-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Invitation to Developing on Open Standards Databases -IBM tech briefing in Boston on April 5 Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 23:50:20 -0800 From: Karen C Lee <leekc@us.ibm.com> Please join us and extend this invitations to the complimentary IBM briefing to your user group members and colleagues. Do you want to learn how to develop and deploy database applications for the small to medium business on Linux? Cloudscape/Derby, IBM DB2 Express and IBM DB2 Everyplace are exactly what you need to get started. More than 80 IBM products use Java-based Cloudscape for its portability, easy deployment, open standards-based Java engine, small footprint, and more. Developers worldwide are taking advantage of these benefits, and now you can too. Register today for this briefing by visiting: http://www.ibm.com/developerWorks/offers/techbriefings/ These briefings will be held in the following cities: ** Boston on April 5* * Montreal on April 7 * Chicago on April 12 * San Francisco on April 14 * Austin on May 17 * Toronto on May 19 During this event, you'll see IBM DB2 Universal Database Express Edition V8.2 -- the lowest priced, full-function relational database on Linux or Windows platform choices. We'll also demonstrate how DB2 Everyplace features a small footprint relational database and high performance data synchronization solution that enables enterprise applications and data to be securely extended to mobile devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), smart phones and other embedded mobile devices. The briefing will end with a discussion on how to build database intensive web applications using IBM DB2 and IBM Rational Web Developer. All attendees will receive trial software from IBM. To reserve your seat for this briefing please visit. http://www.ibm.com/developerWorks/offers/techbriefings/ Sincerely, The IBM developerWorks Team -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org