growth may be slowing, points to a surprising breadth of adoption of open source software, according to some accounts. Making sense of the open source jobs boom. Software Development