CMP Technology's Dr. Dobb's Announces Program Line-up for Life 2.0 Summit
Registration Open for In-depth Virtual Training Event on a Brand New Platform and Technology

San Francisco — April 06, 2007 - CMP Technology's Dr. Dobb's, recognized worldwide as the leading resource for the software development community, today announced the program for Dr. Dobb's Life 2.0 Summit (www.life20.net), a virtual event that will take place in Second Life (www.secondlife.com) April 28 to May 4.

"Second Life (SL) is driven by software developers, so it made sense for Dr. Dobb's, the leading software development content provider, to create a first of its kind virtual event dedicated to SL development," said John Jainschigg, Director of Online Technology and New Business Development, Software Technology Group. "There is no doubt Dr. Dobb's Life 2.0 Summit is a must-attend event for anyone who is interested in developing in Second Life, which includes software developers and architects, Web developers and designers, and engineers."

Dr. Dobb's Life 2.0 Summit will bring together an eclectic audience of influential software developers, engineers, social scientists, technology entrepreneurs and critics working in Second Life. Chaired by Dr. Dobb's editors, including Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Erickson, Life 2.0 Summit will kick off with an eight-hour Linden Scripting Language (LSL) weekend bootcamp ("LSL University"), followed by four days of panel discussions with some of the sharpest thinkers in the global SL (and SL-watching RL) community. Topics include SL-as-platform, 3D UI innovation, transactions and v-commerce security and SL-based games development.

The entire content of Life 2.0 Summit will be simulcast (via audio streaming, chatbridge, and other technologies) in real-time to www.Life20.net, enabling registered attendees who cannot attend in-world to participate in the live event.

Complete event details are available at http://www.life20.net.

About Dr. Dobb's (www.ddj.com)
Dr. Dobb's is recognized worldwide as the leading resource for the professional software development community. With an award-winning monthly publication (Dr. Dobb's Journal), world-wide technical events and conferences (Dr. Dobb's Events) and one of the web's most comprehensive sites (Dr. Dobb's Portal), Dr. Dobb's attracts the industry's most authoritative audience of professional developers, architects and managers and provides marketing partners highly actionable integrated marketing solutions to reach the software development buying team.

About CMP Technology (www.cmp.com)
CMP Technology is a marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion.