Post-Conference Seminars
Friday, May 23 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Running the Friday following the conference, these essential seminars provide in-depth information, and send you back to the office with solutions you can implement immediately. Maximize your training investment by combining a Pre- and Post-Conference Seminar along with the main conference, as part of a comprehensive, education package.
- Establishing a Collaborative Computing Strategy in the Age of Intranets
- Ken Lownie, President & Founder, Connexus Consulting Group
- Navigating through Middleware Choices — From TP Monitors to Distributed Objects
- Max Dolgicer, Director, International Systems Group, Inc.
- Using Java, ActiveX and CORBA to Deliver Internet/Intranet Solutions
- Peter Fischer, International Systems Group, Inc.
- Best Practices in BPR: Survival Tactics for the IT Professional
- Roger Burlton, Founder, Process Renewal Group
- Rebuild Your Computer Systems — Don't Just Patch Them!
- Pieter Mimno, President, Technology Insight, Inc.
1. Establishing a Collaborative Computing Strategy in the Age of Intranets
Ken Lownie, President & Founder
Connexus Consulting Group
1997 brings the intersection of three major trends: the arrival of client/server messaging, the widespread acceptance of groupware, and the emergence of intranets as strategic communications platforms. Every organization is now faced with the need to establish a rational strategy and effective architecture for embracing and exploiting each of these technology trends. In this seminar, we will compare and contrast the most recent crop of proprietary groupware and mail products - including Lotus Notes, Microsoft Exchange and Novell’s GroupWise - with intranet-based collaborative computing technologies.
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Max Dolgicer, Director
International Systems Group, Inc.
For many corporations selecting middleware
solutions and integrating client/server with legacy systems has become critical to the successful development of high-end multi-tier distributed applications. The right choice of middleware determines how effectively an application can scale and how smoothly new applications can be integrated into existing environments. Max Dolgicer provides an evaluation of different OO and non OO middleware categories and products, including their strengths and weaknesses, and how and when these products can be applicable given your architectural requirements.
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Peter Fischer
International Systems Group, Inc.
In the form of intranets, Web technology has found wide acceptance in the corporate world as a natural way for private corporations to share information internally just as the Internet-based Web does externally. Along with this hype are a plethora of ways in which to develop these INet applications. This tutorial compares and contrasts Java with ActiveX controls, and explains how Java and ActiveX support Internet/intranet solutions. The speaker describes how these technologies can be used to extend your current client/server applications to your corporate intranet, including integration with CORBA and other types of middleware.
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Roger Burlton, Founder
Process Renewal Group
IT professionals are facing a set of challenges beyond their traditional experiences. The year 2000 challenge is only worsening their credibility, since fixing code and data is seen as a drain on resources which otherwise could have been applied to solving real business problems. With a simple business process approach the problem can be turned into an opportunity to provide value to the business while the lights are kept on. This seminar examines a proven BPR framework to help you quickly determine when to be radical and conservative, what to keep and what to jettison, what to do yourself and what to outsource.
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Peter Mimno, President
Technology Insight, Inc.
The Year 2000 issue provides a major incentive for organizations to reengineer and rebuild old systems that run their business, rather than just patching them. Mr. Mimno evaluates four different Year 2000 solutions: renovation of existing code, replacement of existing code with Year 2000-compliant packages, re-engineering of existing systems to a multi-tier architecture, and rewriting applications in a modern development language. Replacing old applications with Year 2000-compliant packages is an important alternative that can add significant business value. Mr. Mimno shows you how to enhance packaged systems with custom applications developed with client/server tools.
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