IDEAlliance Announces Conference
Program for XTech 2006
Program focuses on XML, standards-based and open technology
for enabling next generation of web applications
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, USA - March 14, 2006 -
IDEAlliance (www.idealliance.org), an established industry organization that
develops, educates and validates best practices in publishing and information
technology, announced today the full conference program for XTech 2006
(www.xtech-conference.org/), the premier European conference for developers and
managers working with XML and web technologies. The theme for this year's
conference, "Building Web 2.0" recognizes the key role of
standards-based and open technology in enabling the next generation of web
applications. XTech 2006 will be held May 16-19 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Building on the success of last year's conference, this
year's tracks include applications, browser technology, core technologies
and open data. Experts and leaders from all disciplines will present and
discuss the technology and design issues behind the evolving world of the web.
The applications track covers the use of web, XML and knowledge
technologies, and includes presentations on DITA, Rails, RDF and OWL, Semantic
Web, and syndication and aggregation. Browser technology presentations focus on
AJAX, XForms,
SVG, and mobile web applications. The core technologies track includes
presentations on XQuery,
SPARQL and MySQL. Presentations in the open data track focus on
OpenStreetMap, GeoRSS and network security. For more information on specific
tracks, please visit www.xtech-conference.org/2006/tracks.asp.
"XTech 2006 brings together the most experienced and
influential people and companies in the information industry, providing them
with realistic and practical instruction and insight," said Edd Dumbhill,
XTech 2006 conference chair. "Our conference has long been a fertile
ground for the creation of new ideas and partnerships, and we look forward to
providing a much-needed forum for the energetic worlds of web development and
open data in the same way we have with XML over the years."
XTech 2006 combines the worlds of web development, open source,
semantic web and open standards. Formerly known as the XML Europe conference,
XTech has widened its scope beyond traditional core topics to include
neighboring technologies from the web and business. Participating companies at
XTech 2006 include Adobe, Amazon, BBC New Media, Blast Radius, IBM,
Justsystems, Mozilla Corporation, Novell, Oracle Corporation, Yahoo! and
others.
About IDEAlliance
IDEAlliance (International Digital
Enterprise Alliance) is an established industry organization with a diverse and
impressive membership that has been developing, educating and validating best
practices in publishing and information technology for 40 years. Through
special interest groups, conferences and its active membership, IDEAlliance
offers its members an inside track into how the publishing and content-driven
supply chain can and will be exploited to respond to both traditional and
emerging pressures to reduce cost, increase the top line, and develop new lines
of business. To learn more about IDEAlliance, please visit www.idealliance.org/,
or call 703-837-1070.
Marion L. Elledge
VP, Information Technologies Programs
IDEAlliance http://www.idealliance.org
Celebrating 40 years -
1966 - 2006
Watch for upcoming events:
XTech 2006
Building Web 2.0
16-19 May - Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
http://www.xtech.org
Extreme Markup Languages
7-11 August
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
http://www.mulberrytech.com/Extreme/
XML 2006
December 5-7 - Sheraton Boston Hotel
Boston, MA
Watch for details coming soon!
