SpringOne 2GX 2011

Chicago, October 25-28, 2011

Modular Web Applications with OSGi

In this session, Rob Harrop, author of the RFC66 reference implementation, provides a rapid-fire tutorial on creating effective modular web applications for OSGi and the RFC66 Web Container.

Attendees will learn how to:

* Install Tomcat and the Web Container reference implementation into OSGi
* Use the OSGi Web Container (RFC66) to deploy web applications on an OSGi platform
* Access shared libraries from their web apps
* Access OSGi services from their web apps
* Design and modularize web applications
* Extend web applications dynamically using standard OSGi features

Attendees should have an understanding of OSGi basics and be familiar with Java Servlets.


About Rob Harrop

Rob Harrop

Rob Harrop is a respected speaker, author, entrepreneur and technologist.

As Lead Engineer of SpringSource dm Server, Rob is driving SpringSource's enterprise middleware product line and ensuring that the company continues to deliver high-performance, highly scalable

enterprise soutions. With a thorough knowledge of both Java and .NET, Rob has successfully deployed projects across both platforms. He has

extensive experience across a variety of sectors, in particular banking,retail and government. Prior to joining SpringSource, he co-founded UK-based software company Cake Solutions Limited and worked as Lead Developer for a successful dotcom start-up.

Rob is the author of five books, including Pro Spring, a widely acclaimed, comprehensive resource on the Spring Framework.

Rob is a member of the JCP and is involved in the JSR-255 Expert Group for JMX 2.0. Rob is an experienced, highly-sought after, technical speaker who can communicate complex topics in a way that any developer can understand. Over the past 3-4 years, Rob has also presented at JavaOne, QCon, AOSD, The Spring Experience, SpringONE, OSCon, and OreDev on a variety of topics to rave reviews.

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