ABOUT THE SPEAKER Paul Lipton is a senior architect in the Web Services and Application Management Team at Computer Associates (CA) as well as a Strategist in the Office of the CTO. He has been an architect and developer of enterprise systems for over 20 years, and has worked closely with key CA customers to solve important business challenges through the creation of manageable, mission-critical distributed solutions.   SESSION DESCRIPTION IT leaders are hoping to leverage the benefits inherent in Web services and Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) to enable their businesses to be far more competitive and to find new operational efficiencies. But, can we depend on these new technologies and approaches? Management and security are a common concern today and this session provides the necessary background and perspective on both the business and the technical issues. We will examine important principles and recommendations using real-world examples to illustrate key concepts.