Users, Experts to Share First-Hand Experience of “SOA in Practice”
ATLANTA, June 18, 2007 – GT Software [www.gtsoftware.com], a leading provider of rapid SOA development solutions, today announced its sponsorship of the first European Integration Consortium Seminar. With the theme of “SOA in Practice,” the June 28 conference is hosted by the Integration Consortium, and takes place at the Crowne Plaza, Brussels City Centre, Belgium.
The Integration Consortium (www.integrationconsortium.org) is a not-for-profit consortium of all parties, representing integration in any form. A member-driven community, its mission is to provide a forum for discussion and debate. The Integration Consortium runs numerous successful chapters in the U.S., affording attendees an opportunity to share experiences, knowledge and best practices in multiple forums. Future European events and initiatives will also be discussed at this seminar.
Many of the conference sessions are themed on Service Oriented Architecture issues, where GT Software has become a major provider of software and services. The company’s solutions leverage mainframe resources, making the mainframe an active participant in SOA initiatives. Developers use GT Software solutions to assemble and publish Web services, developing right-sized composite services from existing mainframe assets with little or no training or consulting. The solution, called Ivory Service Architect, then provides a high-performance runtime engine for executing the deployed services within CICS, zOS, or Windows-based environments. Services can be composed using of any combination of CICS, IMS, mainframe data, as well as external Web services.
“Without sponsorships like GT Software, this seminar would not happen,” said Steve Craggs, European chairman of the Integration Consortium and director of the research firm Lustratus. “It is a credit to GT Software that they are sponsoring an event that is not an overt marketing event like the typical trade show. They are demonstrating their commitment to helping the community, which is a great, long-term view.”
The European Integration Consortium Seminar represents the first of a range of seminars and conferences in Europe, many stressing first hand user experiences. The seminar is co-hosted by the SOA Consortium, whose meeting starts on June 27, and continues on June 28 as a joint SOA Consortium & Integration Consortium event.
“The June seminar provides a forum that is ideal for our European clients, partners, and other leading organizations to share ideas, and discuss best practices and common challenges,” said Wilson Rains, vice president of global alliances at GT Software. “Through our participation in the North American Integration Consortium, we have had the opportunity be a part of valuable information exchanges that cover a wide spectrum of integration topics. We are pleased that this type of forum is now extending to Europe, as the consortium’s key objectives are well aligned to our company goals.”
GT Software numbers among its clients such well-known international companies as Zurich Financial Services Group, The Coca-Cola Company, Merck Fink & Co., Daimler Chrysler, and Honda.
The Integration Consortium (IC) is a member-driven community that shares experiences, knowledge and best practices in multiple forums. Its is to foster the leading community of like-minded Information Technology professionals responsible for transforming business through both traditional systems integration and emerging SOA with greater agility, ease of use and business results. Membership includes end user corporations, independent software suppliers, hardware suppliers, system integrators, academic institutions, non profit institutions, individual members as well as various industry leaders. Information on the IC is available at www.integrationconsortium.org
