Virtual conference offered jointly with InformationWeek is complete with Webcast keynotes, exhibitor booths, interactive sessions

TIBCO Software and CMP's InformationWeek, a technology publication, have announced the Architect2Architect SOA Online Summit scheduled for Thursday, 15 February 2007.

This virtual event, which is focused on service-oriented architecture (SOA), is designed to address the growing demand for education, training and resources to help build a successful SOA.

"The Architect2Architect Online SOA Summit is a first of its kind," says Marco Gerazounis, TIBCO country manager, South Africa. "With this innovative event, TIBCO and InformationWeek will offer an unparalleled opportunity to view product demonstrations, obtain information about the newest technologies and interact with experts and representatives from TIBCO and other elite SOA vendors."

The Architect2Architect SOA Online Summit is a live conference and exhibition complete with Webcast keynotes, exhibitor booths, interactive sessions, and more. TIBCO and InformationWeek will seamlessly bring a global community of architects, developers and IT managers together with leading industry practitioners from Green Hat, Infosys and TCS to share the latest trends, challenges and organisational best practices for SOA. Attendees can participate virtually, enabling global customers, prospects and partners to interact and learn without the hassle and expense of travel. The online presentations will be centred on IT strategies and concepts not specific to TIBCO products and implementations.

Keynote sessions at the Architect2Architect SOA Online Summit will cover the most prevalent issues facing architects implementing SOA today. Featured keynotes include:

* "The Role of Events in SOA" - Professor David Luckham, research professor of Electrical Engineering (Emeritus) at Stanford University and renowned expert on complex event processing
* "Finding Your Way to SOA Success - The Business Justification, Steps and Best Practices for Getting to SOA" - Maja Tibbling, award-winning author, Stanford professor and lead enterprise architect at Con-way, Inc, and Paul Brown, author and principal software architect at TIBCO
* "Managing SOA Complexity with Service Virtualisation" - Matthew Quinn, vice-president, Product Management and Strategy at TIBCO
* "Streamlining Design and Governance - from Promoting Reuse in Development to Managing Policies in Production" - Rasta A Mansour, senior director, Engineering at TIBCO

TIBCO and InformationWeek have planned two live sessions of the Architect2Architect SOA Online Summit on Thursday, 15 February 2007 to maximise attendance opportunities for participants in regions throughout EMEA and the Americas. Conference times are as follows:

Architect2Architect SOA Online Summit (EMEA): 10:45-16:15 GMT Architect2Architect SOA Online Summit (Americas): 11:45am-5:15pm EST

Event proceedings will remain online for additional 90 days. For architects, developers and IT managers interested in learning more about SOA best practices, service virtualisation, and governance, please visit: http://events.unisfair.com/rt/tibco?code=e-tib to register.