From announce-return-1172-apmail-announce-archive=apache.org@apache.org Tue Jun 28 13:04:31 2011 Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-announce-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-announce-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 78C216740 for ; Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:04:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 23307 invoked by uid 500); 28 Jun 2011 13:04:16 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-announce-archive@apache.org Received: (qmail 22915 invoked by uid 500); 28 Jun 2011 13:04:15 -0000 Mailing-List: contact announce-help@apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list announce@apache.org Delivered-To: moderator for announce@apache.org Received: (qmail 22094 invoked by uid 99); 28 Jun 2011 13:02:57 -0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.7 required=5.0 tests=RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_NEUTRAL X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (nike.apache.org: local policy) X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 664028.54445.bm@omp1026.mail.ac4.yahoo.com DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s1024; t=1309266147; bh=2oelaNwQAkE9n/oQCoPSkqZ4PeOcmlTXehp5U9wLjAI=; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-RocketYMMF:X-Mailer:References:Message-ID:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=lGZ7CPUtc4fTFEy1IBSpsG1fkXDhSl5iZcDTrLzi22Y/vQZ+xOMoJa1aYVEvvm0hpiXoQWiWAzrsRLRhYCO0csRNBMFuVDsQW3MTj6JyK6MrJaNe+FyxkW24tsqxJsFPsRuGUBLveJVlTbhO7zaG6JEFPoett9AjEDXdIfbnIZ4= X-YMail-OSG: zn.Uru0VM1kUhDwzQLKR6J0MrGV5OD7fqohNXQNuT9M1wsv wHmfeB3kIlTSQs2EGMuBJpMy3snDPkuN9T0gPZecUs74wq4hxmFM8yICraYI 0kCTFPCF6WwwOljim84eYwb11vS1YIPBEcgFkAdGokcBfiHZjxgM9f7I4KGH rOMqdriTILmSxi.KWhc8dtCRvlL7maoNTsZFZtUJ0WWatOtrLlvE.eM5MwsJ V_byzoIOhK3STR5iPJClr1YKdlpywig6kjfjfhg_rCRRJR6A8sw6wNFMs_tP pDn2JIc8z.eaUrgmdF3go.9jblhKx1GORnCl2rHVo5sQSybWtggs.hWTFvnJ S_c7Z5.6N4_bGMwSBN1UFhpmQsGvddeTkH2YEas8ZLkXljlbfdCQnCAitNUk 311MNBGpeS4qg7zxBPFJ_aF_4pxrnYUrpliSb9LbA0jAu_5lPAeaYvGBiTgz vn7JQb8FqHiIw60l4 X-RocketYMMF: sallykhudairi X-Mailer: YahooMailWebService/0.8.112.307740 References: Message-ID: <1309266146.56923.YahooMailNeo@web30807.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:02:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Sally Khudairi Reply-To: Sally Khudairi Subject: =?utf-8?B?QXBhY2hlQ29uIDIwMTEgQW5ub3VuY2VzIOKAnE9wZW4gU291cmNlIEVudGVy?= =?utf-8?B?cHJpc2UgU29sdXRpb25zLCBDbG91ZCBDb21wdXRpbmcsIGFuZCBDb21tdW5p?= =?utf-8?B?dHkgTGVhZGVyc2hpcEFwYWNoZUNvbiAyMDExIEFubm91bmNlcyDigJxPcGVu?= =?utf-8?B?IFNvdXJjZSBFbnRlcnByaXNlIFNvbHV0aW9ucywgQ2xvdWQgQ29tcHV0aW5n?= =?utf-8?B?LCBhbmQgQ29tbXVuaXR5IExlYWRlcnNoaXDigJ0=?= To: "announce@apache.org" , "announce@apachecon.com" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org [this announcement is available online at=C2=A0http://s.apache.org/g0]=0A= =0A=0ACore program features presentations from dozens of industry leaders, = including Adobe Systems, Akamai, IBM, LinkedIn, NASA Jet Propulsion Laborat= ory, Nokia, Red Hat, SpringSource/VMWare, and Yahoo=C2=A0=0A=0A=0A28 June 2= 011=E2=80=94FOREST HILL, MD=E2=80=94The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), t= he all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of nearly 170 Open So= urce projects and initiatives, today announced=C2=A0"Open Source Enterprise= Solutions, Cloud Computing, and Community Leadership"=C2=A0as the theme fo= r ApacheCon North America.=0A=0AApacheCon is the ASF's official conference,= trainings, and expo, created to explore key issues in using and developing= Open Source solutions "The Apache Way". This year's event takes place 7-11= November 2011 at the Westin Bayshore Vancouver, Canada, with early registr= ation incentives available through 2 September 2011.=0A=0AApache products p= ower more than 225 million Websites (over half the Internet) and countless = mission-critical applications worldwide (from financial services to publish= ing to radioastronomy to social networking to biomedicine research datastor= es to mobile medial applications). More than a dozen Apache projects form t= he foundation of today's Cloud computing. Five of the top 10 Open Source do= wnloads are Apache projects: understanding their breadth and capabilities h= as never been more important in today's marketplace.=0A=0AApacheCon brings = the global Apache community together to collaborate, promote innovation, re= inforce and create new connections, launch breakout technologies, and lever= age opportunities in using and developing Open Source solutions. ApacheCon'= s professionally-directed presentations detail specific industry challenges= and real-world solutions, giving attendees the must-know tips, techniques,= and trends needed to stay ahead in a rapidly changing landscape.=0A=0APres= enters include noted members of the Apache community, as well as representa= tives from Adobe Systems, Akamai, Cloudera, CS Communication & Systemes, DL= R (German Aerospace Center), FuseSource, Hippo, IBM, LinkedIn, Lucid Imagin= ation, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Nokia, Nuxeo, Red Hat, Sakai Project= , SpringSource/VMWare, Talend, Talis, WSO2, Yahoo, and more.=0A=0AThrough h= ighly relevant sessions, attendees --Open Source developers, users, enthusi= asts, software architects, administrators, executives, educators, evangelis= ts, students, and community managers-- gain first-hand insight on successfu= lly developing, deploying, and leveraging existing and emerging Apache solu= tions critical to their businesses.=C2=A0=0A=0AThe ApacheCon program spans= =C2=A0"Apache 101"=C2=A0basics to rocket science ("Apache in Space!"=C2=A0t= rack), and features countless Apache projects, from Abdera to Zookeeper. Hi= ghlights include:=0A=0AOpen Source Enterprise Solutions: Backbone of the We= b; Foundation of the Cloud; Big Data, Bigger Deployments=0A=0AExtending ent= erprise solutions to the Cloud is among the biggest strategic trends in Ope= n Source today. The race to adoption poses its challenges across open/publi= c, closed/private, and emerging community Clouds. The demand for reliable, = highly-performant, standards-based solutions continues to grow, and Apache = products are continual=C2=A0"go-to"=C2=A0options in Cloud sourcing, particu= larly with large scale deployments that handle terrabytes of data. Customiz= ation, security, load balancing, performance, and privacy all feature promi= nently in Cloud adoption, and ApacheCon=E2=80=99s sessions address a bevy o= f Cloud systems, supporting data solutions, and best practices, from how to= best prepare for the Cloud to ways to maximize your investment in its rapi= dly growing and complex ecosystem. Tracks and featured Apache projects incl= ude:=0A=0AContent Technologies and Data Handling (Big Data and Analytics) t= racks delve into Apache projects such as Archiva, Cassandra, Chemistry, Had= oop, HBase, Jackrabbit, Jena, Lucene, Mahout, Solr, Stambol, and Tika to de= monstrate:=0A=0A- content management at LinkedIn=0A- managing and warehousi= ng data repositories at the US Federal Government=0A- developing tele-medic= ine solutions for smartphones=0A- improving smart search performance up to = 20,000%=0A- relational database search solutions used by Netflix, Yelp, and= StubHub=0A- using metadata, data analysis, and semantic Web applications f= or machine learning=0A- data analysis solutions as done at Yahoo, Facebook,= Amazon, and eBay=0A=0A=0AAs Java is synonymous with the enterprise, the En= terprise and Modular Java tracks feature Apache ACE, ActiveMQ, Axis2, Camel= , Celix, Karaf, ServiceMix, Zookeeper, developer-friendly Open Source Servi= ce-Oriented Applications and the pursuit of a universal OSGi.=0A=0AThe Serv= ers track introduces the latest improvements to the ASF=E2=80=99s flagship = HTTP Server project and its role in Cloud environments, scaling Apache's aw= ard-winning Tomcat and Geronimo application servers, and developing feature= -rich platform as a service (PaaS) solutions.=0A=0AIncubating Innovation an= d Emerging Technologies=0ALaunched 12 years ago with the flagship Apache HT= TP Server project, the ASF today develops and shepherds nearly 100 Top-Leve= l Projects (TLPs) and 70 new initiatives in the Apache Incubator and Labs. = More projects than ever have been submitted to become a part of the ASF to = improve the quality of their code and participate in a larger, influential = community. The ASF has successfully incubated emerging innovations such as = Apache Cassandra, Apache OODT, and Apache Libcloud, as well as highly-estab= lished projects such as Apache SpamAssassin and Apache Subversion.=0A=0APro= jects featured in the Innovation & Emerging Technologies track include Rave= , Wookie, Whirr, as well as many others to be showcased in the Fast Feather= Track, the popular ApacheCon attraction where attendees get a 20-minute sn= apshot of an array of technologies currently undergoing incubation at Apach= e.=0A=0AOpening Business, Community Leadership, and Keeping the Machine Run= ning=0A"Community Over Code"=C2=A0is an oft-repeated saying at Apache, and = is reflected in ApacheCon's Business, Community, and Infrastructure & DevOp= s sessions, where attendees learn best practices on enabling innovation, me= ritocratic leadership, managing distributed/virtual teams, driving consensu= s, releasing Open Source software, and community management=C2=A0"The Apach= e Way".=0A=0AThese tracks expose the underbelly of day-to-day life in Open = Source companies and communities. Technically-oriented presentations addres= s tough questions on security and network optimization, agile vs. open deve= lopment, systems integration, running data centers, and streamlining operat= ions, and feature session topics such as Apache Maven, IPv6, performance, t= roubleshooting, load balancing, and more.=0A=0ASpecial Events, Public Parti= cipation=0AApacheCon is widely recognized as an engaging, hands-on, and int= eractive event, with live demos, active audience participation, ample netwo= rking opportunities, and the chance to work alongside leading members and t= alent in the Open Source community.=C2=A0=0A=0ASpecial activities during th= e week include BarCampApache (7-8 November), the hands-on, unstructured, ad= -hoc, participant-driven unconference; Apache Hackathon (7-8 November), whe= re project management committee members and committers collaborate on fixin= g bugs, addressing issues, and adding new features to Apache code; and ASF = Project MeetUps, which brings together users and developers of a particular= Apache project (or area of activity) after conference hours. Both BarCampA= pache and ASF Project MeetUps are open to the public free of charge.=0A=0AA= pacheCon Sponsors Cloudera (Platinum), HotWax Media and Red Hat (Gold), Spr= ingSource (Silver), Facebook (Bronze), are joined by community partners and= exhibitors that include The Apache Software Foundation, Crowdvine, Jahia, = Ning, and WSO2. Official Event Media Partners are ADMIN magazine, The Bitso= urce, Conferencevault, DZone, FeatherCast, Linux Pro Magazine, OSCON, OSCON= Data, OSCON Java, OStatic, and ReadWriteWeb. For sponsor, exhibitor, and c= ommunity partnership opportunities, contact Delia Frees at delia@apachecon.= com.=0A=0ARegistration Information=0AApacheCon is for everyone! Anyone inte= rested in Apache products is welcome: ASF affiliation is not required to pr= esent at, attend, or otherwise participate in ApacheCon.=0A=0AEarly-bird in= centives include savings of up to 25% when registering by 2 September 2011.= To register, visit http://apachecon.com/ and keep up with program updates = by following the @ApacheCon feed on Twitter.=0A=0ANote to Editors=0AKey con= ference message summaries and media partnerships are available. Conference = registration is complimentary for members of the press with valid credentia= ls. Contact Sally Khudairi at sk@apache.org for more information.=0A=0AAbou= t The Apache Software Foundation (ASF)=0AEstablished in 1999, the all-volun= teer Foundation oversees nearly one hundred fifty leading Open Source proje= cts, including Apache HTTP Server =E2=80=94 the world's most popular Web se= rver software, powering more than 225 Million Websites worldwide. Through t= he ASF's meritocratic process known as "The Apache Way," more than 300 indi= vidual Members and 2,500 Committers successfully collaborate to develop fre= ely available enterprise-grade software, benefiting millions of users world= wide: thousands of software solutions are distributed under the Apache Lice= nse; and the community actively participates in ASF mailing lists, mentorin= g initiatives, and ApacheCon, the Foundation's official user conference, tr= ainings, and expo. The ASF is a US 501(3)(c) not-for-profit charity, funded= by individual donations and corporate sponsors including AMD, Basis Techno= logy, Cloudera, Facebook, Google, IBM, HP, Matt Mullenweg, Microsoft, PSW G= roup, SpringSource, and Yahoo!. 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