LogicLibrary Co-founder to Present Best Practices for Enabling Existing Software as Web Services During CNET Conference

Business Wire, Dec 9, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 2002

Brent Carlson to Explain How IT Executives can Fast-track Software Efforts to Reap Greater Rewards

Brent Carlson, co-founder and vice president of technology for LogicLibrary, Inc., will be a featured speaker at CNET Network's The Enabled Enterprise Series: Building a Web Services Foundation. The conference will be held December 10-11, 2002, at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, CA. Carlson's session, titled "Best Practices for Harvesting Existing Software as Web Services," will be delivered on Wednesday, December 11, 2002, at 1:15-2:00 p.m. PT. This session will explore ways to align technology with business processes by Web service-enabling a company's existing applications.

Who: Brent Carlson, vice president of technology and co-founder, LogicLibrary, Inc.

What: "Best Practices for Harvesting Existing Software as Web Services"

When: Wednesday, December 11, 2002, 1:15-2:00 p.m. PT

Where: The Enabled Enterprise Series: Building a Web Services Foundation

Hotel Nikko San Francisco

222 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA

LogicLibrary's flagship product, Logidex, is a software development asset (SDA) mapping and discovery engine that allows application developers, business analysts and architects to quickly search a library of vital software assets to identify those that best match business and technical requirements for new application development and integration. It's the only solution that recognizes what components exist, where they are located, and understands how each fits into a company's business landscape. LogicLibrary's unique model-based approach linking software and business relationships enables faster creation of high-quality Web services applications.

With Web services becoming a reality in the enterprise, companies need to prepare their infrastructure. CNET Network's The Enabled Enterprise Series: Building a Web Services Foundation conference is a practical, actionable program designed to help companies start or accelerate Web services activity. The conference is supported by Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) and sponsored by Intel and IBM.

Brent Carlson, vice president of technology, LogicLibrary

Brent Carlson is co-founder and vice president of technology at LogicLibrary, Inc.

He previously worked at IBM for 17 years, where he was the lead architect for the WebSphere Business Components project and also held numerous leadership roles on the "IBM SanFrancisco Project." His achievements include 16 issued hardware and software patents, with eight additional under evaluation. Brent is considered an industry expert having co-authored two books--SanFrancisco Design Patterns: Blueprints for Business Software, co-authored with James Carey and Tim Graser, and Framework Process Patterns: Lessons Learned Developing Application Frameworks, co-authored with James Carey. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from Iowa State University.

About CNET Networks, Inc.

CNET Networks, Inc. is the world's leading source of information and services for buyers, sellers and suppliers of technology, including IS/IT professionals, enterprise decision makers, executives, gamers and technology shoppers. As a top 10 Internet company with established Web sites throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, CNET Networks provides its award-winning content via the Web, wireless devices, broadband, radio and print.

About LogicLibrary

LogicLibrary is a leading provider of software and services that get companies started with Web services enablement. The company's patent-pending technology and methodology provide enterprises with a comprehensive, effective approach to identifying how existing software development assets can be used in their Web services initiatives. LogicLibrary is headquartered in Pittsburgh, with a product development team in Minnesota and sales offices throughout the country. For more information, visit www.logiclibrary.com.