AJAXWorld Conference & Expo 2007 West, which will take place on September 23-26, 2007, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, California will offer a new dedicated 'iPhone Track.' Another dedicated track will offer a comparative education opportunity for conference delegates on emerging RIA tools such as Adobe Flex, Microsoft Silverlight, and Sun JavaFX.

SYS-CON Events announced that AJAXWorld Conference & Expo 2007 West (www.ajaxworld.com) 'Call For Papers' is now open at the conference website and it will remain open until June 30, 2007. AJAXWorld 2007 West will take place on September 23-26, 2007, at the Santa Clara Convetion Center, in Santa Clara, California.

SYS-CON.TV panel discussion during the "RIA Shootout" compared Adobe's Flex, Microsoft's Silverlight, and Sun Microsystems' JavaFX technologies and hosted renowned i-technology industry commentators and SYS-CON bloggers such as Coach Wei, Kevin Hoffman, Debbie Moynihan, Mike Potter, and Yakov Fain, with moderator, SYS-CON publisher Roger Strukhoff.

SYS-CON Events announced that the 'Call for Papers' for the Real-World Java Seminar is now open. The largest Java developer event on the East Coast, the Real-World Java Seminar is a one-day event with three concurrent tracks and more than 30 sessions, is packed with technical presentations delivered by the Java industry experts. Attending this event will allow delegates to take a fresh look at the architecture of your the projects they are working on now, and can serve as a roadmap for their further development as a Java professional.

Panelists included SOA World Magazine editor-in-chief Sean Rhody (CSC), Open Source Specialist and SYS-CON's Industry Blogger Debbie Moynihan (IONA), Nexaweb's founder and CTO and SYS-CON's Industry Blogger Coach Wei, ColdFusion Developer's Journal editor-in-chief Simon Horwith (AboutWeb), and SOA World Conference & Expo 2007 East speaker Jason Bloomberg (ZapThink). The panel was moderated by SYS-CON.TV founder and host Roger Strukhoff.

Backbase is a leading provider of AJAX-based Rich Internet Application (RIA) software and solutions. Backbase software provides a comprehensive AJAX development framework that is based on open standards, easy to learn by developers and integrates seamlessly into existing IT environments. Developers use Backbase AJAX software to create rich applications that deliver a superior end-user experience. Founded in 2003, Backbase is headquartered in San Mateo, California and Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Laszlo Systems is the original developer of the open source platform OpenLaszlo, and provider of Rich Internet Applications and services that advance the Web experience. OpenLaszlo is an XML-native foundation for building next generation Web applications that increase customer retention, conversion and brand loyalty.

The world's leading Rich Internet Applications & Web 2.0 event is expected to attract more than 2,000 i-technology developers. AJAXWorld grew from a single track, one-day seminar, less than a year ago, into a four-day international conference & expo with more than 150 sessions delivered in nine simultaneous tracks, by more than 120 faculty members. The conference now includes the world famous AJAXWorld University's AJAX Developer Bootcamp, OpenLaszlo Track and Adobe Flex 3 Developer Bootcamp. This year's AJAXWorld Expo Floor is expected to display bleeding edge RIA technologies from more than 75 leading AJAX vendors.

ICEsoft is the leading provider of standards-compliant, AJAX-based solutions for deploying pure Java, rich Internet applications. ICEfaces is the first integrated AJAX application framework that enables Java EE application developers to easily create and deploy thin-client, rich Internet applications in pure Java.

Kaazing Corporation, one of the new and upcoming RIA companies to watch, will enable its clients to deliver the best possible real-time experience for the Internet. The company provides real-time software solutions to its customers who really care about their end-user experience when it comes to usability, scalability, and performance. In addition to providing commercial enterprise software delivering the best Internet real-time experience possible, Kaazing also provides support, training, and consulting services.

TIBCO Software is a leading business integration and process management software company that enables real-time business. Real-time business is about giving organizations the ability to sense and respond to changes and opportunities as they arise.