Project Zero is an agile development and execution environment which leverages REST and scripting runtimes to speed and simplify development of dynamic Web applications. Project Zero includes a scripting runtime for Groovy and PHP with application programming interfaces optimized for producing REST-style services, integration mash-ups and rich Web interfaces. Project Zero is being developed openly using a Community-Driven Commercial Development process at http://www.projectzero.org. In this session, the audience will get an overview of the Project Zero Platform and learn how to develop, assemble, and run Project Zero applications.

Speaker Bio: Roland Barcia is a senior technical staff member and lead Web 2.0 architect for IBM Software Services for WebSphere. He is the author of the books "Persistence in the Enterprise" and "IBM WebSphere: Deployment and Advanced Configuration". Roland has been helping evolve the Zero platform since its inception. He specializes on enabling enterprises on Web 2.0 and SOA technologies. You can also find more information Roland from his blog: Web 2.0 and Middleware.

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