A round-up of the overall themes and topics being presented at AJAXWorld 2008 East at The Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan, March 18-20, 2008 - including Enterprise Mashups, Rich Internet Applications, Security, Enterprise AJAX, Silverlight, GWT, Reverse AJAX/'AJAX Push', AIR/Flash/Flex, JavaFX, ASP.NET AJAX, Seam, JSF, iPhone, Social Applications, YUI, jMaki, Appcelerator, Curl and more...

The business value of RIAs is very clear: aesthetics do matter and users would like a pleasant experience. Good RIAs can provide your customers with user experiences that leave your competition in the dust. While most enterprise applications are based on old client/server technology with high cost of ownership and lack of flexibility, switching to the Web as a platform for mission-critical applications is very appealing – as it lowers the TCO significantly.

With a lineup of exceptional tech- and industry-savvy speakers, AJAXWorld Conference & Expo 2008 East in March offers dozens of high-quality use cases of the fast-emerging RIA alternatives such as AIR/Flash/Flex, Silverlight, JavaFX, Appcelerator and Curl among others.

Here is a round-up of the overall themes and topics being presented at the Conference, which is being held at The Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan, March 18-20, 2008. Enjoy! Last Chance to Register for AJAXWorld 2008 East and Save $100 !

AIR/Flash/Flex

RIA Development on the Microsoft Stack Using Flex
- by Mike Grishin, SharpStyle Labs

Picking the Right Technology for Enterprise Rich Internet Applications
- by Yakov Fain, Farata Systems

Using AJAX Data Services in Enterprise Applications
- by Marco Casario, Comtaste


ASP.NET AJAX

ASP.NET AJAX Design & Development Patterns
- by Joe Stagner, Microsoft

Improving ASP.NET User Interfaces with the AJAX Control Toolkit
- by Robert Boedigheimer, The Schwan Food Company

The Digital Black Belt’s Guide to Building Secure ASP.NET AJAX Applications
- by Joe Stagner, Microsoft

Enterprise AJAX

Rapid Development of Enterprise AJAX Apps
- by Kevin Hakman, TIBCO

Enterprise AJAX Adoption Without Being a Rocket Scientist
- by Coach Wei, Nexaweb

Using AJAX Data Services in Enterprise Applications
- by Marco Casario, Comtaste

Web-Based Enterprise Platforms - The New, Revenue-Rich Paradigm Shift
- by Patrick Grady, Rearden Commerce

Easy AJAX Development with Markup + POJO
- by Bob Buffone, Nexaweb


Enterprise Mashups

Mashup Ecosystems in the Enterprise
- by David Boloker, IBM

Enterprise 2.0 and Data Mashups: Bridging the Web 2.0 Information Gap
- by Renat Khasanshyn, Apatar

- by David Boloker, IBM

Enterprise 2.0 and Data Mashups: Bridging the Web 2.0 Information Gap
- by Renat Khasanshyn, Apatar

Enterprise 2.0 and IT: How to Maximize Benefits for Your Enterprise
- by Sriram Padmanabhan, IBM & Scott Regan, Sonoa Systems


Sharable Enterprise Mashups: The New User-Driven Composite Apps
- by Olivier Poupenay, DreamFace Interfactive

The Performance Paradigm of a Mashup World
- by Peter Kirwan, Webmetrics

Info 2.0
- by Lauren Cooney & Mark Heid, IBM

Code Free Composites - Where SOA and Mashups Converge
- by Ian Tomlin, NMDC

Enterprise 2.0 / Enterprise Web 2.0

Enterprise 2.0 and IT: How to Maximize Benefits for Your Enterprise

- by Sriram Padmanabhan, IBM & Scott Regan, Sonoa

Sharable Enterprise Mashups: The New User-Driven Composite Apps
- by Olivier Poupenay, DreamFace Interfactive

Web-Based Enterprise Platforms - The New, Revenue-Rich Paradigm Shift
- by Patrick Grady, Rearden Commerce


Google Web Toolkit (GWT)

Saving Your Investment: Transforming J2EE Applications into Web 2.0 Using GWT
- by Dietrich Kappe, Pathfinder Development

RIAs with Comet and Critical Updates in Enterprise Environments
- by Emil Ong, Caucho



iPhone

Introduction to the iPhone SDK
- by Kevin Hoffman, iPhone Developer's Journal

Developing AJAX Applications for iPhone and iPod Touch

- by Chris Williams, Aptana

Enabling iPhone Support for Enterprise Applications & Messaging

- by Senthil Krishnapillai, Sybase

Developing AJAX Applications for iPhone and iPod Touch

- by Chris Williams, Aptana

Developing Open Source Mobile Messaging and Sync Apps for iPhone vs. Android

- by Stefano Fornari, Funambol

jMaki

Web 2.0 Application Development Using jMaki

- by Arun Gupta, Sun

JSF

Writing JSF Applications with Apache Trinidad and Facelets
- by Matthias Wessendorf, Oracle

PHP

PHP, Next Generation RIA Superhero
- by Andi Gutmans, Zend


Reverse AJAX / Comet / 'AJAX Push'

Enterprise Comet: The Web That's Instantly On and Always On
- by Jonas Jacobi, Kaazing

Comet for Critical Updates in the Enterprise
- by Emil Ong, Coucho

HTTP Multicast Routing, Scaling the Real-Time Web
- by Ric Smith, Kaazing


Ruby on Rails

AJAX and Rails
- by Greg Pollack, Orlando Ruby Users Group

Seam

Seam Remoting - JBoss Seam and AJAX
- by Shane Bryzak, JBoss/Red Hat


Security

*Can We Fix The Web?
- by Douglas Crockford, Yahoo!

*KEYNOTE/PLENARY SESSION

Understanding the Top Web 2.0 Attack Vectors

- by Danny Allen, Watchfire

OpenAjax Hub 1.1 & SMash (Secure Mashups)
- by Jon Ferriaolo & Sumeer Bhola

Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)

AJAX Brings SOA to the User
- by Scott Kirkwood, MomentumSI

Web 2.0 and SOA – Friend or Foe?
- by Bob Buffone, Nexaweb

Code Free Composites - Where SOA and Mashups Converge
- by Ian Tomlin, NMDC

Seam Remoting - JBoss Seam and AJAX
- by Shane Bryzak, JBoss/Red Hat


Sharable Enterprise Mashups: The New User-Driven Composite Apps
- by Olivier Poupenay, DreamFace Interfactive

Web-Based Enterprise Platforms - The New, Revenue-Rich Paradigm Shift
- by Patrick Grady, Rearden Commerce

Silverlight

Silverlight Magic: Zoom, Ink, Media and more... - by Lawrence Moroney, Microsoft Spice Up User Experience with Silverlight - by Sue Googe, Northrup Grumman

.NET in the Browser: Silverlight RIA
- by Lawrence Moroney, Microsoft

Social Applications

Building AJAX Social Applications Using OpenSocial
- by Chris Schalk, Google

Social Computing: the iPhone as an Ideal Platform
- by Steve Maryka, ICEsoft


Toolkits & Frameworks

AJAX Tookits, Frameworks and IDEs: How Do You Choose the Right One?
- by Paul Giurata, Catalyst Resources

Next-Generation AJAX Applications with qooxdoo
- by Andreas Ecker, 1&1 Internet AG

Using the Dojo Toolkit to Create AJAX Powered Forms
- by James Harmon, Object Training Group

AJAX Tookits, Frameworks and IDEs: How Do You Choose the Right One?
- by Paul Giurata, Catalyst Resources

Next-Generation AJAX Applications with qooxdoo
- by Andreas Ecker, 1&1 Internet AG

Using the Dojo Toolkit to Create AJAX Powered Forms
- by James Harmon, Object Training Group

.NET in the Browser: Silverlight RIA
- by Lawrence Moroney, Microsoft

Web 2.0

Behind the Scenes With A Web 2.0 Desktop: Laszlo Webtop
- by Robb Beal, Laszlo Systems

Bridging the Web 2.0 Information Gap: Enterprise 2.0 and Data Mashups
- by Renat Khasanshyn, Apatar

Web 2.0 and SOA – Friend or Foe?
- by Bob Buffone, Nexaweb

Web 2.0 Application Development Using jMaki

- by Arun Gupta, Sun

Understanding the Top Web 2.0 Attack Vectors

- by Danny Allen, Watchfire

Web 2.0 Meets Storage 2.0
- by Geoff Tudor, Nirvanix

• Where Are RIA Technologies Headed in 2008?
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• Next-Generation RIAs: Future Directions for Rich Internet Applications
• An A to Z of Speakers at AJAXWorld 2008 East in New York City
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