Press Release

SOA Leaders Webcast: Dick Burk, Chief Architect, Office of eGovernment/OMB

17 Aug 2005 - SOA CASE STUDY FROM THE WORLD'S LARGEST IT ORGANIZATION

Join Our SOA Success and Best Practices Webcast

Wednesday, August 24, 2005
2 PM Eastern, 11 AM Pacific
Space is limited so please register today!

The SOA Leaders Council is pleased to announce our inaugural webcast, which will feature Dick Burk, Chief Architect, Office of E-Government and Information Technology, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President. Mr. Burk leads the cross-agency teams creating the Federal Enterprise Architecture – possibly the biggest SOA initiative in the world. His presentation was so well received at the Washington DC chapter of the SOA Leaders Council that the SOA Leaders Council now looks to share his experiences with the broader SOA community.

Mr. Burk Will Present:

The challenges faced at HUD when deploying enterprise services architecture and how he overcame them
The results of his successful SOA deployment and the impact it's had on HUD – benefits, lessons learned and ROI
The application of these lessons towards federal SOA and commercial SOA initiatives for service definition, consistent security and governance

Who Should Attend

Senior enterprise architects, security architects, internet and e-commerce architects, senior Web services developers, and Web services project leaders. If you or someone in your organization is currently involved in the planning, development or deployment of Web services and SOAs, you won't want to miss this webcast.

To Register

Space for our webcast is limited. Please register today by clicking to [reactivityevents.webex.com]/reactivityevents/onstage/[g.php]?d=921775218&t=a

About SOA Leaders Council

The SOA Leaders Council is the largest peer-to-peer community of SOA visionaries and implementers. It comprises IT visionaries bound by their common interest in the practical realities of SOA implementations for the global enterprise. Community members are CTOs, VPs of Architecture, Security Architects and Directors of Application Development who are willing to share their experiences and expertise for the benefit of the broader community. For more information, please visit our website at [www.soaleaders.org] or email us at info@[soaleaders.org]

Abour Richard Burk

In his role as Chief Architect, Office of E-Government and Information Technology, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, Mr. Burk is responsible for the Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office (FEA PMO). Prior to OMB, he was the Chief Architect for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he was responsible for the development and delivery of HUD's Enterprise Architect Practice, Data Management Practice and Strategic Planning Process. Mr. Burk's 30-year career at HUD Headquarters spanned the research, demonstration and management of most federal activities in the fields of community development and housing rehabilitation.

For more information about the Federal Enterprise Architecture, please visit [www.whitehouse.gov]/omb/egov/[a-1-fea.html]

The SOA Leaders Council is sponsored by AmberPoint, Parasoft, Reactivity, Systinet and ThoughtWorks.

About ThoughtWorks

ThoughtWorks, Inc. is a transnational IT professional services firm providing application development and systems integration services to Global 1000 companies. The company's leadership in the practical application of Agile methods on enterprise class projects allows its people to deliver higher quality solutions more quickly and cost effectively, while giving client business leaders greater program and project control. ThoughtWorks' Web site is [www.thoughtworks.com]

Contact:
Heather Malec
ThoughtWorks, Inc
312.373.8550
hmalec@[thoughtworks.com]