ZapForum Podcast for December 16, 2008 features

Guest Expert Scott Caulk, Product Manager, IDV Solutions.

Listen to this Podcast and you will:

• learn about the role a self-service composite application plays in the enterprise
• understand what a situational application is
• Get an understanding of why location is an important visualization metaphor for situational applications.

Setting the Stage: ZapThink Analysts

ZapThink analysts Ron Schmelzer and Jason Bloomberg set the stage by discussing the business empowerment benefit of SOA-based enterprise mashups.

Next, Scott Caulk defines a situational application and places such apps into the SOA context. He then explains how situational apps and mashups relate to each other, and the role location plays in such apps. Finally, he discusses how IDV Solutions leverages SharePoint and the rest of the Microsoft environment to provide value to organizations with situational apps.

Featured Guest Expert: Scott Caulk

Scott Caulk, Product Manager, IDV Solutions.

Scott Caulk is the Product Manager for IDV Solutions and in this role is the primary messenger to and for the market as it relates to the Visual Fusion suite of products. Scott has 9 years of IT experience as a developer, project manager, and product manager. In addition to graduating with honors and earning an MBA from Michigan State University’s Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, Scott also holds a Master’s Degree in Education from Azusa Pacific University. He lives in Michigan with his wife and son.

This ZapForum Podcast is presented as a 26.7 MB mp3 file. Running time: 29:13.Download File