The Colorado Springs Open Source Software April Meeting

AGENDA
6:00 - 6:30 PM - Food, Drinks & Networking
6:30 - 6:40 PM - Announcements
6:40 - 7:00 PM - Basic Concepts
7:00 - 7:10 PM - Break
7:10 - 8:30 PM - Main Speaker
8:30 - 8:45 PM - Door Prize Drawings

MAIN TOPIC ABSTRACT

Apache ServiceMix
Enterprise networks commonly deploy disparate applications, platforms, and business processes that need to communicate or exchange data with each other. The applications, platforms and processes have non-compatible data formats and non-compatible communications protocols. If an enterprise needs to interface with external systems, the integration problem extends outside of a company and encompasses its business partners' IT systems and processes as well.

Apache ServiceMix tackles this problem using a lightweight standards based, loosely coupled approach. Apache ServiceMix is an open source ESB. By relying on standards, Apache ServiceMix reduces the chances of vendor lock-in. By advocating loose coupling, Apahe ServiceMix reduces the complexity of integration.

MAIN SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
William Henry has 20 years experience developing distributed systems and service oriented architectures for both government and private industry. William has worked in a variety of industries including finance, telecommunications, government, healthcare, and software product development. This experience includes extensive use of both standard and proprietary technologies, deploying enterprise class applications and services. During his 10 years at IONA William has performed important roles within Professional Services, Engineering, Strategic Alliances, and Sales. William is a member of W3C?s WS-Policy working group, he is a member of IONA?s Technical Vision Team and is key contributor on IONA?s partner strategy. William has been guest speaker and expert panelist at OMG, JavaOne, TheServerSide and other industry events. William holds both a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from Dublin City University, Ireland and lives in Monument, Colorado, USA.

William Henry currently holds the position of Technical Director & Enterprise Architect at IONA Technologies INC. (NASDAQ: IONA).

BASIC CONCEPTS TOPIC ABSTRACT

GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)
GIMP is the grand-daddy of at least one half of the Linux Desktop:
GNOME. But its history also includes a romp through the Visual Effects industry in Hollywood. We will discuss the history of GIMP, how it (kind of) made it to Hollywood, and how the visual effects industry moved to Linux to avoid Microsoft.

BASIC CONCEPTS SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Michael J. Hammel has written about the GIMP since its birth, is listed as a contributor to the project (albeit in an infinitesimally small way), and is the author of three books on the subject, including his latest, The Artist's Guide to GIMP Effects.

OUR SPONSORS

Website Sponsor:
ACN...Local, Long Distance, Digital, & Cellular Phone Service

Food Sponsor:
COMSYS will provide food and drink

Door Prize Sponsors:
Jetbrains will provide a free IntelliJ personal ide license
SourceBeat Publishing will provide one free PDF technical book
Atlassian will provide a free technical book plus some t-shirts and stickers
OReilly Publishing will provide a free technical book
COMSYS will provide additional door prizes
ACN will provide a 2GB Thumb Drive