Applying SOA to Real-Time Communications Application Development Chris Haddock, Director, Ubiquity Developer Network (UDN) Ubiquity/Avaya Abstract Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) has become a hot trend in recent years in the IT and data communications world due to the efficiencies it brings to software development and application management. SOA is now poised to revolutionize the development of telecom applications, enabling the re-use of application components and insulating the developer from the underlying network complexities.  This session will cover: Evolution of the telephony application  An overview of SOA concepts  SOA applied to telephony applications  Applications that use telephony vs. telephony applications Insulating developers from the service network  “Rendering” applications Chris Haddock Biography: Chris brings over 20 years experience in the telecommunications industry and is responsible for the UDN developer ecosystem on a Global Basis. Prior to joining Ubiquity Avaya, he held several senior positions for Newbridge Networks, CASE Communications, Inmac and ITT. His experience includes leading edge projects from advanced multiplexers through to ATM, IP products and in the last seven years working in the Application Server and applications domain. Chris graduated with a degree in Physics from Manchester University in the UK and then, through an ITT graduate trainee program, started work in the telecommunications field.