Track 3 - IBM Developer Track

Tuesday, April 3
(11:30-18:00)

Fred Gutierrez, Head of IBM Software Group Department,
Nizam Ishmael, e-commerce architect

Led by a team of business and development experts from IBM, this special track will be devoted to helping conference attendees become more familiar and proficient with IBM's software development platforms and tools.

11.30-13.30

• Introduction
• Open Standards, Open Source, and IBM
• Apache Derby / IBM Cloudscape
• Apache Geronimo / IBM WAS Community Edition

14.10-16.00

• Eclipse - A Language Neutral Platform
• Web Tools Platform
• Test and Performance Tools Platform
• Eclipse Communication Framework (Part I)

16.30-18.00

• Eclipse Communication Framework (Part II)
• Plug-in Development Environment
• Next Steps and Resources

Track 3 - IBM Venture Capital Session

Wednesday, April 4
(10:00-13:30)

Ellen Warms, Market Manager, VC Ecosystem Audience,
Drew Clark, Director, IBM Corporate Strategy,
Jani Gabriel Byrne, Senior Partner, IBM Venture Capital Group, IBM Software Group Strategy and Emerging Business

IBM Corporate Venture Capital is fostering innovation that matters for IBM customers and our business partners. Drew Clark, Director IBM VC Group, will discuss where VCs are investing and the innovations that are changing the Information Technology landscape. We'll help you to understand how IBM partners with VCs and their IT portfolio companies around the world to identify innovative solutions and how we bring those solutions to market, industry by industry. During our Roundtable, we'll de-mystify IBM System z and show you how this proven technology is being put to use in new ways, yielding high profit margins for our business partners. And learn how the IBM BladesCenter is blazing new markets with its high-growth platform running solutions from our business partners, and see how teaming with Blades.org creates a global ecosystem for our joint success. Gain insights on the sea change underway in the IT marketplace: Software delivery models continue to evolve; Service Oriented Architecture continues to be adopted at a tremendous rate; and innovative changes, such as Web 2.0, are transforming business around the world.