I interview Robert Redford and Greg Mayfield of
Cisco to understand their Services Oriented Network Architecture or SONA. While all major IP telephony firms have
positioned WebServices/SOA as the new communications application development
platform, Cisco focuses on the network as the IT platform. Cisco uses SONA to position the network
beyond a connectivity service to a platform with callable services such as
location, authentication, presence, call control etc. It is a great discussion for anyone interested
in where IT is going
