Building Software Solutions using Web 2.0 Technologies

Successful software vendors have always built products with a user-centric mindset. Traditionally, meeting the functional requirements of end-users would generally be adequate for a product's success. However, in today's Web 2.0 paradigm, it has become imperative for software vendors to design solutions that empower users in addition to addressing the basic functional needs. Hence, software vendors now build solutions that are more intuitive and allow users to access what they want instantly and at minimal number of clicks.

Aspire together with our customer, Biz-LX™ is organizing an informative webinar where we discuss the journey of building a software solution using Web 2.0 tools such as RIA and mashups, and demonstrate the benefits of such an exercise with a real-time case study.

In this webinar you’ll learn:

• Techniques used to design software solutions to allow better usability
  
• How to evaluate and select Web 2.0 techologies suitable for your software?
  
• The business benefits and implications of applying Web 2.0 designs to your software solution
  

Expert Panel: 

Dave Strite
Chief Information Officer, Biz-LX™

Dave Strite is the Chief Information Officer for Biz-LX™ (www.biz-lx.com). Biz-LX offers learning experiences that ask current and future business leaders to confront real-life situations in a safe virtual environment. These situations, authored by professors at the top of their field, are designed to test and challenge participants’ instincts for ethical decision-making, but in a supportive and structured virtual learning environment. Biz-LX’s newest product line, Ethics-LX, is delivered through a platform (www.ethics-lx.com) that uses the latest open-source technology and employs many Web 2.0 features and functionality.

Dave is a technology professional with extensive experience in managing software development and delivery. Prior to this, Dave had worked for a Fortune 100 insurance company in the United States. He worked for Safeco Insurance in Seattle, WA where he managed $1M+ technology projects and delivered technology solutions for the second largest surety company in the United States.

Elango Kanagaraji
Head – Web 2.0 Specialization, Aspire Systems

Elango currently heads the Web 2.0 Specialization Business unit at Aspire Systems. In his current capacity, he is responsible for the business development in Consumer Internet and Software enabled business areas and product development focused on Web 2.0 development. He manages all customer engagements from North America and Europe. Prior to this, he has Managed large projects where he was responsible for Project Management, Architecture solutions and development.

Elango actively participates in customer interactions and new customer acquisition and drives various value added initiatives for customers. He is instrumental in defining Aspire's focus in Web 2.0. He closely monitors industry trends in Web 2.0 and collaborates with Aspire's Web 2.0 CoE to build internal expertise.