SYS-CON Events' iTVcon Internet TV Conference & Expo, to be held in New York in 2006, has released information about the four tracks scheduled to be on the program. Track 1 will be of interest to corporate marketing, advertising, product and brand managers Track 2 is aimed at software programmers, developers, website owners and operators Track 3 will provide sessions for advertising agencies, advertisers and video content producers, while Track 4 will be focused on print and online content providers, representatives from traditional media companies, print and online magazine and newspaper publishers, as well as network and cable television business managers. More information can be found at www.itvcon.com. More info

This session will ask and answer the following key questions: Is Ruby on Rails an acceptable enterprise technology? More info

At both the EclipseCon and TheServerSide Java Symposium last week, two major Java-oriented events, the mantra seemed to be about how to make Java more like Ruby on Rails. Indeed, due to the complexity of Java and the Java Enterprise Edition platform, several Java development framework projects sprang up to provide Java developers with lighter-weight, simpler-to-use options, including RIFE, Seam, Spring, Tapestry and Trails, among others. More info

Web hosting provider CyberHive Web Hosting has announced it is now hosting Web sites created using Ruby on Rails. Ruby on Rails is an open-source framework that enables developers to easily assemble rich and dynamic Web sites, and has set a new standard for ease of development and speed of delivery. More info

DomainRightNow, one of the fastest growing domain registrars and hosting providers, has announced that it now supports Web sites created using 'Ruby on Rails'. Ruby on Rails is an open-source framework which lets developers easily assemble rich and dynamic Web sites. More info

ELC Technologies and FiveRuns have formed a strategic partnership to provide business-critical, enterprise-class Ruby on Rails applications for global companies. Working together, ELC and FiveRuns will enable organizations to develop robust enterprise applications, monitor application performance, and help IT executives manage and integrate open source Rails resources. More info

SOA Conference 2007 East More info

GoDaddy.com, registrar of domain names worldwide now supports Web sites created using Ruby on Rails.GoDaddy.com is the first hosting company to work with Ruby on Rails programming. More info

David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of the programming world's latest star platform, writes: 'In the wake of open source, traditional hiring practices seem like an unnecessarily risky way to hire new employees. Especially for small teams where each hire can make it or break it. Why bet the composition of your collective on abstract indicators, hearsay, and a biased bio?' More info

The book will cover Rails 2.0. Major chapters or sections will cover topics such as models, views, controllers, plug-ins, deploying with Capistrano, testing a Rails application, and using Prototype and Scriptaculous. The application developed in the walk-through chapters is a Web 2.0 application that can be used by a group of users to share information about a collection of books. It will include implementation of features such as content tagging, reviews, and ratings. More info