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Online Educational Conference for Executives and IT Management
September 8th - 12th, 2008
Friday, September 12th - Noon EDT/9 AM PDT

Where is SOA Going:
Web 2.0, Business Events, Virtualization, Information On Demand

Prolifics University concludes by looking ahead at what hot topics are here today and will be integral in your SOA infrastructure tomorrow. Web 2.0, Business Events, Virtualization and Information on Demand aren't just buzzwords - they can take your company and its resources above and beyond your competitors and help you carve a niche within your industry.

Speakers:

Joe Lea for Web 2.0, Senior Product Manager for WebSphere sMash, IBM

During his 10 years with IBM's Software Group Joe's passion has been turning new concepts and technologies into products that address real business issues. Following IBM's mantra of "innovation that matters" he has been awarded more than 10 patents for innovations that IBM subsequently delivered to market in IBM's software portfolio. Prior to joining IBM Joe earned a doctorate studying Human Computer Interaction at the University of Florida. The work he currently enjoys most is communicating IBM's vision to customers and bringing their perspective back into IBM's development labs.

 
 

Owen Cline for Business Events, SOA Delivery Practice - SOA Solutions Delivery Lead, IBM

Owen Cline is a member of the IBM Software Services for WebSphere team based in San Diego, CA. He earned a BS in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh and a MS from San Diego State University. He has over 20 years of experience in the software development field. He holds four software patents, has written IBM redbooks and has presented at multiple technical conferences. For the past five years, Owen has specialized in SOA and J2EE architecture, application development and deployment with a special emphasis on the WebSphere platform. In addition, he has also worked on many high profile web sites over the past few years.

 
 

Debbie Miller for Virtualization, WebSphere Global Senior Sales Consultant, WebSphere Application Server & WebSphere XD Suite, IBM

Debbie has spent 27 1/2 years supporting IBM clients in their selection and implementation of IBM technical solutions. She has worked with clients in Finance, Insurance, State and Local governments, Education, Health Care, Communications, as well as Retail. She has specialized in working with clients in analyzing areas within their organization where process redesigns, or re-engineering workflows, utilizing the newest technologies and industry based standard designs that provide significant productivity and quality business improvements. As an expert in all configurations of WebSphere Application Server (WAS), including z/Series, and XD, Debbie's current assignment is to assist in the promotion of WebSphere Application Server v6.1 & WebSphere XD Suite v6.1.

 
 

Tom Inman for Information On Demand, Vice President of Information on Demand Acceleration, IBM

As Vice President of Information on Demand Acceleration, Tom is responsible for accelerating the market understanding of IOD and its value proposition and how to realize the value. Value realization comes from helping clients to establish an Information Agenda – a strategy and roadmap for leveraging information for business optimization and competitive differentiation. Tom has an MBA in Marketing and a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering.

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Find out more about the week's events:

Monday: What Can SOA Do For You?: Integration, BPM

Tuesday: SOA Governance: Structuring People, Processes, Projects

Wednesday: Securing Your SOA Infrastructure

Thursday: SOA Monitoring:
Making it 24x7

Friday: Where is SOA Going: Web 2.0, Business Events, Virtualization, Information On Demand