| September |
Web Services - A Technical Overview using WSDL,SOAP,UDDI & J2EE
by Karen Dorrough, Technical Account Manager, SilverStream
Software.
Abstract:
A service oriented architecture meets the demands of businesses
to supply solutions to their vast array or partners, customers and employees
- by allowing them to easily unlock all of their corporate assets.
Including legacy mainframe, multi-user Unix, JMS, JDBC, data and
information sources. Web services technologies apply a service oriented
computing architecture, which fulfills the promise of the Internet by building
to the unknown future.
An effective Web service requires awareness
of many new, as well as some existing technologies. This presentation will
cover the core technologies in detail, including SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI -
and how to leverage industry standards such as J2EE(tm) and XML. In addition
you will learn the fundamental skills needed to produce, deploy, and consume
a web service. Topics include how to build a web service, expose it via
SOAP, describe it via WSDL, register it via UDDI and finally discover a
web service and invoke it using a SOAP client. Deploy all of your web services
into a standard J2EE application server such as SilverStream Application
Server, WebSphere, or WebLogic
About Speaker:
Karen Dorrough
is a Technical Account Manager with SilverStream Software with 11 years
experience in the software industry. Prior to joining SilverStream, Karen
held a similar position with Open Port Technology, and as a programmer/analyst
for Chevron Information Technology. She built the first web site and installed
the first firewall for the Kuwait Oil Company. She has also incarnated
as Unix sysdamin,Revelation/C/SmallTalk programmer.Karen holds degrees
in German, Linguistics, and Chemistry from the University of Louisville.
Apart from work she is interested in Rock climbing.
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| October |
J2EE + XML Schema = Web Services Architecture for the Enterprise
by Mukund Balasubramanian & Don Campbell of Infravio,Inc
Abstract:
The Speech will be on how J2EE and XML Schema together form the
foundation for Web Services. The presentation will review the details of
the Web Services stack, then describe how XML Schema, mapped to Java and
EJBs, speed Web Services development. We will also discuss how an XML Schema-based
approach implifies Web Services delivery and management.
Agenda:
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Mapping XML Schema to Java
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Mapping XML Schema to J2EE, new issuesWhat is JMS
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Web Services as a delivery mechanism
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The Challenges of Web Services Management
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Q&A
Mukund Balasubramanian is Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer
of Infravio Inc and is responsible for the technology direction of
the company. He co-founded Infravio while still a Masters student at Stanford
University. He's held several positions in innovative software companies
since 1995. Mukund is the technical brain behind the Infravio product and
it was his research thesis that formed the foundation for the company.
His visionary thinking around harnessing the power of XML is the
guiding light for the Infravio technical direction.He graduated with a
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology
in Madras,India
Don Campbell - Director of Product Management:
Don is responsible for product management at Infravio. For the past
12 years, Don has worked with leading edge solutions in enterprise software
and Web application development, doing product management, business development
and sales. At Infravio, Don guides all aspects of Infravio's product offering,
both strategic and tactical. Most recently at Interwoven, Don forged
relationships with technology partners to provide whole solutions. Responsible
for Interwoven's entire product life-cycle, he researched customer
requirements to ensure that products met them. Prior to Interwoven,
Don was with Ford Motor for eight years. As an Internet Technologies
Specialist on the Electronic Commerce Team, Don managed their Web
site production process, recommended Internet strategies for the Company,
and designed & developed Java-based electronic commerce initiatives.
Don graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a B.B.A., Operations,
Research, Information Systems
Presentation Slides
Announcement |
| November |
Simplifying J2EE Application Development with OptimalJ
by Gene Ehrhartd & Tom Harrington of Compuware
Corporation.
Abstract:
The Presentation and Demonstration will show how Compuware's OptimalJ
Rapid Application Development environment simplifies J2EE
Application Development and deployment by combining modeling, code
generation, business rules modeling and generation, testing and
deployment in one offering. OptimalJ generates code based on the opensource
NetBeans IDE and can design its own models, or import
models created with a UML compliant modeling tool. OptimalJ deploys
its applications based on J2EE patterns by Sun Microsystems.
Agenda:
OptimalJ Architectural Overview
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Rapid Application Development
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Business Rules Generation
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Pattern Deployment
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Active Code Synchronization
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Integrated Testing and Deployment
About Speaker:
Gene Ehrhart is Principal
Systems Engineer for Application Development at Compuware. He has
been with Compuware for
10 years and has worked with a variety of 3GL and 4GL application development
enviroments. Prior to Compuware Ehrhart was with Uniface
Corporation where he was responsible overseeing a team of client application
development specialists. Ehrhart has held a number of
positions with leading technology innovators like Gupta Systems and Hughes
Electronics.
Tom Harrington is
Account Manager with Application Development Team of OptimalJ
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