Apatar to Speak about Open Source Data Integration at Mass Technology Leadership Council Open Source Summit in Boston, MA

(EMAILWIRE.COM, June 19, 2007 ) Chicopee, MA - Apatar, Inc. has been selected by the Mass Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC) to be a part of the "Lightning Rounds," a select group of open source companies providing innovative solutions to the enterprise marketplace. The Open Source Summit will be held Tuesday, June 19, 2007, from 7am-12 pm EDT at Microsoft's Waltham Campus in Waltham, MA. The event will include a keynote address and panel discussion from open source industry experts. Attendance is open to non-MassTLC members. Confirmed executives from the following companies and organizations are among those that will speak: Microsoft; IBM; Novell; BlackDuck; enterpriseDB; Iona; SugarCRM; Plone; North Bridge Venture Partners; and Hewlett-Packard Company. The summit is MassTLC 's second comprehensive look at both the technology and business aspects of open source software. The summit will culminate with a keynote presentation on OLPC (One Laptop Per Child), an initiative led by Nicholas Negroponte. To learn more about the event and register to attend, visit http://function.masstlc.org/programs_new/event_single.cfm?eventid=787. What: Building Enterprise Data Mashups with Apatar Open SourceImagine if you could link information between your desktop, databases (MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle), applications (Salesforce.com, SugarCRM), and the top Web 2.0 destinations (Flickr, Amazon S3). After attending this step-by-step demo session, you will be able to do data integration jobs, such as these, without having to write a single line of code Who: Renat Khasanshyn, Founder and CEO, Apatar, Inc.When: June 19, 2007, 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. EDTWhere: Track "Lightning Rounds"Microsoft, 201 Jones Road, Waltham, MARelevant links:MassTLC Home Page: http://masstlc.org Apatar Home Page: http://www.apatar.com ApatarForge: http://www.apatarforge.orgApatar Social Media Press Room: http://www.apatar.com/newsroom/ Quotes: "The summit is MassTLC's second comprehensive look at both the technology and business aspects of open source software. As a Massachusetts-based company, we are excited to be a part of this event to discuss with the technology executives in New England the growing impact of open source software in business today. Companies that know how to leverage open source development properly will be at a huge strategic advantage in their market."About Apatar:Apatar is the leading provider of open source software tools for the data integration market. With powerful Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) capabilities, Apatar enables its users to easily link information between databases (such as MySQL, Microsoft SQL, Oracle), applications (Salesforce.com, SugarCRM), and the top Web 2.0 destinations (Flickr, Amazon S3). Apatar provides support, training, and consulting services for its integration solutions. Headquartered in Western Massachusetts, Apatar operates a development center in Minsk, Belarus. Apatar is currently used by 250 organizations and individuals worldwide. For more on Apatar, visit http://www.apatar.com or http://www.apatarforge.org.###This press release was issued through GroupWeb EmailWire.Com. For more information on press release distribution, go to http://www.emailwire.com.

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