Welcome to the latest BriefingsDirect Insights Edition, Vol. 28, a periodic discussion and dissection of software, services, SOA and compute cloud-related news and events, with a panel of IT analysts. In this episode, recorded April 24, 2008, our experts examine the welling interest and discussion around Web Oriented Architecture (WOA) and Services Oriented Architecture, and how the two relate. The group also evaluates the Microsoft Live Mesh announcement, as well as Google App Engine and the ongoing Microsoft-Yahoo acquisition saga. Please join noted IT industry analysts and experts Jim Kobielus, senior analyst at Forrester Research; Joe McKendrick, an independent analyst and ZDNet blogger; Tony Baer, principal at OnStrategies and blogger; Brad Shimmin, principal analyst at Current Analysis, and Phil Wainewright, independent analyst, director at Procullux Ventures and ZDNet SaaS blogger. Our discussion is hosted and moderated by Dana Gardner. Read a transcript of the podcast: http://briefingsdirect.blogspot.com/2008/05/briefingsdirect-soa-insights-analysts.html.