Ventera Sr. Applications Architect and JRuby Co-Lead Interviewed by Linux Journal

McLean, VA - July 17, 2006 -- Charles Nutter, a senior applications architect with Ventera Corporation, a leading management consulting firm providing IT services that span the technology lifecycle, was recently interviewed on the progress of the JRuby project by Linux Journal. Charles is one of two principal programmers on the JRuby project. Thomas Enebo, the other principal developer, also participated in the interview.

The interview discusses the benefits that JRuby will bring to the Java and Ruby communities, as well as the factors that distinguish JRuby from other Ruby implementations. Charles and Thomas also discuss their thoughts on what's next for JRuby and describe how the various Open Source projects working on Ruby implementation can work together to improve Ruby as a whole.

The complete interview can be found at:

http://www.linuxjournal.com/...

or

http://www.oreillynet.com/....

About Ventera

Ventera is a management consulting firm providing IT services that span the technology lifecycle and include IT strategy and technology consulting, web-based application development, systems integration, independent verification and validation, and program and project management. Ventera helps clients realize the full business potential of technology by improving and simplifying business operations before automating them. For more information contact Jeff Smith at Ventera: (703) 760-4600 or visit www.ventera.com.