Web Services In Action At IDG's InfoWorld Next-Generation Web Services Conference

Business Wire, Dec 17, 2001

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2001

Emerging Technology Pavilion and The Application Builder Challenge

To Showcase the Power of Web Services

InfoWorld Media Group, the provider of in-depth analysis of enterprise technology and strategies through its integrated online, print, research and events channels, today announced two key events at its Next-Generation Web Services Conference. The Emerging Technology Pavilion will showcase the companies defining next-generation Web services and allow attendees to experience hands-on demonstrations of their products and services. The Application Builder Challenge sponsored by WebGain, is a contest between development teams that will compete to build Web services applications in under 48 hours.

The events are key components in the two-day conference that will feature senior executives as top keynotes and speakers from leading Web services companies including BEA Systems, IBM, IONA Technologies, Sun Microsystems, Microsoft and UserLand Software. Partner sponsors include WebGain, IBM, attachmate and IONA Technologies.

InfoWorld's Next-Generation Web Services Conference takes place on January 16 and 17, 2002, at The Westin St. Francis in San Francisco. For more information, go to: www.infoworld.com/nextgen, or call: 877/535-1186.

The Emerging Technology Pavilion will showcase services and solutions from Avinon, BroadVision, Inc., Cerylion, Inc., Flamenco Networks, Grand Central, KnowNow, Inc., Persistent Web, Plural, Inc., RioLabs, Sonic Software, and TIBCO Software Inc.

The Application Builder Challenge will include three teams that will compete to build the best Web services application in under 48 hours. The teams will be using WebGain's Application Composer(TM) 2.0 and MacroMedia(R) Dreamweaver(R) UltraDev(TM). The three teams include developers from Beans Factory, CSG Professional Consulting and OkieWorld Corporation. A panel of senior InfoWorld editors will judge the teams' applications by the following criteria:

-- Ease of Use

-- Demonstration of business process and/or transaction that reaches closure

-- Successful integration between business boundaries

-- Feature rich application

About IDG's InfoWorld Media Group

InfoWorld Media Group delivers in-depth analysis of enterprise technology and strategies combined to deliver insight into vital business solutions through its integrated online, print, research and events channels. In an era when technology is more critical to business success than ever before, InfoWorld Media Group provides senior IT level expertise for executives such as CTOs and CIOs on how technology drives specific business benefits such as revenue growth, relationship management, and enhancing organizational efficiencies.

InfoWorld Media Group's coverage of key technologies, products and trends that assist IT professionals in leveraging technology for business advantage is substantiated by original research done in InfoWorld's $23 million, dedicated multi-platform, enterprise test center. Since 1978, InfoWorld has performed the industry's most trusted testing of technology and products. To learn more about InfoWorld, go to www.infoworld.com.

InfoWorld Media Group is a division of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research and event company. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers and offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.net (www.idg.net), which comprises more than 300 targeted Web sites in 70 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related expositions worldwide, and provides IT market analysis through 51 offices in 43 countries worldwide. Company information is available at www.idg.com.