The abandoning of Micrsofts My Services.
Microsoft plays XML politics [IDG InfoWorld]
IBM announces Secure Web Services Technology
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/24843.html
MS, IBM propose SOAP security kit for Web services
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24832.html
Today its raining for the first time in a couple of weeks, meaning traffic is terrible.
More details on the SOAP and security framework needs to be worked out