While attending OpenForce '08 in Las Vegas this past week I received a very unexpected email from INETA, one that left me shocked and honored and humbled all the same time. A weird feeling to say the least. In a nut-shell here is what they had to say: We would like to extend our thanks for your participation in the INETA Community Champion program and your commitment to the developer community.  You faced some challenging competition yet your accomplishments speak for themselves.  The Community Champion team is thrilled to inform you that you are one of... [More]

In a recent announcement this week, INETA outlined a new program designed to reward the very hard work of User Group community contributors. User Group contributors are encouranged to participate and submit their contributions regularly on the INETA website. Here is what INETA has to say about the awards programs: Community Champions Award Once a quarter, INETA will recognize leading contributors as Community Champions. In addition to claiming this prestigious title for twelve months, awardees also receive a letter of commendation, a certificate of achievement... [More]

I was honored to be invited to attend INETA's User Group Leader Summit at the JW Marriot Hotel the morning of June 5th. One of the keynote speakers was a favorite of mine Ari Bixhorn. Ari gave a us a short presentation on Indigo. Needless to say, its amazing what Indigo is going to enable us to do with Web Services, but it was particularly amazing that Ari was able to write a chat application in under 5 minutes leveraging it! The future is bright, very bright; If only Microsoft would give us specific delivery dates! [SIGH]