Intel will debut the latest release of its XML Software Suite 1.2 during the upcoming SOA World Conference & Expo, November 19-21, 2008, at the Fairmont Hotel, in San Jose, California.

Intel has just released Intel XML Software Suite 1.2. This latest release helps maximize XML performance, while minimizing the effort for any Enterprise, SOA, SaaS, and Web 2.0 based applications.

Intel XML Software Suite 1.2 optimizes XML application performance, takes full advantage of Intel Architecture, lowers total cost of ownership and allows developers to quickly and easily incorporate technologies for a faster time to market. This updated Intel XML Software Suite includes support for Intel Core i7 processors, StAX API for Java, and increased compatibility with IBM WebSphere and Oracle WebLogic. This new version is also engineered to automatically take advantage of the new Intel Core i7 SSE4.2 processor instructions to further boost XML processing performance.

A free evaluation version of the Intel XML Software Suite 1.2 can be downloaded here and you can find out more about Intel’s broad range of developer tools at the Intel Software Network.

Intel Named Gold Sponsor of SOA World Conference & Expo
SYS-CON Events announced las week that the leading global SOA, Virtualization, Cloud Computing and Open Source technology provider Intel named "Gold Sponsor" of SYS-CON's SOA World Conference & Expo which will take place November 19-21, 2008, at the Fairmont Hotel in the heart of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, California.

Intel SOA Products division is part of Intel's Software and Solutions Group, a worldwide Intel organization with a strategic focus on enabling technologies. The SOA Products division delivers innovative platform technologies that are optimized for speed and performance through Intel's multi-core processors and servers. Learn more: http://www.intel.com/software/xml.

Service-oriented architectures (SOAs) have evolved over the past few years out of the original vision of loosely coupled web services replacing constrained, stovepiped applications throughout enterprise IT. Every major enterprise technology vendor today has developed its own SOA strategy, supported by innumerable mid-size companies and start-ups offering specific SOA aspects or entire solutions. This explosive growth in SOA technology is in response to a global demand--IDC estimates that spending on SOA services alone will grow from $8.6 billion to more than $33 billion by 2010.

SOA World Conference & Expo
SOA World Conference & Expo 2008 West brings together the best minds in the business to San Francisco for a two-day conference that offers comprehensive coverage of SOA and what it means to enterprise IT today. As Zapthink analyst Jason Bloomberg has noted, "SOA involves rethinking how the business leverages IT in many various ways." Attend SOA World Conference & Expo 2007 West and learn from more than 100 speakers about how SOA is transforming business--and the way IT and business managers think about their businesses, processes, and technology.

Virtualization Conference & Expo
The colocation of SOA World Conference & Expo 2008 West with SYS-CON's 4th International Virtualization Conference & Expo delivers the most relevant content to IT and business. Conference attendees will be able to choose from four great tracks at this year's event. Mix and match all you want, or slot into your favorite topic for the duration! The tracks include:

• Web 2.0/AJAX and SOA
• Interop Standards and Services
• Real-World SOA
• SOA Technology
• Virtualization
• Specially Selected Hot Topics

A Duo of Power Panels
This year's conference will also feature two Power Panels. Don't miss the SOA/Web 2.0/AJAX Power Panel, and Virtualization Power Panel. The Power Panels are FREE to all attendees, and will be recorded for broadcast by SYS-CON.TV.

Receive a Week's Worth of Education in Three Information-Packed Days!
The best news for this year's conference delegates is that the "Golden Pass" registration now provides full access to all conference sessions.

Sponsorship and Exhibit Opportunities
Sponsorship and Exhibit Opportunities Offered on a First-Come First-Served Basis. To inquire about sponsorship and exhibit opportunities please contact Carmen Gonzalez at 201-802-3021 or by email at events(at)sys-con.com. Currently, a limited number of sponsorship and exhibition packages with multiple sponsorship discounts are available.

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