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TCF 2006 Professional Conference

For the first time, TCF is extending its program to provide IT and computer professionals with a conference. This conference is designed to provide the professional to with insight and information pertinent to their job and to keep them informed of emerging technologies that will impact their profession. Topics include Intel's technology road-map, Microsoft Windows Vista, Use Case development, and much more. Leading professionals in the IT industry have prepared dynamic and informative talks that will make the conference both valuable and enjoyable to attend. The conference will be run between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM on Friday, April 21, 2006. The conference is divided into tracks to serve the various specialties within the commercial IT industry. There will also be a lunch and networking session to allow IT professionals to meet each other and interchange ideas.

Development Track (click here for all abstracts on the development track)

• Architecting with Ajax by Mike Barlow, Galaxy Solutions
• An introduction to BPEL by Nicholas J. Donatone, Vice President Database Services, MFG Systems Corporation
• Fast and Easy Web Development using Ruby on Rails by Barry Burd, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Drew University
• Use Cases by Dennis Mancl, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff Lucent Technologies - Bell Labs
• Applying the Observer Design Pattern by Michael P. Redlich, Senior Research Technician, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Co.
• Applying the Factory Method Design Pattern by Michael P. Redlich, Senior Research Technician, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Co.
• Applying the Decorator Design Pattern by Michael P. Redlich, Senior Research Technician, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Co.
• Introduction to Windows Workflow Foundation by Paul Blackwell, Senior Developer, Omicron Consulting
• Visual Studio and SQL Server 2005 - Reporting by Paul Blackwell, Senior Developer, Omicron Consulting

Management Track (click here for all abstracts on the management track)

• Digital Rights Management by Frederic M. Wilf, Lawyer, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP
• Rights Management Service: Microsoft?s Implementation of Digital Rights Management by John Stawiarski, Director of Network Services, Omicron Consulting
• Real-Time Manufacturing Intelligence bt John Matranga, Chief Technology Officer, Omicron Consulting

Technology Track (click here for all abstracts on the technology track)

• SharePoint Products & Technologies by David F. Soll, Vice President of Advanced Technology, Omicron Consulting
• Overview of Grid Computing by Nicholas J. Donatone, Vice President Database Services, MFG Systems Corporation
• Portals: The New Paradigm by David F. Soll, Vice President of Advanced Technology, Omicron Consulting
• Eleven Prevalent Vulnerabilities in Web-Based Information Systems, and How to Avoid Them by Devin Fensterheim, Rutgers University
• Performance Monitoring and Tuning of Web Based Systems by John Christopher, Technical Specialist, Thomson Scientific
• Windows Vista - What?s on the Horizon by John Stawiarski, Director of Network Services, Omicron Consulting
• SQL Server 2005 & Business Intelligence: Extreme Data Makeover Edition by Nathan Berk, Omicron Consulting
• The Mobile Device as the Next IT Platform by Ross Dennis, Research Director, Clearsight Research
• Intel's Technology Roadmap by David M. McGurl, Intel Corporation