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Rally Software Development
Rally is the #1 partner for Agile success through its family of products, coaching and community support. With a dedicated focus on Agile practices, Rally helps organizations of all sizes shorten their development cycles, minimize risk, and collaborate across teams and silos. Rally’s on-demand Agile lifecycle management products were honored with three-time Jolt Product Excellence Awards (the industry’s Oscars) in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and currently support over 900 corporate customers and 35,000 users in 50 countries. www.rallydev.com
 
 Industry Sponsors
     
Borland   Borland is the leading vendor of Open Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions – open to customers’ processes, tools and platforms – providing the flexibility to manage, measure and improve the software delivery process. Borland offers integrated Open ALM products, services and training to help customers transform software delivery into a managed business process. www.borland.com
     
  IBM Rational provides technology, practices and industry expertise that will enable you to succeed in an Agile environment regardless of your company’s size and complexities. Increase your flexibility and responsiveness through an iterative and incremental approach. Come by booth 208,210 to find out about our new Agile product line. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. www.ibm.com/rational
     
 Mingle   Mingle is a project collaboration tool that helps teams deliver software quickly. With features like virtual Card Walls and a groundbreaking user interface, Mingle raises the bar on global collaboration. Ensure all team members are on the same page. Mingle builds upon ThoughtWorks’ 7+ years experience in Agile software delivery. www.thoughtworks.com/mingle
     
Mountain Goat Software   Mountain Goat Software was founded by Mike Cohn, author of Agile Estimating and Planning and User Stories Applied, to offer coaching and training that helps team succeed with agile. Onsite and public courses include Certified ScrumMaster, Certified Scrum Product Owner, Effective User Stories for Agile Requirements, and Agile Estimating and Planning. www.mountaingoatsoftware.com
 
Net Objectives

Net Objectives provides targeted Lean-Agile Training Solutions with coordinated technical offerings in design patterns and test-driven development to help you foster sustainability, and deliver product and business value faster.  We offer the most comprehensive Lean-Agile curriculum in the industry, Professional Scrum Certifications, Assessments, on-site Training, custom curricula, Coaching, and Enterprise Agility Consulting services for teams, management and IT. www.netobjectives.com

 
OutSystems

OutSystems empowers companies to quickly deploy web business applications that are built for continuous change. At OutSystems, we are all About Agility. The combination of OutSystems’ Agile Platform and Methodology results in applications that continuously reflect evolving business needs, bridging the gap between IT and business across the entire application life cycle. www.outsystems.com

     
SolutionsIQ  

SolutionsIQ offers a full spectrum of services to develop software and fulfill technical talent needs, while improving your Agile knowledge and capabilities. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, clients include AT&T, Amazon, Corbis, Expedia, Federal Home Loan Bank, InfoSpace, Key Bank, Microsoft, Nordstrom, Safeco, and US Bank. Learn more at www.SolutionsIQ.com

 

VersionOne

VersionOne is recognized by Agile practitioners as the leader in Agile project management tools. Today more than 10,000 teams and 70,000 users in 50 countries use VersionOne’s Agile project management tools to streamline and standardize their Agile development efforts. Since 2002, companies such as Adobe, Siemens, Sabre, Disney, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Sony, 3M and Business Objects have turned to VersionOne. www.versionone.com

     
 Media Sponsors
 
ACM Queue ACM Queue is a digital magazine written by practitioners for practitioners. Rather than covering emerging technologies from a solutions-oriented perspective, Queue focuses on the problems and their impact on the IT environment. Readers rely on Queue's unique take on technology. http://www.acmqueue.org/
 

Addison-Wesley and Prentice Hall
Addison-Wesley Professional and Prentice Hall Professional are leading publishers of high-quality and timely information for programmers, developers, and software managers. Our mission is to provide educational materials about new technologies and approaches to current technologies written by the creators and leading authorities. Visit us at www.informit.com
 
Agile Project Leadership Network   Agile Project Leadership Network is a non-profit organization that is focused on connecting, developing, and supporting great project leaders. The founding members of APLN wrote the Declaration of Interdependence, which expresses the values that the group holds with respect to leading projects in today's chaotic world. www.apln.org
 
Better Software Better Software magazine delivers relevant, timely information to tackle the challenges of building better quality software, regardless of your role in the software development lifecycle. Bringing you in-depth articles on agile methods, people and teams, CMM®, software process improvement, ROI, and coverage on emerging technologies, Better Software is the only magazine for software professionals who care about quality. www.BetterSoftware.com
     
  CM Crossroads is the largest online community and resource center dedicated to Configuration Management and the publisher of the Configuration Management Journal. CM Crossroads features interactive discussion forums, an extensive library of user contributed resources newsletters, jobs board, blogs, podcasts and educational videos. Become a member at www.cmcrossroads.com
     
CoDe Magazine   CoDe Magazine, written by .NET developers, provides in-depth content on the technologies most important to the .NET Developer Community.  Each bi-monthly issue contains detailed articles and practical code samples.  CoDe Magazine, the resource for accurate, first-alert information, is a favorite magazine for IT managers and developers involved in Microsoft technologies. “The Leading Independent Magazine for .NET Developers” www.code-magazine.com
     
  InfoQ is an independent online community focused on change and innovation in enterprise software development, targeted primarily at the technical architect, technical team lead (senior developer), and project manager. InfoQ serves the Agile , Java, .NET, Ruby and SOA communities with daily news written by domain experts, articles, video interviews, video conference presentations, and mini-books. www.infoq.com
     
Methods & Tools   Methods & Tools is a free e-newsletter providing practical expert knowledge for software development professionals. Methods & Tools gives software development ideas more than one page to express themselves and covers all aspects of software engineering: agile approaches, software quality & testing, project management and planning, configuration management, etc. www.methodsandtools.com
 
StickyMinds.com, the most comprehensive online resource for helping you produce better software, offers an unrivaled scope of original articles from industry experts, technical papers, industry news, a searchable tools guide, discussion forums, and much more. www.StickyMinds.com
 
In Cooperation Sponsors
 
Scrum Alliance   Providing over 34,000 members with certification in various levels of Scrum knowledge and practice, the Scrum Alliance is a non-profit organization focused on the promotion, education and development of the Scrum framework. Certification class schedules, Scrum Gathering details, Scrum resources and information are available at www.scrumalliance.org


 
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