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The Anatomy of a Rich Internet Application

Who: Mark Altenbernd
When: Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Time: 6:30 PM, networking, 7:00-9:00 PM, program
Where: Marin Community Foundation Hangar #5 directions
Cost: Free to NBMA members; $10 for non-members; $5 for students with a valid ID
Register: Members and non-Members, please pre-register with Acteva to hold your spot.
Info Contact: Corona Rivera , Web SIG Leader.

Rich Internet Applications (RIA) are hybrid solutions that combine the best attributes of the Web – broad reach, instant deployment, and cross-platform compatibility – with the best attributes of client/server solutions – speed of execution, immediate response, an attractive visual experience, and a broad set of features. This presentation will demonstrate and examine an RIA that is hosted on as many as 6 different types of servers – including ColdFusion, Flash Communications Server, and the SQL Server database – and streams audio and video over the Internet while populating a database with statistics about utilization of the application. We will look at each of the major components individually and then see how they are put together to constitute a seamlessly integrated application. There will be ample opportunity to ask questions and to see the application in action. And we will be able to shift the emphasis of the presentation based upon the specific interests of the audience.

Mark Altenbernd is the CEO of Altenbernd Consulting LLC, a Marin County-based firm that specializes in hosting and streaming video over the Internet. He has been programming computers since the days when they were powered by steam. He has a BS from Northwestern University’s School of Communications and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business. And, Leader of a popular Macromedia User Group in San Francisco: BAADMMUG.

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Marin Community Foundation
5 Hamilton Landing
Novato, CA

From South of Novato:
Highway 101 North
Exit at Hamilton Field/Nave Dr.
Veer RIGHT at the end of the exit ramp.
Follow Nave Drive going north, parallel to 101.
Turn RIGHT at Main Gate Road, which leads into Hamilton AFB.
At Crescent, Main Gate Road becomes Palm Drive.
Go to end of Palm Drive.
Turn RIGHT onto Hangar Avenue.
Right after you pass So. Palm Drive, go a short distance and take an immediate left into the parking lot.
MCF is in Hangar 5, at 5 Hamilton Landing.
The entrance is down the pathway between Hangar 5 and Hangar 6.

From North of Novato:
Highway 101 South
Exit at Bel Marin Keys/Hamilton Field Exit (cloverleaf exit).
Turn RIGHT onto Ignacio Blvd.
After crossing the freeway, take an immediate RIGHT onto Nave Drive.
Go about .8 mile
Turn LEFT at Main Gate Road, which leads into Hamilton AFB.
At Crescent, Main Gate Road becomes Palm Drive.
Go to end of Palm Drive.
Turn RIGHT onto Hangar Avenue.
Right after you pass So. Palm Drive, go a short distance and take an immediate left into the parking lot.
MCF is in Hangar 5, at 5 Hamilton Landing.
The entrance is down the pathway between Hangar 5 and Hangar 6.

From the East Bay:
Cross the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
Continue on 580 until it merges onto 101 North.
Then follow the directions above “From South of Novato.”

Here is a map for further clarification.