This is the industry's only event exclusively dedicated to Web services standards and interoperability, and it is the inaugural event in the WS-I Summit Series educational program. The practical program was designed by Web services architects for Web services architects and will feature a keynote presentation by Daniel Sholler, research director and vice president at Gartner. The event will take place on Monday, October 16, 2006 at the Santa Clara Marriott Hotel in Santa Clara, Calif. More information can be found at http://www.ws-i.org/summit.
Keynote Presentation by Gartner
Daniel Sholler, vice president and research director at Gartner and lead analyst for Gartner's Application Integration and Middleware service, will deliver a keynote presentation entitled, "The Pragmatic Realities of Implementing Interoperable Web Services." In this presentation, Mr. Sholler will share feedback collected from years of customer consulting engagements about the challenges and complexities associated with Web services and realizing true interoperability. He will also discuss best practices for architecting successful Web services infrastructures. Mr. Sholler's keynote presentation will set the stage for the entire day's program.
