Industry Events

XML & XQuery Workshop for Data Integration
Chicago – 1 April 2008
DC – 3 April 2008
Houston – 17 April 2008
London – 20 May 2008
Amsterdam – 22 May 2008

This workshop introduces an approach to data services based on XML and XQuery and is based on a typical scenario where a hypothetical IT organization needs to create a set of data services exposing various functionality.

MySQL Conference and Expo
14 – 17 April 2008
Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, CA, USA

The largest gathering of MySQL developers, users, and DBAs worldwide, the event reflects MySQL's wide-ranging appeal and capabilities. The open atmosphere of the MySQL Conference & Expo helps IT professionals and community members to create the best database applications, tools, and software through expert instruction, hands-on tutorials, readily available MySQL developers, and guru business advice. Users gain the knowledge they need to rapidly build solid applications with MySQL that scale with the enterprise.

XML 2007 Conference
3-5 December 2007
Marriott Copley Place
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

XML 2007 is the world’s largest and longest-running conference devoted to XML and other open data and document technologies. The theme for 2007 is XML in Practice, focusing on the lessons learned from implementing XML in production-grade systems.

Using XQuery to process and integrate XML, relational, web services, and legacy data
03/21/2007 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm
The American Geophysical Union
2000 Florida Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20009-1277

Carlo Innocenti from DataDirect Technologies provides an overview of the XQuery language, how XQuery can be leveraged in complex data integration scenarios and how XQuery can easily fit into various architectures including today's SOAs. Live demos will provide hands-on experience about the power and flexibility of the XQuery language.