Philly Emerging Tech Conference April 27, 2011

Emerging Technologies for the Enterprise
ETE has established itself as the most progressive event featuring open source methodologies and technologies alongside significant emerging technologies, making ETE a ‘go-to' event for community along the mid-Atlantic region of the East coast.

Effectively utilizing resources and budgets are at the top of every IT business agenda in 2011. ETE is a valuable opportunity for those responsible for guiding or implementing their organization’
s technology strategy to gain exposure to the latest trends and tools that enable leaner, more efficient IT. In the midst of Big Data solutions alongside cloud and agile development now a reality – ETE spotlights discussion on the most significant technologies used globally.

2011 keynote speakers include Stormy Peters, head if developer engagement at Mozilla and Molly Holzschlag, who heads up developer relations for Opera Software. Flushing out the speaker roster are experts and practitioners at the forefront of transforming business through technology. Presenters include Dan Allen, principal software engineer at JBoss: Josh Clark, author of Tapworthy: Designing iPhone Interfaces for Delight & Usability; Yehuda Katz, SproutCore Project Team; Chris Richardson, head of cloud development at SpringSource; Ted Neward, athor of Effective Enterprise Java and Co-Author of Professional F# and many more recognized experts in open source and emerging technology.

“ETE offers the greater Philly area the most in-depth intensive and instructive clearinghouse for emerging tech and open source," said Michael Rappaport, CEO of Chariot Solutions. “The world class talks and collective experience and insight under one roof makes ETE a can’t miss event for regional companies looking to understand how technology can impact and expand the bottom line by advancing business objectives through skillful, intelligent use of the most innovative technology solutions available globally.”

ETE brings together IT executives, system architects, software developers, and business users at every level to foster collaboration and idea exchange that provides a holistic perspective of the application and impact of emerging technologies throughout an organization. ETE highlights those technologies that are changing the economies of software as the emerging role of the ‘devops’ in agile development technologies is spotlighted. The event this year has grown to feature over 50 presentations and panel discussions over two days. ETE attracts industry leaders in emerging technologies such as Java, Spring, Groovy, Ruby, Cloud Computing, and Mobile.

Since 2004, the conference (http://www.phillyemergingtech.com), was created and curated by Chariot Solutions. Run independently by committee and run by generous support by Chariot, ETE features a comprehensive roster of technology leaders at the forefront of development and the implementation of business technologies that are revolutionizing IT’s role in driving business success.

ETE 2011 sponsors include Jacquette Consulting, Heroku, Mozilla, Portico, Siemens Medical, Tropo, The iSchool at Drexel and Opera Software. For more information or to register for Emerging Technologies for the Enterprise, visit http://www.phillyemergingtech.com.

Save $50 with early bird registration through February 15 http://phillyemergingtech.com/2011/register

About Emerging Technologies for the Enterprise

Emerging Technologies for the Enterprise (ETE) is annual conference. Originally created by Philadelphia emerging technology leader Chariot Solutions, ETE has established itself as a top east coast venue bringing together the top minds in emerging enterprise technologies worldwide. From open source to Java and Ruby, ETE help IT professionals take advantage of new technology trends and their substantial benefits, today.

ETE was conceived to inform and promote a sense of communication and collaboration among IT professionals at every level – from the developer to the CIO – to advance the use of innovative business technologies that drive enterprise successes highlighting innovation in the Greater Tri-state region.