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.