Gartner Announces Application Integration and Web Services & Enterprise Architecture Summits 2006

May 16, 2006; 01:04 AM

What: Gartner Application Integration and Web Services Summit co-located with Gartner's Enterprise Architecture Summit

When: June 19-21 & June 21-23, 2006

Where: Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, San Diego, CA.

Members of the media can register for both events by contacting Christy Pettey at [email protected].

Details:
The success of business in the 21st century depends on the ability of IT leaders and enterprise architects to exploit Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web services,and business process management today...and to anticipate how Event-Driven Architecture (EDA), open source, advanced Web services standards, and the next-generation integration infrastructure can be exploited for business advantage tomorrow. In just one week, 2 Gartner conferences - the Application Integration and Web Services Summit and the Enterprise Architecture Summit - offer the entire breadth of Gartner knowledge and advice, keynotes from industry leaders, over 60 sessions, and a solutions showcase where more than 40 technology companies are displaying the latest technology solutions. All will give you new solutions to your most pressing issues through the lens of aligning your technology to your business strategy -- giving you the tools you need to benchmark your strategies on Web services security, SOA, EDA, ESB, application process and data integration, standards, and more.

At the Gartner Application Integration and Web Services Summit, you will experience:

-- More than 50 in-depth sessions on topics including, SOA governance, Web 2.0, Ajax and Rich Internet Applications (RIA) and data search, integration and enterprise information management (EIM).

-- An up-to-date look at what is hot, what is not, and what is next. Explore the latest thinking and future trends on web services security, open source, event-drive architecture and more.

-- Special Keynote guest speakers. Hear from thought-provoking keynote speakers on their vision for the next crucial steps for integration and Web services.

Keynotes:

*John Battelle, Authority on the Internet Economy, and Futurist: Mr. Battalle is the author of the national bestseller The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture. As the founder of the Industry Standard and a co-founding editor of Wired Magazine, Mr. Battalle has an unsurpassed perspective on technology. In this keynote discussion, Mr. Battelle will provide an overview of the trends and themes which have led to the resurgence of the Web in the past few years (often referred to as "Web 2.0"), and review the core disruptor of them all - search.

*Gary Hamel, Chairman, Strategos: Mr. Hamel is a Visiting Professor of Strategic and International Management at the London School of Business, Chairman of Strategos and Director of the Woodside Institute. In this keynote presentation, Mr. Hamel will explain how companies can become fit for the future and lay out a blueprint for turning today's industrial powerhouses into organizations that are as resilient, innovative and energizing as the Web itself.

For complete event details and special "combo" pricing , please visit the Gartner Application Integration and Web Services Summit Web site at www.gartner.com/us/aiwswc.

Co-located with the Application Integration and Web Services Summit is the Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit taking place June 21-23. At the Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit, you will learn:

-- What EA strategies, frameworks and methodologies work best and where

-- How to leverage SOA, BPM and Portfolio Management in your EA

-- How to develop an effective EA communications plan

-- What tools are available to help you develop and maintain your architecture

-- What are the best and worst organizational practices that make or break EA

-- How governance and compliance imperatives affect EA activities

-- What the real value of EA is, how to measure it and get business buy-in

-- EA futures: What is the impact of Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0

Keynote:

*Dr. Werner Vogels, Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Amazon.com: At Amazon.com, Dr. Vogels is responsible for driving the technology vision to continuously enhancing innovation on behalf of Amazon's customers at a global scale. In this keynote address, Dr. Vogels will discuss how technology and architecture have enabled Amazon.com to become a platform provider, while still innovating its technology base at Internet speed.

For complete event details and special "combo" pricing, please visit the Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit Web site at www.gartner.com/us/ea.

More than 40 companies will be sponsors exhibiting at the Summits. A listing of Summit sponsors is available at www.gartner.com/us/aiwswc or www.gartner.com/2_events/conferences/ea4_sponsors.jsp.

Additional companies interested in participating as a Summit Sponsor should contact Michael Wallace at 978-323-6907 or [email protected] or Mike McGrath at 203-316-1729 or [email protected].

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