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TheServerSide Java Symposium is an intensive educational experience that gives you essential development technologies, expert insight into today's most relevant frameworks, and practical, real-world ways to architect, develop and maintain Java-based applications and systems.

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Keynote Presentations

Java Today and Tomorrow
James Gosling, CTO of Oracle’s (formerly Sun’s) Client Software Group
Wednesday, March 17 from 8:15 - 9:35 a.m.

JUST ANNOUNCED! With everyone buzzing about the just-finalized acquisition of Sun by Oracle and what affect it will have on the industry as a whole, we thought what better way to get an inside perspective than by inviting the “father” of Java programming himself, James Gosling, to join us for TheServerSide Java Symposium. And now we’re thrilled to announce that Mr. Gosling has agreed to deliver our Day 1 Keynote Address appropriately titled, “Java Today and Tomorrow.”

This is the first opportunity you’ll have to hear Mr. Gosling’s unique perspective, including everything from JavaFX, Glassfish, Java EE 6, devices on the edge, realtime systems and dynamic languages on the JVM – basically everything that contributes to the potent mix that characterizes Java today. The present and future of Java couldn’t be addressed like this by anyone else, which is why this revealing keynote address is guaranteed to be a standing-room-only event where you discover exactly where we are now, what to expect in the near future, and what it all means to you. Register today to “stay in know” and keep pace with the inside expertise that only Gosling can convey.

The Cloud Computing Continuum
Bob McWhirter, Chief Architect, Cloud Computing, Middleware, Red Hat
Wednesday, March 17 from 2:35 - 3:35 p.m.

Just as the Internet fundamentally changed the way we build software, the cloud will likewise soon touch on all aspects of application development. Contrary to current thinking, the cloud is not a big-bang revolution; instead it should be thought of as a continuum. In fact, many development teams may already be participating in cloud computing, even if they don't know it. From clustering a traditional Java-EE platform, to using 3rd-party services like Amazon S3, or even Twitter, the cloud is gradually taking hold in systems throughout the enterprise. This keynote shows teams how to prepare for the intersection of application development and the cloud. It includes discussion of experiences using JBoss Enterprise Middleware in transitions from monolithic applications to systems composed of services in the cloud.

The Grid, The Cloud, & The Bus
David Chappell, Vice President and Chief Technologist for SOA, Oracle
Thursday, March 18 from 9:10 -10:10 a.m.

Data grid and cloud architectures show promise for architects trying to create next-generation, highly-scalable applications. As such they represent a new way to deploy service oriented applications, and may address difficulties teams face as they try to dependably deploy advanced software services that can take advantage of elastic data and compute grid capabilities.

The architectural patterns that work for early adopters are among the topics addressed in this keynote by David Chappell, vice president and chief technologist for SOA at Oracle. Chappell focuses on architectural patterns that take advantage of grid in SOA environments, such as Not Your MOM's Bus, Service-Result-cache, and Fault-Tolerant Map. Such patterns successfully pursued can provide the extra level of reliability, scalability, andpredictable latencythat critical Java-based applications require. Chappell, the author of several books including Enterprise Service Bus (O'Reilly, 2004), has over 25 years of experience in the software industry. He has been an influential leader in SOA, ESBs, message oriented middleware, and enterprise integration. He is a co-author of many advanced Web Services standards.

What's New in Spring 3.0
Rod Johnson, Creator, Spring
Friday, March 19 from 9:10 - 10:10 a.m.

No one could be a better guide to Spring 3.0 or the future roadmap for SpringSource than the "Father of Spring," Rod Johnson. Rod shows Spring users how to leverage the latest features in Spring 3.0 to upgrade your portfolio. The latest version of the Spring framework introduces further annotation-based configuration options, unified expression language support and REST support. Spring 3.0 is compatible with Java EE 6 in runtime environments (Glassfish v3) and supports JPA 2.0 and Managed Beans for annotation-driven dependency injection.

During this keynote, Rod demonstrates how to upgrade to 3.0 and explains how the process is simplified by Spring 3.0's backwards compatibility with Spring 2.5. Other key topics covered include Spring Integration, Groovy/Grails, Grails plugins, tc Server, Spring Insight, and the SpringSource Tool Suite that’s been updated to support new Spring 3.0 functionality.

With the recent acquisition of SpringSource by VMWare, it’s clear that VMWare wants to get more involved in the application development arena. Will VMware create a Java platform as a service? If so, this acquisition could change the way some applications are delivered. Rod Johnson concludes by discussing the future of SpringSource technologies, like Cloud Foundry and the Enterprise Java Cloud.

Integration Platform Panel

Moderated by Eugene Ciurana and Matt Raible
Wednesday, March 18 from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Which is the best integration platform for you? Meet the experts, creators, and contributors to the most robust enterprise integration platforms. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Mule Integration Platform, ServiceMix, Camel, Spring Integration, and more. Not every product fits every enterprise and the members of this panel are the best people in the world to answer your questions about this topic, and ultimately help you figure out which integration platform is right for you!

Panelists include:
Josh Long, Author, Spring Enterprise Recipes and Spring Web Recipes
Jeff Genender, Apache ServiceMix committer and PMC member
Ross Mason, CTO, MuleSource

Ask the Expert Discussion Groups

Join dozens of our speakers for Ask the Expert Discussion Groups on Wednesday, Day One from 6:00 - 7:40 p.m. Free drinks and appetizers will be served. This is your chance to ask tough questions, get answers, and network with your peers. Each speaker is an expert in their field.

Speakers coming out to discuss Java with you:

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