Successful Internet-based businesses rely on rapid development and deployment of software to deliver new features to customers. They use agile methods and have reduced the time to test, integrate and put capability into production. You want to do some of that too, but you are not a start-up web business. You have legacy, infrastructure, in short, baggage, that you need to bring along. Maybe you are a government agency wanting to serve citizen...

A gathering of professionals from the diverse IT (computer and network administration) community in the U.S. Pacific Northwest / British Columbia to learn, share ideas, and network. We go by many titles but everyone is invited: System administrators, network administrators, network engineers, Windows, Linux, Unix, DBAs, etc. The conference includes panels, presentations, invited speakers and keynotes, as well as training by top-notch experts....

The 2012 Joint Armaments Division Conference for Small Arms, Gun and Missile,and Non-Traditional Armament systems will be held at the Washington StateConvention Center in Seattle, Washington from May 14-17, 2012. The themeof the joint conference is “21st Century Weapon Systems - Providing the RightResponse.” The Armaments Division Committee focus themes are:• Small Arms Systems: Technology and Systems Sustaining and EvolvingSm...

The Kimbrough will be here before we know it, and you won’t want to miss it. We have a spectacular speaker line-up that promises to bring everyone up to speed with lectures and debates from a lot of the luminaries in our field. Social activities include a dinner at the Seattle Aquarium and bus tours that are available to travel to several savory Northwest destinations. The banquet dinner will be accented with a talk from Dr. Richard Jadi...

Strengthening partnerships to ensure the safety, security, and preparedness of the Pacific and Arctic Maritime Domains To improve the safety of our Nation's maritime borders and ports, it is vital to ensure the widespread dissemination of successful initiatives and policy updates. IDGA’s Maritime Homeland Security Summit brings together policy makers, military and government executives, port authorities, law enforcement and solutions pro...