Keynote: Ajax from AOL's Perspective
The Ajax Experience
Boston · October 23 - 25, 2006
About this Presentation
AJAX is one of the underlying design principles used by AOL to create some of the company’s most popular applications and services that are used by millions around the world.
In this keynote, William Morris will address the AJAX challenges AOL has overcome in finding the right tools and people to deliver these applications and services, as well as discuss some of the lessons learned in order to create services that can scale to reach AOL’s millions of users. In addition, Morris will demonstrate some of AOL’s AJAX-based services including AOL Webmail and AOL Pictures.
Vice President of Products and Technology for AOL
William Morris has over 15 years of experience in the software industry, delivering products to both developer and consumer audiences. As vice president of Products and Technology at AOL, Morris oversees products including AOL Blogs, AOL Pictures, AOL’s Webmail, as well as core infrastructure products.
Prior to working on AOL consumer products, Morris worked in various positions at the Sun | Netscape alliance, focusing on Identity Management Services, including LDAP Directory Servers. Before joining Netscape, he worked at Borland International, focusing on international expansion and delivery of the RAD developer products and Borland Database products.
Morris attended Amersham College in the UK before starting his software career and joining Ashton-Tate Europe.