Software Development Companies to Showcase Their Newest Products at CMP Media's SD Best Practices 2003

Software development industry leaders will showcase the latest cutting-edge tools, technologies and solutions at CMP Media's new East Coast Conference, SD Best Practices. A four- day event, running September 15 - 18 at the Sheraton Hotel in Boston. Exhibitors include Oracle, Perforce, Segue Software and many more.

"SD Best Practices is one of the only events that caters exclusively to the high profile, hard-to-reach software development leader. Software development companies continue to choose our event because they recognize the unique value of showcasing their products at the SD Expo," said Stan Barnes, Associate Publisher for CMP Media's SD Group.

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

  -- iManage will showcase iManage Worksite MP, built from the ground up to
     tap the power of the open computing standards of J2EE and XML. It is a
     fully integrated, internet-based application suite that delivers
     robust, scalable and collaborative content management solution.
  -- McCabe and Associates will unveil their newest product, McCabe
     Enterprise Quality. It provides robust reporting across various
     projects while utilizing the proven quality assurance and testing
     methods that have been recognized by the National Institute of
     Standards and Technology.
  -- Number Six Software will preview the Momentum line of mentoring
     services. These highly tuned engagements are geared toward launching
     organizations adoption of techniques such as iterative project
     management, requirements management with use cases, object-oriented
     modeling with UML, and the application of architectural frameworks.
  -- Security Innovation will exhibit Holodek, an advanced fault injection
     and application observation tool. It enables testers and developers to
     monitor and manipulate interactions between an application and its
     environment.
  -- Perforce Software will showcase an interface for Perforce on the Mac
     and Linux platforms. The Perforce Visual Client (P4V) lets users access
     Perforce managed files quickly and easily through a visual client that
     is consistent across platforms.

  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.

   EDITORIAL CONTACT:
   Kate Adams
   CMP Media / SD Events Group
   415-947-6165
   kadams@cmp.com
   www.sdexpo.com

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