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SAN FRANCISCO, October 9, 2007 – The Open Group, a vendor- and technology-neutral consortium focused on open standards and global interoperability within and between enterprises, today announced that Lauren C. States, vice president of skills and capabilities, IBM Client Value Team, will be a featured keynote speaker at its 16th Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference. Additionally, many enterprise architecture experts and industry leaders have been added to the speaker lineup for the conference, to be held October 22nd–26th, 2007 at the Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal in Budapest, Hungary.
The Open Group has also added speakers to the conference’s parallel streams, in which Security Architecture, along with enterprise architecture, TOGAF, SOA and certification, will be discussed. New parallel stream presenters include Michael Beach, chief security designer, Boeing, United States; Oliver Mark, worldwide EA community leader, Intel, Germany; Frank Kroon, lead solution architect, Hewlett Packard, Netherlands; and Jason Uppal, chief architect, QRS, Canada. Enterprise architecture experts and leaders from companies worldwide such as Accenture, CGI Group, Capgemini, Cisco Advisory Services, Getronics, Infosys Technologies, Oracle and Wipro Technologies will deliver parallel stream addresses as well.
The Open Group’s Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conferences, now in their fourth year, are globally recognized events created by and for enterprise architecture practitioners to examine a wide variety of topics that are impacting the profession. The Budapest event will focus on several different aspects of Security Architecture and examine their roles in delivering safe and secure enterprise architectures.
Registration is open to both members and non-members of The Open Group. For more information on registering or to register for the conference in Budapest, please visit: http://www.opengroup.org/budapest2007/register.htm. Registration is free for members of the press and industry analysts.
The Open Group also offers various sponsorship and exhibit opportunities. For more information, please visit: http://www.opengroup.org/budapest2007/sponsor-exhibit.htm.
The Open Group is a vendor-neutral and technology-neutral consortium, which drives the creation of Boundaryless Information Flow™ that will enable access to integrated information within and between enterprises based on open standards and global interoperability. The Open Group works with customers, suppliers, consortia and other standard bodies. Its role is to capture, understand and address current and emerging requirements, establish policies and share best practices; to facilitate interoperability, develop consensus, and evolve and integrate specifications and open source technologies; to offer a comprehensive set of services to enhance the operational efficiency of consortia; and to operate the industry’s premier certification service. Further information on The Open Group can be found at http://www.opengroup.org.
Note to Editors: Boundaryless Information Flow and TOGAF are trademarks of The Open Group. All other company, brand and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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