CMP Media's Dr. Dobb's Journal Launches 'Dr. Dobb's Great Writers Series,' a Ground-Breaking NetSeminar Series

Dr. Dobb's Journal (www.ddj.com) announces the ground-breaking NetSeminar program in August: "Dr. Dobb's Great Writers Series," the industry's first NetSeminars that connect the most important technical book authors with the most experienced and influential software developers and architects. The "Dr. Dobb's Great Writers Series" will present industry's leading authors in an interactive one-hour Webcast format, which will also include streaming audio, a rich Powerpoint presentation, real-time polling and an audience survey.

"The Art of Project Management currently ranks #2 on the Amazon Best Sellers list for computers and technology," observed Michael Goodman, Publisher of DDJ and CUJ (C/C++ Users Journal). "This demonstrates a tremendous demand for project management information and for Scott's perspective in particular. We are certain that the Software Development Leaders and Architects who read DDJ and CUJ, as well as others in the industry will respond enthusiastically to the opportunity to register and hear Scott."

CMP Media is creating one exclusive sponsorship opportunity for each event in the Great Writers Series, which provides guaranteed registered leads, the opportunity to present content and more. Each author and topic will attract a highly targeted and qualified audience.

Facts about the first Great Writers NetSeminar:
  * When: Wednesday, August 31 at 11:00am PDT
  * Topic: "The Art of Project Management"
  * Author: Scott Berkun
  * Published by: O'Reilly Media

  About the Audience:
  * Nearly two-thirds of software developers have viewed a WebCast in the
    past year, per research conducted by Evans Data Corporation
  * 86% of DDJ and 84% of CUJ readers are involved in software project
    management
  * 97% of DDJ and 96% of CUJ readers design/architect software

Visit www.ddj.com/netseminars/ for further details about the "Dr. Dobb's Great Writers Series."

About Dr. Dobb's Journal

DDJ (Dr. Dobb's Journal) is the most trusted and valued magazine published for professional developers, development managers, and software architects. Since 1976, DDJ has provided in-depth articles on software design and the latest techniques in cross-platform, multi-language development. DDJ has the widest circulation (120,000) of any developer print publication, and has consistently been chosen by the developers surveyed in Evans Data Corporation's annual Developer Marketing Patterns Survey as the best industry publication. Other magazines write about software development and design, while DDJ presents articles written by the world's leading developers and demonstrates how to create effective architectures, use innovative techniques, and solve integration problems in diverse computing environments. DDJ also has a vibrant Web site (DDJ.com) which reaches 106,000 unique visitors per month. Because of the quality of its articles, the depth of its coverage and the breadth of its focus, DDJ attracts the most experienced developers who have the position and authority to drive corporate purchasing and adoption decisions.

About CMP Media

CMP Media (www.cmp.com) is the leading integrated media solutions company providing "broad and deep" access to the entire technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and buyers of technology worldwide. The company's comprehensive database of technology decision makers enables marketers to reach targeted audiences throughout the purchase process with publications, web offerings, face-to-face events, consulting and other marketing services that deliver actionable results.

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   Jessica Marty
   CMP Media LLC
   916-782-7572
   jmarty@cmp.com

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