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SAN FRANCISCO, June 27, 2006 – The Open Group, a vendor-
and technology-neutral consortium focused on open standards
and global interoperability within and between enterprises,
today announced the agenda for the IT Architecture Practitioners
Conference being held July 17th-19th at the Hyatt Regency
Coral Gables in Miami. Now in its third year, The Open Group’s
IT Architecture Practitioners Conference is a globally recognized
event created by and for IT architecture practitioners to
engage in interactive discussions about a wide variety of
topics impacting the profession, such as SOA, architecture
disciplines, architecture team development, and setting up
an architecture practice. The Miami conference will examine
these IT architecture topics with a focus on further defining
a common set of core competencies for individuals involved
with professional architecture.
The Open Group’s IT Architecture Practitioners conference
will feature three days of best in class speakers, programs
and practical sessions for attendees. The event includes
an impressive lineup of industry leaders including a keynote
address from Len Fehskens, leader of worldwide architecture
profession office, HP Services at Hewlett-Packard and opening
remarks from Allen Brown, president and CEO of The Open Group.
Additional main stage highlights include presentations and
case studies from IT leaders and architects at Cisco Systems,
Inc., Citigroup, IBM, Infosys Technologies Limited, Nokia
Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sprint, Tata Consultancy
Services, Wipro Technologies, Wolters Kluwer, Inc., and Open
Group executive thought leaders.
“The Open Group IT Architecture Practitioners Conference,
which is put on by members of our Architecture Forum, offers
the perfect venue for a wide range of architects to share
relevant industry best practices and techniques with their
peers and others interested in the field,” said Allen
Brown, president and CEO, The Open Group. “The goal
of this conference is to advance the profession as a whole.
The fact that such a wide range of global companies are participating
in this event validates the importance of the evolving role
of the enterprise architect.”
Conference participants can choose from eleven unique tracks,
which will offer best practices and user case studies for
IT architecture practitioners. The agenda consists of high-level
strategies, as well as practical tips, and techniques within
the IT architecture discipline including enterprise architecture
development, deployment and management, SOA, setting up an
architecture practice, certification and professional development,
architecture governance, and business value realization.
Registration, Sponsorship and Exhibit Opportunities
Registration is open to both members and non-members of The
Open Group. For more information or to register for The
Open Group’s IT Architecture Practitioners Conference
in Miami, please visit: http://www.theopengroup.org/miami2006/register.htm.
The IT Architecture Practitioners Conference offers various
sponsorship and exhibit opportunities. For more information,
visit: http://www.opengroup.org/miami2006/sponsor-exhibit.htm#sponsor
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.
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