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CMP Technology Adds to its Impressive Software Development Best Practices India Speaker Roster
Dr. Dobb’s to Feature Software Development Experts at January 2007 Event

San Francisco – December 14, 2006 – CMP Technology, producers of industry-defining events such as SD West, Architecture & Design World, .NET 3.0 Roadshow, and Interop, today announced several additional key software development professionals who will present their knowledge and expertise at Software Development (SD) Best Practices India 2007 (www.sdexpo.in), a series of one-day events, running in three cities next year: Hyderabad on January 16, Chennai on January 17 and Bangalore on January 19.

“Dr. Dobb’s continues to deliver an unparalleled training forum for the industry’s leading software professionals,” said Jonathan Erickson, Dr. Dobb’s Editor-in-Chief. “We are excited and proud to add four additional distinguished speakers from Microsoft, IBM and Infragistics to our already impressive line-up.”

Listed below are the new speakers joining Dr. Scott Meyers, Software Development Consultant, Dr. Herbert Thompson, Chief Security Strategist at Security Innovation, Ken Pugh, Pugh-Kileen Associates Principal, and Andrew Stellman, Partner, Stellman and Greene Consulting, at SD Best Practices India:

Jason Beres, Chief Technical Evangelist, Infragistics, speaking on “An Agile Approach to Building Great User Experiences.” Beres is the Chief Technical Evangelist for Infragistics, the world’s leading publisher of presentation layer tools. Jason is also one of the founders of Florida .NET User Groups, he is a Microsoft .NET MVP, is on the INETA Speakers Bureau and Board of Directory, and is the founder of the New Jersey .NET User Group. Beres is the author of several books on .NET development, is an international speaker, a frequent columnist for several .NET publications, and keeps very active in the .NET community.

Naveen Gupta, Vice President (Technical Sales & Services), IBM Software Group, speaking on “Managing Global and Distributed Teams.” With over fifteen years of experience, Gupta’s career has focused on enterprise-class software products and services. Prior to his tenure at IBM, Gupta was with BEA as Director of Product Management, where he focused on their Aqualogic products for SOA. Prior experience also includes management positions at Netscape and KPMG Peat Marwick. Gupta holds an MBA from Wharton Business School, an MS in computer science from Northwestern University and a Bachelor from IIT-Delhi.

Abhishek Mathur, Project Manager (Visual Studio Team System), Microsoft, speaking on “Moving from Tracking to Managing Projects: Visual Studio 2005 Team System.” Based in Hyderabad, Mathur has been with Microsoft for four years. In his current role, he is responsible for the strategy and development of the testing tools in VSTS Test SKU. In a previous role at Microsoft, Mathur was Program Manager on the team that launched the first version of VSTS. Mathur specializes in software quality and project management, which he has used toward helping establish Microsoft’s world-class development facility in Hyderabad.

SS. Ramakant, Technology Specialist, Microsoft, speaking on “Designing Distributed System for Deployment: Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Architects.” Ramakant is based in Bangalore and is responsible for VSTS products. Ramakant has significant experience with software engineering tools and is intimately familiar with challenges in SDLC. In his current role, Ramakant is responsible for engaging with enterprise customers. Formerly, he was with IBM India for four+ years. Ramakant has applied his expertise across many organizations, resulting in significant productivity and collaboration gains.

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

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