The Great Indian Developer Ecosystem Will Get Its Due This Summer

India, Republic of (Press Release) January 17, 2008 -- Bangalore – January 17, 2008 – Saltmarch Media today announced the 2008 edition of Great Indian Developer Summit, to be held May 19-23 2008 at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. Come, Combine, and Compile at this high-quality summit experience where the most intelligent minds and proactive technology organizations will converge to create a high-quality learning experience. The 2008 edition is centered on the theme of "Recipes for Enterprise Productivity", and features a blockbuster convergence of three on-the-radar co-located conferences that no entity in the "Developer ecosystem" can ignore in their quest for success at work, and in their careers.

Co-located Conferences at Great Indian Developer Summit 2008

* Bleeding-edge .NET (May 19-20 2008): Coverage spans across the following tracks - Visual Studio 2008 & .NET 3.5, Databases/SQL Server/Language Integrated Query (LINQ), C# 2008/WWF/WCF/WPF, BizTalk Server/BPM/SOA, SharePoint & Search, Visual Studio Team System, Cut & Bleed technologies

* Rich Web (May 21 2008): Web 2.0 & Social Applications, Enterprise 2.0, Ajax In Action, Dynamic Scripting, Browsers & Rich UI, Rich Web Security, and Rich Web Stories

* Daring Java (May 22-23 2008): Java Enterprise, Java Development Tools & Techniques, Java Infrastructure Technologies, Java Mobile, Java on the Desktop, Open Source Java, Java Stories, Java and the Rich Web, and Agile Experiences

Quick Facts About Great Indian Developer Summit 2008

* Over 75 focused sessions, keynotes, lightning talks, power panels, and BoFs
* The Best Speaker Lineup: The Summit will feature Over 40 internationally acclaimed speakers, visionaries, standard setters, luminaries, and committers from the world of enterprise software
* Over 2000 Unique Qualified Attendees across five days of the summit
* Great Indian Developer Expo featuring floor space for over 80 exhibitors open across all 5 days of the summit. More info: http://www.developersummit.com/expo.html
* Target Profile includes the collective ecosystem of "Developers" — decision makers, analysts, architects, engineers, project managers, designers, and programmers
* Summit features the Great Indian Developer Awards, a first-of-its-kind ceremony that honors winners across a range of categories in the IT Developer ecosystem. More info: http://www.developersummit.com/awards.html
* Networking Opportunities Galore: thematized after hours and downtimes to foster informal interaction among all stakeholders of GIDS (Sponsors, Exhibitors, Dignitaries, and Delegates): .NET Champagne Party (May 19 2008), Great Indian Developer Awards Nite (May 21 2008), Java Teenage Party (May 23 2008).

To join the Great Indian Developer Summit 2008 as a speaker is a great opportunity to build brand equity for both you as an individual and for your organization. The Call for Participation (CfP) is currently open from http://www.developersummit.com/callforpaper.html and closes Feb 22 2008.

Today, all functions of business are driving purchase decisions, from developers to designers to business strategists (read as the entire "Developer" ecosystem) applying .NET, Java, and Rich web technologies to their work. By sponsoring and exhibiting at the summit, your brand, product, solution, service and process excellence will be seen by many more of your focused target group (over 2000 unique and qualified delegates are expected to attend) over five days than if you were to invest in many months of alternative routes. The summit is also a great place to meet potential customers whom you may never have met otherwise. For the best sponsorship and expo rates, contact your Saltmarch Media representative on or before Feb 22 2008. For more information on Great Indian Developer Summit 2008, look up http://www.developersummit.com/.

About Saltmarch Media

Saltmarch Media is a revolutionary new media company that provides industry-leading Web Sites, Conferences, and new media platforms focusing on diverse sectors such as IT, Energy, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Retail, Biotechnology, and BFSI. Saltmarch’s media properties aim to inform, network, and serve professionals and executives in these diverse sectors with information, opportunities, evaluation and guidance they need to excel in their jobs from keeping pace with emerging trends and technologies, to evaluating products and solutions, to developing strategies, to making cost-effective purchase decisions and effectively managing and leading their organizations' projects. More information: http://www.saltmarchmedia.com/



For further information, please contact:

Poonam Sharma
Saltmarch Media
Mob: 98806 76884
E: info@developersummit.com


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