DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / JULY 7, 2003: VOL. 2 NO. 27    ( Table of Contents )

Special Features:

INTEGRATE 2003 COMES TO BOSTON

The Object Management Group (OMG) announces its third event in a new series -- Integrate 2003 -- taking place September 9 ­10, 2003 in Boston, MA, USA. Greg Papadopoulos, Chief Technology Officer of Sun Microsystems, will headline the event with his keynote entitled, The Theory of Networked Everything. Mr. Papadopoulos will explore trends in network computing architecture and technology, paying particular attention to the "software shift," the dramatic change in software development and deployment models that has occurred with exponential growth of the network. Sponsored by Compuware the two-day event will also cover case studies, best practices and integration issues related to Web Services, Modeling & Model Driven Architecture (MDA), Java, and .NET.

Integrate 2003 Boston will provide a forum to investigate the broad scope of integration technology, with an understanding that technology is constantly changing -- e.g., the current focus is enterprise architecture, web services and grid computing but what will the future hold? Integrate defines the path to a successful integration strategy. OMG invites business managers, IT executives and strategic decision-makers to attend Integrate 2003.

"We are expecting a large turnout for this third Integrate conference as Massachusetts continues to be a hotbed for technology innovation. With newly added sessions, Integrate 2003 Boston provides a solid program for IT professionals to come and learn from their peers about the crucial role integration plays in successful enterprise systems operations," said Dr. Richard Soley, Chairman and CEO, OMG.

Special to this particular Integrate is free admittance for qualified individuals into the Tuesday and Wednesday keynote sessions---The Theory of Networked Everything and a discussion panel on web services entitled, Web Services Standards: Where Are They Going? Attendees utilizing this offer also have access to the 30+ exhibitors that will be on hand.

For a complete program and to register for this event, visit www.integrate2003.com. Exhibit space is available to all companies (OMG members and non-members).