Invitation to the SOFTCON and SYMPAT Open House

What you always wanted to know about Application Performance Engineering...

in Nuremberg:
Monday, May 2, 2005, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Training Center qSkills™, Südwestpark

in Munich:
Tuesday, May 3, 2005, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Civic Center Pullach near Munich

Ladies and Gentlemen,

If you develop or operate mission-critical applications in the context of J2EE and Application Servers (WebSphere, WebLogic, Netweaver, JBoss), then you know the importance of performance and service levels for your business. We would like to introduce you to some of the best tools in the field of Enterprise Application Management and Monitoring:

• Indicative Service Director by Indicative
  End-to-End Business Service Management - a top-down view of the IT infrastructure.

• Introscope by Wily Technology
  Java Applications and Application Server Management - a 360° approach.

• DBFlash by Confio Software
  Database Performance Monitoring and Tuning with Wait-Event Analysis.

We will explain, with practical examples, the promising approaches based on our experience. Get first-hand information about innovations in the field of Application Performance Engineering at our Open House event and let us show you compactly and vividly the new possibilities. Discuss with experts the perspectives this offers for your business.

Program

1:30-2:00 PM
Come Together (Snacks & Drinks)

2:00-2:10 PM
Welcome
Michel Dorochevsky, SOFTCON IT-Service GmbH
Werner Alber, SYMPAT GmbH

2:10-2:45 PM
What is Application Performance Monitoring? Past, Present, and Future
Michel Dorochevsky, SOFTCON IT-Service GmbH
Werner Alber, SYMPAT GmbH

2:45-3:15 PM
From Performance to Business Service Level Monitoring with Indicative: Concepts and Innovation.
Constantin von Kirschten, SOFTCON, J2EE Competence Center

3:15-3:30 PM
Experiences with Indicative Service Director in practice.
Manfred Metzger, Technology Access, Business Consultant for Monitoring Solutions

3:45-4:15 PM
Enterprise Management Solution for J2EE Application Servers with Introscope
Ralf Schumacher, SOFTCON, J2EE

4:15-4:30 PM
Experiences with Introscope in practice.
Jens Steinborn, Wily Technology, Sales Manager Central Europe

4:30-5:00 PM
Wait-Event Analysis methods for measuring database performance with DbFlash by Confio Software
Dieter Heyne, SOFTCON, J2EE Competence Center

Open Forum: (Snacks & Drinks)

Participation is free of charge. Due to high demand, we kindly ask for your informal registration via web or fax by April 22, 2005.