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October 2002 Meeting
General Meeting
Location:Auditorium
Date:Wednesday, October 2, 7:00 pm
Topic: Anything you want to know about D7 Studio
Speaker: David Intersimone. http://www.borland.com

Join the Toronto Delphi User Group as we host David Intersimone, Vice President of Developer Relations on Oct 2nd. David will be at your service to show you what you want to see of Delphi 7 Studio and Kylix 3.
Perhaps you want to see Delphi for .NET and ASP .NET with Delphi for .NET.
Or, what about web services using .NET? Kylix 3?
Whatever you'd like to learn about is up to you - the TDUG members. This is your opportunity to have Borland's DevRel guru take you on a personal guided tour of your favorite product so don't miss this opportunity to join us.

Outline (subject to change, based on what audience wants to learn about):

Borland® Delphi 7 Studio Architect.
Complete e-business development
Borland® Delphi 7 Studio Architect delivers new, fully integrated technologies for increased developer productivity.
Get your applications ready for the path to Microsoft® .NET with the Delphi 7 Studio migration kit. Learn what is new and improved in the latest Delphi release.
  1. Delphi 7 Migration Path to .NET
    1. Cover COM .NET Interop.
    2. Language additions to support .NET
    3. Overview of ASP.NET
    4. Overview of Windows Forms
    5. Overview of .NET Web Services
  2. RAD Web Development using IntraWeb and Web-Snap
    1. Overview of IntraWeb and WebSnap
  3. Web Services Support in Delphi7
    1. Overview of Web Services Framework in D7
  4. Overview of DataSnap and dbExpress
    1. dbExpress connectivity components
    2. Data management with ClientDataSets and SimpleDataSets
  5. Overview of ModelMaker (UML Modeling Tool)
    1. Cover various diagrams/patterns
    2. Refactoring Delphi code
  6. Cross Platform Development using CLX:
    1. Overview of CLX development
  7. Visual Reporting:
    1. Rave Visual report designer (End User functionality)
  8. Model Driven Architecture (MDA) development
    1. Bold for Delphi overview

As Vice President of Developer Relations and Borland's Chief Evangelist, David Intersimone is responsible for the Borland Developer Network Web site, an online community that allows software developers to communicate, collaborate, and gain access to unique content. He is also responsible for Borland's Technology Partner (BTP) program building full-service developer programs for third-party software developers whose components, tools, libraries, and class libraries integrate with and add value to Borland's products.

Additionally, David works with professional programmers, user groups, the technical press, book authors, professors, and Fortune 1000 customers around the world, conducting technical presentations and seeing that the needs and requirements are folded into Borland strategic product plans.

David joined Borland in 1985 as Director of Product Services, and has held positions as Director of Research and Development for languages and tools. Prior to joining Borland, he was Director of Product Services for Softsel Computer Products, Inc. (now Merisel). He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, California.

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