FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oracle, Sybase, IBM Top Sponsors of Debut EclipseWorld Conference
Huntington, N.Y., August 18, 2005 - BZ Media LLC today announced that Oracle, Sybase and IBM are the top sponsors of EclipseWorld 2005, the first independent conference for enterprise IT professionals who use Eclipse-based tools and technologies.
EclipseWorld (http://www.eclipseworld.net) is owned and produced by BZ Media, publisher of SD Times, the newspaper of record for the software development industry. The conference will be held August 29-31, 2005, at The Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.
Ted Bahr, president of BZ Media, said, "During the past three years, Eclipse has evolved into one of today's leading tools platforms, largely due to the breadth of support by Oracle, Sybase, IBM and other key technology providers."
Bahr continued, "Oracle's decision to serve as the exclusive Diamond Sponsor of EclipseWorld 2005 demonstrates the company's commitment to supporting the growing Eclipse ecosystem. We're delighted to welcome Oracle, as well as the conference's other sponsors, to our debut event."
The top sponsors of EclipseWorld 2005 are Oracle, as the exclusive Diamond Sponsor, and Sybase, as the Platinum Sponsor. As of mid-August, there are six Gold Sponsors: Actuate, Exadel, IBM, ILOG, Serena and Telelogic.
EclipseWorld 2005 also has an impressive number of media sponsors. BZ Media's SD Times and Software Test & Performance publications, as well as its biweekly EclipseSource e-newsletter, are media sponsors. So too are SYS-CON’s Java Developer’s Journal and WebSphere Journal; ACM Queue; IEEE Software; Extension Media; Enterprise Open Source Journal; and the Methods & Tools e-newsletter.
Also supporting EclipseWorld 2005 are a number of exhibitors, including Catalyst Systems, Lattix, mFoundry, OC Systems and OpenLogic.
The EclipseWorld Conference will feature more than 50 classes and tutorials for enterprise IT professionals using Eclipse tools and technologies. The conference consists of one full day of tutorials followed by two days of technical classes, and will be held at The Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan.
Sponsorship and expo opportunities are still available at EclipseWorld 2005. Contact Donna Esposito, director of events, at +1-415-785-3419 or desposito@bzmedia.com for more details.
