APAC Extended Horizons Summit 2008

Prabhu Balashanmugam
Product Manager, SOA & Business Intergration Platforms
Sun Microsystems Inc.

Abstract
Java CAPS Release 6 represents the convergence of our open source project, Open ESB, with our commercial product. This convergence introduces a new runtime environment based on GlassFish, graphical user interface using NetBeans and the ability to deploy integration objects to a new runtime container based on the Java Business Integration (JBI, JSR 208) specification. Come discover how Release 6 allows you to leverage your existing CAPS investment while providing you with the opportunity to extend your integration infrastructure to a pluggable architecture offered by JBI.

Michael Czapski
Advanced Solutions Architect - SOA/BI/Java CAPS
Sun Microsystems Australia and New Zealand

Abstract
his session will look at the OpenESB initiative in context.
In order of increasing specificity the session will briefly address Enterprise Integration, the Java Business Integration specification and the OpenESB itself. OpenESB demonstration (short) will follow to give participants a flavour for the technology and its use of NetBeans 6.0 IDE and GlassFish v2.

Tony Smith
Chief Information Officer
Harris Scarfe

Abstract
A year ago, Harris Scarfe had an aging PC desktop fleet of 500+ devices deployed across more than 40 sites and five states. Much of the fleet was still running Windows 95. In addition, the business was planning a significant new stores expansion. A new approach was needed to deal with legacy technology issues and support new stores expansion. A traditional "thick client" refresh of the fleet was rejected as a central IT function could not provision and manage it at reasonable provisioning service levels or TCOs. The solution? Harris Scarfe implemented SUN's SSGD and SUN-Ray architecture. This gave aging PCs a new lease of life and a new Sun-Ray has a significantly lower initial cost and lifetime TCO than a traditional thick PC. At this session, Harris Scarfe will share its key learnings and experiences.

Wayne Garside
Client Relations Manager
Landgate

Abstract
The transformation of Landgate from a government department to a self-funding Statutory Authority is based on a strategy of growing revenue through the development of innovative, commercially viable products and services delivered online to our business partners and the public. The Sun Java CAPS environment is a key piece of foundation software in Landgate’s IT architecture.
This case study provides an insight into Landgate’s Enterprise Architecture approach; the reasons for the selection of “CAPS”; the business and IT environments in which it has been implemented; the current state of use; the near and long term future; and the lessons learned.

Ralph Szulerowski
Sun Microsystems Inc.

Nesh Nenad Mijailovic
Konak Solutions Pty Ltd

Abstract
The rapid acceptance of open source within the enterprise has seen some of the world’s largest Web properties and enterprises build their business upon the “LAMP” stack. MySQL, is an integral part of this stack, as it is for others, and provides the data base management system requirements for some of the most demanding web sites and business operations in the world today. This session will review Case Studies from “Web 2.0” and “High Availability” telecommunications customers.

Antony Krilis
Business Development Manager
Agreon

Matthew Yee
Practice Manager, Role Management Practice
Agreon

Abstract
Role Based Access Control, the ‘panacea’ of Identity, has been placed in the ‘too hard’ basket by many in the past. Roles are an evolution of policy and fine grained authorisation enabling identity at scale. Roles based on usage and policy, facilitate visibility and flexibility into today’s, dynamic, complex access environments. This presentation will cover multiple approaches to Role Management, how to align your organisations IT roles to associated business responsibilities, and discuss the opportunities and challenges this approach presents. This presentation will explore Sun Role Manager’s approach to Role Discovery, definition and ongoing management and how Role Manager fits within a wider Identity Management strategy.

Daniel Cifuentes
Solutions Architect
Sun Microsystems Inc.

Maurice Bonotto
Solutions Architect
Sun Microsystems Inc.

Abstract
This session will be a hands-on how-to session which and include a demo on how Sun's virtual desktop platform works and interoperates with VMware for automated desktop creation and delivery.

Andrew Latham
Solutions Architect - Identity Management
Sun Microsystems Australia

Abstract
This Session will provide a technical walk-through and demonstration on how to use Sun Java System Identity Manager and the Federation services of Sun Java System Access Manager to manage the lifecycle of user accounts and to provide Single Sign-On within Google Applications.

David Codelli
Group Manager, Segment Marketing
Sun Microsystems Inc.

Abstract
Increasing information automation has lead to an explosion in the amount of information that governments and enterprises collect, organize, and store.  Unfortunately, disparate channels, data quality problems, ownership issues, and lack of coordination often result in monolithic and independent stores of information preventing the intelligent use of complete data in decision making.  Providing integration of this information increases visibility of business data and helps organizations execute more effectively.
Come hear how Sun's Master Data Management Suite allows for data acquisition, indexing, de-duplication, mashup, and federation of enterprise assets, on a backplane of an award-winning composite application and identity management suite.

Brian Brannigan
Managing Director
Agreon

Abstract
The first step is to take a step back, understand where you are, and where you want to go. An Enterprise Identity Management Review (IMR) is a sound first step on an Identity Management journey. Leveraging the AIM methodology and Identity Reference Model, Brian will discuss how to approach an Identity System Audit, identification of your organisation’s business objectives, baseline processes, procedures and technologies, how to develop a detailed gap, risk and impact analysis as well as a strategic implementation and action plan based on best practice.

Daniel Cifuentes
Solutions Architect for Desktop and Mobility
Sun Microsystems Australia and New Zealand

Abstract
This session will be architecturally/business oriented. It will explain what the Sun VDI 2.0 product is, what the components are and how it comes together.

Arjen Lentz
Founder
Open Query

Abstract
A high level and business perspective on MySQL's unique architecture. In the decision making and architecture process, databases are not actually interchangable, if optimal performance and scalability is desired. Many decisions including hardware selection are dependent on which database is selected, and similarly, certain tasks turn out to be particularly suitable for deploying on MySQL - but the other key decisions do need to match. We will look at examples of this in Australia, New Zealand, and around the world.

Suresh Potiny
Director of Engineering, SOA/BI Platform
Sun Microsystems Inc

Abstract
Release 6 introduces two new styles of service composition in addition to the repository based model from 5.1.x. With these new styles, JBI and Java EE, you can take advantage of the simple POJO model from EJB 3 based service as well as realize the power of creating asynchronous services that can vertically scale. In this presentation, we will review these new models, contrast them with the pattern from 5.1.x, and see how one can create a service composition from all three models. We will then explore the architecture of such a composition and see how in-memory service invocations are optimized.

Ralph Proops
CIO (Technology) National Library of New Zealand

Abstract
Many of us now see the only viable future as one based on principles of sustainable growth and collaboration. But while the principles are largely uncontested, the means to embed these in organisational practice are more emergent. Technology can help. Sun's Secure Global desktop is one important tool that can be used to virtualise organisations, drive collaboration, and contribute to a future of sustainable growth.

Michael Czapski
Sun Microsystems Inc.

Jan Zeilinga
FirstPoint Global

Abstract
This session will discuss and demonstrate efficient, effective, flexible, policy-driven means of providing WS-Security 1.1 compliance to Java CAPS solutions exposed as Web Services and consuming Web Services. Three Java CAPS solutions will be used in the session; a regular insecure Web Service implementation, a regular insecure Web Service client and a JMS request/reply implementation/service. During the session the two insecure Java CAPS-based Web Services will be exercised together, then a Layer 7 SecureSpan XML Network Gateway appliance will be introduced to provide a flexible, policy-driven security façade that will add WS-Security 1.1 support to secure communication between the service client and the service provider. Security policy will be changed at runtime to demonstrate the ability of the enterprise to implement security policy change without having to re-build and re-deploy service clients and servers. Finally, a Web Service façade will be created in the SecureSpan Gateway to securely expose a Java CAPS JMS Request/Reply service as a Web Service without changing the service implementation.

Jan Zeilinga
FirstPoint Global

Abstract
As organisations embrace organisational wide SOA and build aninventory of SOA assets the need to govern and control services increase. In particular issues such as security, availability and Quality of Service become important. The presentation will discuss the need for an SOA a framework and present a governance framework.

Colin Charles
Sun Microsystems Inc.

Abstract
In this talk, we will take a look at MySQL's Pluggable Storage Engine architecture. One has to understand the features and trade-offs in using different engines, as you can optimise your application using the correct engine.
As an example, if you were keeping audit logs, your database requirements are completely different from say, a customer relationship management (CRM) application. While using just a standard engine will work, you can attain great performance improvements, using specialised storage engines that may be available.

Michael Czapski
Sun Microsystems Inc.

Abstract
This presentation will look at transaction handling, transaction scopes, commit and rollback behaviour, XA (distributed transactions) in Java Collaborations and business processes, and illustrate discussion with examples. This session is suited for Java CAPS Developers and Architects.

Jonathan Spiggle
Sun Microsystems Inc.

Bejoy Cherian
Sun Microsystems Inc.

Abstract
eView Studio provides a flexible framework that allows for the creation of enterprise-wide matching and indexing applications. An enterprise-wide indexing application uniquely identifies and cross- references the business objects stored in enterprise system databases such as: Persons (Customers, Members, Clients, Employees etc.), Businesses (Customers, Vendors, Suppliers etc.) or Other Objects (Parts, Products etc.)
This presentation will comprise of two parts:
- An overview of the functionality available in eView V5 and
- A hands on development from scratch of a working eView application

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Prabhu Balashanmugam
Product Manager for SOA and Business Integration Platforms
Sun Microsystems Inc.

Abstract
This session will cover the roadmap for Java CAPS including covering the strategy, planned release dates, and contents and highlights of Java CAPS 6 and subsequent component releases.

Peter Vaneris
Support Engineer - Java CAPS
Sun Microsystems Australia

Abstract
This session is designed for architects and support teams that develop and support Java CAPS systems. Topics covered will be:
- Backups. Have you got the right backup strategy in place? What options do you have and what will need to be done, when you need to recover.
- Events/Alerts and SNMP. How they work and how to work out what is right for you.
- JVM Monitoring. A guide to setting up JVM monitoring using Jconsole.

Chris Fleischmann
Solutions Architect - Software
Sun Microsystems Australia

Abstract
In this 50 minute session I will take you through some of the performance tuning tips that you can use/adopt that will optimize your application servers. Topics such as; Tuning the JVM, Tuning the default-web.xml, Tuning the HTTP threads, Tuning your JDBC drivers, Using the HTTP file cache, Tuning the Operating System etc.

Brendan Marry
Integrated Solutions Architect
Sun Microsystems, New Zealand

Dean Hansen
Businesses Development Architect
Sun Microsystems Inc.

Abstract
Presents the best practices on delivering scalable and highly-available Java CAPS applications. The session covers Java CAPS vertical and horizontal scalability, OS level and application level clustering. It also explains how Sun products, such as application switches, Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition, and Sun Availability Suite can help to achieve the highest level of scalability and high availability in Java CAPS.

Prabhu Balashanmugam
Product Manager, SOA/Business Integration
Sun Microsystems Inc.

Abstract
This session will introduce the role of Event-driven Architectures in Business Applications, how EDA-based applications allow users to effectively detect and respond to new business threats and opportunities. This session will also provide an overview of Java CAPS - Intelligent Event Processor.

Anton Baggerman
Applications Development Manager
Dairy Farmers

Abstract
An insight is provided into how Java CAPS has become a critical link integrating all facets of the Supply Chain in a FMCG organisation that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Also, over the past few years an increasing number of customers are wanting to trade electronically, through an increasing number of electronic trading “channels” and document types. This increasing complexity requires sophisticated systems so that it can be properly managed, maintained and controlled. A bit over a year ago Dairy Farmers commenced an ambitious program to build an “EDI Command Centre” to manage and control this increase in electronic trading. Hear about Dairy Farmers’ journey so far to build systems that leverage off the Java CAPS platform to enable round-the-clock best practice eBusiness capabilities.

Chris Fleischmann
Solutions Architect - Software
Sun Microsystems Australia

Abstract
This session will show you just some of the facilities provided by Sun's developer tools. Topics will include Rapid GUI development - Java FX Script, Matisse II, SVG graphics in Mobile Applications - new features in NetBeans 6, profiling your application for performance, BPEL orchestration and the openESB container, finding and fixing application bugs, Ruby support, AJAX for web applications, what's coming for Java CAPS, and more.

Scott Farquhar
CEO
Altlassian

John Jones
Qubit, Director

Dr. Stephen Mattes
EMR Interface Manager
HealthTechnology

Abstract
Structure of NSW Health, the EMR project and scope of the integration. Challenges faced using Sun JCAPS over the various phases of the software development lifecycle.

Tony Abbenante
Manager Integration Services, Department of Human Services Victoria – Office of Health Information Systems

Abstract
A focus on overcoming the barriers in the technology, the business, and the Healthcare environment.Enabling maturity in the sector, addressing knowledge management and creating the integration Highway.

Grant McLaren
Local Area Network Manager
WorldxChange Communications NZ

Chris Fleischmann
Sun Microsystems Inc.

Abstract
Come along to this 50 minute session to hear what the buzz is all about with Sun's Middleware infrastructure products. I will discuss technologies such as CoolStack, OpenSolaris, our Portal Server, our Application Server, Single Sign on, our Access Manager product, Open ESB, MySQL.

Squire Earle
Sr. Technical Product Manager for Identity Manager
Kevin LeMay
Sr. Technical Product Manager for Directory Services

Abstract
In this session we will talk about Sun Federated Access Manager (FAM) 8.0 and some of it's new features that simplify and increase the flexibility of deploying Federation for use across an Enterprise and also externally with Partners. Now through a single product users can create federated mashups from internal and partner applications and web services to create a single view for the end-user. FAM 8.0 allows customers to quickly and inexpensively extend business reach while maintaining high security standards, which, simultaneously, reduces company risk.

Colin Charles
Sun Microsystems Inc.

Shashi Sastry
Enterprise Architect, Strategy and Planning
Vodafone, Australia
John Jones
Director
Qubit Consulting Systems

Abstract
Due to Government Legislation, telecommunications providers in Australia have to ensure that mobile content is filtered such that adult material is restricted to adults.
The Vodafone Web Site best describes this as follows:"To protect children from 18+ content, we've introduced a Parental Lock, so all content rated MA15+ or R18+ is automatically locked.
Parental Lock blocks access to restricted content in Pics & Clips, Mobile TV, Music Store and Games, plus all of our Chat services."
Vodafone selected the Sun Identity Manager Suite as the core platform for the implementation of this functionality.
This case-study takes a look at:
- The problem: the initial motivations for this project, and the resulting challenges
- The Solution: in terms of the overall program of work, sub-contractors, physical size, geographical challenges, and the issues of continuity, staff turnover and maintaining momentum over a two year period.
- The Results: The system is now in production. We take a look at the current implementation against the initial project goals.

Abstract
Today, global organizations are pressured to exchange information among employees, customers and partners in real-time, while at the same time protecting and managing access to their mission-critical assets. This rise in globalisation, coupled with increased threats and compliance requirements, has placed significant demands on identity management systems. The new offerings from Accenture and Sun are designed to help organisations take an enterprise-wide approach to security by providing pre-built, implementation-ready offerings that help reduce complexity and risk, while also reducing cost.

Stewart Smith
Senior Software Engineer (MySQL Cluster)
Sun Microsystems Inc.

Abstract
So, you need more database performance. In this session we'll cover scaling MySQL, not query optimisation. We'll look at database schema issues, caches in the MySQL Server, external caches such as memcached, replication setups, sharding and briefly touch on MySQL Cluster.

Abstract
Identity Management technology has evolved over the last decade to service an ever broadening set of technical and business needs. From its humble roots as systems administration support tool, Identity Management has become strategic for leading organisations as a fabric which underpins large scale Business and IT. John Havers will discuss contemporary Identity Management, and how customers are applying the technologies as a strategic business tool, while keeping an eye on costs, security and governance.

Abstract
Sun's software capabilities are an underappreciated asset in the IT marketplace. With server to desktop coverage, a consistent architecture and an "all open source all the time" strategy, Sun intends to change that perception. This session will note the strengths of Sun's software stack and discuss how Sun intends to scale its presence in the enterprise software market.

Abstract
Open Source will form the root of 90% of commercial software by 2012 according to Gartner. Software developed by Sun will form a huge slice of that. The open source origins of business software mean that software is being driven into business use through the procurement process by vendors less and less. Instead, it is being adopted from the open source community. If we change the way we talk about software entering businesses we can also change a great deal of how others understand what is happening as well as understand open source business models more easily. This talk explores the adoption-led trend and paradigm and considers its consequences for the Open Source software movement and for the businesses engaging with it.

David Codelli
Group Manager Segment Marketing
Sun Microsystems Inc.

Squire Earle
Sr Technical Product Manager
Sun Microsystems Inc.
Kevin LeMay
Sr Technical Product Manager
Sun Microsystems Inc.

Abstract
This session will cover the roadmap for the Sun Identity Management Suite which includes Identity Manager, Role Manager, Federated Access Manager and Directory Server Enterprise Edition.