Day 3:
8:00a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Dress Code: Business Casual

Morning Presentation: "Agile Development Strategies"

Presenter: William Blackwell, Lockheed Martin

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Morning Presentation: "Configuration Management"

Presenter: David Vogel, COMPASS Information Systems

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Afternoon Presentation: "The Future of System Z"

Presenter: Jim Porell, IBM

Jim is an IBM distinguished engineer and chief architect for the IBM System z Software Brand. For IBM's Server and Technology Group, he is the co-CTO for IBM's Financial Services Sector. Working through IBM Federal Systems Sales, he's a client IT architect for the U.S. Intelligence Community. He is also chairperson of the zSeries Software Design council, which includes all IBM mainframe operating systems and middleware. In each of these roles, Jim's focus is to ensure IBM deploys technology across the zSeries operating system that works consistently with other operating systems, and to enable application growth for IBM's customers, either by writing their own new applications or deploying new code from independent software vendors. Jim has been leveraging this knowledge to work with customers to build secure solutions. He recently co-authored Larstan's Black Book of Corporate Security and has been consulting with customers on security solutions for more than 10 years. Jim will discuss IBM's plans for the mainframe both short and long term, especially as they pertain to the zOS operating system.