The Smalltalk Solutions Coding Contest starts today, at 9:30 am EDT - so there's still time to send Michael a last minute entry note.

As I said last night, you can still get the Smalltalk Solutions discount if you register with the ST135 code. Sign up now, so you can attend talks like Thomas Hawker's:

Database limitations and other constraints have required OOCL to migrate critical, high-volume activity of its primary enterprise system from Visualworks and Gemstone to Java, C#, and Oracle. Only a subset of functions will be moved, resulting in a complex, peer-to-peer distributed system. EAI of some form is required, but what should it look like? What are the key requirements and design trade-offs? What impact will it have on performance? This seminar will examine the practical aspects of creating an EAI framework around Web Services, including creation of support facilities, new Gemstone-resident code, and solutions to maintaining data and platform neutrality for both client and server operations.

See you in Toronto!