Over 400 participants
On November 5, more than 400 people gathered at the II
GeneXus Mexico Meeting that took place in the Constelaciones C room at the Nikko
Hotel. Mr. Sergio Gazzolo, General Manager for ARTech Mexico, opened the meeting
by going through last year's activities. Then, Gerardo Pizarro, ARTech's
Business Development Manager presented the business opportunities offered by
GeneXus 8.0, the latest GeneXus version.
IBM and Microsoft
Mr.
Roberto Tellez, IBM i-Series Product Manager, showcased the technologies and
options offered by i-Series for creating new dynamic e-business applications. He
also presented the WebSphere product family, designed by IBM in order to support
these new applications.
After the coffee break, Mr. Eduardo Nava, Manager at
Microsoft Mexico, shared Microsoft's strategy for Web services-based
connectivity: Microsoft .NET.
ARTech Mexico's clients
The morning sessions ended with a presentation of success cases by
Juan Carlos Padilla, Systems Director at Model Group (GeneXus, Java, AS/400);
Agustín Ugalde, Director General at E-Siglo - Fira (GeneXus, .NET, Microsoft);
Alejandro Penna, Systems Sub-director at Emi Music (GXPortal); and Armando
López, Automation Manager at Mabe (GXPortal).
GeneXus: Business, technology and the
future
Right after lunch, Alfonso Berriel,
GeneXus Consulting Commercial Manager, presented the "GeneXus Applications
Worldwide" program. Gonzalo Echagüe, Special Projects Manager, discussed the
technical innovations of GeneXus 8.0: more web capabilities, more integration,
more platforms, and more power. Mr. Breogán Gonda, ARTech's President, closed
the event by sharing with participants his vision of the future.
Find all the information about the 2nd Mexico GeneXus
Meeting at:
http://www.artech-mexico.com/evento2003