Google I/O 2009 gets enterprise-friendly

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Jan 28, 20092 mins

Google opened registration for its second annual developer conference, Google I/O 2009, and a quick scan of the schedule shows that this time around, enterprise developers are getting a bit more attention.

The event, which runs from May 27 to 28 in San Francisco, features sessions on Android, App Engine, Chrome, GWT and AJAX APIs. And while the session list isn’t yet complete, Google says it’s paying particular attention to enterprise developers, expanding both sessions and demos just for them. For example, the schedule as it stands now lists three enterprise-focused sessions, including “Practical standards-based security and identity in the enterprise,” “Growing a SaaS-based services business with Google Apps,” and “Extending the Google Search Appliance to crawl valuable data behind the firewall.”

Registration for the two-day affair costs $300 per attendee prior to May 1, and $400 per person thereafter. Students can register for $50. And everyone who registers before May 1 will get a hardcopy of the popular Google Chrome Comic book. For more, visit the Google I/O registration page.

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