19th Annual Software Development Conference & Expo West 2006 Closes With Industry Breakthroughs, New Products and Innovations
20 Mars 2006 - 6:45PM
PR Newswire (US)
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 415-402-0230
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