Software Development Companies to Showcase Their Newest Products at CMP Media's SD Best Practices 2005

Software development industry leaders will showcase their latest cutting-edge tools, technologies and solutions at CMP Media's SD Best Practices Conference & Expo, a four-day event, running September 26th - 29th at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. Expo sponsors include IBM, Microsoft, and Borland.

"SD Best Practices, with its unique conference curriculum, continues to attract software development managers, leaders and architects. Companies exhibit at SD Best Practices because they recognize its value in the industry," said Stan Barnes, Group Director for CMP Media's SD Group.

Exhibitors presenting new products at SD Best Practices 2005 include:

-- /n Software will present three new products the IBiz PayPal Integrator, the IBiz OFX Integrator, and the IBiz USPS Integrator. These components allow an interface with PayPal, electronic bank and credit card transaction information, and the United States Postal Service.

-- AccuSoft will showcase VisionQuest 4.1, a data and imaging analysis application designed specifically to integrate with MATLAB. It allows users a rapid prototyping environment that allows them to interactively and visually work with MATLAB M-files, integrate across all languages, use hardware more efficiently, and quickly share code across their organization.

-- Black Duck Software will present protexIP, an enterprise solution for software license compliance. It automatically recognizes open source and other third party software in code. protexIP identifies licensing issues and conflicts early in the development cycle, making it easy for development and legal teams to understand and correct issues.

-- CollabNet will be introducing CollabNet Enterprise Edition, a solution for distributed software development. It integrates tools for software development, project management, knowledge management and communication management in a Web-based software environment. Version 4.0 introduces the Application Lifecycle Manager.

-- FarPoint Technologies will be showcasing Luna Chart for .NET. Luna is a robust charting package that can be used stand alone or fully integrated inside of Spread. It includes gradients, alpha blending, transparencies and a set of design time wizards.

-- OpenLogic, Inc. will present BlueGlue 3.2. It automates the reliable installation, configuration, integration, test and ongoing management of certified and supported stacks built from customer-specified combinations of over 120 leading Open Source projects.

-- QSM Associates, Inc. will be demonstrating the newest release of the SLIM estimating tools, featuring intuitive Solution Wizards and seamless outputs to all major office packages for easy presentation.

-- Telelogic, Inc. will be showcasing Telelogic Focal Point. It helps teams focus on the features that provide maximum customer value in relation to cost.

A complete SD Best Practices exhibitor list is available at www.sdexpo.com.

Along with an expo floor, SD Best Practices offers its attendees over 150 conference sessions in management, languages, emerging technologies and process to attend. Outside of class, business case study presentations, roundtables, panels and other exciting events are planned.

For detailed listings of exhibitors, speakers, and events, visit www.sdexpo.com.

For press registration visit -- http://www.sdexpo.com/2005/bp/press/press_reg.htm

About CMP Media LLC

CMP Media (www.cmp.com) is the leading integrated media solutions company providing "broad and deep" access to the entire technology spectrum - the builders, sellers and buyers of technology worldwide. The company's comprehensive database of technology decision makers enables marketers to reach targeted audiences throughout the purchase process with publications, web offerings, face-to-face events, consulting and other marketing services that deliver actionable results.

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

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