Terracotta Hosts Webinar on Grid Computing for Developers on October 25, 2006.

Learn How to Cluster, Minimize Bottlenecks, and Still Use Standard JDK1.5

SAN FRANCISCO -- Terracotta, Inc., a leader in delivering groundbreaking solutions for enterprise Java scalability, today announced it is hosting a free Webinar for Java developers Co "How to Cluster with Low Overhead and Still Use Standard JDK1.5" Co on Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. To sign up, visit the Terracotta Website at www.terracottatech.com/webinar_masterworker.shtml. Participation is limited to the first 250 registrants.

Designed for application developers, this Webinar focuses on the Master/Worker pattern Co one of the most useful parallel programming design patterns in use today. The creator of AspectWerkz AOP framework and senior engineer at Terracotta, Jonas BonE[umlaut]r, will host the interactive session, where attendees will learn about the identifying characteristics of the pattern and how best to use it in the real world.

BonE[umlaut]r will present how to build the Master/Worker pattern using standard JDK1.5, and how to cluster it at runtime using Terracotta. Following that, he will cover the production implications of operating and scaling a reliable work management framework.

Attendees will learn:

Co How to identify cases where the Master/Worker pattern is the right solution

Co How to build a distributed Master/Worker pattern with 100% POJO-based Java

Co How to cluster the JVM and effectively use Network Attached Memory

This Webinar is part of an ongoing series of events sponsored by Terracotta, designed to educate Java professionals about the technology and benefits of clustering at the JVM level, instead of at the application level. Past recorded events can be accessed at www.terracottatech.com/events.shtml.

About Terracotta, Inc.

Terracotta, Inc. delivers plug-in capacity and availability for enterprise Java at runtime with no application code changes. Terracotta gives application developers and operators substantial advantages in development, deployment, and management that translate directly to faster time to market, increased return on investment, and lower total cost of ownership. Terracotta customers include industry leaders in the financial services and telecom sectors. Founded in 2003, Terracotta is a private firm headquartered in San Francisco. More information on Terracotta can be found at www.terracottatech.com.

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