Save the Date: OMG's Maximizing BPM Investments with SOA Workshop

Business Wire, August 13, 2007

David Linthicum, CEO, The Linthicum Group to Keynote event on January 14-17, 2008 in Orlando, FL USA

NEEDHAM, Mass. -- The Object Management Group[TM] (OMG[TM]), today announced that the "Maximizing BPM Investments with SOA" workshop will be held January 14-17, 2008 in Orlando, FL, USA. Also announced is that David Linthicum, CEO, The Linthicum Group, will be giving the Keynote presentation. The workshop is co-sponsored by Silver Sponsors Mega and Telelogic. The preliminary program and registration details may be found online at http://www.omg.org/bpm-soa-pr.> This workshop will provide guidance and evidence on how business leaders and technologists can apply an SOA approach in developing IT support of their business needs and processes. Drawing upon OMG's experience in developing software standards, attendees will gain valuable insight through tutorials, keynotes, presentations and demonstrations on how industry leaders have worked through the hype and are developing BPM solutions that maximize investment while meeting real-world needs.

Workshop Highlights Include:

* Tutorials describing how SOA defines an architecture for business processes; modeling techniques for achieving business solutions; what standards mean to the business person; and the role of Event-driven Architecture (EDA).

* Industry analyst David Linthicum's keynote address "Maximizing BPM Investments with SOA"

* Session topics covering vertical market case studies and best practices; technical issues; strategic planning; and the "human factor."

* Panels exploring (1.) a model-driven approach to BPM and SOA and (2.) cooperation among standards organizations.

* A hands-on exercise in real-world problem solving. A team of experts will work with the audience to address a sample problem that showcases how available technology can be used to solve business problems. This will be a paper exercise not requiring or emphasizing any particular toolset. It will, however, set the stage for vendors in the demonstration area to follow up on how they specifically can solve this problem.

There will also be technology exhibits and demonstrations on Tuesday and Wednesday.

About the Keynote Presenter

David Linthicum is an internationally known Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), and Web 2.0 expert. Currently, Dave is the CEO of the Linthicum Group, LLC, a consulting organization dedicated to excellence in SOA product development, SOA implementation, corporate SOA strategy, and leveraging the next generation Web (Web 2.0). Dave is the former CEO of BRIDGEWERX, former CTO of Mercator Software, and has held key technology management roles with a number of organizations including CTO of SAGA Software, Mobil Oil, EDS, AT&T, and Ernst and Young. Dave is on the board of directors serving Bondmart.com, and provides advisory services for several venture capital organizations and key technology companies.

Registration & Information

The early-bird registration discount is available until December 17, 2007. The hotel registration cut-off is also December 17, 2007. To register, visit http://www.omg.org/bpm-soa-pr.> The preliminary agenda, plus hotel and registration information is available at http://www.omg.org/bpm-soa-pr. Exhibit space is available; for more information contact Kevin Loughry at loughry@omg.org, 1-781-444 0404. Sponsorship opportunities are available; contact Ken Berk at kenberk@omg.org or 1-781-444 0404.

About the Object Management Group

OMG is an international, open membership, not-for-profit computer industry consortium. OMG Task Forces develop enterprise integration standards for a wide range of technologies, including: Real-time, Embedded and Specialized Systems, Analysis & Design, Architecture-Driven Modernization and Middleware and an even wider range of industries, including: Business Modeling and Integration, C4I, Finance, Government, Healthcare, Legal Compliance, Life Sciences Research, Manufacturing Technology, Robotics, Software-Based Communications and Space.

OMG's modeling standards, including the Unified Modeling Language[TM] (UML[R]) and Model Driven Architecture[R] (MDA[R]), enable powerful visual design, execution and maintenance of software and other processes, including IT Systems Modeling and Business Process Management. OMG's middleware standards and profiles are based on the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA[R]) and support a wide variety of industries.

More information about OMG can be found at www.omg.org. OMG is headquartered in Needham, MA, USA.

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