Highlights Include the Relaunch of Dr. Dobb's Journal and Microsoft's Visual
Studio Professional Edition Induction into the Jolt Award Hall of Fame
SAN FRANCISCO, March 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CMP Media's 19th annual
Software Development Conference & Expo West (SD West 2006) closed Friday with
more than a 20 percent increase in both attendees and exhibitors. Running
March 13-17 at Santa Clara's Convention Center, the industry's foremost
experts and visionaries joined executives and members of the press for Silicon
Valley's must-attend forum for software developers. Conference-goers attended
five days of classes, tutorials, panels and keynote presentations showcasing
the latest languages, tools and trends in the software developer industry.
SD West's impressive range of classes and special events served as a
gathering place for the major players in the software development community.
The conference featured more than 200 educational sessions in 12 technical
tracks and special events including the 16th annual Software Development Jolt
Awards. Other highlights included Microsoft's Visual Studio Professional
Edition induction into the Software Development Jolt Award Hall of Fame and
CMP Media's launch of the new Dr. Dobb's Journal. The globally-recognized
print magazine will feature expanded editorial coverage and contributions from
the industry's elite on cross-platform software development processes,
technologies, tools and management techniques.
The packed exhibit floor, sponsored by IBM, Microsoft and Progress
Software, featured 55 of the industry's leading vendors and their latest
products and announcements, while companies like BuildForge and Seapine
Software hosted technical sessions on some of the most talked about topics in
the software industry. For a complete list of SD West exhibitors, visit:
https://www.cmpevents.com/SDw6/a.asp?option=H
"Now in its 19th year, we are continuing to see software development taken
to the next level of ingenuity and innovation here at SD West," said Stan
Barnes, SD Event Group Director. "This year, we saw a surge in attendance
coming to check out the latest innovations from industry heavyweights like
IBM, Microsoft, Aladdin Knowledge Systems and AccuRev, hear keynotes from
software development visionaries, and experience technical training from the
biggest slate of classes and tutorials we have ever offered."
Throughout the week 150 of the industry's top experts, including
well-known technology leaders and gurus from all corners of the development
world, convened to speak on the hot topics in software development industry.
Speakers included: Bjarne Stroustrup, founder of the C++ programming
language, Herb Sutter, principal architect of the C++/CLI language extensions
to C++ for .NET programming, and Agile Modeling guru, Scott Ambler. Keynote
presentations were made by Steve McConnell, software development expert and
award winning author, and Bruce Schneier, internationally renowned security
expert and author of eight best-selling books.
The comprehensive range of conference offerings focused on core
technologies such as Java, XML, .NET and C++ as well as the latest in "next-
generation" technologies like AJAX, Ruby on Rails, SOA and Agile Modeling. New
this year to SD West, the Business of Software track successfully kicked off
discussing financial resources, legal issues and other need-to-know
information for entrepreneurs starting their own software companies.
About CMP Media's Software Development Group
The SD Events Group is dedicated to the design and production of
world-class events that focus on the education, training and support of
software development teams working toward the successful deployment of
software applications and services. For the past 19 years, the SD Events Group
has provided the forum where the best and brightest gather to learn about the
next big thing. Whether it was C++, Object Oriented Programming, Java, COM,
UML, XML or Web services, SD was there first, providing professional software
development teams' high-quality content, delivered by the industry's leading
experts. The curriculum combines the best of traditional and next-generation
development in a language neutral, platform neutral environment.
About CMP Media (http://www.cmp.com)
Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands in the
technology, healthcare and entertainment industries, CMP Media has earned the
confidence of more professionals and enthusiasts in these fields than any
other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access,
insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in each
of these industries in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP
Media is a subsidiary of United Business Media
(http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com), a global provider of news distribution
and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than
$3 billion.
Contact:
Julia Konstantinovsky
Atomic Public Relations for CMP Media
julia@atomicpr.com
415-402-0230
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