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CMP Technology’s Dr. Dobb’s to launch Software Development Best Practices India in 2007
Dr. Dobb’s to Host One-Day Conferences in Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore

San Francisco – September 5, 2006 – CMP Technology’s Dr. Dobb’s today announced the launch of Software Development Best Practices Conference & Expo India in three cities next year: Hyderabad on January 16, Chennai on January 17 and Bangalore on January 18.

Software Development Best Practices India will address the unique regional needs of software development professionals working in India, featuring content and contributions from the industry’s most recognized and respected luminaries and vendors. The program line-up and discussions at Software Development Best Practices India will focus on software architecture, design methodologies and project management issues.

Dr. Dobb’s is pleased to introduce the following line-up of software development experts:

Dr. Scott Meyers is an author and consultant with over three decades of experience in software development practice and research. His primary interest is practical principles for improving software quality. His best-selling Effective C++ books (Effective C++, More Effective C++, and Effective STL) defined a new genre in technical publishing. Dr. Meyers is also a current or former member of the technical advisory boards for several companies and publications.

Dr. Herbert Thompson is a world renowned expert in application security with over 40 published papers and three books in the area of software security. At Security Innovation, he leads testing teams for some of the world’s largest software companies and is principal investigator on several grants from the U.S. Department of Defense. Dr. Thompson also chairs the Application Security Industry Consortium to help establish and define cross-industry application security guidance and metrics.

Ken Pugh consults, trains, and mentors on effective project management topics ranging from object-oriented development to Linux/Unix to system development processes. He has written numerous programming books, including Interface-Oriented Design and the 2006 Jolt Award winner Prefactoring.

Andrew Stellman is the co-author of Applied Software Project Management, providing developers with tools, techniques, and practices to diagnose their team's situation and present practical advice to help build better software. Andrew founded the Software Engineering Process Group and has helped teams of programmers to managed improvements in their processes.

"The expansion of Dr. Dobb's events to these locations is an exciting development, and I am pleased to have the opportunity to work with Dr. Dobb's to bring Software Development Best Practices to India," said Scott Meyers. "We believe that the expert, high-level training offered by Dr. Dobb's will offer tremendous benefits to the large, growing, and talented population of software development professionals in India."

About Dr. Dobb's
Dr. Dobb’s is CMP Technology’s leading brand serving the worldwide software development community. Offering a full suite of products, including the award-winning Dr. Dobb’s Journal, Dr. Dobb’s Events (http://www.sdexpo.com) and Dr. Dobb’s Portal (http://www.ddj.com), Dr. Dobb’s delivers the largest targeted audience and actionable marketing campaigns to vendors in the industry.

About CMP Technology
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