Apatar Open Source Data Integration to Unveil a Mashup Software Product at the First Belarusian Web

June 18, 2007, Minsk, Belarus - Alex Khizhnyak, Apatar Evangelist, Apatar, Inc. has been selected to speak at the “Bynet 2.0�, the first Web 2.0 conference in Belarus, which brings together enterprise IT executives, startups, ISVs, developers and Venture Capitalists to jointly explore and discuss how develop new opportunities for Belarusian Web 2.0 deployments, how to capitalize on them, how to promote web sites within social media communities, and how to adapt global Web 2.0 services for local areas. A recording of the presentation will be published at http://www.nakedopensource.com and http://apatar.com/blogs/alex/ on June 20, 2007.
What:
Demo “Data Mashups: Bridging the Information Gap Without Having to Write a Single Line of Code�.
Imagine 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, RSS feeds). You will be able to do such data integration jobs after attending this step-by-step demo session, all without having to write a single line of code.
Who:  Alex Khizhnyak, Apatar Evangelist, Apatar, Inc.
When:  June 19th, 2007, 3:40 a.m. - 3:55 a.m. EST
Where:
Conference Centre
Minsk International Education Centre (IBB, Internationale Buildungs-und Begegnungsstatte Minsk)
Gazety “Pravda� Ave., 11
Minsk, Belarus
Relevant links:
Apatar Home Page: http://www.apatar.com
ApatarForge (Apatar Community): http://www.apatarforge.org
Apatar Social Media Press Room: http://www.apatar.com/newsroom/
Bynet 2.0 Home Page: http://www.bynet2.org/ 
Quotes: “It’s a pleasure to share our experience in design and implementation of Web 2.0 solutions in North America with our Belarusian colleagues at Bynet 2.0,” said Apatar founder and CEO Renat Khasanshyn.  “The recent opening of a development center in Minsk, Belarus makes this conference especially relevant to Apatar, Inc.’s future growth, as many of the attendees will be potential new employees and business partners.”
“I’m honored to be selected by the Bynet 2.0 organizers to speak before the entire Web 2.0 community in Belarus,” said Alex Khizhnyak, Apatar Evangelist, Apatar, Inc. “Business users all around the globe are looking for a solution that can effortlessly integrate their on-premise data with a variety of Web 2.0 applications and websites. Apatar brings the ease of drag-and-drop data integration to non-technician users within companies who previously found proprietary data integration, ETL and EAI software tools expensive and difficult to implement.”
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, RSS feeds). 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
For more media information, visit Apatar Press Room at www.apatar.com/newsroom
Press contact:
Alex Khizhnyak, Apatar Evangelist
Apatar, Inc.
Tel. (617) 848-5959
alexey.kh@apatar.com
www.apatar.com/newsroom