FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Second Annual Software Test & Performance Conference™ To Be Held Nov. 1-3, 2005, in New York City

Huntington, N.Y., March 9, 2005 - BZ Media LLC today announced that the second annual Software Test & Performance Conference ™ will be held November 1-3, 2005, in New York City.

The Software Test & Performance Conference is an independent event for software test and quality assurance managers, software development managers, and other decision-makers in the software development organizations and departments. The educational program covers software test/QA and performance issues across the entire application life cycle, making this event appealing to a higher level and more powerful audience than traditional training programs for test-team members.

For 2005, the three-day conference will be held at the world-famous Roosevelt Hotel, a prominent landmark situated on Madison Avenue and 45th Street in midtown New York City. The debut event, took place in Baltimore from December 7-9, 2004. More than 500 software development, test/QA and performance management professionals are expected to attend this year's conference.

Donna Esposito, Director of Events for BZ Media, said, "Based on positive feedback from our many conference attendees, faculty and sponsors, we have decided to maintain the Software Test & Performance Conference's position as the industry's flagship event in the Northeast. The strong base of software development and large enterprise computing from New England, New York and the Mid-Atlantic regions makes New York City the ideal location for this year's conference."

The first day of the conference will be devoted to hands-on, in-depth tutorials. In total, the conference will have more than 50 technical classes. The deadline for speaking proposals is May 1, 2005. Prospective instructors may view the Call for Speakers at www.STPCon.com.

The Software Test & Performance Conference will include an exhibition hall, where more than 30 leading tools and service providers are expected to show their software testing and performance management solutions. For sponsorship and exhibit opportunities, contact Donna Esposito at +1-415-785-3419 or desposito@bzmedia.com.

The Software Test & Performance Conference is produced by BZ Media, publisher of SD Times, the twice-monthly newspaper of record for the software development industry, and Software Test & Performance Magazine, the only monthly magazine software test/QA and performance professionals.