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Bunni Bates
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Platinum Solutions, Inc. Hosts Java Luminary
Rod Johnson for Internal Workshop
Reston, VA (March 1, 2005) - Java/J2EE Development expert and "Father of Spring" Rod Johnson arrived at Platinum Solutions' offices from London, England on February 21 to lead an all day seminar for employees and special guests.
Among his many endeavors, Dr. Johnson is the lead developer of the open source Spring application framework. Spring is quickly gaining momentum in a wide range of industries, providing significant benefits such as reduced development effort and decreased costs, while improving testability and overall application quality.
"This has been an incredible opportunity for us to meet with one of the leading authorities in our industry, and to learn firsthand how to best apply the framework he has created," says Platinum Solutions manager Brian Rosenthal.
CEO Laila Rossi added, "We were extremely pleased to have Rod spend the day with us. Events such as these provide valuable insight and unique perspective to our employees, and continue to make Platinum Solutions one of the area's most sought-after places of employment."
Although numerous application frameworks are available today, Spring addresses areas that most others do not. Spring is focused on providing a way to manage business objects. It is built upon a layered architecture, meaning that one can choose to use nearly any part of it in isolation, yet its architecture is internally consistent. Spring is designed from the ground up to help developers write code that is easy to test, making it an ideal framework for test driven projects. Spring is truly a one-stop shop, addressing most of the infrastructure concerns encountered when building typical applications.
Dr. Johnson agreed that the event was a success, adding that "It was a pleasure to meet and discuss with Platinum Solutions architects and developers. Platinum Solutions, like Interface21, is clearly a company built around excellent personnel, and committed to finding the best solutions for their clients. It was particularly interesting to talk with Platinum Solutions personnel who themselves have strong experience in framework design and development."
Platinum Solutions (www.platinumsolutions.com) of Reston, VA, is truly a leader in providing integration and collaboration solutions for the federal government, with particular expertise in law enforcement, intelligence, defense, and homeland security. Platinum Solutions software helps law enforcement agents and intelligence analysts decrypt messages, collect and analyze digital evidence, and translate foreign language material. The firm supports mission-critical operations like crisis negotiations, explosives analysis, and violent criminal apprehension by developing and deploying intelligent software systems. Platinum Solutions' professionals are leaders within the open source community and key developers of the Keel open source meta-framework for Web-based applications.
Dr. Johnson is one of the world's leading authorities on Java and J2EE development. He is a best-selling author, experienced consultant, and open source developer, as well as a popular conference speaker. His best-selling "Expert One-on-One J2EE Design and Development" (2002) was one of the most influential books ever published on J2EE. The sequel, "J2EE without EJB" (July 2004, with Juergen Hoeller), looks set to have at least equal impact. Dr. Johnson has extensive experience as a consultant in a wide range of industries. He is the founder of the Spring Framework and, with Juergen Hoeller, he continues to lead development. He regularly speaks at conferences in the US, Europe and Asia. Dr. Johnson serves in the JCP on the Expert Groups defining the Servlet 2.4 and JDO 2.0 specifications. He is CEO of Interface21 (www.interface21.com), a consultancy devoted to providing expert Spring Framework and J2EE services.