David Cittadini
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David Cittadini was an important technologist in the New Zealand
business market in the 1990s. He was involved in creating and leading a number of important technology developments within New Zealand
, such as Object-oriented programming
and Distributed object
computing. He was a member of a number of New Zealand
technology-related standard groups (including Standards New Zealand) and was involved in a number of international standard bodies, such as the Object Management Group
, and was an energetic proponent of leading-edge approaches and technologies in New Zealand
. He is recorded as being the initial Technology Architect for the INCIS
Project and was strongly identified as being the initiator of the leading-edge technology approach of the INCIS
project. However, the August 1994 Sapphire Technology Ltd handover report, tabled as part of the 2000 Ministerial Inquiry into the project, Cittadini recommended that New Zealand Police
should not proceed with the project; the project subsequently collapsed (see INCIS
).
He has contributed to many technology-based books, such as Java Development on PDAs where Cittadini is credited as a key contributor by the author Daryl Wilding-McBride. He is the author of many published technology articles, such as a Java Naming article published in the Java Developers Journal.
He was an early adopter of a number of leading-edge technologies, such as those developed by Taligent
. He was the only non-IBM person on IBMs internal technology review team and was the only person to develop and release a product using Taligent
technology
He created the initial firewall configuration script which is now a very important security component in numerous Unix implementations, such as FreeS/WAN.
Cittadini was one of the earliest Solutions Architect
in New Zealand
and Australia
. He created a comprehensive Solution architecture
, called the Sapphire Enterprise Architecture for analyzing, describing and building complex enterprise-based Information Technology systems.
It is believed that he no longer is involved in the Information Technology industry.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
business market in the 1990s. He was involved in creating and leading a number of important technology developments within New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, such as Object-oriented programming
Object-oriented programming
Object-oriented programming is a programming paradigm using "objects" – data structures consisting of data fields and methods together with their interactions – to design applications and computer programs. Programming techniques may include features such as data abstraction,...
and Distributed object
Distributed object
The term distributed objects usually refers to software modules that are designed to work together, but reside either in multiple computers connected via a network or in different processes inside the same computer. One object sends a message to another object in a remote machine or process to...
computing. He was a member of a number of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
technology-related standard groups (including Standards New Zealand) and was involved in a number of international standard bodies, such as the Object Management Group
Object Management Group
Object Management Group is a consortium, originally aimed at setting standards for distributed object-oriented systems, and is now focused on modeling and model-based standards.- Overview :...
, and was an energetic proponent of leading-edge approaches and technologies in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. He is recorded as being the initial Technology Architect for the INCIS
INCIS
INCIS was the name of the Integrated National Crime Information System designed to provide information to the New Zealand Police in the 1990s, but which was abandoned in 1999...
Project and was strongly identified as being the initiator of the leading-edge technology approach of the INCIS
INCIS
INCIS was the name of the Integrated National Crime Information System designed to provide information to the New Zealand Police in the 1990s, but which was abandoned in 1999...
project. However, the August 1994 Sapphire Technology Ltd handover report, tabled as part of the 2000 Ministerial Inquiry into the project, Cittadini recommended that New Zealand Police
New Zealand Police
The New Zealand Police is the national police force of New Zealand, responsible for enforcing criminal law, enhancing public safety, maintaining order and keeping the peace throughout New Zealand...
should not proceed with the project; the project subsequently collapsed (see INCIS
INCIS
INCIS was the name of the Integrated National Crime Information System designed to provide information to the New Zealand Police in the 1990s, but which was abandoned in 1999...
).
He has contributed to many technology-based books, such as Java Development on PDAs where Cittadini is credited as a key contributor by the author Daryl Wilding-McBride. He is the author of many published technology articles, such as a Java Naming article published in the Java Developers Journal.
He was an early adopter of a number of leading-edge technologies, such as those developed by Taligent
Taligent
Taligent was the name of an object-oriented operating system and the company dedicated to producing it...
. He was the only non-IBM person on IBMs internal technology review team and was the only person to develop and release a product using Taligent
Taligent
Taligent was the name of an object-oriented operating system and the company dedicated to producing it...
technology
He created the initial firewall configuration script which is now a very important security component in numerous Unix implementations, such as FreeS/WAN.
Cittadini was one of the earliest Solutions Architect
Solutions Architect
A Solutions Architect in Enterprise Architecture is a practitioner in the field of Solution Architecture.The role title has a wider meaning in relation to solving problems, but is more often used in the narrower domain of Technical architecture - the context for the remainder of this definition...
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. He created a comprehensive Solution architecture
Solution architecture
Solution architecture in enterprise architecture is a kind of architecture domain, that aims to address specific problems and requirements, usually through the design of specific information systems or applications.Solution architecture is either:...
, called the Sapphire Enterprise Architecture for analyzing, describing and building complex enterprise-based Information Technology systems.
It is believed that he no longer is involved in the Information Technology industry.
External links
David Cittadini secondary source material:- INCIS Handover Report, Handover report written by Sapphire Technology Ltd.
- Ministerial Inquiry into INCIS, Complete Ministerial inquiry into the New Zealand Police INCIS project.
- Embracing Risk: What we can learn from the INCIS Experience, Draft thesis by Emeritus Professor Jim Taylor and Elizabeth Van Every, University of Montreal, on the INCIS Project.
- Java Development on PDAs: Building Applications for PocketPC and Palm Devices, Book contribution by Cittadini.
- Java Developers Journal - JDK Naming Services, Naming Services article written by Cittadini for Java Developers Journal.
- Linux Firewall Configuration, Details the firewall script written by Cittadini and now included in many Linux implementations.
- Early Taligent supporter, Press report showing Cittadini's support for TaligentTaligentTaligent was the name of an object-oriented operating system and the company dedicated to producing it...
technologies.