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+! GemTalk Update and Roadmap
+
+Norm Green (norm.green@gemtalksystems.com)
+James Foster (james.foster@gemtalksystems.com)
+
+""Abstract:""
+A brief overview of the GemStone architecture for scalable, multi-user Smalltalk
+followed by the GemStone/64 product roadmap. Also an update on the recent acquisition
+of GemTalk by Emergence.
+
+""Bio:""
+Norm Green started his career in 1989 at IBM Canada in Toronto as a quality assurance engineer. 
+In 1993, he moved to the DACS (Data Acquisition and Control System) team where he helped design and 
+build DACS, site-wide data collection system in VisualWorks and GemStone/S Smallalk.  
+In 1996, he joined GemStone Systems as a Senior Consultant and traveled the world helping GemStone/S
+customers be successful. These days, Norm lives near Portland, Oregon, USA and holds the position of
+Chief Technical Officer at GemTalk Systems.
+
+James Foster discovered the local university’s computer center as a junior-high student in 1971 and a
+life-long obsession with computers began. He was introduced to Smalltalk/V for the Mac in the mid-90s,
+and became a Smalltalk fan. James is on the engineering team at GemTalk Systems and is a passionate
+advocate for GemStone and all things Smalltalk.
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