Saint Louis IT Coalition 2007

Appistry and its application fabric software were the topic of discussion at a recent symposium held by the St. Louis IT Coalition. Part of its Emerging Technology Forum series, local IT executives and practitioners were invited to learn more about grid computing.

Appistry chief executive Kevin Haar lead off the discussion with a presentation on overcoming the challenges associated with high-volume data processing in today's networked world. Clearent, a entrepreneurial company breaking the barriers to innovation in the transaction processing industry, discussed how it is coupling a next-generation user interface with a robust transaction processing engine based on Appistry Enterprise Application Fabric (EAF). Express Scripts, a Fortune 500 company evaluating Appistry's application fabric software, presented its experiences using the product to re-engineer legacy systems and build new software applications.

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Introductions - Willem Bakker
Kevin Haar, Appistry
Mark Peck, Clearent
Chuck Turco, Express Scripts

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About the Speakers
Kevin Haar
  • Kevin Haar
  • President and Chief Executive Officer
  • Appistry

  • Appistry Product Overview

    Kevin Haar is a software industry executive with a wealth of experience in company building. Prior to joining Appistry, Mr. Haar spent 17 years at Rational Software, where he played a key role in driving the company's transformation from a fledgling software startup into an industry powerhouse with over $800 million in annual revenues. At the time of his departure from Rational-following the completion its $2.1 billion acquisition by IBM-he served as its Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations with responsibility for worldwide sales, consulting, training, support, and business development. Haar is an active investor in technology startups and is a member of the St. Louis Arch Angels. For more information visit www.appistry.com.
Mark Peck
  • Mark Peck
  • Director of Operations
  • Clearent

  • Mark Peck has extensive experience in both start-ups and established companies in the transportation, telecommunications and payments industries. He is responsible for Clearent's day-to-day business and technical operations. Prior to joining Clearent, he was a senior product manager at Cisco, as part of their broadband multimedia communications product group. For more information visit www.clearent.com.
Chuck Turco
  • Chuck Turco
  • Director of IT Architecture Strategy
  • Express Scripts

  • Chuck Turco is responsible for Express Scripts' business-aligned IT architecture strategy: identifying and driving information technology investments and architectures that deliver additional business value. Prior to joining Express Scripts, Chuck led software development for Acurian, a healthcare technology startup. For more information visit www.express-scripts.com

About the St. Louis IT Coalition

The Information Technology Coalition of Innovate St. Louis was established in 2006 with a mission to further the economic development and vitality of the St. Louis region by mobilizing and leveraging existing assets and talent; promoting innovation, entrepreneurship and work force enhancement; and attracting new investments in the information technology sector. The St. Louis IT Coalition is governed by a board consisting of educators, entrepreneurs, and business leaders throughout the area. For more information please visit their website at www.itcoalitionstl.org or email them at info@itcoalitionstl.org.

About the Emerging Technology Series

Emerging Technology Forums will be presented several times a year and are designed to create awareness of challenges faced by IT users that were successfully solved by emerging technology; use these examples to generate interest in synergistic relationships between groups that will encourage broader participation; and nurture new business opportunities and growth.