InfoWorld Announces SOA Executive Forum Conferences

Strategic Insights -

The leading provider of comprehensive technology intelligence, InfoWorld, recently announced two conferences, SOA Executive Forum, which aim to focus on the corporate value of evaluating and implementing service-oriented architecture (SOA). The events are designed for senior technology and business decision-makers, with a focus on the needs of IT professionals dealing with complex multi-vendor environments. Service-oriented architecture represents a significant change in enterprise IT, and successful implementation requires a reliable understanding of the benefits and challenges of SOA from leading technologists and early adopters.

Key Takeaways:

  • The SOA Executive Forum conferences, sponsored by BEA Systems, aim to provide a platform for senior technology and business decision-makers to understand the benefits and challenges of service-oriented architecture (SOA).
  • The events will focus on the needs of IT professionals dealing with complex multi-vendor environments, and provide an arena for peers and industry experts to come together and share experiences.
  • Service-oriented architecture represents the biggest change in enterprise IT since the Internet, and successful implementation requires a transformation in technical approach, IT workflow, and business planning processes.
  • The events will feature leading technologists and early adopters who have already begun to reap the benefits of SOA, providing reliable information for implementation.
  • A successful SOA strategy, resulting in cost savings and a highly flexible application infrastructure, hinges on the understanding of the benefits and challenges of SOA from industry experts.
  • BEA Systems, a major advocate of SOA, is the cornerstone sponsor of the events, highlighting the company's commitment to helping organizations improve business responsiveness through SOA and align IT with business objectives.
  • InfoWorld's SOA Executive Forum is the premier event series exclusively focused on service-oriented architecture, providing a roadmap for organizations to develop an SOA strategy.
  • Additional sponsors will join BEA Systems at the event, with a limited number of Platinum and Gold sponsorship packages still available.

Statistics:

  • The cost to attend InfoWorld's SOA Executive Forum is $695 for each event, with InfoWorld subscriber and early registration discounts available.
  • The events will take place on May 5 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, CA and on May 17 at Le Parker Meridien Hotel in New York City.
  • InfoWorld has provided cutting-edge coverage and evaluation of IT products and services for 25 years, reaching the most influential senior-level information technologists.

Sources:

  • InfoWorld
  • BEA Systems
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