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Conference Dates Set, Call for Speakers Open for  Software Security Summit 2006

Second annual conference scheduled for February in San Diego, Calif.

Huntington, N.Y., August 10, 2005 - BZ Media LLC, publishers of SD Times, today announced the dates for the Software Security Conference™ 2006, the premier technical conference for software developers and IT professionals charged with ensuring the security of enterprise applications inside the firewall. The Software Security Summit 2006 will be held Feb. 6-8, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla in San Diego, Calif.

Alan Zeichick, Editor-in-Chief of SD Times and Conference Chairman of the Software Security Summit 2006, said, "Software security is becoming a bigger issue every year, and that's why we're building on the success of the first-ever Software Security Summit. We'll have more classes, more tutorials, more technical information to help software developers and IT professionals improve the security of the software that they're building, and also manage the security of the software they already own."

The debut Software Security Summit was held this past April in San Diego. Keynote speakers at the first conference were Amit Yoran, former Cyber Security Czar, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Dr. James A. Whittaker, Chief Scientist, Security Innovation Inc.; and Mary Ann Davidson, Chief Security Officer, Oracle Corp. The keynote speakers for the 2006 conference have not yet been announced.

The Software Security Summit 2006 will consist of one full day of tutorials and two days of technical classes. More than 400 attendees are expected at this exclusive conference. In addition to the technical classes, 30 sponsors are expected to demonstrate their security products and services in the conference's expo hall.

Zeichick also announced that the Call for Speakers for the conference is now open, with proposals being accepted through Sept. 2, 2005. Details regarding speaking proposals are available at http://www.S-3con.com.

Questions about attending the Software Security Summit 2006, or about the sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, should be directed to Donna Esposito, Director of Events, at desposito@bzmedia.com or +1-415-785-3419.