WebSphere User Group UK

Meeting Date 17th September 2008
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WEBSPHERE PLATFORM

WASv7 Overview
RADv7.5 Overview
WebSphere Security Overview - Part 1
WebSphere Security Overview - Part 2

WEB 2.0 SIG

Web2.0 Feature Pack & Related Technologies Update
Mash-ups IBM Style
Intro to WebSphere sMash & PHP in Java Runtime
Introduction to Lotus Connections

PORTAL SIG

Combining IBM Lotus Forms, Process Server & Portal
Portal Standards support in Portal v6.1 and WAS
Client-side Aggregation model in Portal v6.1
Comparing WebSphere Portal v6.0 and v6.1.

SOA & WEB SERVICE SIG

WebSphere ESB Best Practice
Web Service Policy - Concepts & Value to SOA
Real World Uses of Transactions in SOA
Avoiding Web Services Operational Chaos with WSRR

JAVA SIG

Technical Introduction to WebSphere Real-Time
Java Consumability Tooling

ARCHITECTURE SIG: ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS FOCUS

Architecting Large-Scale Systems
WebSphere Portfolio Enterprise Infrastructure

Meeting Date 4th March 2008
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WEBSPHERE UPDATE, INNOVATION, NEW TECHNOLOGY AND TRENDS

WebSphere Technical Strategy 2008
IBM`s Global Technology Outlook: 2008 Edition
Complex Event Processing (CEP): Its Time has Come!
Introduction to WebSphere XD ObjectGrid

WEBSPHERE TECHNOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURE MASTERCLASSES

WAS v6.1: Under The Hood
WebSphere Process Server Error Handling
WebSphere Continuous Test Overview
Real World Performance Optimaisation for WebSphere

IBM JAVA SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG)

Java6 New Features
Class Data Sharing in the IBM Java6 JVM
IBM Java Tools
Evolving Java Runtimes for Emerging Computer Trend

IBM RATIONAL UPDATE FOR WEBSPHERE PRACTITIONERS

SOMA, RUP and RMC: the right combination for SOA
Understanding Architectural Assets
Overview of the RAD v7.5 Beta
Introduction to Rational BuildForge

IBM PORTAL SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG)

Web 2.0 Feature Pack
Web 2.0 Customer Scenarios and Experiences
DOJO Toolkit: what is it and how to use it
Project Zero Update

SOA IN FOCUS: ENTERPRISE SERVICE BUS (ESB)

Web 2.0 Feature Pack
Web 2.0 Customer Scenarios and Experiences
DOJO Toolkit: what is it and how to use it
Project Zero Update

SOA IN FOCUS: SERVICE COMPONENT ARCHITECTURE & SERVICE DATA OBJECTS

Connections 2.0: Social Networking today with IBM
Application Deployment Scripting for Portal
Combining IBM Lotus Forms, Process Server & Portal
Portal Primer, Web 2.0 at the Glass

SOA IN FOCUS: REGISTRY & REPOSITORY

What is an ESB, which IBM offering should you use?
WebSphere ESB (WESB) v6.1 Update
WebSphere Message Broker Advanced ESB v6.1 Update
Connecting Enterprise Apps to ESB & Process Server

SOA IN FOCUS: WEB SERVICES

Composing Business Solutions Using SCA
WebSphere SOA Feature Pack & SCA
SCA Approach to Policy & Bindings
Service Data Objects (SDO)

NEXT GENERATION PATTERNS BASED INTEGRATION

The 5 most asked questions about Service Registry
WS Registry & Repository with Business Models
Overview of the Web Services Feature Pack
Web Services Standards & Best Practices

WEBSPHERE SUPPORT AND PROBLEM DETERMINATION (TBC)

Patterns using WebSphere Integration Developer WID
Patterns using WebSphere Message Broker (WMB)
Birds of a Feather: WebSphere Support and PD
IBM eSupport, `Support Assistant` and PD Tooling

WUG PARTNER KNOWLEDGE SHARING

Eclipse BIRT: Open Source Reporting for Your Apps
Implementing Remote Service in WebSphere
Common Applications of IBM Datapower
Process Discovery & Engineering

Meeting Date September 2007
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WebSphere Product Update & Directions

Project Zero - Zero complexity, Zero overhead.
WebSphere Consumability: Feature Pack Overview

WEB 2.0 and Internet Channel Innovation

The next generation Internet: a CTO perspective
Digital Communities in Web 2.0

WebSphere Portfolio Update

Connecting Enterprise Apps to ESB & Process Server
WebSphere Registry & Repository (WSRR)
IBM Datapower: Product Intro & Customer Use Cases
WAS XD v6.1 - Whats New and Noteworthy

New Technologies and Skills

Eclipse BIRT: Open Source Reporting for Your Apps
Ajax and Web 2.0 in WebSphere
WebSphere Test - Strategy and Best Practices
Monty Jython`s Scripting Circus – Intro to Jytho

Java SIG

Java 5 Reliability, Availability & Serviceability
DTFJ: New breed of tools for Problem Determination
What`s Hot in IBM`s Virtual Machine
IBM Java 5 Garbage Collection

Portal SIG

Project Zero - Zero complexity, Zero overhead.
WAS Portal integration using Iterative Methods
Social Networking Using Lotus & WebSphere
Zero Bandwidth Portal – Lotus Expeditor

Meeting Date 27th February 2007
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Main Tent

IBM Direction with the WebSphere Brand (inc EJB 3)
IBM Direction with RAD
IBM & Eclipse Development with AJAX and JSF
Enterprise Deployments

Developer

RAD v6/7 Developing with New Features in Practice
Development Design Patterns
The Spring Framework
JCA v other (ie SIB, MQ)

Infrastructure and Architecture

Using Portlets with WAS 6.1 in the Enterprise
WAS XD Update
Introduction to SIP
Scaling WAS in a Virtualised World

Administration

Securing WAS 6.1
How WAS works
Scripting with WAS 6.1
Session TBC

WMQ and Business Integration

System Management of WebSphere MQ and Message Brok
WebSphere Msg Broker tooling -- Major enhancement
Implementation ESB & code page translation at TNT
SOA Design Patterns using Message Broker & ESB

Meeting Date 29th June 2006
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WebSphere Directions

KEYNOTE: WebSphere Update & Directions
Intro to WAS Notification in WAS v6.1
WAS v6.1 Overview & Consumability Update (Part1)
WAS v6.1 Overview & Consumability Update (Part2)

SOA and Web Services

Redbook Preview: Service Creation Scenarios
SOA & Web Services Design Best Practice
SOA & Web Services Technical State of Play (Part1)
SOA & Web Services Technical State of Play (Part2)

Process Server

Process Server Design Idioms
Process Server and Message Broker Integration
Automated Testing, WebSphere Process Development
Process Server Compensation Deep Dive

WebSphere Expert Guide

Performance Tuning JMS Messaging in WAS v6
WebSphere XD Dynamic Operations

WebSphere Member Submissions

Introduction to Slick Deploy
Business Process Engineering in an OO World

Java SIG

Java v5 Key Changes & New Features (Part 1)
Java v5 Key Changes & New Features (Part 2)

Improved WebSphere Offerings

WebSphere Commerce Suite v6
WebSphere on System i

November 1st 2005
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Portal SIG
Where Portals cost Millions - Customer reference story - Michael Pincher (Cross Rail)
Building dynamic collaborative workplaces powered by WebSphere Portal - Mark Lamb & Stuart McRae
Websphere Portal on zSeries overview - David Pearson
Asynchronous Beans and Distributed Map in WebSphere Portal - Marco Seifried & Jacek Zimorodzki

WebSphere Serviceability & Support In Focus
IBM Serviceability Best Practices for WAS Problem Determination & Reliable Operation - Daniel Julin (IBM US)
Leveraging WASv6 Integrated Tools to Solve Production Application Problems, Part1&2 - Ron Allan / Harry Rumley (IBM US)
Customer Experience - How To Make the most of WAS on your Unix Platform & Avoid Problems - Colin Renouf (WUG UK)

WebSphere - Usability & Consumability In Focus
WebSphere Administration & Systems Management in Focus - Leigh Williamson (IBM US)
Update On WebSphere Simplification & Ease of Use - Tim Vanderham (IBM US)
WebSphere Migration Masterclass, Part1 - Dana Duffield (IBM US)
WebSphere Migration Masterclass, Part2 - Dana Duffield (IBM US)

WebSphere JVM Problem Determination Workshop
JVM Garbage Collection Theory - IBM Hursley (Speaker TBC)
JVM Garbage Collection Practice & Analytical Techniques - IBM Hursley
Analytical Techniques for JVM Memory - IBM Hursley
Diagnostic Techniques For JVM (DTFJ) - IBM Hursley (Speaker TBC)

WebSphere Architecture, Design & Development
Messaging Migration in WAS - David Currie (IBM Hursley)
Intro to Java Connector Architecture (JCA)
Approaching Development of J2EE Apps for WASv6 & Beyond - Colin Renouf (WUG UK)
Developing Web Services for WASv6 using RADv6 - Phil Coxhead (IBM Hursley)