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Wednesday, 3 November 1999 Colorado Convention Center C101, C103, C105, C107  |
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ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS AND OBJECT TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM Chair: Bob Marcus, General Motors One of the major information technology issues for large corporations is the installation, interfacing and integration of enterprise applications and packages. The object community has done a great deal of innovative work on distributed architectures and interfaces. Unfortunately this work has not yet had a major impact in the area of Enterprise Applications and Packages. The purpose of this symposium is to initiate an ongoing dialogue on the potential applications of object technology to the critical issue of Enterprise Application Integration. The symposium will consist of three panels focus on end-user perspective, middleware, and standards.
Senior representatives from several large end-user companies will describe their experiences in installing, interfacing and integrating enterprise applications. The issues and requirements for the use of object technology in this area will be presented. The potential opportunities in the area of business object and interoperability standards will be discussed. Panelists: This panel will discuss the various types of middleware available today, the role each can play in the enterprise, their strengths and weaknesses, and how various middleware types can be used in conjunction with each other to enable enterprise-wide application integration. The discussion will cover topics including the impact of middleware choices on the modeling, development, deployment and management of applications, particularly in environments containing multiple types of middleware. Panelists: This panel will present their views and discuss the role that standards will play in the achievement of the ability to assemble domain solutions from available components. Emphasis will be placed on the effect of standards on fostering a dynamic market place for commercial components provided by a variety of independent software vendors. It is anticipated that the discussion will include issues such as, Open vs. Defacto, Meta language (is XML enough), Middleware, and domain content standards. Panelists: |
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