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TechEd notes SOA, open source
Billed as "Microsoft's premier annual conference for IT pros and developers," the Microsoft TechEd 2007 show gets under way in Orlando, Fla. Monday, June 4.
Although Microsoft declined an InfoWorld request for a preview of TechEd, a look at the extensive list of sessions reveals Microsoft will focus not only on expected topics such as Windows Server 2008, SQL Server and Silverlight multimedia technology, but also will give a nod to concepts such as SOA, open source and dynamic languages.
The opening keynote on Monday morning will feature Microsoft's Bob Muglia, vice president of the company's Server and Tools business. He will discuss how IT has evolved from a cost center to a strategic asset and how to help an IT department embrace its new role in fueling growth and driving innovation.
In the SOA arena, TechEd features a session that asks, "Will SOA replace ERP?" Microsoft Dynamics applications and BizTalk software will be part of this discussion about "Real World SOA."
Another session entitled, "Open Source Software in Enterprise Development," ponders the role of open source and whether companies can manage licensing and support issues.
TechEd also will feature discussion on the next release of the SQL Server database and how it will evolve to go beyond relational data and OLAP to support digital data types of the future.
Other topics on the agenda include Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, Java-.Net interoperability and Visual Studio "Orcas," which is the next release of Microsoft's software development platform. Microsoft's ASP.Net AJAX and Windows Communication Foundation technologies also will be featured.
Posted by Paul Krill on May 30, 2007 04:47 PM
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