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Thursday Afternoon

`Real' Thin Client Alternatives for
Object-Oriented Applications
Skyler Thomas, IBM VisualAge Solutions Group

Colorado Convention
Center - A104

As Object Oriented projects mature, more and more emphasis is placed upon building distributed systems. Currently, there exist a myriad of methods to accomplish this objective. This tutorial will examine a number of these alternatives and discuss the relative merits of each solution. Special attention will be given to scalability, ease-of-development, and business case. Topics will include: CORBA, COM/DCOM, EJB's, RMI, Object Databases, and Component Broker.

This tutorial is intended to prepare the participant

to decide if an n-tier solution will be successful in their environment,
to decide which alternative is most suitable to their needs, and
to understand what products are necessary to implement their chosen solution.

Attendee Background: The tutorial is targeted at those individuals interested in thin-client object solutions. It is assumed that the audience has some familiarity with the basic concepts of object technology and has already begun to deploy the technology in their organization.

Skyler Thomas is a Senior Consultant with the IBM VisualAge Solutions Group and has been working with object technology for over seven years. Skyler has worked internationally with numerous corporations in the Banking, Insurance, Government, and Retail sectors and has authored several articles and technical reports.

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