Aug, 2001 : XML And Web Services Conference Adds Expert Panel

📅 August 24, 2001 - Tech Conferences, Inc. (vbconnections.com), a producer ofinformation technology conferences, announced yesterday the addition of anexpert panel to the XML and Web Services Connections conference. Theconference will run at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale,Arizona from September 30 to October 3.

The expert panel will discuss Web services and the architecture ofnext-generation Internet applications, including exchanges, portals, and aglobal e-business infrastructure. Organizations collaborating over theInternet, particularly for electronic business, are expected to be majorproducers of Web services consumed by partners and customers.
Several global technology initiatives have adopted XML and the exchange ofXML documents as the new model for e-business. IBM, Microsoft, Ariba and270+ organizations are participating in the Universal Description, Discoveryand Integration (UDDI) initiative that hosts an electronic business registry(uddi.org). The United Nations partnered with OASIS, an organization of over150 technology companies, to create specifications for electronic businesswith XML.
The panel members represent a cross-section of leading software companiesparticipating in the development of ebXML, UDDI and Web services. Theirdiverse background includes distributed computing, XML, messagingtechnologies, Java 2 Enterprise Edition, .NET, and e-business. Panelistsinclude Geoff Brown, contributing architectfor Oracle Message Broker and Oracle Exchange; Mark Colan, InfoBus architectand Lead XML and E-Business Evangelist, IBM; John Evdemon, Member of the W3CXML Core Working Group and CTO Vitria XML Solutions; James Kao, J2EE guruand vice president, The Middleware company; Duane Nickull, editor of theebXML Technical Architecture specification and CTO, XML Global; and EricSchmidt, Program Manager for XML Web Services at Microsoft. The panelmoderator is Ken North, president of Ken North Computing LLC and XML and WebServices channel editor for Dr. Dobb's Journal.
''Increased bandwidth over the next few years means collaborative Internetapplications will become more practical. Major industry players such as IBMand Microsoft are promoting the Web services model and UDDI has been aproof-of-concept, but the technology still faces major obstacles. We'veassembled a distinguished panel to discuss Web services and distributedcomputing 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 theScottsdale Princess. Admission is free for persons registering for thespecial events pass for XML and Web Services Connections(xmlconnections.com), Windows & .NET Server Connections(devconnections.com/win/), or Office Developer Connections(devconnections.com/office/).