Gene Kranz to Speak At the Software Risk Management Conference - ISACC 2000.Business/Technology Editors DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2000 --Other Notable Speakers Include Attorney Fred Smith Fred Smith may refer to:
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Reliable Software Technologies (RST), the leading Software Risk Management authority, today announced that Gene Kranz will deliver his powerful "Failure is not an Option" talk on September 26, at ISACC ISACC International Software Assurance Certification Conference ISACC Institute for Studies in Asian Church and Culture ISACC Idaho State Association of County Coroners 2000 - The Software Risk Management Conference, in Reston, Va. As the leader of the "Tiger Team tiger team - (US military jargon) 1. Originally, a team whose purpose is to penetrate security, and thus test security measures. These people are paid professionals who do hacker-type tricks, e.g. " of flight directors, Kranz was responsible for the successful return to earth of Apollo 13 and the three astronauts on board. For his efforts during this harrowing experience, Kranz received multiple awards and honors including the Presidential Medal of Freedom Medal of Freedom highest award given a U.S. citizen; established 1963. [Am. Hist.: Misc.] See : Prize from President Nixon and designation as a Distinguished Member of the Senior Executive Service by President Reagan. "Mr. Kranz's mission-critical experiences with NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. make him an exceptional keynote speaker for this year's Software Risk Management Conference - ISACC 2000. Our attendees are business decision makers who live with the concept that `Failure is not an Option'," said Jeffery Payne, chief executive officer of Reliable Software Technologies. Gene Kranz began his 37-year career with NASA in 1960 as assistant flight director for Project Mercury. In 1968, he was appointed division chief for flight control after he successfully held the positions of flight director for all Project Gemini For Gemini in other contexts, see . Project Gemini was the second human spaceflight program of the United States of America. It operated between Projects Mercury and Apollo, with 10 manned flights occurring in 1965 and 1966. missions and branch chief for Flight Control Operations. In addition to the high-profile Apollo 13 flight, Kranz also held the leadership role of flight director on the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing mission. In addition to Gene Kranz's keynote speech keynote speech n. See keynote address. Noun 1. keynote speech - a speech setting forth the keynote keynote address keynote - the principal theme in a speech or literary work , Michael Rogers, vice president of editorial research and development for Newsweek InterActive, will address "The Age of Essential Software." Attorney Fred Smith will deliver a talk titled "Will Certification Help in Deciding Between Chance, Coincidence and Causation in the Attribution of Legal Liability for Application Failures," and Jeffrey Voas, Ph.D., chief scientist for RST, will discuss "The Road Toward Limited Software Quality Certificates." ISACC 2000, a premier conference focusing on Software Risk Management, will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, Virginia Reston is an internationally known planned community whose goal was to revolutionize post-World War II concepts of land use and residential/corporate development in American suburbia. , September 24-26, 2000. ISACC 2000 brings together a field of roughly 350 executives, risk management decision-makers, application development managers and research scientists. For a more detailed schedule and registration information on ISACC 2000, visit http://www.isacc.com or call the ISACC conference office at 1-877-408-1420 (toll free) or 1-301-438-0494. About Reliable Software Technologies Headquartered in Northern Virginia, Reliable Software Technologies (RST) is the leading authority and industry visionary on Software Risk Management. Founded in 1992 on the simple, compelling premise that software must work and backed by comprehensive applied research, the Company offers consulting services, a proven methodology, and automated technologies that help organizations manage the reliability, security and safety risks associated with developing and deploying essential software. By applying its lab-created, battle tested Software Risk Management (SRM (1) (Storage Resource Management) The management of the storage resources in an organization in order to avoid duplication of files and to determine space utilization across all servers. ) Methodology, RST enables corporations to reduce the business risks associated with software failure, thereby increasing lifecycle productivity - now and in the future - while still meeting time-to-market demands. |
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