4th Annual International Developer Conference & Expo; Edge 2004 East Development Technologies Exchange.

February 24-26, 2004

Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA

ARCHITECTING JAVA, .NET, WEB SERVICES, MX, XML, AND OPEN SOURCE

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PROVIDING DEVELOPERS THE LATEST IN:

* Application Integration

* Desktop Java

* Mobility

* ASP.NET

* VS.NET

* JavaServer Faces

* SOA

* Interoperability

* Rich Internet Applications

Preregister for FREE full-day tutorials featuring the hottest Java, .NET, XML, Web Services, and Security issues. (ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED)

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FREE Exhibition Floor (ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED) Meet with industry-leading companies showcasing the newest products and services.

* Product Demonstrations Theater

* Opening Night Reception

* Internet Cafe

* Case Study Forum

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Register By December 19, 2003 SAVE Up To $400

Over 100 participating companies will display and demonstrate over 300 developer products and solutions.

Over 3,000 C-Level Executives, Systems Integrators, System Architects, Developers, and Project Managers will attend the conference and expo.

Over 100 sessions--training, certifications, seminars, case studies, and panel discussions--promise to deliver real-world benefits, the industry pulse, and proven strategies.

Full-Day Tutorials Targeting

* Java

* .NET

* XML

* Web Services

* Open Source

* Security

Conference program available online www.sys-con.com/edge

JAVA SESSIONS

* Aspect-Oriented Programming and Java

This session introduces Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) and how it applies to enterprise Java application development, with an emphasis on applications for service-oriented architectures such as Web services. AOP has become a major topic in the future of enterprise Java development. This session will present a conceptual road map, including tangible examples of how AOP works, and provide an understanding of both the potential and challenges of applying AOP in a J2EE context.

* Squeezing Java

Java is a very powerful language; while it offers the developer a rich array of tools, the fundamentals mustn't be overlooked. Improving your code at the core layer will result in great improvements in efficiency and produce (hopefully) fewer bugs. We'll look at the do's and don'ts of programming and learn lots of hints and tips that will accelerate your Java coding.

* Enterprise Architecture and Open Source

Use of open source software within the enterprise is gaining momentum. The vast majority of organizations are using some form of open source software in production environments, including Linux, Apache, and JBoss. The enterprise architecture, however, needs to incorporate the best thinking of the industry; this includes not only using open source but contributing to it.

The model in which open source software gets developed has practices that could assist an organization in becoming agile in their software development practices and allow them to develop software faster, with cheaper costs and better quality. In this session, you will learn:

* Two models of development: the cathedral and the bazaar

* The value proposition of using open source

* Harnessing the power of the mob: the value proposition of contributing to open source

* Making the build versus buy decision: additional thoughts

* J2EE v1.4

Day-to-day work with deadlines makes it difficult to keep abreast of the rapidly evolving landscape of J2EE, especially given the numerous constituent J2EE technologies. J2EE v1.4 is chockful of new services that affect and benefit a wide range of enterprise development tasks. This talk will extract core material from the speaker's new J2EE Developer's Handbook and describe what's embodied in J2EE v1.4. In particular, the new Web services features provided by J2EE v1.4 will be highlighted. The talk will also briefly address those services missing from the current J2EE standards but still needed when building enterprise applications.

* Apache Axis

Apache Axis is the popular SOAP engine that includes everything you need to start producing Web services. Discover just what Axis is, and how you can utilize the power of this free engine to kick start your Web services.

* Empowering Java and RSS for Blogging

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