HACKENSACK, N.J., Feb. 8, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ness Technologies, an IT professional services firm with operations in Hackensack, New Jersey and Dulles, Virginia, today announced that the company's Chief Technology Officer, Joe Fung, has been selected to speak at the prestigious, inaugural Pocket PC New York conference on February 20-22.
Mr. Fung, described as an "exciting and fast-paced" presenter, will provide a fresh perspective on the organizational imperatives, significant advantages and effective approaches to deploying mobile applications using .NET and the Pocket PC platform. Mr. Fung's presentation will target the issues relevant to both business decisions makers and senior technologists.
Joe Pagano, a Microsoft General Manager said, "Over the next five years, the ability to integrate - and react quickly to - information from disparate sources, will become a strategic priority. .NET, in conjunction with the Pocket PC, is the perfect platform to extend the enterprise and directly deliver complete information to the location where it matters most - the decision maker. Ness Technologies, as an exclusive Microsoft Partner, is uniquely positioned to provide thought leadership - and solutions - on this platform. We are especially pleased that Joe Fung has been selected as a presenter, given his deep knowledge of emerging mobile/wireless technologies."
The presentation will begin by introducing the key concepts and capabilities of mobile/wireless applications. Mr. Fung will then delve deeper into mobile/wireless architectures, highlighting opportunities to use Visual Studio.NET - and the .NET frameworks - to deliver wireless and mobile solutions across different architectures. During the presentation, Mr. Fung will explore such topics as "smart wireless applications," wireless synchronization using Wifi and 2.5G, and the extension of traditional backend data systems into the wireless world.
Mr. Fung's highly interactive presentation will include technology demonstrations that illustrate key techniques for creating mobile applications. Technologies demonstrated will include the .NET Compact framework, Mobile Explorer, C#, VB.NET, databases, and XML Web Services.
For the business decision-maker, Mr. Fung will discuss advantages and disadvantages of competing mobile technologies, trends in mCommerce, and additional third-party information resources. Mr. Fung firmly believes that "at the end of this presentation, the audience will have the foundation of knowledge sufficient to begin mobilizing an extended enterprise using advanced .NET tools."
About Joe Fung
Joe is a senior technologist with over 15 years of experience in the computer field, having served in various roles such as architect/designer, project manager, and developer.
Currently, as the CTO and Vice President of Ness USA, Joe focuses on using emerging technologies to help clients achieve competitive advantage. As a Project Director, Joe has a track record with his clients for delivering solutions - that leverage best-of-breed technologies and frameworks - to provide time-to-market benefits. In executive roles, Joe has served on the board of advisors for ePromos.com; established top-level partnerships for Ness with Microsoft and BEA; and brought to market ground-breaking applications which enable new business models.
Joe has won awards and industry recognition for his independent commercial software ventures and consulting engagements. In the early 90's, he received two separate "best-product-in-category" awards for his development of ScriptView and AppExpert. Joe has also been quoted in industry publications, such as PCWeek, Infoworld, ComputerWorld, Network World, Home Computing, and Wireless Week.
Joe routinely speaks at conferences around the country on subjects such as: Mobile Computing, Distributed Computing, Knowledge Management, Database Strategies, and Web Technologies. He serves on various advisory boards and is often called on to participate on design review teams of major software publishers.
About Pocket PC NY
Pocket PC NY is a conference and exhibition to run alongside [the] second annual Internet World Wireless East event. To be held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center from February 20-22, 2002, the event will address the ascendant Pocket PC platform, and the devices and applications that will redefine mobile computing in the enterprise market. Together with Internet World Wireless, the events will offer business executives, developers and IT professionals the opportunity to gain exposure to a very robust and wide reaching platform for mobile computing.
About Ness
Ness Technologies is a global provider of innovative IT solutions, with over 2,000 professionals based in the US, Europe, and Israel. In the US, Ness specializes in the custom development of web-based business-critical information systems, having completed nearly 400 projects within its 16-year history. Ness' customer base consists primarily of Global 2000 companies across multiple industries, including pharmaceuticals and healthcare, telecommunications, media and publishing, and insurance. Ness has broad technical partnerships, enabling development of customized applications on a "technology-independent" basis. The firm currently has practice areas in e-Commerce/e-Business applications, Business Intelligence, Content Management, Web Services, Enterprise Portals, and Strategic Services.
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