The Boston Flex User Group's next event will be held on the evening of Tues, October 14th, 2008 at Adobe Systems' Newton office (275 Grove St, Newton, MA) at 7 pm. Please feel free to come at 6:30 or so and hang out before the talk. Pizza and drinks will be provided by Universal Mind.

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Brian O'Connor, Principal Architect at Universal Mind, will be explaining the benefits of LiveCycle Data Services (LCDS) and how to utilize them properly with Flex & Cairngorm. The presentation will explain the following:

* The differences between BlazeDS and LCDS.
* The different services and benefits offered by LCDS.
* The basics of LCDS Data Management "Assemblers" and how they can affect performance in your application.
* The different types of "fill" methodologies that can be utilized with Assemblers.
* The PROS & CONS of specific Protocol and Channel Options.
* How to connect your Flex Application to LCDS Data Management Services.
* How to model your Flex Services using Cairngorm and Data Management.
* Utilizing a sample application will review the code and demo Flex, Cairngorm and LCDS.

The Source code will be made available after the presentation.