Industry Leaders Tim Berners-Lee, Daniel Guinan, Bjarne Stroustrup,
Simon Phipps, Rene Bonvanie, and Russ Daniels to Speak at Cutting-Edge
Boston Event
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- CMP Media's SD Events Group today
announced that six of the industry's top Web Services and development
strategists will address thousands of software development professionals at
the upcoming SD Web Services World 2001 conference and exposition
August 27-31 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston.
With Web Services emerging as one of the hottest trends in the software
development industry, SD Events is bringing together some of the most
influential thought leaders for its keynote presentations to inform and
educate at SD Web Services World.
This year's keynote lineup includes:
-- Daniel Guinan, who is currently chairing the security sub-committee of
the UDDI Working Group, will discuss how Web Services are a disruptive
technology that is in the midst of radically altering the way in which
business gets done. Guinan is the first keynote speaker, presenting on
the opening day of the event, August 27 at 12:15 p.m.
-- Rene Bonvanie, the individual charged with worldwide product marketing
and business development for Oracle's flagship product Oracle9i, will
discuss how an effective Web services strategy can help companies grow
revenues and reduce costs by making it easier to re-purpose information
assets and automate business processes. Bonvanie gives the first
presentation of the day on August 30 at 8:30 a.m.
-- Chief Developer Evangelist and General Manager of Hewlett-Packard's
Application Development Operation, Russ Daniels, will examine a number
of software development platforms and discuss what they have in common,
where the choices are really different and how developers can design
for interoperability. Daniels speaks on August 30 at 1:00 p.m.
-- Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and director of the
World Wide Web Consortium, will deliver the afternoon keynote on the
development of the Semantic Web and other principles of Web
Architecture on Thursday, August 30 at 2:00 p.m.
Other previously announced keynote speakers include Simon Phipps, chief
technology evangelist at Sun Microsystems and Bjarne Stroustrup, the designer
and original implementer of C++, both of whom delivered compelling addresses
to a packed audience at SD Event's West coast show in April.
"The evolution of the software development marketplace is astounding and
we are thrilled to offer SD Web Services World attendees the insights and
expertise of these industry leaders," said Mike Gottlieb, SD 2001 show
director. "The Boston event will prove to be one of the most comprehensive in
our 14-year history and we've assembled the top experts and visionaries to
address the universal topics currently facing software development teams."
In concert with these dynamic keynote addresses, SD Web Services World
offers more than 130 classes and tutorials designed to educate attendees about
the latest trends in programming languages, enterprise development, platform
tools and Internet tools and technologies. On the exhibition floor, more than
50 leading Web services organizations, including Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Oracle,
Sun Microsystems and Lingo Systems will be showcasing their latest
technologies, services and products. Networking activities such as
"Birds-of-a-Feather" gatherings, Power Panels, Roundtables, and customized
Tech Sessions compliment the event.
For listings of exhibitors, speakers, events and all conference offerings,
visit http://www.sdexpo.com.
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providing essential information and marketing services to the entire
technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide.
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marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their
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and training, trade shows and conferences, custom publishing, testing and
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