Lack of visibility into the technical health of critical business applications creates business and financial risks that include application outages, security breaches, degraded performance, data corruption, and excessive ownership costs. These quality challenges are ushering in a new era in software engineering, the Fourth Wave. With a concentration on the architecture and internal engineering quality of critical applications, the Fourth Wave aims to reduce costs and risks.

• Why serious quality problems go undetected during test
• How to use quality parameters to detect software pathologies and control outsourced work
• The business case for improving the non-functional quality of applications
• Opportunities for quality professionals in software engineering’s fourth wave

This exclusive event for IT leaders will discuss how organization and management, IT resources and the culture of IT innovation can help maximize operational effectiveness. Attendees will discuss and share strategies that deliver results for the enterprise, the IT department and the CIO.

CAST and the Research Center Henri Tudor organize a lunch seminar in Luxembourg, about stakes and risks of outsourcing. Experts of CRP, Cetic and CAST will share best practices in outsourced developments management, giving your outsourcers a higher sense of responsibilities with appropriate SLA indicators while keeping the control of your application portfolio.

Join us for a panel discussion with a senior IT executive from a household consumer finance enterprise and a major systems integrator to talk about improving application outsourcing effectiveness. There is a significant amount written about multi-sourcing, but it’s a rare event to hear the two sides of the relationship discuss their differences and best practice to avoid common relationship pitfalls. Discussion will touch on quality, measurement, communication, trust, and what it means to build a solid relationship.

The iqnite 2010 GERMANY (formerly known as SQC Software & Systems Quality Conferences) will take place from 28 to 30 April 2010 in the Congress Center Düsseldorf, Germany.

iqnite is the leading software quality management and testing event for IT professionals. What can you expect this year from the fifteenth conference?

• iqnite focuses primarily on staging a wide range of presentations from prominent keynote speakers to practising experts reporting on current projects. Learn about best practices and trends from various sectors and companies.
• Use iqnite as a marketplace and networking event with countless opportunities to meet experts and colleagues. Share experiences during discussions, tutorials, workshops, at lunchtime and at the lively evening event.
• Learn about the latest developments in the market: iqnite will host an accompanying exhibition featuring around 40 exhibitors ranging from consultancy firms and specialist publishers to service providers.

The Quantimetrics Function Point Masterclass will take place on the 3rd and 4th of May 2010 in Wiesbaden.

Since 2004 function point experts and responsible persons for metrics and software applications of big financial institutes, insurances and other companies meet every year in Wiesbaden.

This 2 day conference offers exchange of experiences in measuring and improving performance in application quality. You will share experience about current developments in the function point analysis and tips and tricks in her efficient practice. Learn how other organizations apply these methods to increase the performance of their application development.

CAST will be an exhibitor and presenter for the first time this year at this conference.

This invitation-only event is specifically designed to provide the most senior IT leaders with insight to shape their strategies.

Join us for a conversation with a senior delivery executive from a major systems integrator who will talk about some of the advanced techniques a leading SI brings to their IT clients. Leading SIs generate business by being more efficient and effective in their approach to delivering and maintaining applications. This is the first time that an SI exec will go on air to tell the rest of us how they get it done in an industrialized way.

This session will cover some basic requirements for most IT organizations when it comes to regulatory compliance, and basic risk management. Topics on Application Security, measurement, and risk analysis will also be covered. Participants will learn how leading organizations are able to build GRC measures directly into their application lifecycles.