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Registration Opens for Software Security Summit 2006

Conference program packed with in-depth tutorials and practical technical classes

Huntington, N.Y., September 26, 2005 - BZ Media LLC, publisher of SD Times, today announced that registration is open for the Software Security Summit™ 2006, the premier technical conference for software developers and IT professionals charged with ensuring the security of enterprise applications inside the firewall. Following the success of the debut event, held in March, 2005, the next Software Security Summit (www.S-3con.com) will be held Feb. 6-8, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla in San Diego, Calif.

The technical program for the Software Security Summit 2006 consists of one full day of in-depth tutorials, followed by two days of practical technical classes on a wide range of topics of vital concern to software professionals looking to build more secure software as well as address vulnerabilities in software they already own.

Alan Zeichick, Editor-in-Chief of SD Times and Conference Chairman of the Software Security Summit 2006, said, "What struck me, while reviewing the final program, is how many ways that vulnerabilities can get into an application, and the steps that software developers, architects and testers must take to ensure that vulnerabilities are addressed. Sometimes you have to look at the forest, not the trees; sometimes you have to look at the trees, instead of the forest. Sometimes you have to look at the specific leaf, branch or root. And sometimes you have to look closely at the forest ranger."

The full-day tutorials at the Software Security Summit 2006 address integrating security into the software development life cycle; writing secure code for Microsoft .NET applications; secure coding in C and C++; and creating secure Java applications.

There are also more than 40 practical classes at the conference, on topics such as developing bulletproof Web applications; using security metrics; establishing an effective risk-management process; managing security when the source code is unavailable; developing an application development security policy; and creating a hack-proof Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).

Registration for the Software Security Summit 2006 costs US$1,395 for the full event pass, including the tutorials and technical classes, $1,180 for the two-day classes, or $695 for the full-day tutorials alone. However, eXtreme Early Bird Pricing, available through Nov. 10, 2005, lowers the full-event pass price to $945. Discounts for teams of four or more attendees from the same company, user group members and for conference alumni are also available.

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