Web 2.0 Consulting and Dynamic Web 2.0 Tutorial: One opportunity that's before us is Web 2.0. In case you missed it, the World Wide Web commemorated its 15th anniversary last month, on August 6. On that date in 1991, Tim Berners-Lee, a researcher at the CERN nuclear physics laboratory in Switzerland, posted the world's first public Web page, and helped to trigger the technological juggernaut that would change the world. Now it's all about Web 2.0, and a second generation of rich, dynamic Web services built on secure open standards that enable sharing, participation, and collaboration while delivering the extreme performance and massive throughput demanded by global proliferation of the Internet.

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I'm Larry Singer, Sun senior VP and strategic insight officer. I can hear you now... you’re either intrigued or amused by my title, and wondering what a strategic insight officer does for a living.

My job at Sun is to help a company that was built by engineers for engineers do a better job of "intercepting" customer demands and responding with our powerful R&D resources to engineer industry-leading technology that meets real-world needs.

Becoming the sponsor of Sun Inner Circle gives me a unique opportunity to do that, and I look forward to exchanging with you thoughts, ideas, and insights on the IT opportunities that are always before us. I would like to thank Bill Vass for his sponsorship of Sun Inner Circle and wish him continued success in his new role as COO of Sun Federal.

One opportunity that's before us is Web 2.0. In case you missed it, the World Wide Web commemorated its 15th anniversary last month, on August 6. On that date in 1991, Tim Berners-Lee, a researcher at the CERN nuclear physics laboratory in Switzerland, posted the world's first public Web page, and helped to trigger the technological juggernaut that would change the world.

Now it's all about Web 2.0, and a second generation of rich, dynamic Web services built on secure open standards that enable sharing, participation, and collaboration while delivering the extreme performance and massive throughput demanded by global proliferation of the Internet.