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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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