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Rod Smith, IBM

Rod Smith Rod Smith is an IBM Fellow and vice president of Emerging Internet Technologies, Software Group. He is a recognized technical leader, both within IBM's software business, as well as across the industry. His team's technological innovations and cross-industry collaborations have enabled the rapid adoption of technologies such as Web services, XML, Linux®, J2EE, and next-generation rich user collaboration technology and wireless applications. He enjoys a sustained - and unparalleled - record of achievement in the software business due to his ability to identify key emerging technologies well before they become mainstream. He is often sought out to provide guidance in helping customers establish their own future technical strategies and directions. IBM has honored him with numerous awards, including the Thomas J. Watson, Jr. Design Excellence Award. He has co-authored a U.S. Senate Report and has written numerous articles for the IBM Systems Journal.

Presentation: "Web 2.0 Style Mashups, Widgets, and OpenAjax"

Session: Web 2.0

Time: Thursday 11:15 - 12:00

Location: Ballroom Le Grand 1

Abstract: With the wide adoption of Web 2.0 style mashups in business companies need to make sure that the widgets they create for their mashups can be used in multiple browsers, are supported in a wide variety of devices, and provide a safe way of combining corporate data with external Web data on the same mashup canvas. Open Standards, like OpenAjax, can help alleviate the concern for "vendor lock-in", and technologies like Smash - Secured Mashups - can provide the protection required to secure business data in a mashup. In this session Rod Smith, IBM Fellow and Vice President of the IBM Emerging Internet Technologies group, will discuss how IBM is working with the OpenAjax Alliance to ensure your business mashup efforts are open, extensible, and secure.

Presentation: "Delivering Business Value with Web 2.0 Style Mashups"

Time: Friday 10:20 - 11:05

Location: Ballroom Le Grand 2

Abstract: Web 2.0 is one of the hottest things on the consumer Web, but where does it fit into business? What's the business value? And how can companies use new Web 2.0 mashups to bring value to their line-of-business users and their bottom line? You'll hear answers to all of this and more from Rod Smith, IBM Fellow and Vice President of the IBM Emerging Internet Technologies group. Rod will discuss what IBM is doing in the Web 2.0 mashup space, give a demonstration of an IBM mashup maker, and share lessons he's learned from joint Web 2.0 development projects with various IBM customers.