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