This conference has already taken place.
For our upcoming events, click here.


xml logo-2.jpg (13136 bytes)


Wednesday, October 27

7:00-9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00-5:00 Introduction to XML, Clive Finkelstein (Full Day)

 
Thursday, October 28

7:00-8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:15 Keynote: How the World's Largest Corporation is Using XML
Ron Shelby, Chief Technology Officer & General Director,
Data Management and Warehousing, General Motors Corporation
9:15-10:00 XML - Lessons Learned from an Early Adopter
Bill Emberton, Vice President of Development,
Fidelity Systems Company, Architecture Services
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:15 What Does XML Mean for E-business? - An Analyst's View
Philip Russom, Director of the Business Intelligence Service, Hurwitz Group
11:15-12:30 XML Metadata Interchange (XMI):
A reusable XML framework for modeling and
implementing interoperable E-business Solutions

Sridhar Iyengar, Chair of Object Mangement Group's
Object Analysis and Design Task Force; Unisys Fellow
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:00 How XML can pave the way for organiations to re-use
vital busines information

Eve Maler, Manger of Solutions Marketing, Arbortext
2:00 -3:15 Metadata Models For XML Interchange  
  Common Warehouse Metadata (CWM)
  Dr. Daniel T. Chang, Member, IBM Data Technology Institute
  and chair of the Object Management Group's CWM working group
  Open Information Model (OIM)
  Brian Welcker, Lead Program Manager SQL Server/Repository, Microsoft
  and member of the Meta Data Coalition's OIM working group.
3:15-3:45 Coffee/Soda Break
3:45-5:15 PANEL: Major Vendors Discuss Their XML Strategies
How does XML impact their strategy, and what are they doing to support XML in the products? Each participant will give 10-minute opening remarks. This will be followed by moderated discussion and audience Q&A.
Moderator: Renée Gotcher, News Features Editor, InfoWorld
Panelists:
Dr. Daniel T. Chang, Member, IBM Data Technology Institute
Brian Welcker, Lead Program Manager SQL Server/Repository, Microsoft
Dennis Fogg, Sr. Product Mgr. for XML, E-Business Program Office, Oracle
Sridhar Iyengar, Unisys Fellow, Unisys Corp.

 
Friday, October 29

8:30-9:15 Reality Check: Where is XML Likely to Deliver on its Promise?
Stephen Gantz, Consultant, American Management Systems
9:15-10:00 Engineering Enterprise Portals: Metadata Engineering in Preparation for
XML-based Delivery

Prof. Peter Aiken, Research Director, Information Systems Research Institute
Virginia Commonwealth University
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:15 XML and Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)
Chris Kurt, Managing Consultant, PriceWaterhouseCoopers; lead architect for the XML implemenation project within the Open Applications Group
11:20-11:55 XML makes the most of Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)
Coco Jaenicke, XML Evangelist, Object Design, Inc.
12:00-12:30 XQL - XML Query Language - An implementation of XSL
Joe Lapp, Senior Engineer, WebMethods
12:30-12:45 Conference Summary and Conclusions
Clive Finkelstein, Managing Director, Information Services Pty Ltd

Back to XML Conference Home Page

Back to Wilshire Conferences Home Page


Subject to Change. Copyright 1999 Wilshire Conferences, Inc.