LogOn Briefings at CeBIT 2004

LogOn Briefings to present International Business Conference and Training 
Program at CeBIT 2004

For immediate release

Kronberg - February 16th, 2004 - LogOn Technology Transfer, German-based 
organizer of European events on Information Technology, is announcing a 
co-operation with Deutsche Messe AG, presenting 
. For the first time LogOn is offering an International 
Conference and Training program on current Software and Hardware topics 
as part of CeBIT's official program of Conventions and Events.

The LogOn Briefings are a vendor-neutral information and training 
platform for the IT professional. During four days of CeBIT (March 20, 
March 22-24) the LogOn Briefings are offering an overview on the most 
relevant technical and business aspects of current Software and Hardware 
technologies.

The events, to be held at the CeBIT Convention Center, will feature a 
program of tutorials for technical IT professionals, as well as a free 
business conference with focus on IT management issues.

Topics of the Briefings include:
- OMG - Integrating the Enterprise 
- Open Source & Linux@work 
- Security - Protect your Business 
- XML - Building Next Generation Internet Applications
- Web Services - Connecting Enterprises
- Java(tm) - Where New and Old Economy Meet
- Storage - Building the Foundation for Managing Tomorrow's Data

A highlight within the educational part is a Live Hacking Session on 
March 22, 10 a.m. (Saal 2), given by Security "guru" Sebastian Schreiber 
of SySS GmbH.

The free conference will present a mix of End-user case studies, Expert 
presentations, Corporate sessions and Panel discussions. The Keynotes 
will feature internationally renown speakers like:                        
                                                             

- Dr. Richard Mark Soley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Object 
Management Group, Inc. (USA): 23./24.03., 3.00pm-3.30pm, Convention 
Center, Saal 2
- Patrick Maes, Independent Consultant and former CTO, SoundView 
Technology Group (UK): 22./23./24.03., 2.30pm-3.00pm, Convention Center, 
Saal 2 
- Michael Feltes, Prime Contact OMG, DaimlerChrysler AG (D): 
22.03., 3.00pm-3.30pm,Convention Center, Saal 2
- Hansruedi Baetschmann, Senior System Architect, Credit Suisse (CH):
20.03., 3.00pm-3.30pm, Convention Center, Saal 2

For the first time at CeBIT the LogOn Briefings will offer the OMG's "UML 
Certification Program". IT Professionals who are working with the Unified 
Modeling Language (UML) standardized by OMG, have the chance to become 
official "OMG UML Certified Professional". On Wednesday the 24th of March 
interested candidates can take a 90 minutes test at a mobile test center, 
courtesy of CertMobile, on any of the three levels of certification: 
Fundamental, Intermediate and Advanced. To the first candidates who pass 
the test the OMG's Chairman, Dr. Richard Soley will hand out the 
certificates. The certification program at CeBIT is kindly sponsored by 
Compuware Corporation.

Program updates, registration information and venue details can be found 
at:
www.ltt.de/logon-briefings.2004/cebit/eng

LogOn Technology Transfer GmbH

LogOn Technology Transfer GmbH, founded in 1991, is a privately owned 
company focused on the Information Technology market. LogOn's core 
business is the creation, promotion, and execution of IT Events in Europe 
and Worldwide.
LogOn's branded events include the pan-European series of: 

OMG Information Days
Linux@work 
LogOn Web Days (including Java Days and XML Days)
Storage Days
LogOn Briefings

LogOn is the official representative of the Object Management Group (OMG) 
for Continental Europe. The OMG is an international organization 
supported by information system vendors, software developers and users, 
with over 500 member companies worldwide. The OMG is dedicated to the 
production of open specifications for the development of distributed 
interoperable object component systems.

More information on LogOn's services is available at: http://www.ltt.de 

Press Contact:
Annegret Claushues 
LogOn Technology Transfer GmbH
Bleichstr. 5 
D-61476 Kronberg
Germany 
Fax: +49-6173-9558-65 
Phone: +49-6173-9558-59 
e-mail: press@ltt.de