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