Contact:
Karen Colson
karen @ summa-tech.com
412.258.3294
Pittsburgh, PA (October 1, 2009) - Summa, a provider of IT consulting and software solutions, is pleased to bring industry experts ZapThink to Pittsburgh for a special breakfast session focused on Application Modernization with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) on October 22, 2009. ZapThink, along with Carnegie Mellon University and Highmark, will be sharing their experiences on taking an SOA approach to legacy modernization efforts.
Founded in October 2000, ZapThink, LLC (http://www.zapthink.com) is an Enterprise Architecture (EA), Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Enterprise Web 2.0 (EW2.0) training, strategic advisory and analysis firm. As a recognized authority and master on SOA and EA, ZapThink provides its audience of IT practitioners, consultants and technology vendors with training, practical advice, guidance and mentorship to assist in leveraging emerging EA and SOA approaches to meet their business needs. ZapThink is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. Its customers include Global 1000 firms and emerging businesses.
"We are excited to invite ZapThink, Carnegie Mellon University and Highmark to share their insights on SOA," said Audrey Dunning, CEO of Summa. "This event provides a great opportunity for business and IT executives to hear best practices from industry leaders and case studies of how companies have successfully implemented SOA modernization solutions."
When: Thursday, October 22, 2009
Time: 7:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: The Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh City Center, One Bigelow Square, Pittsburgh PA 15219
For more information, please contact Karen Colson at 412.258.3294. To register, visit http://www.regonline.com/practicalsoapit09
About Summa
Since 1996, Summa has been providing high-impact IT consulting services and customized, commercial-grade software development for companies ranging from regional businesses to Global 2000 firms. Summa specializes in helping companies evaluate and implement IT modernization strategies to better meet their business objectives and is an industry-leading provider of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Portal and BPM solutions. Summa is an IBM Premier Business Partner and Microsoft Certified Partner.