Dr. Herbert Thompson to Speak on Security at SD Best Practices India

CMP Technology, producers of industry-defining events such as SD West, Architecture & Design World, .NET 3.0 Roadshow, and Interop, today announced the comprehensive Conference Program for its Software Development Best Practices Conference & Expo India.

Software Development Best Practices India will address the unique regional needs of software development professionals working in India, featuring content and contributions from the industry's most recognized and respected luminaries and vendors. The Conference Program will focus on two integral areas of software development: Software Architecture & Design and Project Management.

Track I: Software Architecture & Design

-- "Better Software - No Matter What" delivered by Dr. Scott Meyers, Software Development Consultant

-- "Securing Software Design and Architecture: Uncut and Uncensored" delivered by Dr. Herbert Thompson, Chief Security Strategist - Security Innovation

-- "Designing Distributed Systems for Deployment" delivered by S S Ramakant, Technology Specialist - Microsoft

-- "A Practical Roadmap to SOA Adoption" delivered by Naveen Gupta, Vice President (Technical Sales & Services) - IBM Software Group (Bangalore location only)

Track II: Project Management

-- "Managing Global and Distributed Teams" delivered by Ken Pugh, Principal - Pugh-Killeen Associates

-- "Moving from Tracking to Managing Projects: Visual Studio 2005 Team Systems" delivered by Abhishek Mathur, Program Manager (Visual Studio Team Systems) - Microsoft

-- "What Makes Open Source Work" delivered by Andrew Stellman, Partner - Stellman and Greene Consulting

-- "Process and Portfolio Management Solutions From Cornerstone of Effective Governance" delivered by Ameeta Roy, Technical Lead - IBM Rational Software (Bangalore location only)

Conference attendees will also want to join industry gurus for sessions on these timely topics:

-- "An Agile Approach to Building Great User Experiences" delivered by Jason Beres, Chief Technical Evangelist - Infragistics

-- "Maximize Application Performance" delivered by Jagdish Bagu, Sr. Application Engineer - Intel Software and Solution Services

Visit www.sdexpo.in/register.htm for SD Best Practices India registration details.

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