Web Services: Promise or Pitfall?

Will web services strategically improve your business or put your company under? The January 15^th MIT Enterprise Forum will evaluate this critical decision when Aviarc, an early stage technology company, discusses adopting web services in an extremely challenging business environment.  <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /?>

We've assembled an expert panel of industry leaders from Microsoft, BEA Systems and Amazon.com to discuss the options and pitfalls that Aviarc must analyze before embarking on this strategic technology initiative.  This Enterprise Forum will explore the increasing relevance of web services and address the problems that this new technology arena promises to solve.

Specific issues to be discussed include:

.         Determining what criteria to use when evaluating web services or any new technology

.         Capitalizing on the ideal time for your organization to implement web services

.         Lessons learned from early adopters

.         Developing best practices for executing web services

This program is for senior level business decision makers and technology leaders alike. It will be a memorable evening that will be filled with "business" insight and "industry" expertise.

Moderator:                   Dwight B. Davis, V.P. and Practice Director, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /?>
Summit Strategies

Presenting Company: Rowena Gates, President and CEO, Aviarc

Panelists:

                                    Neil Charney, Director .NET Strategy, Microsoft

                                    Adam Bosworth, Chief Architect & Sr. V.P. of Advanced Development, BEA             

                                    Neil Roseman, VP Retail Technology, Amazon

                                    Steve Holbrook, Program Director Emerging e-Business Standards, IBM