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Top Geek of eBay Will Deliver The Opening Keynote Of Web Services Edge 2005 East in Boston
Matt Ackley Is The Senior Director Of eBay's "Developers Program" Which Employs More Than 10,000 Developers
Feb. 4, 2005 12:00 AM
eBay, The World's Online Marketplace, has more than 114 million registered users, 10,000 developers, and over 700 live, third-party applications.
Four years ago, eBay began allowing third parties to build applications that tap into eBay, and today eBay hosts one of the leading Web services platforms.
Through its developer program, eBay enables third parties to create cutting-edge Web services applications that benefit the buyers and sellers on eBay. At present, 40% of eBay's listings come through its API, which handles more than a billion Web services calls a month.
Ackley will discuss the rewards and challenges of building and maintaining one of the world's leading Web services platforms, and share insights and practical guidelines for others.
http://www.sys-con.com/story/?storyid=47449
Matt Ackley is senior director of the eBay Developers Program. He supports eBay's vision to be the leading platform for global online commerce, and is chartered with creating a thriving ecosystem between eBay, its community of users, and third-party developers and solution providers.
Ackley joined eBay in 2003 as part of eBay's acquisition of FairMarket, which provided technology solutions and services to online marketplaces.
About Jeremy GeelanJeremy Geelan is Sr. Vice-President of SYS-CON Media & Events. He is Conference Chair of the worldwide
Cloud Expo series, of the
Virtualization Conference series, and of the uppcoming
UlitzerLIVE! event. He's founder of
Cloud Computing Journal,
Web 2.0 Journal,
AJAX & RIA Journal and other leading SYS-CON titles. From 2000-6, as first editorial director and then group publisher of SYS-CON Media, he was responsible for the development of all new titles and i-Technology portals for the firm. Today he has complete responsibility for the content of SYS-CON's entire portfolio of Events. He regularly represents SYS-CON Media & Events at conferences and trade shows, speaking to technology audiences both in North America and overseas. He is executive producer and presenter of "Power Panels with Jeremy Geelan" on SYS-CON.TV.