Software Business 2008 Conference Scheduled for October 30-31 in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ — Webcom Communications, a leading media company that serves software, IT and technology markets, announced the program details for Software Business 2008, a two-day conference focused on current strategic business, financial and technology issues and growth opportunities facing executives and managers of software and SaaS companies. The conference is scheduled for October 30-31, 2008 at the San Francisco Marriott. Software industry leaders will give valuable insight on the most up-to-date developments and strategies in the software market. Software Business 2008 will feature more than 50 leading executives, managers, analysts and venture capitalists as presenters.

“Software executives need to stay competitive in the software industry,” said Shannon Given, program manager of Software Business 2008. “The conference will provide the latest strategies for growth into successful business models and future market opportunities.”

Software Business 2008 Keynote Presentations include:

– Is Hardware the Future of Software?

This presentation will examine whether hardware is the future of software, and if the ultimate evolution of IT may be a revival of the hardware/software bundle.

Jean-Pierre Garbani, vice president, principal analyst, Forrester Research, Inc.

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Cleartrip.com, India’s Favorite Online Travel Agency, Launches ITA Software’s QPX Airfare Pricing and Shopping System

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug 07, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — ITA Software, Inc., the leading provider of innovative Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to the travel industry, today announced that Cleartrip.com, India’s favorite online travel agency, has launched QPX, the industry’s premier management system for airfare pricing and shopping. Leveraging the flexibility of QPX will allow Cleartrip.com to continuously innovate, enhance and improve its Web site while providing customers with the best online shopping experience.

Cleartrip.com, ITA’s first customer in India, selected QPX because of its comprehensive, flexible, customizable and scalable capabilities, together with its speed-to-market and ITA’s proven track record of innovation. Using Cleartrip.com, customers will now be able to search and book international flight itineraries and will benefit from the extensive airfare shopping capabilities afforded by QPX.

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7 Ways to Improve Your Software Release Management

Two consultants helped turn around the release management of a major U.K. telecommunications provider. They share their experience in turning around deployment processes and their top tips for improving your software releases.

By Mike Sutton and Tym Moore

July 30, 2008 — CIO — To come to fruition, software projects take investment, support, nurturing and a lot of hard work and dedication. Good release management practices ensure that when your software is built, it will be successfully deployed to the people who want to use it. You have the opportunity to satisfy existing customers and hopefully to win new ones.

A major U.K. telecommunications provider had a problem. It needed to implement a business critical supplier switch, which required it to reengineer its billing and account management systems. These systems had to be in place within three months, otherwise the organization risked losing hundreds of millions of pounds and a decline in their stock value. But the telecom’s development processes were poor, and its release management was extremely problematic and inconsistent.

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