IDN's ‘Mainframe Modernization and SOA’ Online Conference Set for October 15

PRLog (Press Release) - Aug 25, 2009 -
Denver, Colo. --  Integration Developer News (IDN) announced today at the SHARE 2009 conference, that the next edition of its online event series Mainframe Modernization and SOA will be held October 15.    

The inaugural Mainframe Modernization and SOA (broadcast March 25, 2009), brought together the top 8 providers of modernization and SOA solutions for revitalizing and updating mainframe assets..  The event was the largest online event for legacy modernization issues, attracting more than 900 registrations.    

“We see strong interest in mainframe modernization among architects, data professionals, SOA and middleware professionals,” said Tom Donoghue, event producer.    “The October event  will showcase all the top companies with mainframe modernization solutions to participate in an in-depth look at this emerging  subject - all in one day, all from the convenience of their desktop.  This format is a proven method to attract large audiences of senior level IT managers. ”    

On the content side Vance McCarthy, program director and moderator added, “Mainframe Modernization and SOA will focus on the latest technologies, Best Practices and Case Studies, which have proven valuable to mainframe professionals, software architects, and SOA and integration developers.”

Mainframe Modernization and SOA
Features Top Companies, Top Experts, Hot Topics  
In March, IDN’s Mainframe Modernization and SOA featured these top speakers.

CA
Reg Harbeck, Product Management Director for Mainframe Strategy

GT Software
Rob Morris, Chief Strategy Officer

IBM  (Rational)
Scott Searle , Program Director, Enterprise Modernization Products

IBM  (WebSphere)
Leif Davidsen, SOA Connectivity and Integration Lead

Oracle
Mark Rakhmilevich,  
Director of Product Management/Strategy for Tuxedo and Mainframe Modernization

Seagull Software
James Carter, Solution Architect

SOA Software
Jim Crew, Vice President

Software AG
Henry Sobieski, Director, Product Marketing, webMethods Application Modernization Suite

(You can view the entire archives of the first event at  http://www.soatube.com/index.php?eid=47 .

The upcoming October 15th edition of Mainframe Modernization and SOA will highlight these important topics:
•   SOA and web services for updating and integrating mainframe assets,
•   using cost-effective z/Linuz, zIIP and non-core mainframe processing  
•   re-hosting mainframe assets to low-cost, high-performance platforms
•   assuring Quality of Service and Governance for ‘mainframe-to-any’ integration or transactions  
•   next-gen tools and lifecycle technologies to enable non-mainframe developers to build mainframe code, services and resources
•   multi-platform development practices for coding, testing and quality,
•   mainframe integration and sharing (data, logic, applications), and even
•   cloud computing for mainframes.    

For more information about Mainframe Modernization and SOA (October 15, 2009) contact Tom Donoghue at Integration Developer News 415 516 2874