(September 17, 2003) - Developers can enhance their skills and solve enterprise IT and integration challenges during the BEA dev2dev Days 2003 global educational tour. The sessions - focused on application development, enterprise portals, and integration - will provide developers with the tools and technical knowledge to design, build, deploy, and integrate enterprise-class applications on the BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1. BEA and partner sponsors Actional, Actuate, Attachmate, Confluent, HP, Intel, Mercury Interactive, Wily Technology, and media sponsors SYS-CON Media and Fawcette, are slated to tour 20 cities across the United States, Asia, Canada, Europe and Mexico, from September through November 2003.

BEA dev2dev Days 2003 is focused on delivering daylong, solution-oriented and code-level technical sessions led by development experts and technologists from BEA and its partner sponsors. Presenters will walk attendees through technical simulations, code-level demos, training modules, and tutorials.

Cost per attendee is $169. Participants will receive free evaluation software, technical publications and resources from SYS-CON, discounts on further training, peer networking opportunities, and information designed to increase a developer’s value. The BEA dev2dev Days 2003 tour is scheduled to kick-off in Chicago on September 30. For the complete schedule and to register, visit www.bea.com/events/dev2devdays2003/index.htm.