A full day seminar presented by Mr. William Zachmann. This workshop is being coordinated by Dr. Mark Srite, Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems at the School of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Overview

Suns Java™ J2EE platform and Microsofts Windows.NET™ are locked in a fierce competitive struggle for the hearts and minds of enterprise developers and independent software vendors selling enterprise software. Both offer component-based object-oriented application server platforms. Both claim to be adequate foundations for "industrial strength" systems in the enterprise. In this one-day session, noted industry analyst, columnist, and lecturer William F. Zachmann examines the pros and cons of both platforms, cutting through the vendor hype to help users decide which alternative makes the most business sense for them in any particular instance.

Topics

Topics addressed will include: Whats really standard, whats really proprietary - and what really matters The application server platform selection decision tree Java and .NET: Platform promises vs. platform realities Is this really a zero sum game? A strictly binary choice? Application server best practices - for both platforms Rival J2EE application server vendor offerings Real priorities and relevant criteria for platform choice The crucial role of XML-based web services Application server markets and technologies futures Opportunities of the Third Generation Internet Why tools and integration matter The business bottom line Where do we go from here?

About the speaker

William F. Zachmann is a well-known computer and communications industry analyst, speaker, and writer. He recently served as Vice President, Server Infrastructure Strategies (SIS), META Group, Stamford, CT. Mr. Zachmanns primary coverage areas included middleware, application servers, J2EE, Microsoft.NET, XML, SOAP, WSDL, UDDI, UML, infrastructure strategies, and web services. He also serves as President and Owner of Canopus Research, a company that provides market, industry and technology research and analysis on the information industry and served previously as Senior Vice President, Corporate Research, at International Data Corporation (IDC), of Framingham, Massachusetts. He is a graduate of Harvard College. Mr. Zachmann has significant technical expertise and experience in the following areas: Windows NT/2000, UNIX/Linux, C/C++/C#, Visual Basic, Java/J2EE, HTML/XML, MS Office 2000/XP including FrontPage, MS SQL 7.0/2000, and MS Internet Information Server (IIS). He is also a current Microsoft Certified Professional Systems Engineer and a Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet. Mr. Zachmann has also written regular columns for many leading industry publications including Computerworld, InfoWorld, PC World, PC Week, PC Magazine, CIO Magazine, Windows World, MacUser and numerous others. His website address is www.wfzachmann.com.

Who should Attend?

This is a "must attend" session for anyone who wants to get maximum return out of investments in enterprise application software acquisition, development, deployment, management, or use. Dont miss it if you want to get the straight scoop on business applicability and value of the Java and .NET application server platforms - and of how to make intelligent choices between them.

Coordinator

This technology event is being coordinated by Dr. Mark Srite, , Assistant Professor in the Management Information Systems area at the School of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.