r
r
r
August 24, 2001 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Tech Conferences, Inc. (vbconnections.com), a producer of
r
information technology conferences, announced yesterday the addition of an
r
expert panel to the XML and Web Services Connections conference. The
r
conference will run at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale,
r
Arizona from September 30 to October 3.
r
r
r
The expert panel will discuss Web services and the architecture of
r
next-generation Internet applications, including exchanges, portals, and a
r
global e-business infrastructure. Organizations collaborating over the
r
Internet, particularly for electronic business, are expected to be major
r
producers of Web services consumed by partners and customers.
r
r
r
Several global technology initiatives have adopted XML and the exchange of
r
XML documents as the new model for e-business. IBM, Microsoft, Ariba and
r
270+ organizations are participating in the Universal Description, Discovery
r
and Integration (UDDI) initiative that hosts an electronic business registry
r
(uddi.org). The United Nations partnered with OASIS, an organization of over
r
150 technology companies, to create specifications for electronic business
r
with XML.
r
r
r
The panel members represent a cross-section of leading software companies
r
participating in the development of ebXML, UDDI and Web services. Their
r
diverse background includes distributed computing, XML, messaging
r
technologies, Java 2 Enterprise Edition, .NET, and e-business. Panelists
r
include Geoff Brown, contributing architect
r
for Oracle Message Broker and Oracle Exchange; Mark Colan, InfoBus architect
r
and Lead XML and E-Business Evangelist, IBM; John Evdemon, Member of the W3C
r
XML Core Working Group and CTO Vitria XML Solutions; James Kao, J2EE guru
r
and vice president, The Middleware company; Duane Nickull, editor of the
r
ebXML Technical Architecture specification and CTO, XML Global; and Eric
r
Schmidt, Program Manager for XML Web Services at Microsoft. The panel
r
moderator is Ken North, president of Ken North Computing LLC and XML and Web
r
Services channel editor for Dr. Dobb’s Journal.
r
r
r
”Increased bandwidth over the next few years means collaborative Internet
r
applications will become more practical. Major industry players such as IBM
r
and Microsoft are promoting the Web services model and UDDI has been a
r
proof-of-concept, but the technology still faces major obstacles. We’ve
r
assembled a distinguished panel to discuss Web services and distributed
r
computing alternatives, and issues such as licensing, privacy, transactions,
r
security and scalability,” said panel moderator Ken North.
r
r
r
The panel discussion will run from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on October 2 at the
r
Scottsdale Princess. Admission is free for persons registering for the
r
special events pass for XML and Web Services Connections
r
(xmlconnections.com), Windows & .NET Server Connections
r
(devconnections.com/win/), or Office Developer Connections
r
(devconnections.com/office/).
