Web Services Touted As One of Most Strategic Technologies For 2002; Conference Features Flexible, Virtual Format And Marketing Hype-Free Content Taught By Industry Gurus
Gaithersburg, Maryland - January 28, 2002 Intellor Group, Inc., an independent knowledge exchange company and provider of next-generation learning programs that target IT and business professionals, announced today the launch of its Web Services Reality Spring 2002 Conference scheduled from April 1 - June 30, 2002. Intellor Group will partner with a team of industry-respected thought-leaders in the Web Services and XML areas to deliver just-in-time, high value education over the Internet to address the need for knowledge transfer about this quickly advancing, strategic technology for 2002.
According to a recent report by research and advisory firm, Gartner Inc., "The Web services paradigm will cause every enterprise to revisit its assumptions about its IT architecture, from application development environments, to messaging systems, to content management systems, to e-commerce platforms and enterprise portals. Users of these technologies will experience the need to further adapt themselves to an even more-distributed and loosely connected world. Given the pace at which this next stage of the Internet's evolution will occur, it makes sense to take the long view. This positions 2002 as an appropriate time for enterprises to become introspective about their core competencies and the Internet strategies that leverage their fundamental strengths."*
"Web Services is undoubtedly one of the top strategic technology directions that IT professionals need to be informed about in 2002," said Grant Laing, Web Services Reality Spring 2002 Conference Chairman and Senior Analyst, Intellor Group, Inc. "Intellor Group, Inc. has assembled a first-class series of keynote, tutorial and track sessions that will address everything from the fundamental XML and Web Services building blocks to how the latest developments from the XML and Java worlds make Web Services possible to how Web Services and XML will impact business to what products and solutions are out there to take advantage of XML and Web Services. And, we have done it using a virtual delivery method so that all IT and business professionals can take advantage of this strategic learning opportunity-without the impact of time out of the office, travel expense or limited travel and education budgets."
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What Some Of Intellor Group's Instructors Have To Say
"Intellor Group's virtual Web Services Reality Spring 2002 Conference will provide the type of information that every IT professional with an interest in Web Services and XML should know," said David MacSwain, Keynote Presenter and CEO of WebCritical. "Intellor Group's collaborative virtual classroom software coupled with the group of top-notch IT practitioners Intellor Group has selected will bring together IT and business professionals from all over the world in a manner not possible with traditional conferences."
"The real-time interactivity of the virtual classroom mimics the traditional classroom well, which allows me to teach from Canada to audiences located anywhere on the Internet," said G. Ken Holman, Crane Softwrights Ltd. "I can interact with the students just as I would in any other classroom setting with live audio-over-IP, presentation slides, and white-board functionality."
To add additional value and increase knowledge exchange around its conferences, Intellor Group combines its real-world education with community-based collaboration and in-depth research and analysis. Intellor.com is Intellor Group's e-Business Intelligence and e-Business Integration community where IT and business professionals research companies and their products; read white papers; talk with their peers and solution providers; provide their opinions, via polls and surveys, about certain technologies; and sign up for virtual conferences, seminars and conferences. The company also completes more extensive research through surveys to various sub-sets of IT and business professionals and supplements its analytical research with best practices, and tips and techniques to remember when designing, building, or maintaining an e-business system environment. Intellor Group's on-staff analysts analyze survey and analytical data and publish several types of research products ranging from an online newsletter to an in-depth research paper that are often shared with Intellor.com members and conference attendees.
About Intellor Group
Intellor Group, Inc., located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, is an independent knowledge exchange company and provider of next-generation learning programs that target IT and business professionals.
Intellor Group's unique business model connects companies seeking knowledge with solution providers, industry-recognized thought-leaders and peers who can provide that knowledge. Intellor Group surpasses the capabilities of traditional learning methods and delivers high-quality, industry-expert-led virtual education programs to the desktops of Information Technology (IT) and business professionals. The company combines the input and dissemination power of the Internet via real-world education conferences, seminars, and courses delivered using a state-of-the-art virtual classroom; a community-based knowledge exchange-www.intellor.com-and in-depth community-based research and analysis.
For more information, visit Intellor Group at http://www.intellor.com, or call 301-208-6766, x116.
* Gartner, Inc. "Gartner Predicts 2002: Internet Platforms and Web Services, D. Smith, R. Batchelder, December 2001.