The Robots Are Coming....

In the latter part of 2010 we saw an influx of robots small and lifesize. It looks like 2011 will be the year we see more robots in society, and not just for looks either. Here's a picture of NASA's robot, Robonaut 2, but you can call him R2 for short.

Simplify Adobe CS 5 Deployment with Absolute Manage (webinar)

With the recent release of Adobe Creative Suite 5 (CS5) comes the demand for a complete solution to administering the new Adobe software. Absolute Software provides management solutions that allow IT administrators to deploy, report on and update Adobe CS5. Join Adobe and Absolute Software to learn how the Adobe Application Manager, Enterprise Edition (AAMEE) and Absolute Software enable IT administrators to: Repackage and provision Adobe CS5 for remote deployment or deployment during the imaging process Deploy updates quickly and easily with automated patch management Automate deployment of Adobe CS5 in large-scale environments Achieve increased efficiencies and quick returns on their software investment Register Now We look forward to you joining us on March 1! Tuesday, March 1, 2011 1 pm ET / 10 am PT Duration: 1 hour FEATURED SPEAKER: » Rick Borstein, Adobe Systems » John Wu, Absolute Software

The Server Side Java Symposium

  

Most anticipated sessions Only 3 weeks remain until TheServerSide Java Symposium 2011, the first -- and most fiercely independent -- Java conference of the year, arrives in Las Vegas, March 16-18. We will soon reach capacity thanks to the overwhelming response received at the announcement of James Gosling, the “father of Java,” who will deliver our Day One Keynote address. TheServerSide Java Symposium is designed to arm you and your team with in-depth coverage of the latest frameworks, tools, architecture best practices, cloud computing advice and more to ensure you stay ahead of the pack on the latest trends in enterprise Java. See the full agenda, speaker lineup, and find out how to register today before the remaining seats sell out. Here are the most anticipated sessions of 2011 according to a recent survey of your peers: Core Java Track Keynote: Enterprise Java Platforms for the Next Decade Jim Knutson, IBM Websphere’s Java EE Architect Discover how and why enterprise Java platforms must evolve to meet the needs of complex enterprises, systems and collaborations. Don’t miss this essential session from one of today’s foremost Java EE architects as he reveals the next decade's programming model platform evolution, Java platform spin-offs, upcoming changes in hardware capabilities, and more. Developing a Message Driven Architecture with Spring Mark Fisher, Author of “Spring Integration in Action” and Engineer at VMware How do your applications support for eventing, messaging, and scheduling? In this session, Mark Fisher demonstrates how these features can deliver a platform for creating a lightweight, dynamic, message-driven architecture that builds upon the well-known Inversion of Control characteristics of Spring. Back to the Future with Java 7 Martijn Verburg, Consultant & Community Leader for Java and Open Source software Ben Evans, Technical Architect and Lead Application DeveloperWhat are the key, need-to-know features of Java 7? Why were there only 5 key features included in the final draft of Project Coin? Why wasn’t the Join & Fork framework included in Java 5, and why has it become so important all of a sudden to include it in Java 7? Martijn and Ben present the essential elements of Java 7 you should be leveraging right now, and highlight the features you must prepare for when Oracle comes out with a subsequent release in the near future. Test Smells in Your Code Base Lasse Koskela, Author of “Test Driven: Practical TDD and Acceptance TDD for Java Developers” Chances are there are anti-patterns in your project's test code. The problem is that you may not know they’re there. Join best-selling author Lasse Koskela as he explains the trend toward better production code (but not test code) and introduces the key test smells to look out for – along with what to do when you spot one. Cloud Track Keynote: Bringing Code to the Cloud and Back AgainRod Johnson, Creator of the Spring framework Mik Kersten, CEO of Tasktop Technologies and Creator of the Eclipse Mylyn open source project Cloud infrastructure is changing the game for both application deployment and lifecycle management. In this talk, Rod and Mik explore a turnkey approach that marries enterprise Java with cloud deployment and Agile/ALM, give an overview of new technologies at the intersection of these three areas, and demonstrate how they radically simplify the Java developer’s workday by creating a new level of connectivity between the team and the application. Visit the conference website to view the full agenda, speaker lineup and sign up now to attend. But hurry! Time is running out and seats are filling up fast. TheServerSide Java Symposium comes to Vegas in exactly 3 weeks and will host over 300 of your peers from across the globe. Don’t miss this exclusive event, hailed by past attendees as THE must-attend Java conference of the year. PS – It’s not too late to join your peers from Autrotrader.com, Fidelity Investments, the Department of Defense, Wells Fargo, Verisign and more! There are still some good airfare rates - as low as $318 from the greater New York area, $365 from Washington, D.C. and $380 from Philadelphia.