IDEAlliance Announces Conference Program for XTech 2006

Program focuses on XML, standards-based and open technology for enabling next generation of web applications

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, USA – March 14, 2006 – IDEAlliance (www.idealliance.org), an established industry organization that develops, educates and validates best practices in publishing and information technology, announced today the full conference program for XTech 2006 (www.xtech-conference.org/), the premier European conference for developers and managers working with XML and web technologies. The theme for this year’s conference, “Building Web 2.0” recognizes the key role of standards-based and open technology in enabling the next generation of web applications. XTech 2006 will be held May 16-19 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Building on the success of last year’s conference, this year’s tracks include applications, browser technology, core technologies and open data. Experts and leaders from all disciplines will present and discuss the technology and design issues behind the evolving world of the web.

The applications track covers the use of web, XML and knowledge technologies, and includes presentations on DITA, Rails, RDF and OWL, Semantic Web, and syndication and aggregation. Browser technology presentations focus on AJAX, XForms, SVG, and mobile web applications. The core technologies track includes presentations on XQuery, SPARQL and MySQL. Presentations in the open data track focus on OpenStreetMap, GeoRSS and network security. For more information on specific tracks, please visit www.xtech-conference.org/2006/tracks.asp.

“XTech 2006 brings together the most experienced and influential people and companies in the information industry, providing them with realistic and practical instruction and insight,” said Edd Dumbill, XTech 2006 conference chair. “Our conference has long been a fertile ground for the creation of new ideas and partnerships, and we look forward to providing a much-needed forum for the energetic worlds of web development and open data in the same way we have with XML over the years.”

XTech 2006 combines the worlds of web development, open source, semantic web and open standards. Formerly known as the XML Europe conference, XTech has widened its scope beyond traditional core topics to include neighboring technologies from the web and business. Participating companies at XTech 2006 include Adobe, Amazon, BBC New Media, Blast Radius, IBM, Justsystem, Mozilla Corporation, Novell, Oracle Corporation, Yahoo! and others.

About IDEAlliance
IDEAlliance (International Digital Enterprise Alliance) is an established industry organization with a diverse and impressive membership that has been developing, educating and validating best practices in publishing and information technology for 40 years. Through special interest groups, conferences and its active membership, IDEAlliance offers its members an inside track into how the publishing and content-driven supply chain can and will be exploited to respond to both traditional and emerging pressures to reduce cost, increase the top line, and develop new lines of business. To learn more about IDEAlliance, please visit www.idealliance.org/, or call 703-837-1070.

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