SOA World Conference & Expo 2008 East

The Number One SOA Event Comes to New York, Colocated with the Virtualization Conference & Expo

Call For Papers Deadline: March 31, 2008!

SOA World Conference & Expo 2008 East will take place on June 23-24, 2008 at The Roosevelt Hotel in New York.

Service-oriented architectures (SOAs) have evolved over the past few years out of the original vision of loosely coupled web services replacing constrained, stovepiped applications throughout enterprise IT. Every major enterprise technology vendor today has developed its own SOA strategy, supported by innumerable mid-size companies and start-ups offering specific SOA aspects or entire solutions. This explosive growth in SOA technology is in response to a global demand--IDC estimates that spending on SOA services alone will grow from $8.6 billion to more than $33 billion by 2010.

SOA World Conference & Expo 2008 East brings together the best minds in the business to New York for a two-day conference that offers comprehensive coverage of SOA and what it means to enterprise IT today. As Zapthink analyst Jason Bloomberg has noted, "SOA involves rethinking how the business leverages IT in many various ways." Attend SOA World Conference & Expo 2008 East and learn from more than 100 speakers about how SOA is transforming business--and the way IT and business managers think about their businesses, processes, and technology.

The colocation of SOA World Conference & Expo 2008 East and Virtualization Conference & Expo delivers the most relevant content to IT and business. Conference attendees will be able to choose from four great tracks at this year's event. Mix and match all you want, or slot into your favorite topic for the duration! The tracks include:

• Web 2.0/AJAX and SOA
• Interop Standards and Services
• Real-World SOA
• SOA Technology
• Virtualization
• Specially Selected Hot Topics

A Duo of Power Panels
This year's conference will also feature two Power Panels. Don't miss the SOA/Web 2.0/AJAX Power Panel, and Virtualization Power Panel. The Power Panels are FREE to all attendees, and will be recorded for broadcast by SYS-CON.TV.

Receive a Week's Worth of Education in Two Information-Packed Days!
The best news for this year's conference delegates is that the "Golden Pass" registration now provides full access to all conference sessions.

Additionally, after the conference we will mail you the complete content from all of the conference sessions in convenient DVDs. This on-demand DVD archive set is sold separately for $695. The DVD set includes all sessions from the simultaneous tracks that you can't attend in person.

Source: http://www.soaworld2008.com/

IBM SOA Conference 2008

SOA Service Oriented Architecture Conference : Impact 2008 SOA Conference, Las Vegas, 6-11 April 2008

Welcome to Impact 2008! This April, more than 6000 IBM Customers and Business Partners will come together to reset the pace for innovation.

Be among the first to get the hottest information on new technologies from business and technical experts from IBM, analysts, and companies like yours who have implemented SOA solutions. 220 customer speakers will share their SOA experiences. This annual conference on SOA and WebSphere offers unparalleled technical education about SOA and IBM thought leadership for LOBs, CIOs and practical application for users. From IT practitioners to senior business leaders, you'll get more from the one conference that brings it all together.

This year enjoy the new Tech Zone, delivering even more technical education! With 400+ Technical Sessions including SOA and Patterns, BPM Enabled by SOA, Process Integrity, Industry Services, Lessons learned and much more, it delivers real education value.

Expect more!

• New Customer Feedback track for hands on, immediate input with IBM Product designers!
• Keynotes by world-renowned personalities, industry leaders and IBM executives and new exciting sessions
• News you won't get anywhere else about WebSphere Products & Technologies that support SOA strategies
• 220 Customer Speakers sharing their SOA experiences
• Strategic insight from experts in your industry about the future of SOA
• Enhanced Solution Center with more exhibits and plenty of other reasons to visit - perhaps a timely chair massage, an afternoon latte or a late day cocktail reception
• Dedicated day for IBM Business Partners on Sunday, April 6

Source: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/websphere/events/impact2008/index.html?S_TACT=107AG68W

Service Oriented Architecture 2008 UK

SOA Conference 2008 : Service Oriented Architecture 2008 UK

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - London, United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
Broad Sanctuary, Westminster
London, England

Description
The conference will enable end users to make knowledgeable decisions about where and when to use SOA Service Oriented Architecture, and will include end-user case studies and presentations from leading vendors and IDC analysts.

Homepage
http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=IDC_P15270

Source: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/414599/

Service Oriented Architecture 2008 UK

SOA Service Oriented Architecture 2008 UK
Local Conference
Mar 11, 2008
London, United Kingdom

Event Details

The driving principle behind Service Oriented Architecture SOA is the ability to dynamically deliver applications required by the users that need them in a flexible and cost-effective manner.
Many organisations have successfully completed small-scale SOA pilot projects, but these have highlighted a number of business management challenges that must be addressed before wider-scale adoption can be started. Specifically:

• Complexities surrounding the ability to map business processes
• Where to invest in SOA for maximum ROI
• How to translate the benefits of SOA from technical to business language

The benefits of SOA are clear for the IT department, but for enterprise SOA to succeed business buy-in is required. As a CIO you are the bridge between the business and IT, but how do you translate this seemingly technical message for a business audience?

IDC's 2008 Service-Oriented Architecture Conference will examine the hottest topics, including:

• Using SOA to establish a tighter relationship between business strategy and IT
• Managing IT governance and enhancing standardisation through SOA
• Modernising infrastructure with SOA

The conference will enable end users to make knowledgeable decisions about where and when to use SOA, and will include end-user case studies and presentations from leading vendors and IDC analysts.

Who Should Attend

If you are responsible for developing and implementing your organisation's IT strategy this conference will provide you with the tools and information you need to implement a companywide SOA solution that deploys agile, manageable and secure technology. Typically, IDC's SOA Conference is attended by:

• CIOs
• COOs
• IT directors
• IT managers
• Networking specialists
• Infrastructure specialists

FREE* attendance for the first 100 end-user registrations received

For all subsequent end-user registrations and for participants from other organisations the fee is EUR550.

If registering as an end user, enter "SOAWB" in the special promotional code box.

Registration includes conference participation, documentation and access to presentation material, plus all refreshments and lunch. Please note that the fee does not include overnight accommodation.

We are only able to accept up to three attendees from each company due to limited space at each event. If we have already received registrations from three members of your company we will inform you as soon as possible in order for you to discuss attendance internally.

Source: For more information, please visit http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=IDC_P15270