Prof. Dr. Donald Kossmann and Dr. Hans-Dirk Walter to speak on next generation Web applications.

As part of the further training program "Compact Courses for IT Professionals", Prof. Dr. Donald Kossmann, ETH Zürich, and Dr. Hans-Dirk Walter, CEO of Canoo Engineering, will present a one day course on "Rich Internet Applications (RIA)" on June 29, 2007 at the ETH Zürich (http://www.inf.ethz.ch/kurs41).

The RIA course is part of a three-day course by Prof. Dr. Gustavo Alonso and Prof. Dr. Donald Kossmann, Computer Science department, ETH Zürich on web-based information systems. This third course day offers a comprehensive introduction to rich user interfaces for Web applications.

Hans-Dirk Walter:

"Rich Internet Application technology is the next generation for Web applications. It improves user interfaces and extends the use of Web applications to new areas."

The registration deadline is Wednesday, June 20, 2007. The number of attendees is limited. Attending on only one day is possible. Further topics covered in the three-day course include XML and SOA. Details on the content and registration are available at the following website: http://www.inf.ethz.ch/kurs41

Further training program at ETH Zurich

The training program "Compact Courses for IT Professionals" at ETH Zürich provides an overview on the latest IT developments. The courses are constantly revised and updated to help IT professionals stay informed on current IT issues. Experienced ETH Zürich faculty members teach the courses.

About Canoo

Canoo (http://www.canoo.com) is a solution provider for Rich Internet Applications (RIA) based in Basel, Switzerland. It offers consulting services and end-to-end development of Enterprise Web applications. With 10 years of experience in Rich Internet Application (RIA) technology, Canoo is a leading expert in Web 2.0 applications, Java rich clients, and AJAX. Canoo's RIA technology and web testing products are used in more than 60 countries worldwide.

See the Canoo RIA blog for news and developments: http://www.canoo.com/blog/

Canoo is presenting a technical talk at Jazoon 07 in Zürich: http://jazoon.com/en/conference/presentationdetails.html?type=sid&detail=761

German version: http://www.canoo.com/news/ethzh_de.html