August 19, 2009

NEW IPHONE APP FROM AGILE ALLIANCE AND THOUGHTWORKS LETS AGILE 2009 ATTENDEES REVIEW SESSIONS, PLAN AND INTERACT AT INDUSTRY LEADING CONFERENCE

New iPhone App combines conference information, planning tools and social media to create custom itineraries and share feedback with Agile colleagues

PORTLAND, OR. and CHICAGO, Aug., 19 2009 – The Agile Alliance (www.agilealliance.org) and ThoughtWorks (www.thoughtworks.com) today announced the availability of the Agile2009 Conference Connection, a free iPhone App that allows conference attendees to view session information, create custom itineraries and share information and experiences via social media networking tools. The application, developed by ThoughtWorks, can be downloaded at http://bit.ly/JQQBE or by searching for “Agile2009 Conference Connection” in the iPhone App Store.

“With more than 300 outstanding sessions available at Agile 2009, this new iPhone application will allow attendees to easily search, review and plan an itinerary that meets their specific needs,” said Scott Conley, Chief Strategy Officer for ThoughtWorks, a leader in advancing large-scale Agile projects and a Platinum Sponsor of Agile 2009. “We also incorporated social media capabilities to allow participants to connect with each other and share experiences with peers that were not able to attend this year’s event.”

ThoughtWorks developed the Agile2009 Conference Connection application to provide complete event information and a personal scheduling tool for iPhone and/or iTouch devices (OS 3.0 or later). The application allows users to:
• View session background information and times for the entire conference
• Create a custom itinerary with a personalized schedule
• Navigate the conference floor plan through a detailed map of the conference facilities
• Provide feedback on topics and presenters from individual sessions
• Ability to access Twitter feeds from conference (#Agile2009)

In its eighth year, the Agile Conference is the premiere event for the growing Agile community, providing software professionals with the latest knowledge and shared experiences to help foster successful Agile development programs. For more information on the Agile 2009 conference being held in Chicago Aug. 24-28, please visit, (http://agile2009.agilealliance.org/).

About ThoughtWorks
ThoughtWorks, Inc. (www.thoughtworks.com) is a global IT consultancy providing systems development, consulting, and transformation services to Global 1000 companies. The company’s pioneering approach, which includes industry-acclaimed Agile and Lean best practices, helps CIOs maximize investment performance across a portfolio of complex, business critical applications, while reducing time and risk. ThoughtWorks’ 1000 professionals serve clients from offices in Australia, Canada, China, India, the United Kingdom and the United States. ThoughtWorks Studios is the company’s specialist product division, which develops the next generation of tools for custom software development, including Studios Mingle®, Cruise® and Twist®.

About the Agile Alliance
The Agile Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the concepts of Agile software development, as outlined in the (http://www.agilemanifesto.org/). With nearly 6,000 members located around the globe, the Agile Alliance is driven by the principles of Agile methodologies and the value they deliver to developers, organizations and end users. The Agile Alliance organizes the annual Agile Conference, the industry’s leading event that attracts practitioners, academia, business and vendor-partner community members from around the globe. The Agile 2009 conference http://agile2009.agilealliance.org is set for August 24-28 in Chicago. For more information about the organization, visit http://www.agilealliance.org/

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