Paul Anderson IBM (England)

Paul Anderson has had a long commercial development and design background in a broad range of platforms and technologies. 5 Years ago he began a public speaking career with IBM and has consulted and presented on many IBM products and initiatives all over the world. Paul now concentrates on a "Java Evangelism" role, spreading the good word on Java and IBM's commitment to it to businesses and education. His enthusiastic and energetic style coupled with his technical knowledge of Java and the Internet gives the opportunity for an interactive audience to take the talk in any direction they wish.

Keynote: Winning with JAVA and XML

Java is probably the most exciting technology in IT today, bringing enormous value to developers, customers and vendors alike. Paul explore the history of Java it's use in enterprises today and what the future brings. He will then move onto the value IBM add to Java with it's base JVM technologies as well as it's Java frameworks and products. Paul will also outline the opportunities for Java within Education and IBM's initiatives in the area.