The Software Development Community Assembled in Santa Clara Last Week for
Training on the Latest Technologies, Tools and Trends
SAN FRANCISCO, March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- SD West 2007 celebrated its
20th anniversary last week with a 20 percent increase in attendance over
last year. Top experts, visionaries and well-known technology gurus from
all corners of the software development world gathered for this influential
event, held March 19 - 23 in Santa Clara, CA. Attendees participated in
five days of classes, tutorials, roundtables and keynote presentations
showcasing the latest languages, tools and trends in the software developer
industry.
"For the past 20 years, SD West has served as the gathering place for
all the major players in the software development community. Our success
has been built on the quality and breadth of our training coupled with the
expertise of our speakers," commented Tamara Carter, SD West Conference
Director. "We are thrilled to be celebrating our silver anniversary! This
is a huge milestone for us and we thank our attendees, exhibitors and
speakers for all their support throughout the years. Our team continues to
be awed by the ceaseless stream of innovations fueled by software
developers around the world, and we are grateful to be a part of such an
exciting industry."
This year's overflow crowds took advantage of a comprehensive range of
conference offerings focused on core technologies such as Java, XML and C++
as well as the latest in "next-generation" technologies like Ajax, Ruby,
SOA, Web Services and Agile Modeling. Event highlights included the
Developer Bowl competition, the Dr. Dobb's Journal Excellence in
Programming Award presentation conducted in the virtual world of Second
Life, and the 17th annual Jolt Awards ceremony hosted by CMP's Software
Technology Group vice president Kerry Gates and Craig Newmark of
Craigslist.org.
Attendees got a first look at the latest products from the leading
technology vendors in the industry on the sold-out Expo floor. Google,
Microsoft, IBM, Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Blackberry, Amazon Web Services,
Adobe, Intel and Paypal were among those participating. The CMP Technology
booth gave a consistently packed crowd a sneak peak at the new Dr. Dobb's
Island in Second Life along with an overview of the upcoming Life 2.0
Summit and the soon-to-debut life20.net developer community.
The much-anticipated return of the Developer Bowl hosted by Jonathan
Erickson, Editor-in-Chief of Dr. Dobb's Journal, brought together teams
from Yahoo!, IBM, CodeGear and Google in a battle of software development
knowledge. The competition was fierce, but in the end Google walked away
the winner.
Complete SD West 2007 event details are available at
http://www.sdexpo.com.
Next year's Software Development West will be held at the Santa Clara
Convention Center March 3-7, 2008.
About Dr. Dobb's
Dr. Dobb's is CMP Technology's leading brand serving the worldwide
software development community. Offering a full suite of products,
including the award-winning Dr. Dobb's Journal, Dr. Dobb's Events
(http://www.sdexpo.com) and Dr. Dobb's Portal (http://www.ddj.com), Dr.
Dobb's delivers the largest targeted audience and actionable marketing
campaigns to vendors in the industry.
About CMP Technology (http://www.cmp.com/)
CMP Technology is a marketing solutions company serving the technology
industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information
brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals 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 ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology 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:
Jenny Searles
Marketing Manager
Dr. Dobb's Events
jsearles@cmp.com
415-947-6162
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CONTACT:
Jenny Searles, Marketing Manager, Dr. Dobb's
Events, of CMP Technology, +1-415-947-6162, or jsearles@cmp.com
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