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Rich Internet ApplicationsJavaFX • Silverlight • Adobe AIR • Flex • Enterprise Mashups
MARCH 18-20, 2008NEW YORK, NY
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Welcome LetterTUESDAY, March 18 1:00pm-2:00pm Registration
2:00pm-2:45pm TechnicalSessions
2:50pm-3:35pm TechnicalSessions
3:40pm-4:25pm TechnicalSessions
4:30pm-5:15pm TechnicalSessions
WEDNESDAY, March 19 7:00am-7:30am Registration
7:30am-8:20am OpeningKeynote:DouglasCrockford
8:25am-9:15am ThinkFast:AccelerateAJAXDevelopmentwithAppcelerator
Jeff Haynie
9:20am-10:05am TechnicalSessions
10:00am-11:30am ExpoFloorOpens
11:00am-11:30am EnterpriseComet:Real-Time,Real-Time,
orReal-TimeWeb2.0?
Jonas Jacobi
11:35am-12:05pm jMakiasanAJAXMashupFramework
Arun Gupta
12:10pm-12:55pm TechnicalSessions
1:00pm-2:00pm LunchBreak&ExpoFloor
2:05pm-2:50pm TechnicalSessions
2:55pm-3:25pm AJAXandSocialComputingfor
theEnterprise
Steve Maryka
3:30pm-5:15pm ExpoFloor
5:20pm-6:05pm TechnicalSessions
6:10pm-6:55pm PowerPanel
6:30pm-8:30pm WelcomeReception
THURSDAY, March 20 7:00am-8:00am Registration
8:00am-8:50am OpeningKeynote:AnthonyFranco
8:55am-9:40am TechnicalSessions
9:45am-10:15am NowPlaying:DesktopAppsintheBrowser!
CoachWei&BobBuffone
10:20am-11:50am ExpoFloor
11:55am-12:25pm DreamFace:TheUltimateFrameworkfor
CreatingPersonalizedWeb2.0Mashups
OlivierPoupeney
12:30pm-1:15pm TechnicalSessions
1:15pm-2:15pm LunchBreak&ExpoFloor
2:15pm-3:00pm TechnicalSessions
3:05pm-3:50pm TechnicalSessions
3:30pm-5:30pm ExpoFloor
5:30pm-6:15pm TechnicalSessions
6:15pm-7:00pm PowerPanel
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OFFICIAL SHOW DIRECTORYMARCH 18-20, 2008 NEW YORK, NY
A Heartfelt Welcome to the 5th International AJAXWorld Conference & Expo
Jeremy geelanConference Chair
WelcometoNewYorkCity!
AswewerepreparingatSYS-CONEventsforthisAJAXWorld,we’veenjoyedtheprivilegeofbeinginundatedwithmoreinsightsandpointsofviewthaneverbeforeabouttheprimaryfocusoftheConference,whichhasfastevolvedsincewefirsthelditin2006.TheMarch2008focuscanmostsuccinctlybedescribedasbeingthetriplenexusofEnterpriseComputing,UserExperience,andthebottomline.
RichinternetApplications,RiAs,RiEs(RichinteractiveExperiences)…callthemwhatyouwill,they’rehereandthey’realreadypayingdividendsforFortune500companies.
WhetheryouarejoiningusthisyearfromAustralia,Canada,China,Colombia,Croatia,Denmark,England,Estonia,France,Germany,india,israel,italyJapan,Nigeria,Pakistan,Poland,SaudiArabia,Singapore,SouthKorea,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandortheUSA,ouraimisthatyourbusinesswilldirectlybenefitfromthenextthreedaysofintensiveeducationandexposuretoactionableinsightsfromleadingRiAandUserexperiencepractitioners.
Whetheryourowncompanyisfacingjobgrowthorjobdecline,youwillstillneedtocontinuetoleverageinnovative,usableRiAstohoneyourcompetitiveedgesoastooutpaceyourcompetitionandimproveyourcorebusinesspracticeswithfast,reliable,productivity-enhancinginternalandexternaltools.
Thosetools,andthealternativeRiAplatformsonwhichtodeploythem,arecenterstagehereinTheRoosevelthotel–boththroughouttheConferenceProgramandalsoontheExpoFloor.WehopethatAJAXWorld2008EastwillbewhereyoudecideonyourchoiceofRiAtechnologyforthenewWeberainwhichthetoppriorityisinnovationandoptimizingtheuserexperience,whethertheuserisinternalorexternal.
RiAsarenolongerthe“next-generation”applicationparadigm;they’rehowyoucansucceedontheWebalreadyhereandnowin2008...andwehopethatAJAXWorldcanhelpyoukick-startthatsuccess.
Warmregards,
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Nexawebwww.nexaweb.comNexaweb’s Enterprise Web 2.0 solution is an application development and deployment platform that increases productivity by minimizing painful coding; improves efficiency through the re-use of legacy and SOA assets; and cre-ates a more agile business by delivering secure, mission-critical applications over the Web. With Nexaweb, building enterprise-strength composite and mashup solutions using AJAX and Java UI applications that access legacy and service-oriented data systems is simple. And because it’s done in a uni-fied declarative XML development environment, it doesn’t require re-writing code. Only Nexaweb’s comprehensive Enterprise Web 2.0 solutions are backed by an established methodology and reference architecture proven by more than 5,000 successful global deployments. Nexaweb’s brand-name customer roster includes Aflac Japan, Ameripath, ARTstor, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, Best Western Hotels, EMC, Jefferies & Co., Inc., and Nokia Siemens Networks.
Sun Microsystemswww.sun.comSun Microsystems, a creator and industry leading advocate of emerging technologies, is revolutionizing and redefining system-wide management of rich, standards-compliant, Internet applications for the next generation Web. A singular vision -- “The Network Is The Computer” -- guides Sun in the development of state-of-the-art, power-efficient servers and storage systems to award-winning, open-source based software offerings. When it comes to Web 2.0 technologies, Sun provides best-of-breed solutions to enterprises and startups worldwide for developing, deploying, and managing the next wave of computing.
Sponsors
Appceleratorwww.appcelerator.org Appcelerator, Inc. is an open source software company specializing in products and services for rapid rich Internet ap-plication (RIA) and SOA-based services development. The Appcelerator Platform SDKs enable developers to develop rich AJAX and DHTML applications using cross-browser widgets, a unique Web Expression Language and other open standards-based languages like HTML and CSS - without the use of Javacript. Appcelerator supports most languages, including Java, Ruby, PHP, .NET, Python and Perl.
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GOlD SpONSORS
ICEsoftwww.icesoft.com ICEsoft Technologies is a leading provider of standards-compliant, AJAX-based solutions for developing and deploying Java EE, rich Internet applications. The company’s portfolio of enterprise level Java products includes ICEfaces, an AJAX application framework that enables Java EE application developers to easily create and deploy thin-client rich Web applications in pure Java. ICEfaces is professional open source software specifically engineered to meet the unique challenges of enterprise ap-plication development and deployment. The solution extends JavaServer? Faces, enabling Java software developers to more easily create and deploy thin-client rich Web applications in Java technology. It leverages the entire standards-based Java EE ecosystem of tools and execution en-vironments and resolves mission critical deployment issues such as scal-ability, availability, and redundancy. At the same time, ICEfaces delivers the most secured AJAX application model in the industry. Its applications are Java technology based applications, not JavaScript applications.
Kaazingwww.kaazing.com Kaazing, headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, is founded for the purpose of delivering the best possible real-time experience for the Internet. We provide real-time software solutions to custom-ers who really care about their end-user experience when it comes to usability, scalability, and performance. In addition to providing commercial enterprise software delivering the best Internet real-time experience possible, Kaazing also provides support, training, and consulting services.
DreamFace Interactivewww.dreamface-interactive.com DreamFace Interactive provides a revolutionary new way for web-savvy business people to create, control, and share their own web applications, through a unique and innovative concept called WebChannels that make possible the creation of applications designed for change. Our goal is to promote the DIY (Do IT Yourself) notion coupled to the Web 2.0 fast-growing phenomenon and encourage users to be a real actor in the definition, creation and publication of interactive and intuitive new generation of applications, where the Internet, the Intranet or both are the core platform.
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Appceleratorwww.appcelerator.com
Appcelerator,inc.isanopensourcesoftwarecompanyspecializing
inproductsandservicesforrapidrichinternetapplication(RiA)and
SOA-basedservicesdevelopment.TheAppceleratorPlatformSDKs
enabledeveloperstodeveloprichAjaxandDhTMLapplicationsus-
ingcross-browserwidgets,auniqueWebExpressionLanguageand
otheropenstandards-basedlanguageslikehTMLandCSS-without
theuseofJavascript.Appceleratorsupportsmostlanguages,includ-
ingJava,Ruby,PhP,.NET,PythonandPerl.
DreamFace Interactivewww.dreamface-interactive.com
DreamFaceinteractiveprovidesarevolutionarynewwayforweb-
savvybusinesspeopletocreate,control,andsharetheirownweb
applications,throughauniqueandinnovativeconceptcalledWeb-
Channelsthatmakepossiblethecreationofapplicationsdesigned
forchange.OurgoalistopromotetheDiY(DoiTYourself)notion
coupledtotheWeb2.0fast-growingphenomenonandencourage
userstobearealactorinthedefinition,creationandpublicationof
interactiveandintuitivenewgenerationofapplications,wherethe
internet,theintranetorbotharethecoreplatform.
Farata Systemswww.faratasystems.com
FarataSystemsisaleadingiTconsultingandproductdevelopment
companyprovidingenterprise-wideiTsolutionsspecializinginthe
areaofrichinternetapplications.Thecompanyhasbeencreatedby
themergeroftwoconsultingcompanies:ComputerTechnology,inc.,
andSmartDataProcessing,inc.FarataSystemsfocusesondeliver-
ingcustomsolutionsusingsustainabletechnologiesforfinancial
andretailapplications.Ourteamofhighly-regardedindustryexperts
willassessrequirementsofyourbusiness,willsuggestthemost
effectivesolutionsinyourcurrenttechnologicalspace,withthe
emphasisonblendingnewtechnologiesintoexistingiTfabricof
yourbusiness.Wehireexpertswhohaveestablishedlongterm
successfultrackrecordsofdevelopingenterpriseapplications,not
justtalkingaboutthem.
ICEsoftwww.icesoft.com
iCEsoftTechnologiesisaleadingproviderofstandards-compliant,
AJAX-basedsolutionsfordevelopinganddeployingJavaEE,rich
internetapplications.Thecompany’sportfolioofenterpriselevel
JavaproductsincludesiCEfaces,anAJAXapplicationframework
thatenablesJavaEEapplicationdeveloperstoeasilycreateand
deploythin-clientrichWebapplicationsinpureJava.iCEfacesis
professionalopensourcesoftwarespecificallyengineeredtomeet
theuniquechallengesofenterpriseapplicationdevelopmentand
deployment.ThesolutionextendsJavaServerFaces,enablingJava
softwaredeveloperstomoreeasilycreateanddeploythin-client
richWebapplicationsinJavatechnology.itleveragestheentire
standards-basedJavaEEecosystemoftoolsandexecution
environmentsandresolvesmissioncriticaldeploymentissues
suchasscalability,availability,andredundancy.Atthesametime,
iCEfacesdeliversthemostsecuredAJAXapplicationmodelinthe
industry.itsapplicationsareJavatechnologybasedapplications,
notJavaScriptapplications.
Kaazingwww.kaazing.com
Kaazing,headquarteredinSiliconvalley,California,isfoundedforthe
purposeofdeliveringthebestpossiblereal-timeexperienceforthe
internet.Weprovidereal-timesoftwaresolutionstocustomerswho
reallycareabouttheirend-userexperiencewhenitcomestousability,
scalability,andperformance.inadditiontoprovidingcommercial
enterprisesoftwaredeliveringthebestinternetreal-timeexperience
possible,Kaazingalsoprovidessupport,training,andconsulting
services.
Lightstreamerwww.lightstreamer.com
Lightstreameristheleadingproviderofpushtechnologyforlivedata
distribution.BasedontheAJAX-Cometparadigm(a.k.aStreaming
AJAXorAJAXPush)itstreamsreal-timedatatoanyAJAXapplica-
tionwithouttheneedtodownloadorinstallanythingontheclient.
LightstreamerServerfeaturesanimpressivescalability,sustaining
manythousandsofconcurrentconnectionsforeachCPU.Further-
moreitimplementsuniquecapabilities,suchasbandwidthcontrol
andadaptivestreaming,thatresultsinarobustandefficientlive
datadeliveryinanynetworkconditions.
M/gateway Developmentswww.mgateway.com
M/GatewayDevelopmentsLtd,isaUKbasedcompanythatspecial-
izesinadvancedwebapplicationtechnologies,integrationand
middlewaretechnologies.Ourflagshipproduct,eXtcWebDeveloper
(EWD),isarapidwebapplicationdevelopmenttechnology,incorpo-
ratingapowerfulyetsimple-useAJAXframework.EWDisunique
inthatitiscompletelytechnologyagnostic.Anapplicationdefined
withEWDcanbecompiledtogenerateidenticalversionsthatwill
runonanyofthemainstreamwebrun-timeenvironments,egPhP,
JavaServerPages,etc.EWD’sprimaryfocusistomassivelysimplify
thedevelopmentof,andradicallyreducethemaintenanceoverheads
ofcomplex,enterprise-scaleweb/AJAXapplications.EWD’salmost
unlimitedXML-baseduser-extensibilityfeatureshavebeenrecently
harnessedtoaddsupportforthedijitwidgetsetfromtheDojoFoun-
dation.TheeasewithwhichDojo’swidgetscanbeusedwithinEWD
tocreatepowerfulAJAXapplicationshastobeseentobebelieved,
soavisittoourstandisamust!
Nexawebwww.nexaweb.com
Nexaweb’sEnterpriseWeb2.0solutionisanapplicationdevelop-
mentanddeploymentplatformthatincreasesproductivityby
minimizingpainfulcoding;improvesefficiencythroughthere?use
oflegacyandSOAassets;andcreatesamoreagilebusinessby
deliveringsecure,mission-criticalapplicationsovertheWeb.With
Nexaweb,buildingenterprise-strengthcompositeandmashup
solutionsusingAjaxandJavaUiapplicationsthataccesslegacy
andservice-orienteddatasystemsissimple.Andbecauseit’sdone
inaunifieddeclarativeXMLdevelopmentenvironment,itdoesn’t
requirere-writingcode.OnlyNexaweb’scomprehensiveEnterprise
Web2.0solutionsarebackedbyanestablishedmethodologyand
referencearchitectureprovenbymorethan5,000successfulglobal
deployments.Nexaweb’sbrand-namecustomerrosterincludesAflac
Japan,Ameripath,ARTstor,BankofTokyoMitsubishi,BestWestern
hotels,EMC,Jefferies&Co.,inc.,andNokiaSiemensNetworks.
Oasis (Media Sponsor)
www.oasis-open.org
OASiS(OrganizationfortheAdvancementofStructuredinformation
Standards)isanot-for-profit,internationalconsortiumthatdrives
thedevelopment,convergence,andadoptionofe-businessstan-
dards.TheconsortiumproducesmoreWebservicesstandardsthan
anyotherorganizationalongwithstandardsforsecurity,e-business,
andstandardizationeffortsinthepublicsectorandforapplication-
specificmarkets.Foundedin1993,OASiShasmorethan5,000
participantsrepresentingover600organizationsandindividual
membersin100countries.
OpSource™www.opsource.net
OpSource™,deliversWebapplicationsandsoftwareasaservicefor
on-demandcompanies,withhundredsofapplications,millionsofus-
ersandbillionsoftransactionssupporteddaily.OpSourceOn-Demand,
theleadingplatformforWebapplicationdelivery,isdefininghow
Web-basedsoftwareisdelivered.BychoosingOpSource,companies
arefreedfrominvestinginandmanagingthecomplexandcostly
infrastructurenecessarytodeliverapplicationsovertheWeb.Theycan
insteadfocustheirresourcesondeveloping,marketingandselling.
qooxdoo (Media Sponsor)
qooxdoo.org
qooxdooisacomprehensiveandinnovativeframeworkforRich
internetApplications,http://qooxdoo.org.Leveragingobject-oriented
JavaScriptallowsdeveloperstobuildimpressiveAjaxapplicationsfor
allcommonbrowsers.NohTML,CSSnorDOMknowledgeisneeded.
Theframework’splatform-independentdevelopmenttoolchainhelps
increatingandmaintainingevenlarge-scaleenterpriseapplications.
qooxdoo’sstate-of-the-artGUitoolkitincludesacompletesetof
widgetsandadvancedthemingcapabilities,whichallowforvirtually
anylook&feel.itsmatureclient-servercommunicationlayersupports
standardAJAXcallsaswellashigh-levelremoteprocedurecalls.
qooxdooisanOpenSourceprojectunderanLGPL/EPLduallicense,
readyfornon-commercialandcommercialuse.Theframeworkwas
initiatedinearly2005by1&1internetAG,http://1and1.com,the
world’sbiggestwebhostingcompany.1&1employsmostofthecore
developersthatconcentratefull-timeonimprovingqooxdoo.The
companyalsoprovidestheinfrastructureformanyco-developers,
contributorsandthethrivingqooxdoocommunity.
Sun Microsystemswww.sun.com
SunMicrosystems,acreatorandindustryleadingadvocateof
emergingtechnologies,isrevolutionizingandredefiningsystem-
widemanagementofrich,standards-compliant,internetapplications
forthenextgenerationWeb.Asingularvision--“TheNetworkis
TheComputer”--guidesSuninthedevelopmentofstate-of-the-
art,power-efficientserversandstoragesystemstoaward-winning,
open-sourcebasedsoftwareofferings.WhenitcomestoWeb2.0
technologies,Sunprovidesbest-of-breedsolutionstoenterprises
andstartupsworldwidefordeveloping,deploying,andmanagingthe
nextwaveofcomputing.
SYS-CON TV www.sys-con.tv
SYS-CONTvisyourcompleteresourceforLivEi-TechnologyNews
andviewsaboutthelatesttrends.
Visual Webguiwww.visualwebgui.com
Gizmox,thecompanybehindvisualWebGuiistheleadingde-
veloperofAJAX/Silverlightenterpriseapplicationdevelopment
anddeploymentplatforms.Thecompany’ssolutionssolvethe
challengesassociatedwithAJAXdevelopmentbecausetheyare
aseasytoprogramasvB6orWinFormsandeliminateclient-side
dependencyandsecurityconcerns.visualWebGui’ssolutions
reduceenterpriseapplicationdevelopmenttimesatcompanies
likeSAP,NetworkD,PyramidGroupandothersbymorethan
80%.Thecompany’sstandardbrowser-basedplatformisavail-
ableasafree,open-sourcesolutionandasanenterprise-grade
commercialsolution(availableApril2008).visualWebGui,which
isseamlesslyintegratedintoMicrosoft’svisualStudioand.NET
framework,alsoprovidesaSilverlightsolutionsupportedby
Microsoft.
Exhibitors
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SpeakersDanny Allan - WatchfireUnderstanding the Top Web 2.0 Attack VectorsTRACK: ENTERPRISE WEB 2.0 & SOCIAL APPLICATIONS
DannyAllanisdirectorofsecurityresearchwithWaltham-basedWatch-
fire,aproviderofsoftwareandservicestohelpensurethesecurity
andcomplianceofWebsites.in2000,hejoinedWatchfirebringing
withhimseveralyearsofbusinessandtechnology-relatedexperience
includingpenetrationtestingandinternalsystemremediationforone
ofCanada’sbiggestuniversities.inhisroleassecurityanalyst,heis
closelyinvolvedwithenterpriseglobalcustomerdeployments,research-
ingandevaluatingtechnologies,andhelpingdefineandrecommend
strategicdirectionsforWatchfire’ssecuritysolutions.inhismorethan
sixyearswithWatchfire,Dannyhasheldseveralcriticalcustomer-facing
positions,includingteamlead,consultingservicesandsalesengineer.
heholdsaBachelorofCommercewithamajorininformationsystems
fromCarletonUniversity.
Jean-Francois Arcand - Sun MicrosystemsAsynchronous AJAX for Revolutionary Web ApplicationsTRACK: ENTERPRISE WEB 2.0 & SOCIAL APPLICATIONS
Jean-FrancoisArcandhasworkedforSunMicrosystemssince2000.he
currentlyworksonGlassFish,mainlyontheWebContainerandthenew
JavaNiO-basedhttpenginecalledGrizzly.BeforejoiningSun,heworked
asasoftwarearchitectforcompagniessuchasFranceTelecom,Microcell
TelecomandhMSSoftwareinbothJavaandC++.Jean-Francoislives
andworksfromhomeinPrevost,asmallcityinQuebecwherelifeis
perfect.
Roland Barcia - IBMBuilding Web 2.0 Applications with Project ZeroTRACK: ENTERPRISE WEB 2.0 & SOCIAL APPLICATIONS
RolandBarciaisaseniortechnicalstaffmemberandleadWeb2.0
architectforiBMSoftwareServicesforWebSphere.heistheauthorofthe
books“PersistenceintheEnterprise”and“iBMWebSphere:Deployment
andAdvancedConfiguration”.RolandhasbeenhelpingevolvetheZero
platformsinceitsinception.hespecializesonenablingenterpriseson
Web2.0andSOAtechnologies.YoucanalsofindmoreinformationRoland
fromhisblog:Web2.0andMiddleware.
Robb Beal - Laszlo SystemsRIAs and Behind the Scenes With a Web 2.0 DesktopTRACK: ENTERPRISE AJAX
AstheprincipalsystemsengineeratLaszlo,RobbBealworksclosely
withcustomerstomatchLaszlo¹sproductsandtechnologieswiththeir
userexperienceandtechnicalneeds.PriortoLaszlo,Robbdirecteduser
experiencedesigninprojectsrangingfromrichbusinessintelligenceto
consumerstocktradingtoconsumernewsandentertainmentportals.his
RichinternetApplicationcreditsincludeWatsonandSpringforMacOSX.
RobbholdsaBSinchemicalengineeringfromtheUniversityofAkron.
Sumeer Bhola - IBM OpenAjax Hub 1.1 & SMash (Secure Mashups)TRACK: ENTERPRISE MASHUPS
SumeerBholaisaresearchstaffmemberattheiBMT.J.WatsonResearch
Center,whereheinvestigatessecurityfortheWeb.hehaspreviously
workedondistributedcomputing,computersupportedcollaborative
work,autonomiccomputing,andrealtimesystems.hereceivedaPh.D.in
computersciencefromGeorgiaTech,andaBSfromiiTDelhi.
Robert Boedigheimer - The Schwan Food CompanyImproving ASP.NET User Interfaceswith the AJAX Control ToolkitTRACK: RICH- WEB TOOLS & CASE STUDIES
RobertBoedigheimerworksforSchwansSharedServices,LLCproviding
businesssolutionswithWebtechnologiesandrunsRobertBoedigheimer
Consulting,LLC.RoberthasbeendesigninganddevelopingWebsitesfor
thepast12yearsincludingtheearlydaysofASPandASP.NET.hewasthe
leadarchitect,designer,anddeveloperfortheschwans.comrewritewith
ASP.NET,andrecentlyimplementedalargeASP.NET2.0project.heisa
columnistforaspalliance.com,an“EarlyAchiever”MCSDfor.NETwith
C#,anMCPD:WebwithC#,anda2nddegreeblackbeltinTaeKwonDo.
RoberthasspokenatindustryconferencesincludingtheheartlandDe-
velopersConference,TwinCitiesCodeCamp,TulsaTechFest,Microsoft’s
visualDevCon,andnumerousnationalandinternationalvSLive!events.
David Boloker - IBMMashup Ecosystems in the EnterpriseTRACK: ENTERPRISE MASHUPS
DavidBolokerisadistinguishedengineerandchieftechnicalofficerfor
emerginginternettechnologiesintheiBMSoftwareGroup.Previously,he
heldthepositionofchieftechnicalofficerforJavaTechnologiesinSoftware
Group.heisrecognizedinandoutsideiBMasatechnicalleaderinthe
internetsoftwarespaceguidingiBM’sinvestmentsaswellasinternal
productdevelopmentintheinternetspace.hisresponsibilitiesinclude
buildingiBM’stechnicale-Businessstrategy,workingwithinternaliBMers
todeveloptheappropriateproductsfortheinternetspace,researchingnew
areasinsoftwaredesign,aswellasguidingagroupofresearchersworking
inSoftwareGroup.DavidhasbeenrecognizedbyiBMwithnumerous
OutstandingTechnicalAchievementAwardsintheareasofJava,Secure
internetGateways,Dynamici/OConfigurationandtheRemoteDistribution
andControlofS/370,4300,S/390andAS/400Architectureprocessors.he
earnedaBAandanMAinmathematicsfromBostonUniversity.
Shane Bryzak - JBossSeam Remoting - JBoss Seam and AJAXTRACK: ENTERPRISE AJAX
ShaneBryzakisaseniorsoftwareengineerwithJBoss/Redhat.heis
basedinBrisbane,Australia.AJBossemployee,Shaneisamemberof
thecoredevelopmentteamforJBossSeam.Shaneisalsothecreator
ofSeamRemoting,anAJAXframeworkforinteractingwiththeSeam
componentmodel.
Bob Buffone - NexawebNow Playing: Desktop Apps in the Browser!TRACK: ALL TRACKS
Web 2.0 and SOA – Friend or Foe?TRACK: ENTERPRISE WEB 2.0 & SOCIAL APPLICATIONS
Easy AJAX Development with Markup + POJOTRACK: ENTERPRISE AJAX
BobBuffone,chiefarchitectatNexawebTechnologies,isresponsible
forplatformandtooltechnologyatNexaweb,aprovideroftheNexaweb
Platformenablingenterpriseclassrichinternetapplications(RiAs).heis
alsoacommitterontheApacheXAPProject,whichprovidesanextensible
frameworkfordeclarativelycreatingAJAXapplications.BeforeNexaweb,
BobwaswithTrakus,atechnologycompanyfocusedontrackingsports
inrealtime.Aleadingexpertinuserinterfacedesign,heisaregular
speakeratindustryeventsandhaspublishedmultiplearticlesontooland
applicationdevelopment.
Kurt CagleData and Syndicated Oriented Architecture (SynOA)TRACK: RICH- WEB TOOLS & CASE STUDIES
KurtCagleisanauthorandsoftwaredeveloperspecializinginXML,
AJAXandWebTechnologies.heregularlyblogsatxml.comandhisown
metaphoricalweb.org,andisthewebmasterforXForms.organdXQuery.
org.helivesinvictoria,BC.
Kord Campbell - SplunkRendered ghosting for Javascript Unaware CrawlersTRACK: ENTERPRISE WEB 2.0 & SOCIAL APPLICATIONS
KordCampbellwastheoriginalfounderandvisionarybehindGrub,the
DDoSWebcrawlerrecentlyre-purchasedbyWikia.heisalsothefounder
andarchitectofZoto.com,aniPhoto-likemanagementsystemthat,for
goodorbad,uses100%JavaScript,DOMmanipulationforbuildingpages.
KordcurrentlyservesaschiefevangelistatSplunk.com.
Marco Casario - Comtaste Using AJAX Data Services in Enterprise ApplicationsTRACK: ENTERPRISE AJAX
MarcoCasarioisoneofthemostdynamicdevelopersintheAdobe
(formerlyMacromedia)world.FlashandDreamweavercertified,he
intensivelycollaborateswithAdobeitalyasaspeakerandpromoter
ofseveraleventsandroadshows.MarcoisCEOofComtasteS.r.l.,a
companydedicatedtoexploringnewfrontiersintheWeb2.0field,where
thethemesofaccessibilityandusabilityhaveaddedfurtherimportanceto
thePDFformatandtherelevantAcrobatapplicationtools.
Andre Charland - NitobiAJAX for the Masses: Building Rich User Interfaces in DreamweaverTRACK: ASPECTS OF RIA SOFTWARE
AndreCharlandisco-founderandCEOatNitobi.Anadvocateforusabilityand
userexperience,hespeaksregularlyonAJAXandWebusability.Mostrecently,
AndrepresentedatMAXandontheAdobeAiRBusTour.heistheco-authorof
“EnterpriseAjax”andmaintainshisownblogathttp://blogs.nitobi.com/andre.
Lauren Cooney - IBMInfo 2.0TRACK: ENTERPRISE MASHUPS
LaurenCooneyjoinedtheinformationManagementCTOOfficeatiBM
inJanuary2007,focusingoncommunity,strategy,andevangelism
aroundWeb2.0,info2.0,andopensourcetechnologiesandproducts.
Priortothat,LaurenworkedonApacheGeronimoastheiBMleadfor
buildingcommunityandprograms.BeforecomingtoiBMin2005,sheran
dev2devandleddevelopermarketingatBEASystems,whereshestarted
theBEAdev2devUserGroupProgramandseveralothersuccessfulcom-
munityandtechnicalprograms.Priortoherworkinenterprisesoftware,
shespentseveralyearsinventurecapitalandentrepreneurconsulting
groupsworkingwithstart-upcompanies,entrepreneurs,andinvestors
onbusinessplans,financialmodels,andinvestmentstrategies.Laurenis
activeinthenonprofitcommunityandisafoundingboardmemberofCEO
Women(www.ceowomen.org).
Douglas Crockford - Yahoo!AJAXWorld 2008 East Keynote: Can We Fix The Web?TRACK: ALL TRACKS
DouglasCrockford,creatoroftheJSONdatainterchangeformat,iscur-
rentlyanarchitectatYahoo!.hehasdevelopedofficeautomationsystems
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anddoneresearchingamesandmusicatAtari.hewasdirectorof
technologyatLucasfilmLtd.hewasdirectorofnewmediaatParamount.
DouglaswasthefounderandCEOofElectricCommunities,alsoknownas
Communities.com.hewasalsofounderandCTOofStateSoftware,where
hediscoveredJSON,thepopulardatainterchangeformat.heisinterested
inBlissymbolics,agraphical,symboliclanguage.
Andreas Ecker - 1&1 Internet AgNext-generation AJAX Applications with qooxdooTRACK: ENTERPRISE AJAX
AndreasEckeristheprojectleadandco-creatorofqooxdoo(http://qo-
oxdoo.org).At1&1internetAG(http://1and1.com),oneofthebiggest
Webhostsworldwide,heleadsateamofengineerswhoarededicated
full-timetoqooxdoodevelopment.Withovertwelveyearsexperiencehe
enjoysleveragingthepowerofcross-browserAJAXapplications.
Yakov Fain - Farata SystemsPicking the Right Technology for Enterprise Rich Internet ApplicationsTRACK: RIAS BEYOND AJAX
YakovFainisamanagingprincipalofFarataSystems,aconsulting,
trainingandproductcompany.he’sauthoredseveralJavabooksand
dozensoftechnicalarticles.Thelatestbookheco-authoredis“Rich
internetApplicationswithAdobeFlexandJava:SecretsoftheMasters.”
SunMicrosystemshasnominatedandawardedYakovwiththetitleJava
Champion.heleadsthePrincetonJavaUsersGroup.
Jon FerraioloOpenAjax Alliance: Our Second Wave of AJAX Standards InitiativesTRACK: ENTERPRISE AJAX
OpenAjax Hub 1.1 & SMash (Secure Mashups)TRACK: ENTERPRISE MASHUPS
JonFerraiolo,webarchitect,isamemberofiBM’sEmergingTechnologies
groupwherehemanagesoperationsandleadsvariousactivitiesinthe
OpenAjaxAlliance.BeforejoiningiBM,JonworkedatAdobefor13years
wherehewasanarchitect,engineeringmanagerandproductmanageron
multipleproductsandwhereheparticipatedinvariousstandardsactivities.
giuseppe Ferrigno - MomentumSILeveraging AJAX to Capture Performance MetricsTRACK: RICH- WEB TOOLS & CASE STUDIES
GiuseppeFerrignoisastrategicaccountmanagerforMomentumSi(www.Mo-
mentumSi.com),aleaderinprovidingServiceOrientedEnterpriseconsulting
toorganizations.heholdsbachelor’sdegreeinmanagementofinformation
systemsfromtheUniversityofhouston(1989).heisafounderanddirector
oftheAustin.NETUserGroup(www.adnug.org)andadirectoroftheinterna-
tionalAssociationofSoftwareArchitects(www.iasahome.org).
Lou Fox - BluewolfPimp my App: How I Built an Amazing On-Demand App Using RIA ToolsTRACK: ASPECTS OF RIA SOFTWARE
Forthepast15yearsLouFoxhasbeenassistingFortune1000com-
paniesingrowingtheirbusinessesbyleveragingwebbasedsolutions.
Duringtheweb1.0phaseFoxworkedwithcompanieslikeGuess,
Disney,ToysRUs,andNiketobuildtheireCommerceinitiatives.For
past6yearsLouFoxhasbeentheCTOofBluewolfandhasleveraged
thecollaborativeandagilenatureofWeb2.0tobringaward-winning
consultingandon-demandproductsolutionsthatstreamlinefrontand
backofficebusinessprocessesforover1000companiesofallsizes
including:ADP,DowJones,hartfordinsurance,Dupont,NewYorkTimes,
hartfordinsurance.
Anthony Franco - EffectiveUIRIA Adoption in 2008: Risks, Rewards, Challenges & OpportunitiesTRACK: ASPECTS OF RIA SOFTWARE
AnthonyFrancoisPresidentofEffectiveUi,inwhichrolehehastheuniqueop-
portunitytolistentohowcompanieslikeeBay,Ford,Randomhouse,viacom,
GE,DowJones,andNBCthinkabouttheinternet&desktopsoftware,and
howinnovativethinkingcancompletelychangethewaytheydobusiness.
Andrea gazzaniga - FunambolDeveloping Open Source Mobile Messaging and Sync Apps for iPhonevs. AndroidTRACK: IPHONE DEVELOPER SUMMIT
AndreaGazzanigaisSoftwareDevelopmentManageratFunambol,the
leadingmobileopensourcecompanyintheworldthatprovidespush
email&PiMsynchronizationsoftwarefor1.5billionmobiledevices,
includingmostrecentlytheiPhoneandGoogleAndroid.Andreahas
15yearsofsoftwaredevelopmentexperiencewithbothmajortelco
manufacturers(e.g.SiemensandAlcatel)aswellassoftwarestartups.
hejoinedFunambolin2005astechleadforFunambol’sclient
softwareteam(initiallyWindowsMobile,OutlookandJavaMEbutnow
includingiPhoneandAndroid)andwasrecentlypromotedtosoftware
developmentmanagerforFunambol’sentireR&Dteam.Andreahas
beenworkingwithopensourceandUnix/Linuxformanyyears.his
mostrecentprojectsincludemakingFunambolsoftwareworkon
GoogleAndroidandplanningthenextrevisionofFunambolsoftware
fortheiPhone.
Joshua gertzen - ThinWireThinWire AJAX RIA Framework in ActionTRACK: ENTERPRISE AJAX
PrincipalarchitectandteamleadoftheopensourceThinWireAJAXRiA
Framework(http://www.thinwire.com),aJavabasedframeworkthat
enablesdeveloperstocreatepowerfulenterpriseWebapplicationsthat
arehighlyinteractiveandresponsivebyusingpureJavaandwithout
havingtomuddlearoundwith(D)hTML,JSorCSS.Overthelastsixyears,
hehasalsoplayedakeyroleinbuildingthetechnologyinfrastructureat
CustomCreditSystems,aDallas-basedsoftwarecompanyfocusedon
deliveringindustryleadingsolutionsforthefinanciallendingmarket.You
cancatchhislatestthoughtsonpostedregularlytohisblogTrueCode(
http://www.truecode.org)
Becky gibson - IBM Internationalization & Accessiblity Using DojoTRACK: ENTERPRISE MASHUPS
BeckyGibsonisaWebaccessibilityarchitectiniBM’sEmergingTechnolo-
giesGroup.ShefocusesonaccessibilityandtheWebandiscurrentlyas-
sistingwiththedevelopmentoftheAccessibleRichinternetApplications
(ARiA)specificationandimplementingaccessibilityintheuserinterface
componentsoftheDojoOpenSourceToolkitforJavaScript.
Dan gisolfi - IBMMashup Ecosystems in the EnterpriseTRACK: ENTERPRISE MASHUPS
Asaprovenhigh-energytechnicalleaderwithdiverselaband
worldwidefieldexperience,Danishighly-regardedforhisabilityto
matchemergingtechnologiesagainstcustomerbusinessneedsand
howtobeanintenselyproductiveinternaladvocateforcustomers.he
iscurrentlyfocusinghiseffortsontheincubationofPhPframeworks
andruntimesthatwillhelptoenablebusinessprofessionalstocreate
compositeapplications.DanholdsaMastersDegreeinArtificialintel-
ligencefromPolytechnicUniversity,andBAincomputersciencefrom
ManhanttanvilleCollege.Dan’scareerwithiBMhasincludedsoftware
andproductdevelopmentprojectsintheareasofExpertSystems,OS/2,
SecureinternetPaymentSystems,WebServicesandRiAAccessibility.
Regardlessofthetechnologydomain,Dan’sforteisend-to-endsolution
consulting-includingevangelism,architecturedefinition,contract
negotiations,businessdevelopmentandproductpromotion–around
emergingtechnologies.hiscurrentfocusisontheadoptionenablement
ofsituationalapplicationsbydrivingcustomerengagementsaround
iBM’senterprisemashuptechnologies.Danhasakeeninterestin
topicsthatpertaintothevalidationoftheevolvingmashupecosystem
(widgetstandards,commonvernacular,contentcopyright,monetization,
etc).inhissparetimeDanisanawardwiningwinemakerandJoomla
webmasterforanumberofnon-profitorganizations.
Paul giurataAJAX Tookits, Frameworks and IDEs:How Do You Choose the Right One?TRACK: RICH- WEB TOOLS & CASE STUDIES
PaulGiurataisamanagingpartnerofCatalystResourcesandconsidered
oneofthepre-eminentUiapplicationdesignersandexperiencearchitects
intheUS.hisprimaryinterestisinSoftwareasaService(SaaS)and
FinancialServicesapplications,whereAJAX-enhancedUisareaproven
waytoimprovebottom-lineperformance.
Ted goddard - ICEsoftAsynchronous AJAX for Revolutionary Web ApplicationsTRACK: ENTERPRISE WEB 2.0 & SOCIAL APPLICATIONS
TedGoddardistheseniorarchitectoftheiCEfacesAJAXframework.Fol-
lowingaPh.D.inmathematics,heproceededwithpostdoctoralresearch
incomponentandWeb-basedcollaborativetechnologies.Tedcurrently
participatesintheJavaServerFacesandServletexpertgroups.
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Sue googe - Northrop grummanSpice Up User Experience with Silverlight RIATRACK: ASPECTS OF RIA SOFTWARE
SueGoogehashadagreatpassionforWebdevelopmentsince1998.Sue
specializesincreatingvisuallyappealing,highlyusableyetextensibleand
maintainableWebapplicationsusingthelatestMicrosofttechnologies.
Shebalancesbusinessrequirements,userexperience,technologies,tal-
entmanagementandcostcontrolinaholisticharmoniouswaythatleads
toasuccessfulproject.Sheisacreativethinkerandalwayssearchesfor
betteranswerstosolveproblems.Qualityworksandsatisfiedclients/us-
ersareherultimatepride.SueisafrequentspeakeratCodeCampsand
technicalconferences.
Mike grushin - SharpStyle LabsRIA Development on the Microsoft Stack Using FlexTRACK: ASPECTS OF RIA SOFTWARE
MikeGrushinistheCTOofSharpStyleLabs,asoftwareproductscompany
focusingonbuildingRichinternetApplicationsthatfacilitatecontent
reviewandfeedbackexchangeprocesses.hebringsover10yearsofWeb
applicationdevelopmentexperiencemostlyforFortune500companies
utilizingMicrosoft,JAvAandAdobetechnologies.hispastprojectsinclude
deliveringenterprisee-Learningsoftware,contentmanagementsystems
andeCommercesitesforvariousindustries.MikeisinvolvedintheNew
Yorksoftwaredevelopmentsceneandblogsactivelyoneverythingtech-
relatedonhttp://blog.sharpstyle.com.
Arun gupta - Sun MicrosystemsjMaki as an AJAX Mashup FrameworkTRACK: ALL TRACKS
RIA Approach for Web 2.0 DevelopmentUsing jMakiTRACK: ENTERPRISE WEB 2.0 & SOCIAL APPLICATIONS
ArunGuptaisatechnologyevangelistforWebServicesand“Web2.0”
AppsatSun.hewasthespecleadforAPisintheJavaplatform,com-
mitterinmultipleOpenSourceprojects,participatedinstandardbodies
andcontributedtoJavaEEandSEreleases.heisaprolificbloggerwith
numeroususefultipsathttp://blogs.sun.com/arungupta.
Andi gutmans - Zend TechnologiesPHP, Next generation RIA SuperheroTRACK: RICH- WEB TOOLS & CASE STUDIES
AndihasbeenaleadcontributortoPhPsince1997,whenheandZeev
SuraskidevelopedthefoundationforPhP3.Thenewversionwasaturn-
ingpointforthelanguage,whichtodaypowersover20millionWebsites
includingFacebookandYahoo!andenjoysafollowingofover4.5million
developers.AndicurrentlyleadsproductstrategyandinnovationatZend
includingtheopen-sourceZendFrameworkproject.inaddition,hehas
helpedZendevolveintoasuccessfulglobalWebsolutionscompanyand
fostereditsgrowthbysecuringfourroundsoffinancing,aidingwith
keycustomerwins,andsupportingallianceswithindustrygiantslike
iBM,OracleandMicrosoft.AndiwasnamedoneofComputerworld’s“40
innovativeiTpeopletowatch,undertheageof40”.Alsoheisrecognized
fromthewidelycirculatedtechnicalpublicationshehasauthoredandis
afrequentspeakeronbusinessandtechnologyissuesatglobalconfer-
ences.AndiisamemberofthePhPGroup,theApacheSoftwareFounda-
tionandservesontheboardoftheEclipseFoundation.Gutmansholdsa
B.A.inComputerSciencefromtheTechnion,israelinstituteofTechnology.
Kevin Hakman - Aptana Rapid Development of Enterprise AJAX AppsTRACK: ENTERPRISE AJAX
KevinhakmaniscurrentlyDirectorofProductMarketingforAptana,
inc.Previously,hewasthedirectorofdeveloperevangelismforTiBCO
Generalinterface,theaward-winningAJAXandRichinternetApplication
frameworkandtoolkit.heco-foundedGeneralinterfacein2001,pioneer-
ingAJAXintheenterprise.TiBCOacquiredGeneralinterfacein2004to
extenditsvisionforservice-orientedapplicationstotheenduser.Kevinis
acontributortoSOAWorldMagazineandtheAJAXWorldMagazine,and
hasspokenatnumerousindustryevents.
Bert Halstead - Curl, IncEmbracing New Platforms: Building RIAs Beyond AJAXTRACK: RIAS BEYOND AJAX
BerthalsteadisthechiefarchitectofCurl,inc.,andafoundingmember
oftheCurltechnicalteam.Previously,hewasaresearchstaffmemberat
DigitalEquipmentCorporation.hereceivedhisPh.D.degreefromMiTand
spenttenyearsteachingcomputersciencethere.
James Harmon - Object Training groupUsing the Dojo Toolkit to CreateAJAX Powered FormsTRACK: RICH- WEB TOOLS & CASE STUDIES
JimharmonisthePresidentandseniortraineratObjectTrainingGroupin
Chicago.heisanexperienceddeveloperwhospentamajorityofhiscareer
buildinglargescaleonlineapplicationsatAccentureandseveralotherWeb-
centricconsultingfirms.henowspecializesintrainingJavadevelopersto
bemoreproductivebyusingthelatesttechnologiesandframeworks.
Jeff Haynie - Appcelerator Think Fast: Accelerate AJAX Development with AppceleratorTRACK: ALL TRACKS
Jeffhaynieisco-founderandCEOofAppcelerator.hestartedAp-
pceleratortoprovideatrueopen-sourcesolutiontoenterpriseRiAand
SOA-basedservicesdevelopment,aftergrowingfrustratedbythelimited
optionsandcomplexityinothersolutionsthroughhisowndevelopment
work.PriortostartingAppcelerator,Jeffservedasco-founderandCTOof
vocalocityandCTOofehatchery,anextensionofBillGross’ideaLab.Jeff
isanexpertsoftwaredeveloperandentrepreneur.hehasbeenactivein
standardsdevelopment,aswellasacontributortoopen-sourceprojects,
includingearlyworkonJBoss.FormoreonJeffhaynie,visithisblogat
http://blog.jeffhaynie.us.
Mark Heid - IBMInfo 2.0TRACK: ENTERPRISE MASHUPS
MarkheidisprogramdirectorforWebSphereApplicationServerMarket-
ingatiBM.hisresponsibilitiesincludedefiningtheworldwidebusiness
planandofferingstrategyfortheApplicationServerportfolio,aswellas
managementofnewproductintroductions,pricingandchannelplanning.
PriortojoiningiBMSoftwareGroupin2002,MarkworkedinthePersonal
SystemsGroupatiBM,managingbusinesstransformationinitiativesin
pricingandspecialbidprocessoptimization.PrevioustoiBM,Markwas
amarketingmanagerathewlettPackardandAppleComputer,aswell
asadeveloperinthecommercialembeddedsystemsoftwareindustry.
MarkholdsaBSdegreeinbiomedicalengineeringandcomputerscience
fromNorthwesternUniversityandanMBAinmarketingandquantitative
analysisfromCarnegieMellonUniversity.
Christian Heilmann - Yahoo!Writing Large Web Applications Using the YUITRACK: ENTERPRISE MASHUPS
Christianheilmannisafront-endarchitectwithYahoo!hewasbornin
Germany,andworkedforseveralagenciesbeforespendinga.comyear
workingforeToysintheUSbeforesettlingintheUK.hehaswritten
severalbooksonAccessibility,JavaScriptandWebDesign/Development
andcurrentlyworksforYahoo!UK.Christianblogsathttp://wait-till-i.com
andhasabacklogofhisnumerousarticlesathttp://icant.co.uk.
Kevin HoffmanIntroduction to the iPhone SDK*TRACK: IPHONE DEVELOPER SUMMIT
Web Apps for the iPhone: Duplicating the iPhone Look and Feel in SafariTRACK: IPHONE DEVELOPER SUMMIT
Kevinhoffman,editor-in-chiefofSYS-CON’siPhoneDeveloper’sJournal,isTechnical
ChairofiPhoneDeveloperSummit.hehasbeenprogrammingsincehewas10and
haswritteneverythingfromDOSsharewareton-tier,enterpriseWebapplicationsin
vB,C++,Delphi,andC.hoffmaniscoauthorofProfessional.NETFramework(Wrox
Press)andco-authorwithRobertFosterofMicrosoftSharePoint2007Development
Unleashed.heauthorsThe.NETAddict’sBlogat.NETDeveloper’sJournal.
Jonas Jacobi - Kaazing CorporationEnterprise Comet: Real-Time, Real-Time, or Real-Time Web 2.0? TRACK: ALL TRACK
Comet: The Web that is Instantly On and Always OnTRACK: ENTERPRISE AJAX
JonasJacobiisco-founderandchiefexecutiveofficerofKaazingCorpo-
ration.AnativeofSweden,Jonashasworkedinthesoftwareindustryfor
morethan15yearswithamissiontosimplifyapplicationdevelopment.
PriortofoundingKaazing,heworkedforOracleforeightyearsasaJava
EEevangelistandproductmanagerresponsiblefortheproductmanage-
mentofJavaServerFaces,OracleADFFacesandOracleADFFacesRich
ClientintheOracleJDeveloperteam.Asco-founderandCEOofKaazing,
Jonassetsthecompany’sbusinessandproductstrategyandoverseesall
aspectsofKaazing’soperationsandmissiontobecometheworld-wide
leaderinreal-timesoftware.heisco-authorofthebest-sellingbook,“Pro
JSFandAjax:BuildingRichinternetComponents,”(Apress).
Renat Khasanshyn - Apatar, IncEnterprise 2.0 and Data Mashups: Bridging the Web 2.0 Information gapTRACK: ENTERPRISE MASHUPS
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OFFICIAL SHOW DIRECTORYMARCH 18-20, 2008 NEW YORK, NY
RenatKhasanshynisCEO&mainevangelistofApatarOpenSource.he
isasubjectmatterexpertindataintegration,datamashupsandopen
source,andisresponsiblefordrivingthevisionofdataintegrationsolu-
tionsatApatarOpenSource.Renatrecentlywonthe2007iBMBusiness
MashupChallenge.heisafrequentspeakeratawiderageofevents.
PriortofoundingApatar,RenatwasCEOforAltorosSystems,adistributed
productlifecyclemanagementcompany.PriortoAltoros,hewasvPof
EngineeringforPriMed,adiscountinsurancecompanyinTampa,Florida
wherehewasresponsibleforcreatingane-commerceportaltohelp
consumersfind,compareandpurchasehealthinsuranceplansonline.
BeforeimmigratingtotheU.S.in2001,RenatwasCTOforOOOBelLight
“EFA”,amanufacturinganddistributionfirmoflightingequipmentin
BelarusandRussia.hestudiedengineeringandthenmarketingatthe
BelarussianStateTechnicalUniversityandwasrecentlyselectedafinalist
oftheEmergingExecutiveoftheYearawardbyMassachusettsTechnol-
ogyLeadershipCouncil,aleadingtechnologytradeassociationinNew
England.Youcanreadhisblog,“NakedOpenSource”,athttp://nakedo-
pensource.com.
Scott Kirkwood - MomentumSIAJAX Brings SOA to the UserTRACK: ENTERPRISE AJAX
ScottKirkwoodisthevPofMomentumSi’sSoftwareDevelopment
Servicespractice.havingworkediniTprofessionalservicesfor16years,
Scottisanindustrythought-leaderinoperationalarchitecture,iTgover-
nanceandservicemanagement.Aswellasbeingaprolificpublicspeaker,
hehaspublishedmultipleindustrytradejournalarticlesandwhitepapers
onthealignmentofiTandbusinessstrategy.
Peter Kirwan - WebmetricsThe Performance Paradigm of a Mashup WorldTRACK: ENTERPRISE MASHUPS
PeterKirwanservesaschiefstrategyofficeratWebmetrics,aleading
providerofWebperformancemanagementsolutionsforWebecosystems,
wherehe’sresponsiblefortheexecutionofWebmetrics’overallcorporate
strategyandtechnologyagenda.Peterhasmorethan20yearsleadership
experience,whichspansboththatasanexecutiveandentrepreneur.in
thelate1990’s,Peterco-foundedandsoldServercastCommunications
toNaviSite.Servercastwasoneoftheindustry’sfirstcompaniestooffer
managedapplicationhosting,amodellateradoptedbyNaviSite.Peter
servedaschieftechnologyofficerforNaviSitethroughasuccessful
iPO,andmovedontoserveasvicePresidentofStrategy,wherehewas
responsiblefordrivingNaviSite’stechnicalstrategy,aswellasmergers
andacquisitions.
Senthil Krishnapillai - SybaseiPhone as Biz-Phone: Enabling iPhone Support for Enterprise Applications & MessagingTRACK: IPHONE DEVELOPER SUMMIT
SenthilKrishnapillai,directorofproductmanagementforSybaseiAnywhere,
isresponsibleforbringingfuturegenerationsofmobilecollaboration
productstomarket.hehasmorethan15yearsexperienceinproductman-
agement,marketinganddevelopmentformobiledevicesandsmartphones
andisamemberofvariousconsortiumsincludingOMA-DS,CTiA.
Steve Maryka - ICEsoftSocial Computing: the iPhone as an Ideal PlatformTRACK: IPHONE DEVELOPER SUMMIT
AJAX and Social Computing for the EnterpriseTRACK: ALL TRACKS
SteveMarykaisCTOatiCEsoftTechnologies,andleadstheiCEfacesopen
sourceproject.hehasbeeninvolvedinJava-basedAJAXtechniques
since2003-atimebeforetheterm“AJAX”wasevencoined.Priorto
joiningiCEsoft,Stevewasco-founderofAudeSiTechnologieswherehe
servedasvPofTechnologyandledJavaproductdevelopmentforinternet
appliances.AfterAudeSiwasacquiredbyWindRiverSystemsin2000,he
servedasaprincipletechnologistthereuntiljoiningiCEsoft.
Mark McIlvane - VelocentEarly Adopters: The Key to Free Publicity or the Fall of a TechnologyTRACK: IPHONE DEVELOPER SUMMIT
MarkMcilvaneisPresident&COOofvelocentSystems.A“startup
specialist,”hefirmlybelievesthatstartupcompaniesareascience,
andthattheywillsucceedifmanagedproperly.Markjoinedvelocent
fromPersoneta,wherehewasPresident,andCEO.PriortoPerso-
neta,hewasSeniorvicePresidentofSalesatiPUnity,andheheld
severalpositionsatClarentCorporation,mostrecentlyasExecutive
vicePresident,BusinessOperations.BeforeClarent,Markwasvice
PresidentofSales&MarketingatComverseTechnology,aleading
providerofnetwork-basedmultimediaenhancedcommunications
services.
Eric Miraglia - Yahoo!An Introduction to the YUI LibraryTRACK: RICH- WEB TOOLS & CASE STUDIES
EricMiraglia,engineeringmanageroftheYUiTeamatYahoo!,has
beenauthoringsocialWebapplicationssince1995,whenhebegan
developinginteractivewritingspacesforuniversities;hisSpeakeasy
Studio&Cafewasusedbymorethan100universitiesbetween1997
and2004.Since2003,ErichasbeenapartofYahoo’sWebdevelop-
mentcommunity.in2005,hejoinedthenewlyformedYUiteamwhere
heservesasanengineeringmanager.inafewshortyears,YUihas
cometounderpinsomeofthemosttraffickedWebsitesintheworld,
includingamongmanyothersYahoo’sfrontpage,YahooMail,My
YahooandYahooFinanceproperties.Erichasledtheefforttomake
YUithebest-documentedopen-sourceJavaScriptlibraryandfounded
theYUiTheatertohelpprovideworldwideaccesstomanyofthegreat
eventsandspeakerswhocometoYahoofromaroundtheworldof
Webdevelopment.
Laurence Moroney - Microsoft.NET in the Browser: Silverlight RIATRACK: RIAS BEYOND AJAX
Silverlight Magic: Zoom, Ink, Media and more...TRACK: ASPECTS OF RIA SOFTWARE
LaurenceMoroneyisaseniortechnologyevangelistatMicrosoftandtheauthor
of‘introducingMicrosoftSilverlight’aswellasseveralmorebookson.NET,
J2EE,WebServicesandSecurity.PriortoworkingforMicrosoft,hiscareer
spannedmanydifferentdomains,includinginteroperabilityandarchitecturefor
financialservicessystems,airports,casinosandprofessionalsports.
Stewart Nickolas - IBMOpenAjax gadgets & WidgetsTRACK: RICH- WEB TOOLS & CASE STUDIES
StewartNickolasisaseniortechnicalstaffmemberintheEmerginginternet
TechnologiesgroupwithiniBM.hisrecentresponsibilitiesincludechairing
theOpenAJAXGadgetTaskforce,leadingtheQEDWikiprojectwithiniBM,
definingandshapingiBM’sWeb2.0andSituationalApplicationstrategies.
Peter Nickolov - �TeraBuilding Application UI with AJAXTRACK: ENTERPRISE WEB 2.0 & SOCIAL APPLICATIONS
Peterisarecognizedexpertinscalableinfrastructuretechnologiesinclud-
ingoperatingsystems,networksandstorage.Oneofthe3Terafounders,
hehasuniqueexperienceindeliveringsuccessfullynewtypesofproducts
inafast-pacedstartupenvironment.Peteristhearchitectofthecore
technologybehind3Tera’sawardwinningAppLogicgridoperatingsystem
thatenablesutilitycomputingforSaaSandWeb2.0services.heisa
serialentrepreneurwhohasfoundedfourtechnologycompanies.Priorto
3Tera,hefoundedZ-force,astoragenetworkingcompanythatpioneered
fileswitchingandNASaggregationandwasnamedoneofNetwork
World’s“Top10StartupstoWatch”;andObjectDynamics,asoftware
companyprovidingnetworkinfrastructuresoftware.inthelast20years
Peterhasauthored24patentsandhasover30innovationsintheareasof
operatingsystems,multithreading,kernelmodeandreal-timesoftware,
networkprotocols,filesystemsandcomputingresourceaggregation.
Emil Ong - Caucho TechnologyRIAs with Comet and CriticalUpdates in Enterprise EnvironmentsTRACK: ASPECTS OF RIA SOFTWARE
EmilOngisthechiefevangelistofCauchoTechnology.Beforetaking
onthisrole,hewasasoftwareengineeratthecompany,workingon
Caucho’sSOAandJavaEEofferings.WithanM.S.incomputerscience
fromUCBerkeley,Emilalsohasabackgroundinsecurityandsystems.
Mike Padilla - VanguardAJAX Applicability: When Should AJAX Be Used?TRACK: RICH- WEB TOOLS & CASE STUDIES
MikePadillaisaUX(userexperience)manageratvanguard.hehas
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ledfront-enddevelopmenteffortsforsuchcompaniesasFleetCredit
Cards,MellonPrivateAssetManagement,TheBankofNewYork,Radian
GuarantyandBessemerTrust.Macromediahasfeaturedhisusability
designs.Mikeisanardentadvocateofhigh-fidelityprototypingduring
requirementsdevelopment.inhissparetime,hedesignedanddeveloped
Protonotes,afreeAJAXWebservicethatallowsprojectteammembers
todiscusssystemfunctionality,designandrequirementsdirectlyon
prototypeswith“stickynotes.”
Sriram Padmanabhan - IBM Enterprise 2.0 and IT: How to Maximize Benefits for Your EnterpriseTRACK: ENTERPRISE WEB 2.0 & SOCIAL APPLICATIONS
Dr.SriramPadmanabhanisaniBMdistinguishedengineer.Mostrecently,
heisleadingtheinformationManagementAdvancedTechnologiesteam
investigatingnewtechnicalareassuchastheimpactofWeb2.0informa-
tionaccessanddelivery.hewasaresearchstaffmemberandthena
manageroftheDatabasetechnologygroupatiBMT.J.WatsonResearch
Centerforseveralyears.Dr.Padmanabhanhasauthoredmorethan25
publicationsincludingabookchapteronDB2inapopulardatabase
textbook,severaljournalarticlesandmanypapersinleadingdatabase
conferences.
guy Peled - Visual WebguiOn-Server AJAXTRACK: ENTERPRISE MASHUPS
GuyPeled,CTOofvisualWebGui,isarenownedexpertspecializingin
Webtechnologies.heisanauthoroftwoproducts,themostrecentone
beingtheEnterpriseRiAplatformcalledvisualWebgui.Guyservedas
chiefarchitectintheiDFandforleadingisraelienterprisesforover13
yearsspecializingonMSplatforms.Althoughyounginage(hestarted
programmingattheageof8yearsold),hegainedhisreputationand
positioninthedevelopercommunityby“outofthebox”thinking,bridging
technologieschasmsforseveralenterprises’R&D.Guyisawellknown
andfollowedtechnologist,andhelpsleadtheOn-ServerAJAXparadigm
shiftasasolutionforstrategicadaptationofAJAXforEnterpriseusages
bylecturingandevangelizingonthesubject.
Adam Peller - IBMInternationalization & Accessiblity Using DojoTRACK: ENTERPRISE MASHUPS
AdamPellerisanadvisorysoftwareengineerforEmerginginternet
Technologies,iBM.NowadaysaDojocommitter,heoriginallyintegrated
NetscapeRhinotoBSF,andwhileatLotusworkedwithSunonJavaScript
integrationwiththehotJavabrowserandimplementationofalevel-zero
DOM.inDecember2005heauthoredthe“AJAXToolkitFramework
Proposal”thatinduecoursebecameEclipse’sATFproject.
greg PollackAJAX and RailsTRACK: ENTERPRISE WEB 2.0 & SOCIAL APPLICATIONS
GreggPollacklivesinOrlando,FloridawhereherunstheOrlandoRuby
UsersGroup,writesonhisblogRailsEnvyandisalwayshuntingformore
Railsprojects.he’salsosometimesknownasthe“RubyonRails”guyin
theMacparodycommercialsreleasedearlierthisyearonRailsEnvy.com
Olivier Poupeney - DreamFace InteractiveSharable Enterprise Mashups: The New User-Driven Composite AppsTRACK: ENTERPRISE MASHUPS
DreamFace: The Ultimate Framework for Creating Personalized Web 2.0 MashupsTRACK: ALL TRACKS
OlivierPoupeneyisco-founderandCEOofDreamFaceinteractive.Dream-
FaceisbuiltonOlivier’svastexperienceofover15yearsofworkon
improvingtheuserexperiencethroughtheuserinterface.From2000to
2006,hewastheco-founderandvPR&DofEcensityCorporation,where
heledallaspectsofresearchanddevelopmentinthedevelopmentof
theirstateoftheartCompositeApplicationFrameworkEPS.Priortothat,
OlivierwasFieldApplicationEngineeringManagerforSilverstreamFrance
from1997to1999.heservedasapre-salesengineerforSynonFrance
from1996to1997.Olivierstartedhiscareerasatrainerandconsultant
forPowersoft/SybaseFrance.
Andrew Powell - Universal MindAdobe’s Spry Framework For AJAXTRACK: ASPECTS OF RIA SOFTWARE
AndrewPowellhasbeenarchitectinganddevelopingWebapplicationsfor
over10yearsusingColdFusion,Java,ASP.NETandASP.hisbackground
includesexperiencerunningiTDepartmentsforfirmsintheexecutive
searchandaviationconsultingfields.Currently,AndrewisaSenior
ConsultantatUniversalMindspecializinginColdFusion,Java,Spryand
Flex.YoucanreadhisblogoneverythingColdFusion,Java,Spry,&Flexat
www.infoaccelerator.net.
David Rapperport - Quest DiagnosticsMission Critical AJAX: Making Test Ordering Easier and Faster atQuest DiagnosticsTRACK: RICH- WEB TOOLS & CASE STUDIES
DavidistheleadapplicationarchitectfortheCare360LaboratoryOrders
&ResultsinternetapplicationforMedPlus,QuestDiagnostics’healthcare
informationtechnologysubsidiary.TheCare360solutionstreamlinesthe
processoforderinglabtests.Davidmaintains18yearsofprofessional
iTexperiencewithaprimaryfocusinthehealthcaresector.heholds
aMastersininformationtechnologymanagementfromRensselaer
Polytechnicinstitute.
Scott ReganEnterprise 2.0 and IT: How to Maximize Benefits for Your EnterpriseTRACK: ENTERPRISE WEB 2.0 & SOCIAL APPLICATIONS
ScottReganisdirectorofproductmanagement,Sonoa.hepreviously
workedwithYahoo!and,priortothat,inproductmarketingforBEAand
Microsoft’svisualStudioteam.
Asaf Saar - SAP On-Server AJAXTRACK: ENTERPRISE MASHUPS
AsafSaar,QualityManagerandadevelopmentprojectleadatSAPLabs
israel.hehasoverelevenyearsofexperienceinSoftwareDevelopment,
TestingandQualityEngineering.AsafandhisSAPNetWeaverUiCross
DevelopmentteamhavedevelopedaninnovativeTestManagementplat-
formbasedon.NETandvisualWebGuiwhichintegratesmarketleading
FunctionalandUnitTestingAutomationtoolsandSAPbackendsystems,
thedevelopedplatformenablesremotequalificationofSAPNetWeaver
systemsacrossSAPLabsworldwide.
Chris Schalk - googleBuilding AJAX Social Applications Using OpenSocialTRACK: ENTERPRISE WEB 2.0 & SOCIAL APPLICATIONS
ChrisSchalkisatechleadintheDeveloperAPiEvangelismgroupat
Google.heisalsooneoftheoriginalmembersoftheOpenAjaxAlliance.
PriortoGoogle,ChriswasaprincipalproductmanagerandJavaevange-
listforOracle’sapplicationserveranddevelopmenttoolsdivision.Whileat
Oracle,heworkedtodefinetheoverallWebdevelopmentexperiencefor
OracleJDeveloperandADFFaces(Trinidad).heisalsotheco-authorof
JavaServerFaces:TheCompleteReferencepublishedthroughMcGraw-
hillOsborne(iSBN:0072262400)andmaintainsapopularBlogonJ2EE
Webdevelopment.
David SchlesingerRIAs and How Open is ‘Open’ in the Mobile Sofware Space?TRACK: IPHONE DEVELOPER SUMMIT
David“Lefty”SchlesingerisDirectorofOpenSourceTechnologiesat
ACCESSCo.,Ltd.,workingprincipallyonopensourcestrategyand
communityrelations,andrepresentingACCESSinanumberofindustry
andcommunityinitiatives.Leftyisresponsibleforopensourcelicensing
compliancepracticeswithinACCESS,andistheauthorofACCESS’
internal“opensourcebestpractices”curriculum.healsospecializesin
intellectualpropertyissues,includinglicensingandpatentstrategyas
wellasactingastheadministratorforACCESS’mainopensourcerelease,
the“hikerProject”(www.hikerproject.org),asuiteofapplicationservice
componentsforthedevelopmentofseamlesslyinteroperatingmobile
applications.Leftyiswell-knownintheopensourcecommunityandisa
frequentpresenterandpanelistatopensource-relatedconferences,and
hasspokenthisyearattheFinnishCentreforOpenSourceSoftware’s
versoBusinessSeries,FOSTEL(theFreeandOpenSourceTelephony
Conference),theOttawaLinuxSymposium,theGNOMEUsers’and
Developers’EuropeanConferenceandavarietyofotherprestigiousopen
sourcevenues.hewasthekeynotespeakeratthisyear’sNorthwest
TechnicalConferenceforUndergraduatesatSimonFraserUniversityin
vancouver,BritishColumbia.
Ric Smith - Kaazing CorporationHTTP Multicast Routing, Scaling the Real-Time WebTRACK: ENTERPRISE AJAX
RicSmithisresponsibleforKaazing’sbusinessandproductstrategy.Prior
tojoiningKaazing,RicSmithwasPrincipalProductManagerforOracle
ApplicationDevelopmentTools.inhisroleasPrincipalProductManager
hewasresponsiblefortheevangelismandproductdirectionofOracleADF
FacesRichClientaswellasOracle’sAJAXandJavaEEWebTierofferings.
Priortojoiningtheapplicationserverteam,RicSmithworkedforOracle’s
consultingbusinessasaPrincipalConsultant,specializinginJavaEEand
AJAXdevelopment.inaddition,RicisafrequentspeakeratOracleevents
andhaswrittenarticlesfeaturedinindustrypublicationssuchasJava
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OFFICIAL SHOW DIRECTORYMARCH 18-20, 2008 NEW YORK, NY
Developer’sJournalandAJAXWorldMagazine.hewasalsoarepresentative
totheOpenAjaxAllianceandagraduateoftheUniversityofArizona.
Joe Stagner - MicrosoftASP.NET AJAX Design & Development PatternsTRACK: RIAS BEYOND AJAX
The Digital Black Belt’s guide to Building Secure ASP.NET AJAX ApplicationsTRACK: RICH- WEB TOOLS & CASE STUDIES
JoeStagnerisaseniorprogrammanagerinMicrosoftCorporation’sDe-
veloperToolsandPlatformGroupandhasbeenwithMicrosoftsince2001
focusingonhighlyscalableandperformantWebapplicationarchitectures,
multiplatforminteroperabilityandsoftwaresecurity.Stagnerbrings30
yearstechnicalandbusinessstrategyexperiencetoMicrosoftwhich
affordshimauniqueexperientialperspective.
Shashank Tiwari - Saven TechnologiesCEP and RIA: Bringing Together the Bold and the BeautifulTRACK: ASPECTS OF RIA SOFTWARE
ShashankTiwariisthechieftechnologistatSavenTechnologies(www.
saventech.com),atechnologydrivenbusinesssolutionscompany
headquarteredinChicago,iL.Asanexperiencedsoftwaredeveloperand
architect,heisadeptinamultitudeoftechnologies.heisanexpertgroup
memberonanumberofJCP(JavaCommunityProcess)specifica-
tions,JSRs274,283,299,301&312,andisanAdobeFlexChampion.
Currently,hepassionatelybuildsrichhighperformanceapplicationsand
advisesmanyonRiAandSOAadoption.Manyofhisclientsarebanking,
moneymanagementandfinancialservicecompaniesthathehashelped
buildrobust,quantitative,data-intensive,highlyinteractiveandscalable
applications.hewritesregularlyinmanytechnicalmagazines,presentsin
seminarsandmentorsdevelopersandarchitects.hehasapopularblog
ontheO’ReillyNetwork(http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2799).heisan
ardentsupporterofandcontributortoopensourcesoftware.heliveswith
hiswifeandtwosonsinNewYork.Moreinformationabouthimcanbe
accessedathiswebsite(www.shanky.org).
Ian Tomlin - NDMC Ltd Code Free Composites - Where SOA and Mashups ConvergeTRACK: ENTERPRISE MASHUPS
Co-FounderofNDMCLtdmanagementconsultingbusiness.Strategic
advisorstoCanonJapan,CanonEuropeontechnologyfutures.Authorof
Agilization-TheRegenerationofCompetitiveness(MB2000).Co-Founder
ofencanvasLtd.heblogsattheAgilizationblog.
Lars Trieloff - Day Software AgREST and AJAX ReconciledTRACK: ASPECTS OF RIA SOFTWARE
LarsTrieloffisproductmanagerforcollaborationanddigitalassetmanage-
mentatDaySoftware.PriortojoiningDay,LarsfoundedMindquarry,a
startupprovidinganopensourcecollaborationsuitebasedonRESTand
AJAX.Withabackgroundinsoftwaresystemsengineering,Larscontributed
toopensourceprojectslikeApacheCocoon,ApacheMaven,ApacheSling
andothers.heisalsotheauthorofaGermanbookaboutDocBook-XMLand
developsopensourcesoftwareforcreatingtechnicaldocumentationwith
DocBook.LarsliveswithhisfamilyinPotsdam,Germany.hisweblogcanbe
foundathttp://weblogs.goshaky.com/weblogs/lars/
geoff Tudor - NirvanixWeb 2.0 Meets Storage 2.0TRACK: ENTERPRISE WEB 2.0 & SOCIAL APPLICATIONS
GeoffTudormostrecentlyservedasCEOofAdventNetworks.At
Advent,hecreatedthecableindustry’sfirstroutercapableofdelivering
broadbandtocustomersatdedicatedspeedsof40Mbps.in2000,Geoff
co-foundedTellaireCorp.tocommercializefreespaceoptictechnologies
anddeliverwirelessGigabitEthernet.MRvCommunications(NASDAQ:
MRvC)acquiredthecompany’snetworks.Mr.Tudoralsoco-founded
GNSTechnologies,whereheco-wroteReflexBackup,thefirstreal-time
backupapplicationforWindows.ReflexwasacquiredbySymantecCor-
poration(NASDAQ:SYMC).GeoffwasrecognizedbyDiscoverMagazineas
oneofthenation’sleadinginnovatorsintechnologyandwasnominatedin
2003fortheErnst&YoungEntrepreneuroftheYearAward.Geoffholdsan
M.B.A.fromtheUniversityofTexasandabachelor’sdegreefromTulane
University.
Rob Tweed - M/gateway Developments LtdMission Critical AJAX: Making Test Ordering Easier and Faster at Quest DiagnosticsTRACK: RICH- WEB TOOLS & CASE STUDIES
RobTweedisadirectorandco-founderofM/GatewayDevelopmentsLtd,
aUKcompanyspecializinginWeb,internetandintegrationtechnologies
since1996.hehasassistedcompaniesworldwidetodevelopenterprise-
scaleWebapplicationsandisthedeveloperoftheeXtcWebDeveloper
WebdevelopmentandAJAXframework.Rob’sextensiveiTexperience
priortosettingupM/GatewayDevelopmentsbeganasanapplication
developerattheRoyalMarsdenhospitalinLondon.in1990hejoined
ToucheRossManagementConsultantsinLondonwhere,amongstmany
otheriTprojects,was,for4years,aleadconsultantintheUKDeptof
health’sNhS-wideNetworkingproject,oneoftheworld’slargestnetwork-
ingprojects.
Coach Wei - NexawebAJAX for Average Joes: Enterprise AJAX Adoption Without Being a Rocket ScientistTRACK: ENTERPRISE AJAX
Now Playing: Desktop Apps in the Browser!TRACK: ALL TRACKS
CoachWeiisChairmanandCTOofNexawebtechnologies,an
EnterpriseWeb2.0softwarecompany.BeforefoundingNexaweb,
Coacharchitectedanddesignedsoftwareformanagingstorage
networksatEMCCorporation.Asachampionforopensourceand
openstandard,Coachistheauthorofopensourcewordprocessor
AJAXWord,acommitteratApacheXAPprojectandamember
ofOpenAJAXAlliancesteeringcommittee,etc.heisafrequent
speakeratindustryeventsandhasmanypublicationsonvarious
technicaljournals.Coachobtainedhismaster’sdegreefromMiT,
holdssixpatentsandmaintains“EnterpriseWeb2.0”blogat
http://www.coachwei.com.
Matthias Wessendorf - OracleWriting JSF Applications with Apache Trinidad and FaceletsTRACK: ENTERPRISE AJAX
MatthiasWessendorfisasoftwaredeveloperatOracle.hecurrentlyworks
onADFFaces,whichisanAJAX-basedJSFcomponentsuite.Matthias
alsocontributestotheOpenSourcecommunity,mainlyApacheMyFaces
andApacheTrinidad.BeforejoiningOracle,heworkedasaCMS-Devel-
operatPironet,wherehewasbuildinganext-generationCMS,usingUi
technologieslikeXULandAJAX.
Chris Williams - Aptana Developing AJAX Applications for iPhone and iPod TouchTRACK: IPHONE DEVELOPER SUMMIT
Aptana IDE: Your Unfair Advantage for AJAX, iPhone, Adobe AIR, PHP and Rails DevelopmentTRACK: ENTERPRISE WEB 2.0 & SOCIAL APPLICATIONS
ChrisWilliamsjoinedAptanainthefirsthalfof2007.Priortojoining,
hewastheleaddeveloperoftheRubyDevelopmentTools(RDT)proj-
ectthatbroughtRubysupporttotheEclipseiDE.hehasalsoserved
asamentortostudents;onecontributingtotheprojectthroughthe
GoogleSummerofCode,andthreeothersaspartoftheirMaster’s
thesis.AtAptana,WilliamscontinueshisroleofleadRDTdeveloperin
additiontoheadingdevelopmentofAptanaRadRails.Priortojoining
Aptana,hehasworkedinR&DforbothPaychexinc.andtheXerox
Corporation.
Dev Worah - Virtusa CoprorationCreating Agile Business Solutions in Financial Services using RIAs & Other Emerging Technologies TRACK: ASPECTS OF RIA SOFTWARE
DevWorahisDirectorofTechnologyforFinancialServices,virtusaCorp,
responsibleforprovidingtechnologydirectiontoourFSteams,developing
partnershipsandprovidingleadershipandvisionintotechnologytrends.
Worahisaseniortechnologistwithover13yearsofindustryexperience
andaproventrackrecordinenterprisearchitecturedefinition,legacy
integration,technologystrategyandmigration,projectmanagementand
full-lifecycleiTsolutiondelivery.hehasbeenattheforefrontofmanaging
implementationsemployingSOA,Web2.0,BPM,RiA,AJAX,CEPfortop
financialservicesfirms.
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PAgE 12 www.AJAXWorld.com
OFFiCiALShOWDiRECTORYMARCH 18-20, 2008 NEW YORK, NY
www.AJAXWorld.com PAgE 1�
.NET in the Browser: Silverlight RIALAURENCE MORONEY
inthissession,LaurenceMoroney,Microsoft,willintroduceSilverlight
2.0andhowitcanbeusedtoeasilyandproductivelybuildnextgenera-
tionRichinteractiveApplicationsusingC#,XAML,JavaScript,AJAXand
more.hewilldemonstratehowtogofromZero-to-heroaswellashow
tobuildmorecomplexnTierapplicationswithSilverlightatthefront
end,aswellasusingSilverlightwithPhP,Javaandotherback-end
technologies.
Adobe’s Spry Framework For AJAXANDREW POWELL
TheSpryframeworkprovidesalightweight,flexiblesetoftoolsfor
buildingrichuserinterfacesandintegratingXMLandJSONdatainto
Webpages.ThissessionwillexplorethefundamentalsoftheSpry
frameworkincludingdynamicdatasets,widgetsandvisualeffects,as
wellasbroadertipsandtricksfordevelopingengaging,AJAX-based
Websites.
AJAX And grails - Web 2.0 The Easy WayJEFF BROWN
Grailsdeliversthepowerandflexibilityof“codingbyconvention”to
theJavaplatform.BuildingrichinteractiveAJAXenabledapplications
withGrailscouldnotbeeasier.GrailsshipswithPrototypesupport
rightoutoftheboxandthroughitspowerfulpluginsystemGrails
providessupportforothertoolkitsincludingDojo,Yahoo!Uiandothers.
inthissession,throughlectureandlivedemonstrationwewillquickly
introducetheGrailsplatformandthenjumprightintothepowerful
AJAXcapabilitiesthatGrailsprovides.Thesessionwillcovercustomtag
libraries,remoteforms,richclientsideupdatesandotherfeaturesofthe
frameworkthatmakebuildingAJAXenabledapplicationsfunandeasy.
AJAX and RailsgREg POLLACK
RubyonRailshascertainlyplayedaroleindeliveringRichWebApplica-
tionswhichtakefulladvantageofAJAX.inthissession,delegateswill
learnhowRubyonRailsempowersdeveloperstocreaterichinterfaces
withoutwritinganyJavaScript.
AJAX and Social Computing for the EnterpriseSTEVE MARYKA
Socialcomputingisnolongeracasualactivity:corporationsare
increasinglyleveragingwikisandblogstoenhancecollaborationinside
andoutsidethefirewall.Next-generationsocialcomputingdemands
spontaneousandresponsivecollaboration.AreAJAXtechnologiesup
tothetask?Thispresentationexploresthechallenges,practices,and
futuresforAJAXcollaborationtechniques.Beginningwithareview
ofexistingopensourceAJAXtechnologies,coveringdeployment
infrastructure,applicationdevelopment,andsupportinglibraries,wewill
continuewithseveralexamplesofwhatispossibletoday.Thissession
willgiveyouanunderstandingofwheresocialcomputingcangoand
whatAJAXtechnologieswilltakeitthere.
AJAX Applicability: When Should AJAX Be Used?MIKE PADILLA
AJAXisseeminglyeverywhere.Butiseverythinganailtobepounded
withtheAJAXhammer?Someofthefundamentaltechnologiesthat
AJAXisbasedon-includinghTML,CSSandJavaScript-canoffer
simpler,moreelegantsolutionsthatarebettersuitedtocertainuser
experiences.Theapplicabilityofrichinteractivityisdeterminedbythe
continuityofpagecontextasitrelatestotheuser’sworkflow.Byunder-
standingwhatAJAXaffordsandwhichuserexperiencecharacteristics
lendthemselvestoanAJAXimplementation,thissessionswillhelp
designersanddeveloperstomoresuitablyuseAJAXtodelivermore
engaginguserexperiences.
AJAX Brings SOA to the UserSCOTT KIRKWOOD
EnterpriseshavebeenmakingsignificantinvestmentstocreateSOA
infrastructuresthatproduceSOAandWebservices.Thefocusisnow
shiftingto“puttingafaceonSOA”byenablingdistributedbusinessunits
toeasilyconsumetheseservicesandthusaccelerateSOAbenefitsand
ROi.NewAJAX-basedtechnologiesenableenterprisestofullyrealize
theirSOAvisionthroughRichEnterpriseApplications(REAs)deployedat
theforefrontofbusiness.
AJAX for Average Joes: Enterprise AJAX Adoption Without Being a Rocket ScientistCOACH WEI
ConsumerapplicationssuchasGoogleMapshaveopenedtheeyesof
businessuserstoanewWebexperience,butthetechnologybehind
GoogleMaps--AJAX--posessignificantdevelopmentandmaintenance
challenges.Althoughpowerfulinthehandsofrocketscientists,AJAX
hasbeenbeyondthegripofaverageenterprisedevelopers.
AJAX for the Masses: Building Rich User Interfaces in DreamweaverANDRE CHARLAND
Webapplicationdevelopersanddesignersoftengiveuponbuilding
rich,interactiveuserinterfacesbecausetheylacktheJavaScript
skillstomakeithappen.AJAXdevelopmentpowertools--including
Dreamweaver,Spryandoff-the-shelfAJAXcomponents--makeiteasy
tobuildrichuserinterfacesinAJAXwithnoJavaScriptcoding.Andre
Charlandwilldemonstratehowtoinstall,setupandconfigureexten-
sionstoDreamweaver,andwillusethemtobuildsimple,richinterface
AJAXapps.Afterthissession,evenbeginnerdeveloperswillbeableto
addAJAXinteractionstoWebapplications.Thissessionisamustfor
ambitious,noviceandintermediatedesignersanxioustouseAJAXin
theirapplications.
AJAX Tookits, Frameworks and IDEs: How Do You Choose the Right One?PAUL gIURATA
ThissessionwilladdressissuestoconsiderwhenselectinganAJAX
toolkitandthemosteffectiveiDEfortheimplementation.itwill
identifythe30-40Uicomponentsmostcommonlyusedinbusiness
andmissioncriticalsoftwareapplicationsthatcanbeusedasa
benchmarkforevaluatingvarioustoolkits,thenexplorethetop
evaluationcriteriaincludingcomponentbehaviors,customization,
flexibility,frameworks,licensinganddocumentation.Attendesswill
beprovidedwithacomparisonsurveyforthe6-8mostwidelyused
AJAXUicomponentlibraries.Furtherdiscussionwilladdresshowto
selecttheappropriateiDEonceacommitmenthasbeenmadetoa
AJAXUitoolkit.
AJAXWorld 2008 East Keynote:Can We Fix The Web?DOUgLAS CROCKFORD
TheWebneedsfixing.Thestandardsandrecommendationsthatdefine
theWebwerelastrevisedin1999.Sincethen,theWebhasgrownfrom
adocumentretrievalsystemintoanapplicationdeliverysystem.We
havemadesignificantprogresssincethen,duetotheclevernessof
theWebdevelopmentcommunityandthesurprisingexpressivepower
ofJavaScript,butweareatthelimits.TheWebisnolongeradriverof
innovation.itisnowaseriousimpediment.TheWebisoverlycomplex.
itisvisuallyunderpowered.itishopelesslyinsecure.itisnowunder
competitiveassaultbynewproprietaryplatformsthathopetocapture
thenextgenerationofapplications.Canasystemaslargeandasopen
astheWebhealandadaptitselftothechallengesofthe21stCentury?
An Introduction to the YUI LibraryERIC MIRAgLIA
Yahoo!releasedtheYahooUserinterfaceLibrary(YUi)asafree,
open-sourceJavaScriptandCSSlibraryeighteenmonthsagoalong
withacommitmenttothedevelopercommunity:We’llsharewithyou
ourbestfrontendtools,engagewithyouabouthowthey’rebuiltand
whyandwe’lldocumentthemfully.inthatshorttime,YUihasbecome
oneofthebest-regardedfrontendlibrariesandhasbeenadopted
byindividualsontheirblogs,startupswhoaregoingall-inwithYUi
asthefoundationoftheirfrontendarchitectureandFortune500
companiesusingYUiasatrusted,tested,long-viewtoolkitforcreating
greatuser-experiencesontheWeb.Throughout,we’lllookatspecific
exampleswithcodeandhearfromthedeveloperswhoareworking
ontheYUicodebase.You’llleavewithadeepunderstandingofwhat
YUiis,whatitsdevelopmentphilosophiesareandwhetherit’sagood
choiceforyourownprojects.
Aptana IDE: Your Unfair Advantage for AJAX, iPhone, Adobe AIR, PHP and Rails DevelopmentCHRIS WILLIAMS
inthissession,Chris,leaddeveloperontheRDT(RubyDevelopment
Tools)Project,willreviewallofthemajorfeaturesoftheAptanaiDE
-afree,opensource,cross-platform,JavaScript-focuseddevelopment
environmentforbuildingAJAXapplications.itfeaturescodeassist
onJavaScript,hTML,andCSSlanguages,FTP/SFTPsupportanda
JavaScriptdebuggertotroubleshootyourcode.Withnearly1million
downloadstodate,theAptanaiDEisfastbecomingthestandardway
AJAXdevelopersbuildtheirWeb2.0applications.
ASP.NET AJAX Design & Development PatternsJOE STAgNER
AJAXisnotaboutEyeCandy.AJAXisaboutbuildingfunctionalitythatis
difficultorimpossiblewithconventionalWebdevelopmenttechnology.
DonerightyourWebapplicationsROCK,butitit’sdonewrongandyour
infrastructurepaystheprice.Thissessionwillexposeacollectionof
designandusagepatternsthatwillhelpyouunderstandASP.NETAJAX
underthecoversanddesignefficient,interactiveAJAXApplications
usingMicrosoftASP.NETAJAXTechnologies.
Sessions
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OFFiCiALShOWDiRECTORYMARCH 18-20, 2008 NEW YORK, NY
Asynchronous AJAX for Revolutionary Web ApplicationsJEAN-FRANCOIS ARCAND
EmergingAJAXtechniques,variouslycalledAJAXPush,Comet,Reverse
AJAXandhTTPstreaming,arebringingrevolutionarychangestoWeb
applicationinteractivity,trulymovingtheWebintotheParticipationAge.
ThissessionprovidesadetailedintroductiontotheAsynchronousWeb
anditsapplicationtosocialcomputing,explainingtheunderlyingproto-
colsandAPis,thechallengesforapplicationservers,andthehigh-level
techniquesavailabletoapplicationdevelopers.Attendeeswilltakeaway
theinformationtheyneedtoaddmulti-usercollaborationandnotifica-
tionfeaturestotheirapplication,whethertheydevelopwithDojo,DWR,
oriCEfaces,andwhethertheydeployonJetty,Tomcat,orGlassFish.
Asynchronous AJAX for Revolutionary Web ApplicationsTED gODDARD
EmergingAJAXtechniques,variouslycalledAJAXPush,Comet,Reverse
AJAXandhTTPstreaming,arebringingrevolutionarychangestoWeb
applicationinteractivity,trulymovingtheWebintotheParticipationAge.
ThissessionprovidesadetailedintroductiontotheAsynchronousWeb
anditsapplicationtosocialcomputing,explainingtheunderlyingproto-
colsandAPis,thechallengesforapplicationserversandthehigh-level
techniquesavailabletoapplicationdevelopers.Attendeeswilltakeaway
theinformationtheyneedtoaddmulti-usercollaborationandnotifica-
tionfeaturestotheirapplication,whethertheydevelopwithDojo,DWR,
oriCEfaces,andwhethertheydeployonJetty,Tomcat,orGlassFish.
Building AJAX Social Applications Using OpenSocialCHRIS SCHALK
Thenotionofbuilding“socialapplications”hastakentheWebbystorm.
TodayitisnotonlyimportanttounderstandhowtobuildWeborAJAX
applications,butwiththeadventofthe“SocialGraph”,AJAXdeveloper’s
musthaveasolidunderstandingofhowtobuildsocialapplicationsthat
operatewithinthecontextofasocialenvironment.Tothisend,OpenSo-
cialprovidesasetofopenAPisforbuildingapplicationsthatcanrunon
anyenvironmentsupportingOpenSocial.inthissession,iwillcoverall
aspectsofbuildingsocialapplicationsusingtheOpenSocialAPis.Ahigh
levelintroductionofthesocialgraphisgiven,followedbyadetailed
reviewofOpenSocial’sAPisfollowedbydemonstrationsofpractical
examples.AttheendofthesessioniwillalsoreviewShindig,whichis
anopensourceprojectthatservesasafullserverimplementation“in-
a-box”foranyonewishingtohostOpenSocialapplications.
Building Application UI with AJAXPETER NICKOLOV
Designingastateoftheartuserinterface(Ui)inaveryvisualapplica-
tionthatismanagingalotofelementsposedsignificantchallengedue
tothenatureoftheapplication:virtualizingandrunningentiredata
centersthroughabrowser.Withthousandsofobjectstocoordinatethe
Uiarchitectureprovedascriticalastheimplementationdetails.Attend-
eeswillgetafullcasestudyonbuildingapplicationUiwithAJAX–from
architecturedecisions,toolchoice,anddesignimplementationtoperfor-
mancetestingproceduresformultiplehttpcallsperpagerefresh;rich
client-likeuserinteractions;securitytesting;anddealingwithsupport
ofdifferentbrowserversions.Afterinvestigatingdifferentapproached
totheUi,3TeracametotheconclusionthatAJAXistheonlytechnology
thatallowstobuildutilitycomputinginabrowse.Atendeeswillheara
highlycompellinginsightontheprocessofdevelopingfunctionallyrich
frontendtoaverycomplexsystem.Thepresentationalsoaddresses
businessandiTconcerns,andwilleducatetheaudiencewithreal-world
examplesofhowcompaniesarealreadyoperatingandleveraging
utilitycomputinginabrowserandbenefitingfromtheAJAXbasedUito
deliver,provisionandscaleWebapplicationswithease.
Building Web 2.0 Applications with Project ZeroROLAND BARCIA
ProjectZeroisanagiledevelopmentandexecutionenvironmentwhich
leveragesRESTandscriptingruntimestospeedandsimplifydevelop-
mentofdynamicWebapplications.ProjectZeroincludesascripting
runtimeforGroovyandPhPwithapplicationprogramminginterfaces
optimizedforproducingREST-styleservices,integrationmash-ups
andrichWebinterfaces.ProjectZeroisbeingdevelopedopenlyusing
aCommunity-DrivenCommercialDevelopmentprocessathttp://www.
projectzero.org.inthissession,theaudiencewillgetanoverviewof
theProjectZeroPlatformandlearnhowtodevelop,assemble,andrun
ProjectZeroapplications.
CEP and RIA: Bringing Together theBold and the BeautifulSHASHANK TIWARI
ComplexeventprocessingandRiAusedtogetherturbochargeapplica-
tiondevelopment.inthispresentationwebaseourstoryaroundreal
lifesuccessinbuildingareal-timetradingapplication.Athrillingdemo
isincluded.
Code Free Composites - Where SOA and Mashups ConvergeIAN TOMLIN
Agilitycomesfromreleasingpocketsofinnovationthatexistswithin
organizations.Tomakethishappen,therightpeopleintherightplaces
needtherightinformationattherighttime.Whatifiwastotellyouthat
todaythetechnologyexiststoenablethesehighperformancepeople
toservethemselveswiththeinformationtheyneed?Theydon’tneed
programmingskills,scriptingskills,databaseskills-anyiTskills-to
gatherthedatatheyneedandtobuilddatamartsandonlineportal
applications.itraisesthequestion,doyouneedSOA?Thinki’mcrazy?
inthissessionwe’lltakealookatsomecasestoriesthatshowhow
someoftheworld’slargestcompaniesarealreadyexploitingcode-free
compositeapplicationstosolvetheirbusinesspriorities.
Comet: The Web that is Instantly On and Always OnJONAS JACOBI
ifyouhavenotbeenintroducedtotheconceptofthe“Cometpro-
gramming”,thennowisthetimetobecomeacquainted.Cometisa
revolutionarytechnologythatreplacestheoldrequest-responsedriven
Webdevelopmentmodelandtheuseofpolling.Withthisnewclient-
servercommunicationtechnique,developerscannowbuildreal-time
Webapplicationsthatimplementatrueevent-drivenmodelwithlittle
needforthird-partyplug-ins.Butisthisatechniqueforeverydeveloper
andforeveryWebapplication?howeasyisittocreateareal-timeWeb
applicationthatgoesbeyond“chat”?Whatisneededtosuccessfully
createanddeployareal-timeWebapplication?
Data and Syndicated Oriented Architecture (SynOA)KURT CAgLE
SyndicationhaslongbeenastapleofAJAXdevelopment,butincreas-
inglysyndicationlanguagessuchasAtomarebecomingtheprimary
vectorsformoresophisticateddataapplications,andintheprocessmay
makeSOAP/WSDLbasedwebservicesarchitecturesincreasinglyobso-
lete.ThissessionlooksathowAtom,AtomPubandAJAXarechanging
thewaythatwepassalltypesofinformationontheweb.
Developing AJAX Applications for iPhone and iPod TouchCHRIS WILLIAMS
TheiPhoneistransformingtheWebasweknowitandcompelling
everyWebdesignertoconsiderhandheldportabledevices.Thissession
coversvariousaspectsofiPhoneandiPodTouchdevelopment.itwill
includetipsandtricksaswellasbestpracticestofollow.Chrisalsocov-
ershowtouseanintegrateddevelopmentenvironment(iDE)forbuilding
iPhoneandiPodTouchapplicationsandhowtousetheiUilibraryto
easilybuildiPhoneapplications-thefree,opensource,cross-platform,
JavaScript-focusedAptanaiDE.
Developing Open Source Mobile Messaging and Sync Apps for iPhone vs. AndroidANDREA gAZZANIgA
TheiPhoneandGoogleAndroidplatformareundisputedlytransforming
themobileindustrybybringingsmartphonecapabilitiestothemasses.
Theyarealsomakingforenticingnewmobileplatformsfordeveloping
anddeployingnewtypesofmobileappsandservicesformassmarket
users.Yet,developingforthemisnotthateasy.Thissessionwillfocus
onourexperienceofdevelopingopensource-basedmobilemessaging
andsyncapplicationsforbothoftheseplatforms.itwillcompareand
contrasttheplatformsintermsofthedevelopmentmethodsandtools
required,andtheirstrengthsandweaknessesfromadeveloper’s
perspective.Thepresentationwillsharelessonslearnedaswellastips
andtechniquesfordevelopingforbothplatforms.
DreamFace: The Ultimate Framework for Creating Personalized Web 2.0 MashupsOLIVIER POUPENEY
You’veheardaboutWeb2.0EnterpriseMashups,you’veseenthepress,
nowyoucanseetherealthing;announcing“Outsider”,version3ofour
highlyacclaimedDreamFaceOpenSourceAjaxFrameworkforbuilding
Web2.0EnterpriseMashups.Comeseehowtobuildpersonalized
andshareableWeb2.0Mashupsbycombininginternalcompanydata
withpublicdatafromtheweb.Bepartoftheexcitementbyjoiningour
DreamFaceDeveloperChallenge.Stopbyourboothorvisit
www.datawidget.com.
Early Adopters: The Key to Free Publicity or the Fall of a TechnologyMARK MCILVANE
SincetheiPhonewasfirstreleased,earlyadoptershaven’tstoppedtalk-
ingaboutwhattheythinkofthedevice.Whilethefreepromotioncanbe
agreatmarketingtoolforwirelesscarriers,itcanbecripplingifusers
haveissueswithsessionandnetworkquality.verizon’svoyagerand
Nokia’sN810mustisolateandprioritizenetworkproblemstoensure
thatcustomerissuesareaddressedasquicklyaspossible.Ensuring
thattheseearlyadoptershaveapositiveexperienceisessentialfor
havinganychanceattheviraladoptiontheiPhoneexperienced,along
withalowcustomerchurnrate.
Easy AJAX Development with Markup + POJOBOB BUFFONE
LeadingenterprisesrelyondeclarativeAJAXtodevelopRiAs,enterprise
mashupsandcompositeapplications.ThisapproachseparatestheUi
frombusinesslogic,resultinginfasterandmorecost-effectiveap-
plicationdevelopmentandmaintenance.inthissession,attendeeswill
exploretheadvantagesofthemarkup+POJOapproach,coveringtopics
suchas:•DeclarativeUi•Declarativemodifications•Databinding•
Serviceinvocation
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Embracing New Platforms: Building RIAs Beyond AJAXBERT HALSTEAD
ThereisnowaspectrumofRichinternetApplication(RiA)technologies-
includingAdobeFlex,AdobeAiR,MicrosoftSilverlightandCurl-thatgo
beyondthetraditionalfunctionalitythatAJAXprovides.Theseplatforms
providedistinctbenefitsformovingcomplexdesktopandclient-server
applicationstotheWeb.AnindependentstudybySonataSoftware
comparedtheperformanceandeaseofdevelopmentofapplications
usingCurl,AJAXandFlex,highlightingstrengthsandweaknessesof
eachplatformThissessionwilllookattheapplicationcharacteristics
thatdevelopersshouldconsiderbeforechoosingaplatform,aswell
asprovidespecificexamplesoftheinteractivityandperformancethat
theseplatformsoffer.
Enterprise 2.0 and Data Mashups:Bridging the Web 2.0 Information gapRENAT KHASANSHYN
AsthemomentumforthenewclassofSOAmiddlewarecontinuesto
grow,developersarelookingforsimpleyetscalablesolutionsthatcan
integratedisparatedataacrossavarietyofon-premises,on-demand
andWeb2.0informationsourcesandapplications.Withmanyofsuch
dataintegrationproblemsbeingrelativelysmallinscope,companies
can’tjustifybringingexpensivemiddlewaretosolvesmallproblems.
Someoftheprojectsarebuiltusingwork-aroundsandcustomcoding.
Theresultispronetooperationalrisk,highmaintenancecosts,andis
inevitablyinefficient.inthissession,RenatKhasanshyn,thewinnerof
the2007iBMBusinessMashupChallenge,willexplorehowenterprise
architectsanddeveloperscanleveragetheexistingmashuptechnolo-
giestobuildanddeployenterprisedatamashups.Thissessionwill
highlightchallengespreventingtheexistingmashupdesigntoolsfrom
beingleveragedacrosstheenterprisesector.Thissessionwillfocuson
tips,bestpracticesandstrategiesonhowtoimplementdatamashups
betweenon-premise,on-demand,andWeb2.0systemsandapplica-
tions.Finally,RenatKhasanshynwillwalktheaudiencethroughthe
processofbuildingmashup“ColdCallAssistant”whichwonthe2007
iBMBusinessMashupChallenge.
Enterprise 2.0 and IT: How to Maximize Benefits for Your EnterpriseSCOTT REgAN
Web2.0andEnterprise2.0havebroughtiTorganizationsasetofcapa-
bilitiestobettermeetthedemandsofbusinessusers.however,iTneeds
tobeproactiveandbuildprocessestoenableagilityandcreativity,and
deploytheseassetswithappropriateenterprise-levelcontrol.Whatlevel
ofperformance,control,compliancewillensureteamsuccess?And
howcanyoureducecostsanddevelopmenttimesforbetterenterprise
value?ThissessionwilloverviewEnterprise2.0Mashupcapabilities
fromiBMandSonoaSystems,andelaborateonbestpractices,using
real-worldscenariosofhowtheytackledtheseissueswithcustomers.
Enterprise 2.0 and IT: How to Maximize Benefits for Your EnterpriseSRIRAM PADMANABHAN
Web2.0andEnterprise2.0havebroughtiTorganizationsasetof
capabilitiestobettermeetthedemandsofbusinessusers.however,
iTneedstobeproactiveandbuildprocessestoenableagilityand
creativity,anddeploytheseassetswithappropriateenterprise-level
control.Whatlevelofperformance,control,compliancewillensure
teamsuccess?Andhowcanyoureducecostsanddevelopmenttimes
forbetterenterprisevalue?ThissessionwilloverviewEnterprise2.0
MashupcapabilitiesfromiBMandSonoaSystems,andelaborateon
bestpractices,usingreal-worldscenariosofhowtheytackledthese
issueswithcustomers.
Interprise Comet: Real-Time, Real-Time, or Real-Time Web 2.0?JONAS JACOBI
Asmuchaswelikethetermreal-time,ithasovertimebecometoo
saturatedtolenditselfanyusetoWeb2.0technologiesthatreally
meanit.Questionis;whatdoweactualmeanwith“real-time”?inwhat
contextisitused?Andwhatimpactwillithaveonyourbusiness?This
sessionwillclarifythedefinitionofreal-timeinthecontextofWeb2.0
andwhatimpactnewemergingreal-timeWeb2.0technologieswill
haveonyourenterpriseoverthenextcomingyears.
HTTP Multicast Routing, Scaling the Real-Time WebRIC SMITH
CometisthenewkidontheblockintheworldofRiAandwithit
comesthepromiseofstreaminghTTPcommunication—atransport
mechanismthatallowsreal-timemessagedeliverytoapplications
thatrunnativelyinthebrowser.however,despiteitspromise,
currentimplementationsofCometsufferonefatalflaw,scalability.
hTTPMulticastingrepresentsonepotentialsolutiontothescalability
andreliabilityconcernsfoundincurrentimplementationsofComet.
inthissessionyouwilllearnhowtouseEnterpriseComet,which
leverageshTTPMulticastingtoadaptexistingJavaEEcontainersto
supportComet-styleapplicationsservingthousandsofconcurrent
users.
Improving ASP.NET User Interfaces with the AJAX Control ToolkitROBERT BOEDIgHEIMER
TherearemanycontrolsandextendersprovidedbytheAJAXControl
ToolkitthatcanbeusedtoenhanceASP.NETuserinterfaces.The
validatorCalloutisusedwiththeexistingvalidationcontrolstoshowa
niceboxwiththevalidationmessagethatpointstothefieldinerror.The
CollapsiblePanelprovidesanareaofthescreenthatcanbecollapsedto
hidethecontentbutleaveatitlebarwiththeheader.TheModalPopup
displaysapopupwindowanddisablestheremainderofthepage.There
aremanycontrolsprovidedwhichprovideamuchricherexperiencefor
ASP.NETWebsites.
Info 2.0LAUREN COONEY & MARK HEID
Web2.0mashupsarerealandgoingmainstream.Comelearnhow
tocombineemployeeexpertiseandrichinformationtoproducenew
insightsandwinningstrategies.Learnhowyouremployeescanunlock
andtransformanyinformationintojustexactlywhat’sneededtomake
thebestpossibledecisions.AlsolearnhowiTcanhelplineofbusiness
bemoreself-sufficientwhilereducingprojectbacklogandmaintaining
controloversecurity,governanceandcosts.Thepresentationwill
showcaseseveraldemonstrationsofcustomersandpartnersusingSOA
withmashupstomaximizecompetitiveness.
Internationalization & Accessiblity Using DojoADAM PELLER
NewinteractionparadigmsandcomplexuserinterfacecontrolsofAJAX
haveraisedconcernsaboutaccessandusabilityforusersofallback-
groundsandabilities.Client-sideJavaScriptcodemayassumecertain
languageorculturalconventions,alienatingvastaudiences.Graphical
andmouse-baseduserinteractionisoftenassumedpreventinguseby
keyboardorassistivetechnologyusers.Thispresentationwillreviewthe
issuesandprovidebestpracticesforbuildingaccessibleandglobalized
AJAXapplicationstoday,includingthenewW3CAccessibleRichinternet
Application(ARiA)specification.Thisandotherstrategiesusedtopro-
videfullaccessibilityandglobalizationintheDojoToolkitwillbeshown.
Internationalization & Accessiblity Using DojoBECKY gIBSON
NewinteractionparadigmsandcomplexuserinterfacecontrolsofAJAX
haveraisedconcernsaboutaccessandusabilityforusersofallback-
groundsandabilities.Client-sideJavaScriptcodemayassumecertain
languageorculturalconventions,alienatingvastaudiences.Graphical
andmouse-baseduserinteractionisoftenassumed,preventinguseby
keyboardorassistivetechnologyusers.Thispresentationwillreviewthe
issuesandprovidebestpracticesforbuildingaccessibleandglobalized
AJAXapplicationstoday,includingthenewW3CAccessibleRichinternet
Application(ARiA)specification.Thisandotherstrategiesusedtopro-
videfullaccessibilityandglobalizationintheDojoToolkitwillbeshown.
Introduction to the iPhone SDK*KEVIN HOFFMAN
ThissessionwillprovideADCmemberdeveloperswiththeinformation
theyneedtogetstartedbuildingnativeiPhoneapplications.This
sessioncoversthebasicsfromhowtosetupyourdevelopmentenviron-
menttobuildingabasicapplication(notjustasimplehelloworld,but
areal,functioning,practicalapplication),tocoveringdebuggingand
deployment.
iPhone as Biz-Phone: Enabling iPhone Support for Enterprise Applications & MessagingSENTHIL KRISHNAPILLAI
WithmillionsofiPhonessoldinrecentmonths,enterprisesarechal-
lengedwithhowtomanagetheinfluxofthesepersonaldevicescoming
“inthebackdoor”withoutcompromisingsecuritypolicies.OneiDC
analyststates,“BringingsecureenterprisewirelessemailtotheApple
iPhonebringsitonestepclosertobeingabletobeusedasatrusted
enterprisedevice.”Thissessionwilladvocateaproactiveapproach
toaddingiPhoneasasupporteddevice,andillustratehowdoingso
providesenterprisesupportforiPhonesandreducessecurityconcerns,
whilestillprovidingarichuserexperienceutilizingthenativeiPhone
mailapplication.
jMaki as an AJAX Mashup FrameworkARUN gUPTA
jMakihasevolvedfromgivingdeveloperstheabilitytosprinkleAJAX
intotheirwebappseasilytobeafullAJAXframework.jMakihas
evolvedonceagainwiththejMakiWebtopwhichletsyouquicklycreate
mashupsusingjMakiwidgetsthatcaninteractwitheachother.The
jMakiWebtopisbasedonacontainerwidgetthatletsyoudragand
dropyourfavoritewidgetsandeasilymapthemtoyourservicesorhave
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themworktogetherwithouthavingtowriteanwebpages.ThejMaki
Webtopalsohasamanagementserviceforconfiguringdeploywidgets
andmappingthosewidgetstoyourservices.Alsoincludedistheability
tomanageusersandshareajMakiWebtopwitheveryone.
Leveraging AJAX to Capture Performance MetricsgIUSEPPE FERRIgNO
Performancemeasurementandanalysisinthepublicsectorisinthe
infancystages,butalreadyAJAXcanbeleveragedtobringeasytouse,
powerfulWeb-baseduserinterfacesintothisspace.Wewillexamine
whatthechallengesaretomeasuringperformanceandthendemohow
AJAXtacklestheseissuesaswellasshowsomecleverusesofthe
technology.
Mashup Ecosystems in the EnterpriseDAN gISOLFI
Web2.0mashupsareevolvingfromtheinitialmaprelatedmashups
tocompletebusinessmashupsutilizinginputsfromallovertheWeb
andenterprise.Thissessionwillfocusonthedevelopingendtoend
EcosystemsintheWebthatcanaggregatethecontentsecurelyutlizing
servicesofwidgets/gadgetsthroughmashups.Wewillbedemonstrating
examplesoftheendtoendEcosystemcomponentsrunningtheOpenA-
jaxhub1.1,theSecureMashupandGadgetcodetohelpyouunder-
standhowonecancreatesecuremashupsinthebusinessenvironment
whileusingservices/content/gadgetsfromanywhereintheWeb.
Mashup Ecosystems in the EnterpriseDAVID BOLOKER
Web2.0mashupsareevolvingfromtheinitialmaprelatedmashups
tocompletebusinessmashupsutilizinginputsfromallovertheWeb
andenterprise.Thissessionwillfocusonthedevelopingendtoend
EcosystemsintheWebthatcanaggregatethecontentsecurelyutlizing
servicesofwidgets/gadgetsthroughmashups.Wewillbedemonstrating
examplesoftheendtoendEcosystemcomponentsrunningtheOpenA-
jaxhub1.1,theSecureMashupandGadgetcodetohelpyouunder-
standhowonecancreatesecuremashupsinthebusinessenvironment
whileusingservices/content/gadgetsfromanywhereintheWeb.
Mission Critical AJAX: Making Test Ordering Easier and Faster at Quest DiagnosticsDAVID RAPPERPORT
QuestDiagnosticsistheleadingproviderofdiagnostictesting,offering
accesstoitsservicesthroughitsnationalnetworkoflaboratories
andpatientservicecenters.Quest’sCare360Web-basedlabordering
systemisrelieduponbytensofthousandsofcustomersthroughoutthe
USA.inordertoaddressthedemandsofcustomersforbetterspeed
andefficiencyduringthecomplexorderingprocess,Questhasnow
re-engineeredtheuserinterfaceusingAJAXtechniques.Thispresenta-
tionwillfocusonwhyandhowAJAXmetQuest’sdemandingbusiness
andtechnicalrequirements,andwilldemonstratehowtheirchosen
technology,eXtcWebDeveloper,allowedtheprojecttobedelivered
withinaveryshorttimeframe,withasmallteamandwithoutdisrupting
theirexistingservice.
Mission Critical AJAX: Making Test Ordering Easier and Faster at Quest DiagnosticsROB TWEED
QuestDiagnosticsistheleadingproviderofdiagnostictesting,offering
accesstoitsservicesthroughitsnationalnetworkoflaboratories
andpatientservicecenters.Quest’sCare360Web-basedlabordering
systemisrelieduponbytensofthousandsofcustomersthroughoutthe
USA.inordertoaddressthedemandsofcustomersforbetterspeed
andefficiencyduringthecomplexorderingprocess,Questhasnow
re-engineeredtheuserinterfaceusingAJAXtechniques.Thispresenta-
tionwillfocusonwhyandhowAJAXmetQuest’sdemandingbusiness
andtechnicalrequirements,andwilldemonstratehowtheirchosen
technology,eXtcWebDeveloper,allowedtheprojecttobedelivered
withinaveryshorttimeframe,withasmallteamandwithoutdisrupting
theirexistingservice.
Next-generation AJAX Applications with qooxdooANDREAS ECKER
qooxdooisacomprehensiveandinnovativeopen-sourceWebap-
plicationframework(http://qooxdoo.org).inthissession,youwilllearn
howtoleverageobject-orientedJavaScripttobuildprofessionalAJAX
applications.NohTML,CSSnorDOMknowledgeisneededtocreateim-
pressiveuserinterfacesforallcommonWebbrowsers.qooxdoo’swide
arrayofwidgetswillbedemonstratedaswellastheamazingtheming
capabilitiesthatallowforvirtuallyanylook.itsplatform-independent
toolchainwillbeintroducedthatcoversfeatureslikeinternationaliza-
tion,livedebugging,sourcecodevalidation,unittesting,functional
testing,profiling,auto-generatedAPidocumention,JavaScriptlinking,
modularizinglarge-scaleapplications,migrationsupportandmore.
Now Playing: Desktop Apps in the Browser!COACH WEI
AJAXisn’tjustforrichUisandmashupsanymore.Web2.0hasinfil-
tratedtheenterpriseworkforce,andiTdepartmentsallaroundtheworld
justlikeyoursarefeelingthepressuretomakeeveryback-office,call
center,tradingblotter,inventorymanagementandsystemsperformance
applicationlookandfeellikeiGoogleorMyESPN.com.Simplyslapping
onafewAJAXwidgetswillmaketheseapplicationslookcooler,but
whataboutbusinesslogic,dataintegrationandreplicatingthebusiness
processes?JoinCoachWei,CTOandfounderofNexaweb,andBob
Buffone,Nexaweb’sChiefArchitect,foracandid,fast-paceddiscussion
anchoredbyreal-worldcustomerexamplesdemonstratinghowyoucan
useAJAXandRiAtechnologytotrulytakeyourbusinessapplications
tothenextlevel!
Now Playing: Desktop Apps in the Browser!BOB BUFFONE
AJAXisn’tjustforrichUisandmashupsanymore.Web2.0hasinfil-
tratedtheenterpriseworkforce,andiTdepartmentsallaroundtheworld
justlikeyoursarefeelingthepressuretomakeeveryback-office,call
center,tradingblotter,inventorymanagement,andsystemsperformance
applicationlookandfeellikeiGoogleorMyESPN.com.Simplyslapping
onafewAJAXwidgetswillmaketheseapplicationslookcooler,but
whataboutbusinesslogic,dataintegration,andreplicatingthebusiness
processes?JoinCoachWei,CTOandfounderofNexaweb,andBob
Buffone,Nexaweb’sChiefArchitect,foracandid,fast-paceddiscussion
anchoredbyreal-worldcustomerexamplesdemonstratinghowyoucan
useAJAXandRiAtechnologytotrulytakeyourbusinessapplications
tothenextlevel!
On-Server AJAXgUY PELED
TheAJAXhypehadleftenterprisesbehindwithnoadequatesolutions
forsecurityconcerns,costofdevelopment,neededcomplexitiessupport
andoff-lineoption.On-ServerAJAX,offersrevolutionarysolutionsto
thoseconcernsandneeds.TheOn-ServerAJAXparadigmshiftallows
forthefirsttime,tosupportdeploymentsofcomplexAJAXlineof
businessapplicationsinunprecedentedsimplicity,by-designsecurity,
no-limitcomplexities,dualmoderunning,Webordesktop/off-linefrom
thesamecodesource,migrationoflegacytoWebwithoutrewrite,all
by-designandatdramaticallyreducedcosts.
On-Server AJAXASAF SAAR
TheAJAXhypehadleftenterprisesbehindwithnoadequatesolutions
forsecurityconcerns,costofdevelopment,neededcomplexitiessupport
andoff-lineoption.On-ServerAJAX,offersrevolutionarysolutionsto
thoseconcernsandneeds.TheOn-ServerAJAXparadigmshiftallows
forthefirsttime,tosupportdeploymentsofcomplexAJAXlineof
businessapplicationsinunprecedentedsimplicity,by-designsecurity,
no-limitcomplexities,dualmoderunning,Webordesktop/off-linefrom
thesamecodesource,migrationoflegacytoWebwithoutrewrite,all
by-designandatdramaticallyreducedcosts.
OpenAjax Alliance: Our Second Wave of AJAX Standards InitiativesJON FERRAIOLO
JonFerraiolowillintroducetheindustryconsortiumthatdrivesAJAX
standardsandinteroperability:theOpenAjaxAlliance.hewillprovide
anoverviewofrecentaccomplishments,particularlyOpenAjaxhub1.0,
butfocusonnewinitiatives.Amongthenewinitiativesaretwomashup-
relatedefforts:OpenAjaxhub1.1,whichisaddingsecuremashupand
Cometsupport(extendingexistingfeaturesinhub1.0,whichfocused
onsimplepublish/subscribeAPis),andtheGadgetsTaskForce,whichis
workingonstandardsandopensourcearound“widgets”(i.e.,mashup
components).FerraiolowillalsoreviewotherOpenAjaxinitiatives,includ-
ingiDEstandards,AJAXsecurity,MobileAJAXandruntimeadvocacy.
OpenAjax gadgets & WidgetsSTEWART NICKOLAS
Astheinternetcontinuestoevolve,newbusinessandtechnicaloppor-
tunitiesareemergingalmostdaily.Thissessionwilltalkindetailabout
someofthembutfocusontheconceptsofremixabilityofalltypesof
content.WewilldiscussindetailtheOpenAJAXGadgetSpecification
whichprovidesanimportantbuildingblockofthemashupecosytem.
Wewillwalkthroughthewholeecosystemfromcontentcreationto
thecatalogingofcontentfrommanysourcestothemashingupofthat
content.
OpenAjax Hub 1.1 & SMash (Secure Mashups)SUMEER BHOLA
inthissessionJonandSumeerwilldescribecurrentworkatOpenAjax
AllianceonOpenAjaxhub1.1andsecuremashups.Mashupshavethe
potentialforrevolutionizingthewayWebapplicationsaredeveloped,
buttherearesecurityrisks.inordertounleashtheindustry,OpenAjax
AllianceisaddingsecuremashupfeaturestoitsOpenAjaxhub1.1
release.Thisnewreleasewillincludeasetoftechniquescalled
“SMash”thatwereoriginallydevelopedbyiBMResearchandallowsfor
securemashupsthatrunintoday’sbrowsers.Thesessionwillintroduce
mashups,OpenAjaxhub,andSMash,andwillhighlightrelatedOpenAjax
workaroundwidgetmetadatastandards.
OpenAjax Hub 1.1 & SMash (Secure Mashups)JON FERRIAOLO
inthissessionJonandSumeerwilldescribecurrentworkatOpenAjax
AllianceonOpenAjaxhub1.1andsecuremashups.Mashupshavethe
potentialforrevolutionizingthewayWebapplicationsaredeveloped,
buttherearesecurityrisks.inordertounleashtheindustry,OpenAjax
AllianceisaddingsecuremashupfeaturestoitsOpenAjaxhub1.1
release.Thisnewreleasewillincludeasetoftechniquescalled
“SMash”thatwereoriginallydevelopedbyiBMResearchandallowsfor
securemashupsthatrunintoday’sbrowsers.Thesessionwillintroduce
mashups,OpenAjaxhub,andSMash,andwillhighlightrelatedOpenAjax
workaroundwidgetmetadatastandards.
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PHP, Next generation RIA SuperheroANDI gUTMANS
PhPistheserver-sidetechnologybehindthemajorityofWeb2.0sites
likeFacebook,Flickr,Technorati,Ning,andWeb2.0applicationslike
iBM’sQedWiki,WordpressandSugarCRM,thenewgenerationofRich
internetApplications(RiAs).Zend’sCTOAndiGutmanswillexplainthe
threeessentialcomponentsofRiAsandprovideanoverviewofthe
relevantfeaturesinPhP5andZendFrameworkthatmakethemsuit-
ableforbuildingRiAs.Andiwillalsodemoasampleapplicationandwill
explaindetailsincludingbestpracticesforitsimplementation.
Picking the Right Technology for Enterprise Rich Internet ApplicationsYAKOV FAIN
WeareenteringaneraofRichinternetApplications(RiA),andmany
enterprisedevelopmentmanagersarefacingthedilemma-whichway
togo-remainwithtriedandtrueJavaor.NETorexperimentwithsuch
newcomersasAJAX,Flex,Silverlight,orJavaFX.Whiletheinternet
bringsalotofnoisewhere“it’scool”isthemostpopulardefinition,this
presentationisanoverviewofwhat’soutthereontheenterpriseRiA
market.We’lltalkabouttheprosandconsofusingvarioustechniques
andtechnologiesforthedevelopmentofthefrontendforcomplex
distributedsystems.
Pimp My App: How I Built an Amazing On-Demand App Using RIA ToolsLOU FOX
Enterprisesareenthusiasticallyembracingtheshiftfromtraditional
client/servercomputingtoSaaS.inspiredbycustomerswhohave
embracedtheWeb,developersareusingRiAtoolstocreateinnovative
newon-demandbusinessapplications.Oneimportantfactorinthe
shiftfromtraditionalcomputingtoSaaShasbeeneaseofusethrough
vendors’carefulattentiontotheuserexperienceutilizingRiAtechnolo-
gies.ThissessionwillpresenthowRiAtechnologiessuchasAJAXand
Flex–incombinationwiththeForce.complatform–provideallthe
toolsnecessaryfordeveloperstobuildanenterprise-classapplication
–sometimeswithinhours!
Rapid Development of Enterprise AJAX AppsKEVIN HAKMAN
LearnaboutthebestkeptsecretinAJAXapplicationdevelopment!This
sessionwillhelpyousaveweeksoftimeasyoulearnhowtocreate
AJAXsolutionsthatrivaldesktoptypeGUiswithastoundingease.
Understandwhatmakespress,analysts,iTmanagers,anddevelopers
alikeattesttothepoweranddevelopmenteasethatthismatureAJAX
toolkitprovides.
Rendered ghosting for JavaScript Unaware CrawlersKORD CAMPBELL
TheabsenceofJavaScriptsupportintoday’ssearchenginecrawlers
presentsaseriousSEOdilemmaforWebsitesgeneratingsomeorall
oftheircontentwithJavaScriptDOMmanipulation.Aquickglance
atamillionserverheaderseatenbySplunkandcrawledbyGrub
showstheseverityoftheproblem.Asolutionispresentedbyusinga
ghostingapplicationinfrontoftheWebserverdoingsourcerendering
withathirdpartyJavaScriptenginelibraryforvariouscrawlers.
ThesolutionenablesaWebsitetodeliverrenderedpagecontentfor
crawlers,whichsubsequentlyincreasesthesite’sranking.Using
memcached,ascalablesolutionisprovidedforincreasingthroughput
onlargeorbusysites.
REST and AJAX ReconciledLARS TRIELOFF
RESTandAJAXaretwoofthehottestbuzzwordsintheWeb.While
onedescribesanhigh-levelarchitecturalstyleofcreatinghighly
scalableWebapplications,theotherisusedtocreateinnovative
andhighly-interactiveclient-sideWebapplications.Withtheopen
sourceApacheSlingFrameworkanditsintegratedµjax(microjax)
library,clientsideAJAXdeveloperscantapintothepowerof
REST-basedarchitecturespoweredbyenterprise-gradecontent
repositoriessuchasApacheJackrabbitorDayCRX.Accessing
JavaContentRepositoriesviaAJAXallowsdevelopersaccessing
alloftheirorganization’scontentusingonesimple,lightweightAPi
thatnicelyweavesintotheirinteractiveWebapplication.Thistalk
introducesREST,JCRandSlingandshowshowtouseitspower
usingtheµslinglibrary.
RIA Adoption in 2008: Risks, Rewards, Challenges & OpportunitiesANTHONY FRANCO
Lastyear,theoveralldemandforRiAsoutpacedthequalifiedsupply
chain.industryanalystsexpecttheexplosivegrowthtocontinuein
2008.AnthonyFranco,President,EffectiveUi,willdiscusshowthis
unprecedentedincreaseinRiAadoption–especiallybytheFortune500
–willenablecompaniestohonetheircompetitiveedgeandimprove
corebusinesspracticeswithfast,reliable,productivity-enhancing
tools.WhiletheworldofRiAscanbefraughtwithcostlyrisk,theflip
sideofthecoinisthatgoodRiAscanprovideyourcustomerswithuser
experiencesthatleaveyourcompetitioninthedust.ifyoukeeptherisks
andrewardsfrontofmind,youcanturnthe2008RiAchallengeinto
successfulopportunities.
RIA Approach for Web 2.0 Development Using jMakiARUN gUPTA
jMakiisanAJAXframeworkthatprovideawrapperoverrichwidgets
frommultipletoolkitssuchasYahoo!,Dojoandmanyothers.jMaki-
wrappedwidgetscanbeeasilyusedinaJSP,Rails,PhPandPhobos
app.ThissessionwillexplainwhatjMakiisandshowusinglivecode
demoshoweasyitistoembedjMakiwidgetsindifferentpages.
RIA Development on the Microsoft Stack Using FlexMIKE gRUSHIN
ASP.NETAJAXisanaturalcandidateforRiAdevelopmentunderthe
.NETframework.however,thereareothercomplementaryoreven
alternativetechnologiesthatareworthyourconsideration.Thissession
willstartwithabriefmarketoverviewandoutlinetheprosandconsof
someoftheemergingandestablishedframeworks,particularlyJavaFX,
SilverlightandFlex.Wewillthendiveintohands-onlabsfordelivering
applicationsusingFlexand.NET.You’llseespecificimplementations
utilizingWebservices,FlourineFX(opensourceFlashremoting)and
WebORB(commercialFlashremoting).Wewillalsodiscussdelivering
desktopapplicationsusingAdobeAiR,streamingvideoovertheWeband
engagingyouraudiencewithaudio/videochat.Basicallyallthemust-
havefeaturesoftoday’sRichinternetApplications.
RIAs and Behind the Scenes with a Web 2.0 DesktopROBB BEAL
inthispresentation,we’llintroduceLaszloWebtop1.2,aframework
builtonOpenLaszlofordeliveringmultipleRiA/AJAX-basedcommunica-
tionsandcollaborationapplications.CoupledwithWebtop’sbreak-
throughcinematicuserinterfaceisacorrespondingserver-basedSOA
frameworkthatprovidesadvanceddatamanagementAPis,manages
authenticationandsingle-signon,andincludesotherfeaturesthatmake
anextensible,performantdesktop-in-abrowserareality.Attendees
willexperiencealiveWebtopdemo,showcasingapplicationsincluding
anaddressbook,amailclient,iM,andphotoviewing-allwithbreak-
throughintegrationviadraganddropofSmartObjects.Finally,theywill
beshownhowtheworld’sleadingserviceprovidersarealreadyusing
Webtoptodaytodeliveraunifiedcommunicationsexperienceandto
consistentlyengagetheirsubscribers.
RIAs and How Open is ‘Open’ in the Mobile Software Space?DAVID SCHLESINgER
Opensource,openplatforms,opendevelopmentenvironments...“Open”
canmeanalotofthings,andthedifferencesbetweenone“open”and
anothercanbesignificant.David“Lefty”Schelsingerwillexaminethe
variousaspectsandusesoftheterm“open”asitrelatestothecurrent
evolvingmobilesoftwarespace.Wheredoesopensourcecodemake
sense?issimplybeingopensourcesufficient?Doesopennessneces-
sarilymeanfragmentation,andifso,what’sthebestwaytoforestall
that?Therearemanyplatformsbasedonopensourcecodetogreater
orlesserdegrees,many“opendevelopmentplatforms”andanumber
ofinitiatives--LiMo,LiPS,GNOMEMobile,theOpenhandsetAlliance,
andothers--dedicatedtoputtingopensourcesoftwareonmobile
devices.Whatarethedifferencesbetweenthem?Aretheycompetitive
orcooperative?Thisdiscussionwilldescribethelandscape,identifythe
playersandcontrasttheapproachesbeingtaken.TheACCESSLinux
PlatformwillbefeaturedinthiscontextasanalternativetotheiPhone
platform,aswellastheapproachtoenablingthird-partydevelopers,
andaddressingtheneedsofthemarketplaceandtherequirementsof
operatorsanddevicemanufacturers.
RIAs with Comet and Critical Updates in Enterprise EnvironmentsEMIL ONg
CauchopresentsanewAPiandinfrastructureforCometinenterpriseap-
plicationswhichtakescareofissuessuchasthreadandsessionmanage-
ment,whileusinganinterfacefamiliartoJavadeveloperswhohaveused
JavaEEServlets.Demoswillbepresentedwhichusethisframeworkand
GWTtostreamingdatainafinancialapplication.Benchmarkswillalso
bepresentedwhichshowtheserverloadandnetworkimpactoflarge
numbersofclients.ThisCometAPi,partofCaucho’sResinEnterprise
ApplicationServer,isavailabletodayfordownloadandevaluation.Caucho
presentsanewAPiandinfrastructureforCometinenterpriseapplications
whichtakescareofissuessuchasthreadandsessionmanagement,
whileusinganinterfacefamiliartoJavadeveloperswhohaveused
JavaEEServlets.Demoswillbepresentedwhichusethisframeworkand
GWTtostreamingdatainafinancialapplication.Benchmarkswillalso
bepresentedwhichshowtheserverloadandnetworkimpactoflarge
numbersofclients.ThisCometAPi,partofCaucho’sResinEnterprise
ApplicationServer,isavailabletodayfordownloadandevaluation.
Seam Remoting - JBoss Seam and AJAXSHANE BRYZAK
SeamRemotingprovidesaconvenient,AJAX-basedclientAPifor
interactingwithserver-sideSeamcomponentswithverylittleup-front
developmenteffort.ThispresentationwillbrieflyintroduceSeamand
describethefeaturesofSeamRemoting,demonstratinghoweasyitis
towriteclient-sideJavaScriptcodethatinteractsasynchronouslywith
Seamcomponents,whethertheyareEJBsorPOJOs.itwillalsodescribe
advancedfeaturesofSeamRemotingsuchassubscribingtoaJMS
topicfromawebpageviaAJAX.
Sharable Enterprise Mashups: The New User-Driven Composite AppsOLIVIER POUPENEY
TheWebiscontinuouslydemocratizinghowinformationisconsumed.
Today,personalWebusehasledtoarapidincreaseinusersophistica-
tionwhichisnaturallyreachingtheEnterprise.Anewmodeofinforma-
tionvisualizationknownasaMashupcombinedwiththecollaborative
aspectsofWeb2.0isfindingsuccesswhereCompositeApplications
struggled:cost,speedofdevelopmentandinteractivity.Bymovingthe
integrationpointfromtheservicelayertothepresentationlayer,driven
bytheuserthemselvesandcontrolledbysecuredprocesses,Mashups
aregaininganEnterprisefacetpromotingthemtobethenewgenera-
tionofCompositeApplications.
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PAgE 1� www.AJAXWorld.com www.AJAXWorld.com PAgE 1�
OFFiCiALShOWDiRECTORYMARCH 18-20, 2008 NEW YORK, NY
Silverlight Magic: Zoom, Ink, Media and more...LAURENCE MORONEY
ComelearnhowtotakeyourUitothenextlevelwithSilverlight.You’llseehow
powerfulZoomableinterfacescanbebuilt(hint:bringsome3DRedandBlue
glasses!),howinkcanbeintegratedintoyourWebUi,howinternationalization
isapieceofsushiandhowrollingyourowncontrolsiswell…easy.
Social Computing: the iPhone as an Ideal PlatformSTEVE MARYKA
Withoutadoubt,SocialComputingisthepreeminentphenomenonrising
onthesecondwaveoftheWeb,andtheiPhonewillbecomeoneofthe
dominantclientsforSocialComputinginthemobilespace.Cometothis
talkandfindouthowiCEfacesdeliversthegoodstodayfordevelopment
ofWeb-basedsocialcomputingapplications.TheopensourceiCEfaces
projectpioneeredWeb-basedrealtimecollaboration,anessentialcapability
fortrulyinteractiveSocialComputing,anditsserver-centricarchitectureis
well-suitedtoresource-constraineddevicessuchastheiPhone.Duringthis
sessionyouwillseeseverallivedemosofcollaborativeapplicationsrunning
ontheiPhone.YouwillgainanunderstandingofiCEfaces’server-centricar-
chitectureandunderstandhowitisanaturalwaytodeliverhigh-powered,
butlight-weightAJAXcapabilitiestoyourmobileapplications.Youwillalso
learnhowtoleverageAJAXPushtomakeyourapplicationstrulycollabora-
tive,andprepareyourselftodeliveronthepromisesofsocialcomputing.
Spice Up User Experience with Silverlight RIASUE gOOgE
MicrosoftintroducedSilverlightascross-platform,cross-browsernext
generationRiAsolution.NomatteryouhaveLAMP,ASP.NETorJAvAWeb
application,youcantakeadvantageofSilverlighttoimpressyouruser
withthe“WOW”effects.Thissessionwilluserealworldimplementa-
tionstoshowyouhowtobuildaSilverlightapplicationfromstarttofin-
ish,aswelloverallstrategywhyweshouldorshouldn’tuseSilverlight.
The Digital Black Belt’s guide to Building Secure ASP.NET AJAX ApplicationsJOE STAgNER
YouthinkyourASP.NETAJAXapplicationissecure,buthowdoyou
know?AreyouSURE?Wouldyoubetyourcareeronit?Secureapplica-
tiondesignis1/3Architecture,1/3Codeand1/3Operations.Youcan’t
retro-fitasecurearchitecture.inthisDigitalBlackBeltcrashsession
you’llgetawhirlwindtourofhowtowritesecureWebapplicationswith
ASP.NETAJAX.Youcan’tlearnitallinaday,butyoucangetstartedwith
securedevelopmenttechniquesandlearnwhatquestionsyouneedto
beaskingeachdayinyourdevelopmentprocess.
The Performance Paradigm of a Mashup WorldPETER KIRWAN
TheenterpriseWebecosystemisbecomingincreasinglycomplex,
comprisedofmultipledisparatepartnersites,datasourcesandWeb
services–allofwhichmakeupthenewmashupworld.Andwhile
themethodofdeliveringenterpriseapplicationsmaybechanging,the
usersexpectationsforquality,dependabilityanduptimehavenot.in
thispresentation,PeterKirwanwilldefinetheperformanceparadigm
facingenterprisemashups,whileansweringthefollowingquestions:
howdoesanenterprisevalidateapositiveuserexperiencewhenthey
don’tcontrolallthepiecesintheservicedeliverychain?ifthereare
problemssomewhereinthechain,howareperformanceissuesisolated
anddiagnosed?Whataretheimportantdatapointsthatshouldbe
monitoredandhowcanthatdatabesharedandbestutilizedacrossa
Webecosystem?
Think Fast: Accelerate AJAX Development with AppceleratorJEFF HAYNIE
JeffhayniewillintroducetheaudiencetoAppcelerator’sopen-source
RiAplatform.AttendeeswilllearnhowAppceleratorhasbeenabletohelp
developerscreateAJAX-basedRiAsinlessthan1/3ofthetime,withupto
90percentlesscode,andwithnoJavascriptorthird-partytoolkits.haynie
willalsodiscussthecurrenttechnologyoptionsforrapidRiAdevelopment
andhowdeveloperscanleveragepre-builtAJAXwidgets,WebExpression
Language,andotheropenstandards-basedlanguagestocreateRiAswith
morefunctionalityandlesscode.Appceleratorisa100%open-sourceRiA
platformbuiltentirelyaroundopenstandards.
Understanding the Top Web 2.0 Attack VectorsDANNY ALLAN
AsmoretraditionalsitesadoptWeb2.0technologiesincludingAJAX,Web
Services,SOAandPhPtoperformonlinetransactionsonethingiscertain--
-thesenewtechnologiesbringsecurityissuesandignoringthemcouldlead
toseriousbreaches.Watchfirewilldemonstrateanddiscussthemostcom-
monWeb2.0attackvectors,analyzethespecificsecurityissuesofAJAX,
especiallycross-siterequestforgery(CSRF)andcross-sitescripting(CSS),
andexplaintechniquesforexploitingandprotectingWebservicesincluding
securecodingpracticesandhowtoproperlysecureWebapplications.
Using AJAX Data Services in Enterprise ApplicationsMARCO CASARIO
AJAXDataServicesisaJavaScriptlibrarythatletsAJAXdevelopers
accessthemessaginganddatamanagementcapabilitiesofFlexData
ServicesdirectlyfromJavaScript.itletsyouuseFlexclientsandAJAX
clientsthatsharedatainthesamemessagingapplicationordistributed
dataapplication.ManyAJAXapplicationsaretakingontheresponsibili-
tiesofroundtrippingdata.AddingtheFlexDataManagementService
totheseapplicationsaddsthebenefitofpushedupdates,conflict
management,lazyloadinganddirectintegrationwithbackenddomain
models.ThissessionwillshowhowAJAXDataServicesisusefulfor
anyAJAXapplicationtowhichyouwantaddthecapabilitiesoftheFlex
ManagementServiceorMessagingservice.integrationwithFlexData
Servicescanprovidedatapushandaccesstodatasourcesoutsideof
strictlyXMLoverhTTP.BecauseAJAXprovidesbetteraffordancefor
hTML-basedapplicationsthatarenotstrictlyread-only,manyAJAX
applicationsaretakingontheresponsibilitiesofroundtrippingdata.You
willlearnhowaddingFlexDataManagementServicestotheseapplica-
tionsaddsthebenefitsofpushedupdates,conflictmanagement,lazy
loadinganddirectintegrationwithbackenddomainmodels.
Creating Agile Business Solutions in Financial Ser-vices using RIAs & Other Emerging Technologies DEV WORAH
DevWorahisDirectorofTechnologyforFinancialServices,virtusaCorp,
responsibleforprovidingtechnologydirectiontoourFSteams,developing
partnershipsandprovidingleadershipandvisionintotechnologytrends.
Worahisaseniortechnologistwithover13yearsofindustryexperienceand
aproventrackrecordinenterprisearchitecturedefinition,legacyintegration,
technologystrategyandmigration,projectmanagementandfull-lifecycleiT
solutiondelivery.hehasbeenattheforefrontofmanagingimplementations
employingSOA,Web2.0,BPM,RiA,AJAX,CEPfortopfinancialservicesfirms.
Using the Dojo Toolkit to Create AJAX Powered FormsJAMES HARMON
ManybusinessdeveloperswanttostartusingAJAXbyenhancingthe
formsintheirexistingapplications.Thispresentationwilldemonstrate
howtoquicklyandeasilyaddAJAXcapabilitiestostandardhTMLforms
usingtheDojotoolkit.Thetalkisgearedtodeveloperswhowantto
enpowertheirformsquicklywithaminimallearningcurve.We’llcover
clientsidevalidations,validationsontheserverwithoutapagerefresh,
andaddingspecializedDojowidgetstoformsforselectingdatesand
providingarichtexteditor.Newreleasedversion1.1ofDojowillbe
discussed.Studentswillwalkawaywithpracticalexamplesforadding
AJAXcapabilitiestotheirforms.
Web 2.0 and SOA – Friend or Foe?BOB BUFFONE
Serviceorientedarchitecture(SOA)isfinallybeingadoptedatvarious
enterpriseenvironmentsafteryearsofconceptualizationandtesting.
Drawinguponthespeaker’syearsofexperienceinpioneeringWeb2.0
andseveralthousandofenterpriseengagements,thissessionpresents
anenterpriseWeb2.0referencearchitecturethatintegratesSOAand
Web2.0technologies.Thesessionwillshowhowdifferentvendors/
productsformaWeb2.0andSOAecosystem
Web 2.0 Meets Storage 2.0gEOFF TUDOR
Fueledbytheexplosivegrowthindigitalmediaandusergenerated
content,thedemandforstoragehasincreasedexponentially,placing
significantstressoncurrent“inhouse”storagearchitecturesand
costlyovercapacitybuild-outs.Factoringintime-to-marketpres-
suresaswellaspower,space,largecapitalexpenditures,global
performance,loadbalancingandavailabilityissues,companies
arefacedwithanexplodingchallengesandcoststogowiththe
explodingstoragedemand.Bottomline,companiesmusttakeanew
approachtostorage.Companiesneedtomovefromtheoldand
out-datedstorage1.0modelof“doeverythingyourself”toanew
storage2.0model.Thestorage2.0modeldeliverspersistentstorage
ondemandtoapplicationsregardlessoflocationandpre-defined
boundariesandmeetstheperformanceandscalabilitycharacteris-
ticsoftheWebapplications.
Web Apps for the iPhone: Duplicating the iPhone Look and Feel in SafariKEVIN HOFFMAN
inthissession,you’llseefirst-handhowtousestylesheetsandan
easyarrangementofdivsandspansthatwillletyoumakeyourWeb
applicationjustlikemanyofthenativeiPhoneapplicationsthatcome
withthephone.You’llseehowtodothe“EdgetoEdge”and“Rounded
Rectangle”layoutsthatarethehallmarkofnativeiPhoneapplications.
You’llalsoseehowtousetheiPhone’sSafariDebugConsoletoget
hintsonhowtoimproveyourWebapplicationaswellaspointouterrors
inyourhTMLandJavaScript.Lastlyyou’llseehowtogofromnothingto
hostingiPhone/iPodTouchtestpagesonyourMaclaptopin5minutes.
Writing JSF Applications with Apache Trinidad and FaceletsMATTHIAS WESSENDORF
TheApacheTrinidadprojectoffersyoumorethan100AJAX-building
componentsforanAJAX-integration,thatisalmostforfree.italso
providesyouaclient-andserver-sideAJAX-APi,forleveraging3rd
partylibrariessuchasDojoorYahooUi.Faceletslowersthepain,when
creatingview-templatesorcustomJSFcomponents.Thistalkshows
thecombinationoftheseframeworks,forcreatingarichJSFapplica-
tion.YoulearnhowtobuildcoolMashupsandhowtoextractthemto
reusablecomponents.Thesessionalsodemonstratesaneasywayof
creatingcustomJSFcomponents,byusingpopular3rdpartyJavaScript
libraries.
Writing Large Web Applications Using the YUICHRISTIAN HEILMANN
WebDevelopersthesedaysshoulduselibraries,forthemainreason
thatalllibrarieswantthesamething:makeiteasierfordevelopers
tothinkaboutbuildingtheirapplicationsratherthanworryingabout
quirksandfailuresofWebbrowsers.Somelibrariesgoevenfurtherin
givingahelpinghandtotheaspriringWebapplicationarchitect.The
YUiforexamplehasaCustomEventfeaturewhichcanbeusedto
createmassiveapplicationsthatcanbeeasilymaintainedandarefully
extendable.Thissessionexplainsthearchitecturalideasofevent-driven
applicationdevelopmentandshowsexampleshowthisishelpfulfor
AJAXapplications.
Sessions (continued)
PAgE 18 www.AJAXWorld.com
OFFiCiALShOWDiRECTORYMARCH 18-20, 2008 NEW YORK, NY
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recognizesthatthenext-generationuser-centricWebishurtling
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