Top Software Development Companies to Showcase Their Newest Products at CMP Media's SD West 2003

Software development industry leaders will showcase the latest cutting-edge tools, technologies and solutions at SD West 2003, a five-day event, March 24-28 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Exhibitors include Compuware Oracle, Rational Software, HP and many more.

"SD West is the only event that caters exclusively to the high profile, hard-to-reach software development professional. The top software development companies continue to choose our event because they recognize the unique value of showcasing their products at the SD Expo," said Marco Pardi, Group Director for CMP Media's SD Events Group. "SD West is proud to provide attendees with a first-hand look at the industry's most progressive technologies and services."

  A sampling of exhibitors presenting new products at SD West 2003 include:

  -- Compuware will showcase OptimalJ -- an enterprise application
     development environment for organizations adopting a J2EE standards and
     Model Driven Architecture.
  -- Mainsoft will present its flagship product, Visual MainWin, an
     enterprise-class application porting platform that enables software
     developers to build mission-critical C++ applications on Windows using
     Microsoft Visual Studio and deploy on Unix and Linux.
  -- OGIS International will preview its new XGrotto Web Services
     Integration Suite and will announce enhancements to their XGrotto.com
     directory that will now allow individuals to register their own Web
     Services and make them available to a broader audience.
  -- Magic Software Enterprises will exhibit the iBOLT Integration Suite,
     which enables customers to increase the efficiency, usability and the
     life span of their existing systems while integrating new technologies
     and applications.
  -- Parasoft Corporation will showcase a new line of Enterprise level
     solutions for Java, Web, C/C++, Web Services and Database development.
  -- Software Quality First will unveil 2 products: Reliagent, a model based
     test and monitoring tool that improves the up-time of distributed
     systems and web sites, and TurboTester, a tool that aides in writing
     WinRunner scripts.
  -- Apress,a new publishing company devoted to meeting the needs of
     programming professionals, will display their latest releases covering
     .NET, Java, Open Source, Robotics and more.
  -- Icon Medialab will exhibit its wide-range of IconProcess Extensions.
     These extensions deliver proven techniques for building strategic,
     usable applications and easily integrate with most standard processes -
     the Unified Process, agile methods, etc.
  -- TechExcel will present the new features of DevTrack 5.1, one of the top
     defect and project tracking tools on the market. New features include
     full-featured Web interface for internal teams, a Web portal for Beta
     customers, total customization of GUI to fit any business, and full
     integration with MS Visual SourceSafe and Perforce.

  A complete exhibitor list is available at www.sdexpo.com.

  About CMP Media LLC

CMP Media LLC (www.cmp.com) is a leading integrated media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences, and custom publishing.

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   CMP Media
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   kadams@cmp.com

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