BOULDER, Colo., March 3, 2010 - JNBridge, (www.jnbridge.com), the award-winning provider of Java and .NET Framework-based interoperability tools, enabled developers at CambridgeSoft Corporation (www.cambridgesoft.com) to easily integrate Java-based digital signature APIs into their .NET-based electronic lab notebook product. CambridgeSoft supplies discovery, collaboration, and knowledge enterprise solutions, desktop software, scientific databases and consulting services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and chemical industries.

Using JNBridgePro, developers at CambridgeSoft now are easily able to integrate third-party Java-based digital signature technology into the .NET infrastructure of E-Notebook - CambridgeSoft's electronic lab notebook software - to quickly meet business and compliance requirements of a major pharmaceutical customer.

"It takes an incredible amount of work to solve such a complex interoperability problem," said Alfred Nehme, director of application development at CambridgeSoft. "JNBridgePro provided a level of Java and .NET integration that otherwise would have been very difficult and time-consuming to do ourselves."

Protecting intellectual property (IP) and adhering to government regulations are crucial requirements for organizations engaged in biotechnology, drug discovery and chemical research. To comply with record keeping requirements in laboratory notes, CambridgeSoft implements digital signature and efficient archiving capabilities in its E-Notebook product. Using Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology, E-Notebook can embed digital signatures and timestamps, creating a reliable electronic record that cannot be falsified.

Recently a major multinational pharmaceutical customer wanted to use CambridgeSoft's E-Notebook, but required a different Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for digital signatures. The customer needed their chemists to sign experiments related to drug development using the same third-party, Java-based digital signature infrastructure that was already deployed in other parts of the company. To deliver this functionality, CambridgeSoft needed to integrate the required Java PKI API with E-Notebook, which is based on a .NET architecture. CambridgeSoft used JNBridgePro to simplify the interoperability between Java and .NET, allowing E-Notebook to call the Java APIs from .NET and thus fulfill their customer's requirements.

CambridgeSoft project leaders now are easily able to embed the needed Java digital signature APIs rapidly into the E-Notebook application. JNBridgePro includes proxy generation plug-ins for Eclipse and Visual Studio IDEs, as well as an intuitive standalone GUI. Using the GUI, CambridgeSoft developers created proxies for the Java APIs that simplified access to the needed Java classes.

"JNBridgePro enables developers to mix and match technologies between Java and .NET," said Wayne Citrin, CTO of JNBridge. "Customers appreciate the ability to retain their current investments while building applications that incorporate best-of-breed components from both platforms."

For more information on JNBridge Pro or JNBridge JMS Adapters for .NET and BizTalk please visit: (www.jnbridge.com).

About JNBridge
JNBridge connects Java and .NET Framework-based components and applications together with tools and adapters that are fast, simple to use and remove the complexities of cross-platform interoperability. JNBridge is a privately-held company based in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 2001, JNBridge has over 400 unique customers in 40 countries that use JNBridge's award-winning solutions in a wide variety of applications in financial services, insurance, media, manufacturing and other industries. Please visit www.jnbridge.com for more information.

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SAN FRANCISCO and BANGALORE, March 1, 2010 - ThoughtWorks Studios, (www.thoughtworks-studios.com) a global leader in Agile ALM and training, today announced the latest version of its Agile test automation solutions, Twist® 2.0. Designed to manage the rapid pace of software testing within Agile environments, Twist 2.0 helps testers, developers and business analysts work together to ensure testing is highly efficient and collaborative, resulting in faster release cycles of quality applications.

"It's very common for people involved in software testing to spend more time trying to keep their automated tests in synch with development rather than actually testing applications," said Cyndi Mitchell, managing director, for ThoughtWorks Studios. "Twist provides a framework for test automation and test-driven development that allows all stakeholders to build test suites and scenarios using plain English, thereby mitigating the complexity of traditional test automation."

Twist offers simplicity and an intuitive user experience to create highly robust and reusable test automation frameworks for both manual and functional automated tests. An integral part of ThoughtWorks Studios' Adaptive ALM solution, Twist provides continuous visibility into testing activities across distributed projects and teams.

Unlike traditional test tools, Twist uses Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Domain Specific Language (DSL) to allow test automation specialists, developers and business analysts to work collaboratively as a means of ensuring testing efforts match the exact, intended functionality of new applications. This unique approach of using the English language to build test scripts expands the testing process to the "business side" of software development, reducing development re-work and faulty software that does not meet strategic business goals. Twist allows teams to adjust and/or react to change effectively through an open and flexible framework conducive to testing within short sprints or iterations. Ultimately, it allows the testing effort to keep pace with the increasingly rapid rate of application delivery.

New features in Twist 2.0 include:

• Hybrid Test Execution - allows for manual and automated test steps within the same scenario. This improves collaboration and execution efficiency of both automated and manual testing efforts.
• Improved Workflow Reuse - provides high level test scenarios and steps (manual and automated) that can be reused and shared within and across multiple projects.
• Groovy Scripting - supports the Groovy dynamic Agile language for Java. It makes modern programming features available to Twist users with almost zero learning curve.
• Additional Web Driver support for Sahi - testers have the option of using Sahi or Selenium for Web testing. The benefit of using Sahi is that it abstracts out most difficulties that testers face while automating Web applications.
• SWTBOT support - allows Twist users to test Java SWT-based applications

- Data Driven Scenarios - build data-driven tests on the fly for increased test coverage

ThoughtWorks Studios is the products division of the industry leading Agile consultancy ThoughtWorks®. Its Adaptive ALM^TM solution includes Mingle® (project management), Twist® (test automation) and Cruise® (release management), to manage all aspects of the software development and delivery lifecycle - from requirements definition and portfolio management to test automation, quality assurance and release management.

Twist supports Agile ALM by combining requirements and test specification management and creation, and by providing manual and test automation to ensure quality throughout the application lifecycle. It plays a significant role in ThoughtWorks Studios' Adaptive ALM by providing a robust, reusable, multi-platform testing capability that ensures testing keeps pace with application development. Twist increases visibility and awareness of Agile testing activities by providing test results for processes managed by Mingle and Cruise. Together with Mingle, it connects directly to Mingle repositories and links story cards directly to Twist test scenarios. This provides full traceability of test and requirements coverage. When integrated with Cruise, Twist can export all of the necessary libraries to run test scenarios and suites. This allows tests to be run as part of a build (with reports of test results).

For more information on ThoughtWorks Studios' new Twist 2.0 please visit http://www.thoughtworks-studios.com/agile-test-automation Users can also access a free, 30-day download by visiting: (http://www.thoughtworks-studios.com/user/register&destination=forms/form/twist/download).

About ThoughtWorks Studios
ThoughtWorks Studios is a global leader in Agile ALM tools and training. Its products and services are used by organizations as a foundation for sustainable Agile adoption, where project management, automation and engineering best practices are required. The company's Adaptive ALM solution provides a platform for managing all aspects of the software development lifecycle - from requirements definition and project management to test automation, quality assurance and release management. The three products that make up Adaptive ALM^TM, Mingle® (project management), Twist® (test automation) and Cruise® (release management), are available as an integrated solution or as stand-alone products. The company also provides in-depth training courses that cover all aspects of Agile ALM through its Agile Workshops series. Backed as an independent division of ThoughtWorks®, the pioneering leader in Agile development and best-practices, ThoughtWorks Studios' customers include 3M, Barclays, BBC, eBay, Honeywell, McGraw-Hill, Rackspace and Vodafone. It is headquartered in San Francisco and Bangalore, with offices in London and select cities in Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit www.thoughtworks-studios.com.

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PORTLAND, Oregon March 1, 2010 - The Agile Alliance, (www.agilealliance.org) a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the advancement of Agile software development principles and practices, today announced Mike Cohn and Dave Thomas as keynote speakers for the Agile 2010 Conference, set for Aug. 9 - 13 in Nashville, (http://agile2010.agilealliance.org). Agile 2010 is the leading international conference on Agile methods in software development, bringing together many disciplines in the fields of information systems and software development to foster the exchange of fresh ideas and best practices.
"Agile 2010 will provide attendees with unprecedented access to the foremost thought leaders and industry luminaries," said Jim Newkirk, Agile 2010 conference chair. "Our intent is to provide attendees with the knowledge and resources they need to implement and scale Agile within their organizations. This year's keynote speakers will offer attendees practical advice on how to succeed with Agile. "

Dave Thomas
He has a wide spectrum of technical and business experience and is a thought leader in the software industry. He is the Founder and Chairman of Bedarra Research Labs and a Managing Director for Object Mentor. Dave founded OTI, who developed IBM Smalltalk, Java VMs and the VisualAge and Eclipse IDEs. In the 80s he developed one of the first lean software processes called Just In Time Software used at OTI/IBM. Thomas is a practice leader in Lean and Agile working with large companies to streamline software product development. He was a founding director of the Agile Alliance and instrumental in establishing the Agile Conference.

Mike Cohn
Having run his first Scrum project in 1995, Mountain Goat Software founder Mike Cohn has more than a dozen years of experience with Scrum and Agile methodologies. Cohn is also a prolific author and writer. He was also a founding member of both the Agile and Scrum Alliance.

Research submissions will be accepted until March 12. For more information please visit: http://agile2010.agilealliance.org/speaker.html

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 delivered 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 2010 Conference http://agile2010.agilealliance.org/ is set for August 9-13 in Nashville. For more information about the organization, visit http://www.agilealliance.org/.

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"ThoughtWorks Studios continues to grow globally and within North America, and having additional executive experience will ensure we build upon our sales momentum of 2009 and help our customers achieve their strategic business goals," said Cyndi Mitchell, managing director for ThoughtWorks Studios. "During his 15 years of software sales leadership, Dennis has repeatedly demonstrated his strong team and organization-building abilities, while building strong customer relationships that jointly deliver high impact results."

Prior to his position with ThoughtWorks Studios, Hooker served as vice president of sales for the central region and Eastern Canada for Micro Focus, one of the leading providers of enterprise application modernization, testing and management solutions. In that role, he developed and aggressively grew his territory while simultaneously penetrating emerging markets and gaining new market share. He also held executive sales positions with Mercado Software, iTRACS Corporation and Appsmart Software.

"ThoughtWorks Studios is at the forefront of helping organizations scale Agile across the enterprise and tackling the challenges of expanding programs beyond project management," said Hooker. "I am excited to join the ThoughtWorks Studios team and look forward to building upon the success of its family of Adaptive ALM tools and services."

About ThoughtWorks Studios

ThoughtWorks Studios is a global leader in Agile ALM tools and training. Its products and services are used by organizations as a foundation for sustainable Agile adoption, where project management, automation and engineering best practices are required. The company's Adaptive ALMTM solution provides a platform for managing all aspects of the software development lifecycle, from requirements definition and project management to test automation, quality assurance and release management. The three products that make up Adaptive ALM, Mingle® (project management), Twist® (test automation) and Cruise® (release management), are available as an integrated solution or as stand-alone products. The company also provides in-depth training courses that cover all aspects of Agile ALM through its Agile Workshops series. Backed as an independent division of ThoughtWorks®, the pioneering leader in Agile development and best-practices, ThoughtWorks Studios' customers include 3M, Barclays, BBC, eBay, Honeywell, McGraw-Hill, Rackspace and Vodafone. It is headquartered in San Francisco and Bangalore, with offices in London and select cities in Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit www.thoughtworks-studios.com.

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BELLEVUE, Wash., Feb. 1, 2010-Danube Technologies, Inc., (www.danube.com) the leader in project management tools and training for the Scrum project management framework, today announced the latest release of its ScrumWorks® Pro product. ScrumWorks Pro 4.3 includes improvements to the tool's Sprint Burndown Chart, Team Member Load Report and filtering with Themes. The release, which is the third upgrade since the enterprise-ready ScrumWorks Pro 4 was launched in Aug, 2009, represents Danube's commitment to responding quickly to customer feedback through the Danube Community Portal (http://community.danube.com).

"The level of participation among our users on the Danube Community Portal has been staggering," said Laszlo Szalvay, president and CEO of Danube. "Hearing from our user-base in such a direct way has allowed us to focus on improvements that generate immediate value for our users as well as accelerate the rate at which we deliver upgrades. In my mind, this is an illustration of what can happen when the makers of a tool and its community of users can unite around a common goal-improving project and program management with Scrum."

New features in ScrumWorks Pro 4.3 include:

• Upgraded Sprint Burndown Chart. ScrumWorks Pro's Sprint Burndown Chart receives a major upgrade with the addition of a second line: tasks done/not done. This allows teams that do not use task-level estimation to nevertheless "burn down" tasks in Sprints.
• Tasks No Longer Require Estimates. To help support task burndown in the Sprint Burndown Chart, tasks no longer require estimates.
• Enhanced Team Member Load Report. This sprint-level report now displays the total task hours yet to be allocated to team members. This helps teams better visualize the total unallocated capacity in the sprint at any time.
• Sub-Total for Selected Product Backlog Items and Tasks. Now users can select a sub-set of the product backlog or sprint from the Product window and receive an instant sub-total of the number of PBIs/Tasks and their corresponding effort estimates in the new status bar result in no more manual math.
• Editor Enhancements. The work item editor now includes the item's key for easier identification.
• Expanded Theme Filtering. When filtering using Themes, users now have the option to "exclude" selected Themes from filtered or highlighted results.
• Fixes. Several issues have been resolved, including a security issue related to Active Directory installations configured to accept empty passwords, Java Web Start caching, and more.

Pricing and Availability
ScrumWorks Pro 4.3 is available now and can be purchased directly from Danube. Pricing is offered through an on-site, per-seat subscription license that starts at $289-per-user, per-year, or less than $25 per-user, per-month, as well as an on-site, per-seat fully paid license for $500. For more information on ScrumWorks Pro, visit www.danube.com/scrumworks/pro.

About Danube
Founded in 2000, Danube Technologies, Inc. provides software tools and training exclusively focused on the Scrum method of agile software development. The company's ScrumWorks® Pro and ScrumWorks Basic products are licensed to more than 125,000 software professionals worldwide, making it the most widely used software in the industry for managing Scrum projects. Danube complements its software tools offering with a comprehensive schedule of ScrumCORE^TM training courses, which are taught globally by Danube's six Certified Scrum Trainers. The company's on-site software delivery model makes it the leading choice for enterprises of all types, including large corporate and government organizations, which require the utmost in security, compliance, ease-of-use and customization. Danube's customers include Adobe, Amazon.com, AMD, F5, General Electric, HP, Intel, Intuit, Kofax, LexisNexis, Microsoft, Motorola, Oracle, QVC, Siemens and Sun Microsystems. Danube is self-funded and has achieved steady organic growth as Scrum has emerged as the preferred agile method for developers and managers. The company is headquartered in Bellevue, Wash. and has a sales office in Portland, Ore. Please visit www.danube.com or call (503) 248-0800 for more information on Danube.

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CHICAGO, January 21, 2010 - ThoughtWorks, the global leader in Agile methods of software development, is proud to announce its newest office location in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The office, which opened in December 2009, marks the firm's entrance into South America and is located in the Tecnopuc Technology Innovation Park on the campus of Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul.

ThoughtWorks' Brazil office is an important part of the firm's strategic plan, which includes continued support for software excellence by expanding its global footprint into economic regions beyond its existing operations in North America, Europe, India, China and Australia.
Brazil is an important part of the firm's strategy due to the country's wealth of highly skilled information technology workers, its commitment to the advancement of emerging technologies such as dynamic languages, and its support for the advancement of Open Source software.

For ThoughtWorks' clients, the new office location offers numerous benefits such as a closer time-zone proximity to the U.S. and the opportunity to engage in one of the top ten global economies.

Craig Gorsline, managing director of ThoughtWorks U.S., says that the new office reinforces the firm's dedication to the satisfaction and success of its clients.

"Our clients operate in competitive environments. We are constantly looking for ways to meet their needs for timely and cost-effective delivery of mission critical software," said Gorsline.

"This expansion brings even greater value to our clients while maintaining the highest levels of service and quality. This is an excellent opportunity for ThoughtWorks to further our mission to continuously cultivate talent and relationships around the globe."

Roy Singham, ThoughtWorks' founder and chairman, says that expansion into Brazil is important to the firm's technology strategy as well as to its commitment to the global community.

"Brazil is positioned to emerge in the next decade as the world's fifth largest economy, in part because of its long history of supporting autonomous and indigenous technologies but also because Brazil also has many outstanding universities and numerous active software communities. The Free, Open-Source software movement is ideal for developing innovative software and Brazil will play an increasingly important part of the new global innovation network that is no longer focused solely in western countries."

The Brazilian office expands ThoughtWorks' diverse distributed development capability. ThoughtWorks' strategic plan includes targeting its services to the Brazilian market and offering its expertise to clients.

About ThoughtWorks
ThoughtWorks, Inc. is a global IT consultancy providing Agile-based systems development, consulting and transformation services to Global 1000 companies. It has pioneered many of the most advanced and successful Agile methods of software development and best practices used in the industry today. At its core, ThoughtWorks helps its clients maximize investment performance across a portfolio of complex, business-critical applications, while reducing time and risk. Its products division, ThoughtWorks Studios, offers tools to manage the entire Agile development lifecycle through its Adaptive ALM solution^TM, comprised of Mingle®, Cruise® and Twist®. ThoughtWorks employs 1,300 professionals to serve clients from offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, the United Kingdom and the United States. For more information please visit: www.thoughtworks.com.
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PORTLAND Jan. 19, 2010 - The Agile Alliance, (www.agilealliance.org) a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the advancement of Agile software development principles and practices, today announced the "call for speakers" for Agile 2010 is now open. Set for Aug. 9 - 13 in Nashville, (http://agile2010.agilealliance.org). Agile 2010 is the leading international conference on Agile methods in software development, bringing together many disciplines in the fields of information systems and software development to foster the exchange of fresh ideas and best practices.

"This year's conference will examine the latest theory, practical applications and implications of Agile methods," said Jim Newkirk, Agile 2010 conference chair. "The Agile approach focuses on delivering business value early in the project lifetime and being able to incorporate emergent requirements. The Agile conference is not about a single methodology or approach, but rather provides a forum for the exchange of information regarding all Agile development technologies."

The Agile 2010 submission process will be somewhat different from past years. In previous years submissions were submitted to individual stages for consideration. This year, interested presenters will submit abstracts that address one of the broad conference themes - Business, Technical, and Leadership & Organization. Once submitted, the program committee will identify and forward abstracts to the most appropriate stage for consideration.

In addition, to help ensure the conference offers sessions that vary in experience level and address topics of interest shared by past attendees, the program committee will invite specific sessions. These 180 minute sessions will be presented on the first day of the conference and will be selected based on the following criteria (in priority order):
1. The session content fills a specific hole in the program, either from a pure content perspective or from an experience level.
2. The session provides a fresh perspective on a particular topic.
3. The presenter scored in the top 20% with regard to feedback at last year's conference.

"The changes we have made to the speaking submission process aims to build on the success of past conferences and ensure that all members of the Agile community - regardless of experience level - have focused sessions to attend," said Newkirk. "I invite anyone interested in speaking at this year's conference to visit our main Web site and also review a more detailed outline of this year's process on the Agile 2010 blog at (http://agile2010.wordpress.com/)."
The submission system in open now and will remain open until Feb. 19, 2010. For more information or to submit a presentation please visit: http://agile2010.agilealliance.org/index.html.

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 delivered 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 2010 conference http://agile2010.agilealliance.org/ is set for August 9-13 in Nashville. For more information about the organization, visit http://www.agilealliance.org/.

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BELLEVUE, Wash., Jan., 14, 2010, Danube Technologies, Inc. (http://www.danube.com), the leader in project management tools and training for the Scrum project management framework, today announced that Tamara Sulaiman has joined the company as a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST). Sulaiman, an industry luminary, will help Danube meet the increasing demand from enterprise customers for expert knowledge and training on how to adopt and reap the benefits of Scrum.

"The addition of Tamara to our ScrumCORE team of trainers will help us meet the growing demand for quality Scrum training and consulting," said Laszlo Szalvay, president of Danube. "Tamara possesses first-hand industry knowledge and experience helping enterprises adopt and scale Scrum. She will be a great addition to our growing team and an inspiring instructor for our customers."
Sulaiman is a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), team lead and project management professional with more than 15 years experience in business management and software development. Prior to joining Danube, she founded and operated Applied Scrum, an agile consulting business focused on helping organizations adopt and scale agile practices. In her work at Applied Scrum, she has worked with such companies as AOL, Gerson-Lehrman Group, GHX, Sandia and BEA. Before that, Sulaiman was a managing consultant at SolutionsIQ. As an educator and coach, she possesses a wide range of professional expertise in training and mentoring teams new to agile and the Scrum framework. Sulaiman is co-author of "AgileEVM - Earned Value Management," which she presented at the Agile 2006 conference and the Agile Business Conference 2006 in London. In addition, she has been a regular presenter at the Agile Conferences and has spoken at the Agile Project Leadership Network and the Northwest Software Quality Conference. She is a regular contributor to industry publications such as Gantthead and Agile Journal where she educates and informs software developers on agile software development topics.

Danube's ScrumCORE training and coaching services are offered in both public and private settings through comprehensive course offerings that include:

• Certified ScrumMaster Course: This two-day course on the principles and practices of Scrum results in participants becoming Certified ScrumMasters. (http://www.danube.com/scrum/webinars/scrumcore)
• Product Owner Course: This two-day course is intended for Product Owners, business analysts, managers, and executives. Occasionally, the Product Owner course will be offered as a third, optional day, following a two-day Certified ScrumMaster course. Some Product Owner courses are certified, upon the completion of which participants receive the Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) designation through the Scrum Alliance.
• Free Scrum Introductory Webinars: These free online sessions cover the basic principles of Scrum and how organizations can get started using the methodology. To view a full schedule of upcoming sessions, please visit: http://www.danube.com/scrum/webinars/scrumcore

About Danube
Founded in 2000, Danube Technologies, Inc. provides software tools and training exclusively focused on the Scrum method of agile software development. The company's ScrumWorks(R) Pro and ScrumWorks Basic products are licensed to more than 125,000 software professionals worldwide, making it the most widely used software in the industry for managing Scrum projects. Danube complements its software tools offering with a comprehensive schedule of ScrumCORE(TM) training courses, which are taught globally by Danube's six Certified Scrum Trainers. The company's on-site software delivery model makes it the leading choice for enterprises of all types, including large corporate and government organizations, which require the utmost in security, compliance, ease-of-use and customization. Danube's customers include Adobe, Amazon.com, AMD, F5, General Electric, HP, Intel, Intuit, Kofax, LexisNexis, Microsoft, Motorola, Oracle, QVC, Siemens and Sun Microsystems. Danube is self-funded and has achieved steady organic growth as Scrum has emerged as the preferred agile method for developers and managers. The company is headquartered in Bellevue, Wash. and has a sales office in Portland, Ore. Please visit www.danube.com or call (503) 248-0800 for more information on Danube.
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BELLEVUE, Wash., Jan 11, 2010-Danube Technologies, Inc., the leader in project management tools and training for the Scrum project management framework, today announced its calendar of complimentary webinars that will outline six popular aspects of Scrum success, including several specifically designed for project management professionals (PMPs). Danube's webinar series will be presented by its ScrumCORE team. The six Certified Scrum Trainers (CSTs) who make up the ScrumCORE team are recognized leaders in helping organizations adopt and scale Scrum practices.

"The catalyst for this Webinar series is the increasing need for relevant and practical information that organizations can use to reap the benefits of Scrum," said Laszlo Szalvay, president and CEO of Danube. "These webinars present an opportunity for both the Scrum and the PMI communities to come together and learn from one another and Danube is pleased to be a part of working with all individuals to advance Scrum practices across the enterprise."
The following Danube Scrum Webinars are scheduled for Q1 of 2010:

• Definition of Done: An Organizational Perspective

Mon., Jan. 11 - 11 a.m. - noon (Pacific Standard Time)
The definition of "done" is a huge part of modern Scrum. In this webinar, Dr. Dan Rawsthorne, PhD will discuss how to develop acceptance criteria-or definitions of "done"-for different kinds of project management stories. In addition, he will explore how an organization can use these definitions to maintain consistency and educate employees.

• Scrum for PMPs: PM Responsibilities & The Scrum Roles

Fri., Jan.15 - 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time)
What does Scrum look like to a certified Project Management Professional? In this webinar, Certified Scrum Trainer and PMP Jimi Fosdick will discuss how the Scrum roles address the responsibilities of the traditional project manager.

• What Happens After Training?

Fri., Jan. 22 - 11 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time)
Have you earned a ScrumMaster Certification, but are unsure how to apply this skill set to your professional development? Certified Scrum Trainer Angela Druckman will discuss what participants should know after completing their training and steps newly minted CSMs can take to put their new skills into practice.

• Choosing a Pilot Project:

Fri., Feb.12 - 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time)
Certified Scrum Trainer Angela Druckman will discuss how organizations should identify a potentially successful Scrum pilot project. Druckman will explore how to select and measure the success of the project once implemented.

• Scrum for PMPs: Rolling Wave Planning & Scrum:

Fri., Feb.19 - 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time)
Certified Scrum Trainer and PMP Jimi Fosdick will explain the mechanics of 'rolling wave' planning within the value-driven context of Scrum and discuss how project managers who are used to exhaustive, up-front analysis can develop a preliminary schedule and budget using Scrum's planning artifacts and approach. This webinar is an ideal session for traditional project managers transitioning to Scrum.

• The Product Owner:

Mon., Feb. 22 - 11 a.m. - noon (Pacific Standard Time)
Dr. Dan Rawsthorne, PhD will discuss the role of the Product Owner on the Scrum team and the responsibilities and challenges that accompany this position.
To register for all or any of the above or future complimentary webinars please visit: (http://www.danube.com/scrum/webinars/scrumcore).

About Danube
Founded in 2000, Danube Technologies, Inc. provides software tools and training exclusively focused on the Scrum method of agile software development. The company's ScrumWorks® Pro and ScrumWorks Basic products are licensed to more than 125,000 software professionals worldwide, making it the most widely used software in the industry for managing Scrum projects. Danube complements its software tools offering with a comprehensive schedule of ScrumCORE^TM training courses, which are taught globally by Danube's six Certified Scrum Trainers. The company's on-site software delivery model makes it the leading choice for enterprises of all types, including large corporate and government organizations, which require the utmost in security, compliance, ease-of-use and customization. Danube's customers include Adobe, Amazon.com, AMD, F5, General Electric, HP, Intel, Intuit, Kofax, LexisNexis, Microsoft, Motorola, Oracle, QVC, Siemens and Sun Microsystems. Danube is self-funded and has achieved steady organic growth as Scrum has emerged as the preferred agile method for developers and managers. The company is headquartered in Bellevue, Wash. and has a sales office in Portland, Ore. Please visit www.danube.com or call (503) 248-0800 for more information on Danube.

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VANCOUVER and ATLANTA, Dec. 17, 2009 - Tasktop Technologies (http://tasktop.com), creators of Eclipse Mylyn and provider of task management integration for Agile ALM, and VersionOne (http://www.versionone.com), recognized by agile practitioners as the leader in agile project management tools, today announced a partnership to create the VersionOne Mylyn Connector. Set for release with Tasktop Pro in March, 2010, the connector will help streamline software development by providing direct access to VersionOne products from within the Eclipse IDE.

The VersionOne Mylyn Connector builds on Mylyn's innovative task-focused productivity technology to provide development teams with the most relevant source code for a given task. It helps reduce information overload for large-scale development projects and facilitate more efficient and collaborative multitasking. The Tasktop Pro integration is a standalone application that will provide rich desktop access to stories, defects and tasks in VersionOne for product owners. The integration will be included in Tasktop Pro, and provide time-tracking facilities as well as the ability to link VersionOne stories and defects to dependent artifacts in other systems with a Mylyn connector. It will be Tasktop Certified, and appear in the Mylyn Connector Discovery listing that is included in eight of nine Eclipse distribution packages.

"As agile development reaches deeper into the enterprise, the task management layer is critical to providing developers with IDE workflow integration, and project managers with a more accurate view of progress and status," said Mik Kersten, CEO of Tasktop Technologies and creator of the open source Eclipse Mylyn project. "The VersionOne integration will leverage the broad network of Mylyn-based ALM tools, providing developers with a fully integrated suite that takes advantage of VersionOne's leadership in agile project management."

V1: Agile Enterprise is one of the leading agile project management tools on the market. It provides an easy-to-use, centralized agile planning and management platform that is used globally by thousands of multi-team, multi-project development organizations. With a simple, standardized agile process flow and enhanced team collaboration features, V1: Agile Enterprise is a highly scalable, flexible and informative management tool. The Tasktop Pro and Mylyn Connector provides a new productivity layer that links VersionOne's project management capabilities with real-time development activity, improving project status visibility for team leads and product owners.

"VersionOne is committed to helping software organizations drive efficiencies and improvements in productivity," said Robert C. Holler, VersionOne president and CEO. "With the connector, the productivity benefits of Mylyn's task-focused interface technology will be available to VersionOne teams. The integration also enables users to easily move or link artifacts between applications connected to Tasktop, such as Microsoft Outlook, Bugzilla and ClearQuest. For example, users will be able to create a user story within VersionOne from an email or link a VersionOne story with a dependent defect in Bugzilla."

The VersionOne Mylyn Connector will be bundled with Tasktop Pro for $99, and a free trial will be available from (http://tasktop.com) in March 2010. Eclipse Galileo (3.5) users also will be able to install it directly from Mylyn's Connector Discovery in Eclipse. For more information and to sign up to be notified of the release, visit http://tasktop.com/connectors/versionone

About VersionOne
VersionOne is recognized by agile practitioners as the leader in agile development tools. By simplifying the process of planning and tracking agile software projects, we help development teams consistently deliver software faster. Since 2002, companies such as Adobe, Dow Chemical, Lockheed Martin, Motorola, Novell, Sony and Symantec have turned to VersionOne to help provide greater value to their customers. Today more than 10,000 teams and 70,000 users in 50 countries use VersionOne's agile project management tools to streamline and standardize their agile development efforts. Whether you're a small, single agile team just getting started with agile development or a multi-team, global enterprise, with VersionOne you'll get the best tools in the industry backed by pioneers in agile project management and planning. VersionOne. Start small. Scale smart. See for yourself at www.VersionOne.com.

About Tasktop Technologies
Tasktop Technologies created the task-focused interface and widely popular Eclipse Mylyn tool that is used by hundreds of thousands of programmers around the globe. In addition, it offers its commercially supported Tasktop Pro and Tasktop Enterprise products that improve developer productivity and increase project management visibility through IDE integration with today's leading software development management tools. Tasktop also provides training and consulting services to the growing number of companies adopting the task-focused paradigm and tools. For more information please visit http://tasktop.com, or call 778-588-6896.

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VersionOne Media Contact
Denise Grey
Office: 678-268-3326
Mobile: 678-592-0075
denise.grey@versionone.com

Tasktop Media Contact
Christie Denniston
Office: 303-581-7760
Mobile: 303-827-5164
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com

BELLEVUE, Wash., Dec. 14, 2009, Danube Technologies, Inc. (http://www.danube.com), the leader in software and training for the Scrum method of agile software development, today announced it has added another Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) to its Scrum training division, ScrumCORE^TM. The addition of CST Lyssa Adkins brings the total number of Danube trainers to six and allows the company to expand its course offerings through the remainder of 2009 and into 2010, while reinforcing its commitment to the Scrum framework and the growth of the community. To view the most up-to-date schedule of Danube's Scrum training, please visit: (http://www.danube.com/training)
"We're excited that Lyssa has joined the team," said Laszlo Szalvay, president of Danube. "As the demand for Scrum training and coaching continues to grow, especially among enterprise-sized customers, we're thrilled about the deep experience Lyssa contributes to the team as well as the opportunity to share her expertise with our customers."
Adkins possesses more than 14 years of project management experience and an additional five years in agile coaching. Her combination of working in agile environments coupled with professional coaching and training abilities gives her the perspective required to help teams successfully implement Scrum and harness the process improvement it enables. Having previously served as a large-scale program manager and director of Project Management Offices, she's intimately acquainted with the challenges of organizational transformation with Scrum and agile. This experience gives her the deep insight and problem-facing skills to maximize results when teams adopt a new way of working. In spring 2010, her book Coaching Agile Teams will be published by Addison-Wesley.
Danube's ScrumCORE training and coaching services are offered in both public and private settings through comprehensive course offerings that include:

• Certified ScrumMaster Course: This two-day course on the principles and practices of Scrum results in participants becoming Certified ScrumMasters.
• Free Scrum Introductory Webinars: These free online sessions cover the basic principles of Scrum and how organizations can get started using the methodology. To view a full schedule of upcoming sessions, please visit: (http://www.danube.com/scrum/webinars/scrumcore)
• Product Owner Course: This two-day course is intended for Product Owners, business analysts, managers, and executives. Occasionally, the Product Owner course will be offered as a third, optional day, following a two-day Certified ScrumMaster course. Some Product Owner courses are certified, in which participants will receive the Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) designation through the Scrum Alliance.

About Danube
Founded in 2000, Danube Technologies, Inc. provides software tools and training exclusively focused on the Scrum method of agile software development. The company's ScrumWorks(R) Pro and ScrumWorks Basic products are licensed to more than 125,000 software professionals worldwide, making it the most widely used software in the industry for managing Scrum projects. Danube complements its software tools offering with a comprehensive schedule of ScrumCORE(TM) training courses, which are taught globally by Danube's five Certified Scrum Trainers. The company's on-site software delivery model makes it the leading choice for enterprises of all types, including large corporate and government organizations, which require the utmost in security, compliance, ease-of-use and customization. Danube's customers include Adobe, Amazon.com, AMD, F5, General Electric, HP, Intel, Intuit, Kofax, LexisNexis, Microsoft, Motorola, Oracle, QVC, Siemens and Sun Microsystems. Danube is self-funded and has achieved steady organic growth as Scrum has emerged as the preferred agile method for developers and managers. The company is headquartered in Bellevue, Wash. and has a sales office in Portland, Ore. Please visit www.danube.com or call (503) 248-0800 for more information on Danube.
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Danube Press Contact:
Christie Denniston
Catapult PR-IR
Office: 303-581-7760, ext. 13
Cell: 303-827-5164
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com

BELLEVUE, Wash., Dec. 2, 2009-Danube Technologies, Inc., the leader in project management tools and training for the Scrum project management framework, today announced new reporting, theme filtering, printing, and resource allocation reporting to its ScrumWorks® Pro product. The result of user input from Danube's Community Portal at (http://community.danube.com/), the new features build on the enterprise capabilities launched in ScrumWorks 4 and demonstrate Danube's commitment to listening and responding quickly to customer feedback to advance Scrum practices across large-scale deployments.

"These latest enhancement to ScrumWorks Pro are the result of the ScrumWorks community's drive to improve Scrum in the enterprise," said Laszlo Szalvay, president and CEO of Danube. "There's no better source for suggested new features than the more than 125,000 ScrumWorks users around the globe. We value their input and are pleased to respond quickly with feature enhancements that will improve their productivity."
New features of ScrumWorks Pro 4.2 include:

• Team Member Allocation Report. This report gives management a central view of who is working on what. Organized by weekly or monthly workloads, the report identifies individuals that are over-allocated as well as those that maybe under-utilized and available to help with under-staffed projects.
• Printing Enhancements: The "print-to-cards" feature now displays full, unabridged titles and allows for dynamic font re-sizing. "Print-to-cards" also automatically prioritizes the title and description fields over less important fields, cropping those fields if necessary.
• Combined Theme Filtering: "Themes" are the primary mechanism in ScrumWorks Pro for categorizing Backlog Items by associating a specific keyword to a specific item or group of items. Now, ScrumWorks Pro provides users with additional flexibility in filtering requirements by Themes as well as Theme-based reports.
• Improved Product Backlog Item Reporting: A complete re-design of the Product Backlog Item module for Web reports provides an improved user experience and stronger reporting capability with the addition of a "Status" filter to already existing "Release" and "Themes" filter options.

Pricing and Availability
ScrumWorks Pro 4.2 is available now and can be purchased directly from Danube. Pricing is offered through an on-site, per-seat subscription license that starts at $289-per-user, per-year, or less than $25 per-user, per-month, as well as an on-site, per-seat fully paid license for $500. For more information on ScrumWorks Pro, visit www.danube.com/scrumworks/pro.

About Danube
Founded in 2000, Danube Technologies, Inc. provides software tools and training exclusively focused on the Scrum method of agile software development. The company's ScrumWorks® Pro and ScrumWorks Basic products are licensed to more than 125,000 software professionals worldwide, making it the most widely used software in the industry for managing Scrum projects. Danube complements its software tools offering with a comprehensive schedule of ScrumCORE^TM training courses, which are taught globally by Danube's five Certified Scrum Trainers. The company's on-site software delivery model makes it the leading choice for enterprises of all types, including large corporate and government organizations, which require the utmost in security, compliance, ease-of-use and customization. Danube's customers include Adobe, Amazon.com, AMD, F5, General Electric, HP, Intel, Intuit, Kofax, LexisNexis, Microsoft, Motorola, Oracle, QVC, Siemens and Sun Microsystems. Danube is self-funded and has achieved steady organic growth as Scrum has emerged as the preferred agile method for developers and managers. The company is headquartered in Bellevue, Wash. and has a sales office in Portland, Ore. Please visit www.danube.com or call (503) 248-0800 for more information on Danube.

Danube Press Contact:
Christie Denniston
Catapult PR-IR
Office: 303-581-7760, ext. 13
Cell: 303-827-5164
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com

BELLEVUE, Wash., October 12, 2009-Danube Technologies, Inc., the leader in project management tools and training for the Scrum project management framework, today announced ScrumWorks® Pro 4.1, a new version of the only enterprise-grade tool designed exclusively to manage Scrum. New features of ScrumWorks Pro provide the ability to easily prioritize requirements at the Epic level, set and establish budgets for Epics, and improve Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for broader integration capabilities.

"Our experience helping enterprise customers manage large, complex development efforts has shown us an urgent need for tools that can help organizations of this size coordinate multiple development groups," said Victor Szalvay, Danube CTO and product owner of ScrumWorks Pro. "The latest release of ScrumWorks Pro provides capabilities that allow program managers not only to prioritize Epics, but also assign and track associated budgets. As always, these feature additions were driven by the request of our most successful enterprise customers."
New features of ScrumWorks Pro:

• Prioritization of Epics: ScrumWorks Pro allows product owners to manage and prioritize Epics (large Scrum user stories with unknown requirements or effort estimates, which often span multiple products) with the same drag-and-drop ease of standard user stories. For the largest enterprises, ScrumWorks Pro 4.1 provides the capability to manage and prioritize multiple Epics..

Budgets for Epics: Because Epics have been historically difficult to estimate, ScrumWorks Pro now allows teams to establish resource guidelines, set milestones for each release, place parameters around resource usage and set automated alerts when pre-determined thresholds are close to being exceeded. These new "budgeting" features provide increased visibility into the effort put forth to
complete an Epic and soft limits on the amount of work budgeted for a particular milestone.

• API Enhancements: Danube continues to strengthen its API for Epics, programs, themes and other user-requested enhancements.
• Integration Updates: ScrumWorks 4.1 includes the latest integrations for JIRA 4.0 and Bugzilla 3.4.2.

Pricing and Availability
ScrumWorks Pro 4.1 is currently available and can be purchased directly from Danube. Pricing is offered through an on-site, per-seat subscription license that starts at $289-per-user, per-year, or less than $25 per-user, per-month, as well as an on-site, per-seat fully paid license for $500. For more information on ScrumWorks Pro, visit www.danube.com/scrumworks/pro.

About Danube
Founded in 2000, Danube Technologies, Inc. provides software tools and training exclusively focused on the Scrum method of agile software development. The company's ScrumWorks® Pro and ScrumWorks Basic products are licensed to more than 125,000 software professionals worldwide, making it the most widely used software in the industry for managing Scrum projects. Danube complements its software tools offering with a comprehensive schedule of ScrumCORE^TM training courses, which are taught globally by Danube's five Certified Scrum Trainers. The company's on-site software delivery model makes it the leading choice for enterprises of all types, including large corporate and government organizations, which require the utmost in security, compliance, ease-of-use and customization. Danube's customers include Adobe, Amazon.com, AMD, F5, General Electric, HP, Intel, Intuit, Kofax, LexisNexis, Microsoft, Motorola, Oracle, QVC, Siemens and Sun Microsystems. Danube is self-funded and has achieved steady organic growth as Scrum has emerged as the preferred agile method for developers and managers. The company is headquartered in Bellevue, Wash. and has a sales office in Portland, Ore. Please visit www.danube.com or call (503) 248-0800 for more information on Danube.

Danube Press Contact:
Christie Denniston
Catapult PR-IR
Office: 303-581-7760, ext. 13
Cell: 303-827-5164
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com

Bellevue, Wash., June 24, 2009 - Danube Technologies, Inc., (http://www.danube.com), the leader in software and training for the Scrum method of agile software development, and Tasktop Technologies (http://tasktop.com), creators of Eclipse^TM Mylyn and the task-focused interface, today announced the release of the ScrumWorks® Pro Mylyn Connector.

The connector, available as an extension to Tasktop Pro, allows software developers to access all tasks and stories housed in ScrumWorks Pro from within the Eclipse IDE. With no need to toggle between multiple applications, developers using ScrumWorks for project management will be able to remain focused on a single, all-inclusive IDE. For each ScrumWorks artifact accessed in the IDE, the novel task-focused interface shows only the most relevant source code, reducing information overload when working on large applications and resulting in dramatic and measurable productivity gains.

"Scrum helps teams increase productivity, so it makes sense that ScrumWorks Pro supports both the project management and development tooling needed to realize those benefits," said Victor Szalvay, CTO of Danube and Product Owner of ScrumWorks Pro. "The ScrumWorks Pro Connector for Tasktop Pro provides a rich integration with Eclipse, extending the benefits of ScrumWorks to the developers' IDE."

As Scrum's popularity increases and more organizations look to ScrumWorks Pro for project management, this integration marks dramatic strides in facilitating developer productivity. Historically, developers have lost valuable time flipping between their IDE, browser, and email client to locate source code, development tasks, bug reports and so on. The ScrumWorks Pro Connector for Tasktop Pro will consolidate all relevant task management and collaboration functionality within a single application. The ScrumWorks® Pro Connector takes full advantage of the productivity benefits afforded by task-focused interface technology.

"Developers spend more time looking for information than actually working," said Mik Kersten, CEO of Tasktop Technologies. "This is compounded by the fact that research shows developers can be interrupted every 11 minutes on average, resulting in a cycle of time wasted manually restoring the context related to the user story, task, or defect they are working on. The task-focused interface eliminates the time spent repeatedly searching for source code by monitoring a developer's activity," Kersten continued. "It also reduces information overload by showing only the code relevant to the task-at-hand. This new connector brings all of Mylyn's benefits to developers using ScrumWorks Pro for project management and collaboration."

Additional functionality provided by Tasktop Pro and the ScrumWorks Connector includes:

• Flexible Integration with Desktop Applications. Tasktop Pro integrates popular applications, such as Microsoft Outlook and Gmail, with a developer's task-focused work flow and enabling ScrumWorks stories to be created from email threads.
• Convenient Interlinking. By integrating ScrumWorks artifacts with the IDE, the Connector allows users to "bridge" related artifacts. For example, if a user story refers to a portion of code, the developer can create a hyperlink between them for quick recall.
• Time tracking. Tasktop automatically tracks time spent for each ScrumWorks task, so developers no longer need to remember what they work on; they can simply generate a report. Developers retain full control to adjust the recorded tasks and times as needed to account for meetings.

For more information, please visit http://tasktop.com/connectors/scrumworks

About Tasktop Technologies
Tasktop Technologies is the company behind the Eclipse Mylyn software and its revolutionary task-focused interface technology, which has been rapidly adopted by hundreds of thousands of software developers. The task-focused interface is proven to make users more productive by showing only the relevant information for each task which reduces search time and facilitates multitasking. Tasktop Pro is the company's full-featured product based on Mylyn with task-focused support for activities such as web browsing, time tracking, and working with documents, email and calendars. Tasktop Technologies also provides training and consulting services to the growing number of companies adopting the task-focused paradigm and tools.

About Danube
Founded in 2000, Danube Technologies, Inc. provides software and training exclusively focused on the Scrum method of agile software development. The company's ScrumWorks® Pro and ScrumWorks Basic products are licensed to more than 105,000 software professionals worldwide, making it the most widely used software in the industry for managing Scrum projects. Danube complements its software offering with a comprehensive schedule of ScrumCORE^TM training courses, which are taught globally by Danube's five Certified Scrum Trainers. The company's on-site software delivery model makes it the leading choice for enterprises of all types, including large corporate and government organizations, which require the utmost in security, compliance, ease-of-use and customization. Danube's customers include Adobe, Amazon.com, AMD, F5, General Electric, HP, Intel, Intuit, Kofax, LexisNexis, Microsoft, Motorola, Oracle, QVC, Siemens and Sun Microsystems. Danube is self-funded and has achieved steady organic growth as Scrum has emerged as the preferred agile method for developers and executives. The company is headquartered in Bellevue, Wash. and has a sales office in Portland, Ore. Please visit www.danube.com or call (503) 248-0800 for more information on Danube.

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Danube Press Contact:
Christie Denniston
Catapult PR-IR
Office: 303-581-7760, ext. 13
Cell: 303-827-5164
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com

Tasktop Press Contact:
Wesley Coelho
Office: 778-588-6896
wesley.coelho@tasktop.com

PORTLAND, OR., June 8, 2009 - The Agile Alliance, (www.agilealliance.org) a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the concepts of Agile software development, today announced Alistair Cockburn and Jared Spool as keynote speakers for its Agile 2009 Conference, set for August 24 - 28 in Chicago (http://agile2009.agilealliance.org/). 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.

"The Agile 2009 planning committee is delighted to welcome these distinguished technology and business leaders as our keynote speakers this year," said Johanna Rothman, Agile 2009 conference chair. "Each has provided inspiration and vision to our industry throughout their successful careers in technology and business."

Dr. Alistair Cockburn's keynote, "I Come To Bury Agile, Not to Praise It," will focus on the evolution of Agile software development and is scheduled for Tuesday, August 25 at 9:00 a.m. Central. He will discuss how initially Agile software development was defined from small, co-located projects in the 1990s and its evolution to its current state today. His talk will argue that since Agile has spread to large, distributed, commercial projects around the world, affecting the IEEE, the PMI, the SEI and the Department of Defense, the discipline now sits in a larger landscape and needs to be viewed accordingly. In this keynote, Agile Manifesto co-author Dr. Cockburn paints the picture of the larger Agile landscape, so that it is clearer how classical Agile development fits in, and what constitutes effective development outside that narrow area.

Jared Spool will explain on Thursday, August 27 at an evening reception beginning at 7:30 p.m. Central, why experience design is no longer a luxury for organizations in his keynote presentation, "The Dawning of the Age of Experience." He will argue that Experience Design is a centerpiece of boardroom discussions and is quickly becoming a key performance indicator for many businesses. Spool will discuss what it takes to build a design team that meets today's diverse business demands. He will draw on parallels between the methods executives think about experience design and how the Agile community approaches the design process, offering language that will both resonate in the boardroom and the team's war room.

Speaker Biographies
Dr. Alistair Cockburn is an internationally renowned IT strategist, best known for describing software development as a Cooperative Game, helping craft the Agile development Manifesto, define use cases and develop the initial response technique relaxation/massage form.

Jared Spool
Jared M. Spool is the founder of User Interface Engineering, the largest usability research organization of its kind in the world. He's been working in the field of usability and design since 1978, before the term "usability" was ever associated with computers. Spool spends his time working with research teams at leading companies and helping clients understand how to solve design problems. He is a top-rated speaker at more than 20 conferences every year, is on the faculty of the Tufts University Gordon Institute and is author of the book, Web Usability: A Designer's Guide.

This year's conference will feature more than 300 sessions presented by 329 leading Agile experts and practitioners, based on more than 1,500 speaking submissions gathered during the past six months. To review the latest schedule of Agile 2009 sessions, encompassing all levels of experience, please visit (http://agile2009.agilealliance.org/) and to register for the conference, visit http://www.agileregistration.org.

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/

Agile Alliance Media Contact:
Catapult PR-IR
Christie Denniston
Office: 303-581-7760 ext. 13
Cell: 303-827-5164
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com

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Who: Chris Sterling
Technology Consultant, Agile Coach, Certified Scrum Trainer
SolutionsIQ (www.solutionsiq.com)

Chris Sterling is an Agile Coach, Certified Scrum Trainer, and Technology Consultant for SolutionsIQ. He has been involved in many diverse projects and organizations and has extensive experience with bleeding edge and established technology solutions. He has been a coordinator of multiple Puget Sound area groups including International Association of Software Architects (IASA), Seattle Scrum Users Group, and most recently the Beyond Agile group. He has been a speaker at many conferences and group meetings including Agile 2007 & 2008, SD West, Scrum Gathering, and others. In his consulting and speaking engagements, Chris brings his real world experience and deep passion for software development enabling others to grasp the points and take away something of value. Chris has also contributed to and created multiple open source projects. He is currently teaching the "Advanced Topics in Agile Software Development" class at the University of Washington Agile Developer Certificate extension program and writing a book with publisher Addison-Wesley on software architecture.

What: Managing Software Debt

In Scrum, the product backlog is used to prioritize feature implementation based on business value. The product owner manages the product backlog to direct implementation for the greatest possible business value. However, product backlogs that list only system features do not consider the decay of software over time. The resulting "software debt" can eventually sink a project or even an entire product or organization. Chris Sterling explains ways to manage software debt with an eye on the long-term vision and success of the product. Unfortunately, many teams ignore key concepts regarding debt and fall into a "get it done" mentality. They either ignore, or are unaware of, the negative effects of these seemingly small decisions on their future success. Learn about the different types of debt-technical, quality, configuration management, design, and platform experience-and how to manage them so you continue to deliver high value as your systems evolve and age.

When: Better Software Conference 2009
Managing Software Debt
Thur., June 11
10:15 a.m. (Pacific)

Where: Better Software Conference & EXPO 2009
The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino
3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
To register visit: (https://www.sqe.com/BetterSoftwareConf/Register/SelectConference.aspx)

Contact: For more information on this presentation or to set up an interview with Chris Sterling, please contact Christie Denniston at Catapult PR-IR (303) 581-7760, ext. 13 or cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com

REDMOND, Wash. - May 15, 2009 - SolutionsIQ Inc., a leader in Agile software development services, training, and consulting, today announced the SolutionsIQ Agile Learning Center, a new 150-person capacity training facility that is available to area technology firms for Agile software development training sessions. The new training center is located at the company's headquarters in Bellevue, Washington.

"The new Agile Learning Center was created in response to local demand for a venue where local companies and software development organizations can gather to share best practices and hold events," said Charlie Rudd, president and CEO at SolutionsIQ. "We are always looking for ways to support the adoption of Agile practices and know how important it is to have a well-equipped training facility, easily accessible and capable of deploying the latest learning technologies and techniques."

The Agile Learning Center boasts a state-of-the-art facility for Agile training, corporate seminars and company events. It includes audio and visual resources, theatre style seating for 150 or round-table seating for up to 40 attendees. In addition, SolutionsIQ will offer its online registration services to streamline the process for company organizations and attendees. SolutionsIQ's team of training professionals will handle customer support calls, and deliver automated messages to registered attendees for confirmation and updates.

SolutionsIQ offers both public and private courses in Agile that are appropriate for any role-software delivery teams, programmers, testers, other engineers, project managers, as well as business leaders and executives. The company's hands-on training provides the knowledge and skills required to realize the full benefits of Agile.

For more information or to book an event at SolutionsIQ Agile Learning Center please visit: http://www.solutionsiq.com/services/agile_learning_center.php

About SolutionsIQ
SolutionsIQ offers a full spectrum of services to develop software and fulfill technical talent needs, while improving your Agile knowledge and capabilities. Clients include AT&T (Cingular), Amazon, Corbis, Expedia, Federal Home Loan Bank, InfoSpace, Key Bank, Microsoft, Nordstrom, Safeco, and US Bank. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, SolutionsIQ is also a member of Scrum Alliance, Agile Alliance, and Washington Technology Industry Association. Learn more at www.solutionsiq.com

Press Contact:
Christie Denniston
Catapult PR-IR
Office: 303-581-7760, ext. 13
Mobile: 303-827-5164
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com

BELLEVUE, Wash. - March 30, 2009, Danube Technologies, Inc., http://www.danube.com, the leader in software and training for the Scrum method of agile software development, today announced demand and registrations for its free Scrum management tool, ScrumWorks Basic, has spiked dramatically since January 1, 2009. The company has seen more than 10,000 software professionals and development teams register for ScrumWorks Basic during January and February alone, marking a 60 percent increase in unique registrations for Basic compared to the same time period last year. The free download of ScrumWorks Basic is available at http://www.danube.com/scrumworks/basic/download.

"Given the state of the economy, we're not surprised to see a sudden rise in popularity of our free tool," said Laszlo Szalvay, president of Danube Technologies, Inc. "This trend also signals the continued rise in Scrum adoption and how incremental approaches to project management are helping organizations weather tough times. As one of the first free Scrum tools made available to the agile community, ScrumWorks Basic continues to provide value to organizations looking to improve software development practices and the overall efficiency of the business."

ScrumWorks, offered through the free Basic version and commercial Pro edition, is the only software tool designed from the ground-up to be 100 percent dedicated to Scrum success. Launched at XP Universe in August 2004, it allows teams, product owners and stakeholders to manage every aspect of Scrum at the program, product release and sprint levels. It offers role-based project tracking, reporting and requirements traceability for building successful Scrum projects based on best practices. ScrumWorks Basic provides the "basic" functionality needed to run Scrum projects, including project management, drag-and-drop prioritization of work, sprint tracking and management, basic reporting and data accessibility.

About Danube Technologies, Inc.
Founded in 2000, Danube Technologies, Inc. provides software and training exclusively focused on the Scrum method of agile software development. The company's ScrumWorks® Pro and ScrumWorks Basic products are licensed to more than 105,000 software professionals worldwide, making it the most widely used software in the industry for managing Scrum projects. Danube complements its software offering with a comprehensive schedule of ScrumCORE^TM training courses, which are taught globally by Danube's team of six Certified Scrum Trainers. The company's on-site software delivery model makes it the leading choice for enterprises of all types, including large corporate and government organizations, which require the utmost in security, compliance, ease-of-use, and customization. Danube's customers include Adobe, Amazon.com, AMD, F5, General Electric, HP, Intel, Intuit, Kofax, LexisNexis, Microsoft, Motorola, Oracle, QVC, Siemens, and Sun Microsystems. Danube is self-funded and has achieved steady organic growth as Scrum has emerged as the preferred agile method for developers and executives. The company is headquartered in Bellevue, Wash. and has a sales office in Portland, Ore. Please visit www.danube.com or call (503) 248-0800 for more information on Danube.

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Danube Press Contact:
Christie Denniston
Catapult PR-IR
Office: 303-581-7760, ext. 13
Cell: 303-827-5164
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Who: Jim Schiel, Certified Scrum Trainer, Danube Technologies, Inc. (http://www.danube.com

Schiel has been developing software for more than 22 years. Schiel worked at Siemens for 22 years, where he served initially as a developer, then as a manager for 16 years, eventually playing an instrumental role in creating one of the largest Scrum installations in the world. As a business process engineer at Siemens, he helped identify, document, and implement best practices for enterprise Scrum. He is a Certified Scrum Trainer for Danube, the leader in software and training for the Scrum method of agile software development. Schiel is the author of Enterprise-Scale Agile Software Development, scheduled for release in late 2009.

What: Success Stories on the Implementation of Scrum at Siemens Medical Solution

With Kiran Thakkar of Siemens Medical Solutions, Schiel will detail his experiences from his time leading software development initiatives at Siemens Medical Solutions. He will detail how he led his team through the process of implementing and adopting Scrum. Attendees will learn important lessons gained by Schiel as he planned the organization's transition and adoption of Scrum. Schiel will describe the challenges encountered and the education he utilized to manage a critical release in a large, multi-national product development team.

When: Success Stories on the Implementation of Scrum at Siemens Medical Solutions

Mon., March 16

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Eastern)

Where: Gaylord Palms Report & Convention Center

6000 W. Osceola Parkway
Orlando, FL 34746

To register visit: (https://www.regonline.com/checkin.asp?eventid=680388)

Contact: For more information on this presentation or to set up an interview with Jim Schiel, please contact Christie Denniston at Catapult PR-IR (303) 581-7760, ext. 13 or cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com

Who: Chris Sterling
Principal Consultant
SolutionsIQ (www.solutionsiq.com)

Chris Sterling is a Certified Scrum Trainer and Agile Coach for SolutionsIQ. With more than 15 years of experience in software development and consulting, Sterling leads projects on enterprise integration for technology startups, large corporations, and government agencies with a clear focus on enabling architecture. As an Agile Coach, he is an innovator focused on increasing product delivery consistency and quality in project management, architecture, and software development. Sterling has released multiple free and open source projects and provides thought leadership on the use of open source in the enterprise. He was founder of the International Association of Software Architects (IASA) Puget Sound Chapter and currently supports the Seattle Scrum Users' Group.

What: Managing Software Debt

The Product Backlog in Scrum is used to prioritize software features based on business value. A Product Owner is charged with managing the Product Backlog to direct software implementation for the greatest possible return on investment. In this presentation, Sterling will explore why feature-based Product Backlogs do not consider the decay of software over time, and how the resulting software debt can sink a project or company. Sterling will highlight ways Scrum teams and Product Owners can work with stakeholders to manage software debt over the life cycle of the product.

When: SD West 2009
Managing Software Debt
Fri., March 13
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Pacific)

Where: Santa Clara Convention Center
5001 Great America Way
Santa Clara, CA 95054
To register visit: (http://www.sdexpo.com/2009/west/register.htm)

Contact: For more information on this presentation or to set up an interview with Chris Sterling, please contact Christie Denniston at Catapult PR-IR (303) 581-7760, ext. 13 or cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com

Who: Dan Rawsthorne
Senior Consultant
Danube Technologies, Inc. (www.danube.com)

Rawsthorne has been developing software for more than 25 years and is an accomplished manager, mentor, coach, trainer, consultant, and architect. The projects he has worked on range from e-commerce, to databases, military avionics and Air Traffic Control. He is a Certified Scrum Trainer for Danube Technologies, the leader in software and training for the Scrum method of agile software development. Rawsthorne holds a PhD in mathematics from the University of Illinois.

What: Agile Processes People and Methods

In this presentation, Rawsthorne will explain how a Scrum team is driven by its product owner, who is responsible for maximizing the value of what the team builds. The understanding of the nature of the product owner has changed over the years and has morphed from being the lead stakeholder to a full-fledged member of the team. In this interactive discussion, Rawsthorne will explore the modern approach of looking at the product owner, both as a person and as a role. As a person, the product owner is the team member who is accountable to management for the success of the team. As a role, the product owner has more responsibilities than a single person can typically handle, including: stakeholder management, release planning, driving the team at a sustainable pace, and accepting and releasing the team's product. In this session, Rawsthorne will describe the challenges faced by the product owner and the team.

When: Agile Processes People and Methods
Fri., March 13
10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. (Pacific)

Where: Santa Clara Convention Center
5001 Great America Way
Santa Clara, CA 95054
To register visit: (http://www.sdexpo.com/2009/west/register.htm)

Contact: For more information on this presentation or to set up an interview with Dr. Rawsthorne, please contact Christie Denniston at Catapult PR-IR (303) 581-7760, ext. 13 or cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com

PORTLAND, OR., Feb. 9, 2009 - The Agile Alliance, (www.agilealliance.org) a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting those who explore and apply Agile principles and practices, today announced early registration is now open for Agile 2009, scheduled for August 24 - 28 in Chicago (http://agile2009.agilealliance.org). In response to growing demand, the Agile Alliance has selected a larger venue and taken steps to scale the program up for more than 2,000 attendees.

"The Agile Conferences continues as the premiere event for the Agile community to assemble, share ideas and advance best practices that continue to revolutionize the way software is developed," said Johanna Rothman, Agile 2009 conference chair. "Initial interest in this year's conference is very strong and we're pleased to open early registration to allow people time to secure the best deals on travel and lodging."

In its seventh year, the Agile Conference provides independent software vendors, software consultants and in-house corporate development teams with the knowledge and shared experiences that lead to successful Agile programs. This year, the conference will broaden its scope to include an ever-increasing and diverse Agile community. Agile 2009 connects attendees with the foremost leaders in the Agile domain, enriching the collective body of knowledge and influencing the line of thought in the field. It encourages debate and fosters innovative ideas based on real-world implementations for executives, managers, software development practitioners and researchers from labs and academia.

The conference program is still accepting speaking submissions until Feb. 13, 2009. Interested individuals are encouraged to submit ideas and proposals for sessions via an online submission system at (http://agile2009.agilealliance.org/welcome). c
Following core Agile principles, this year's program selection will incorporate an iterative feedback process. All proposals are available for review by the Agile community, enabling presenters to receive feedback and modify their abstracts up until the deadline.

For more information on Agile 2009 visit, http://agile2009.agilealliance.org and to register for the conference, visit http://www.agileregistration.org.

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/

Agile Alliance Media Contact:
Catapult PR-IR
Christie Denniston
Office: 303-581-7760 ext. 13
Cell: 303-827-5164
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com

PORTLAND, OR., Jan. 6, 2009 - The Agile Alliance, (www.agilealliance.org) a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting those who explore and apply Agile principles and practices, today announced it is accepting speaking submissions for the Agile 2009 Conference, the industry's leading Agile development event, scheduled for Aug. 24 - 28 in Chicago (http://www.agile2009.org). In its seventh year, the Agile Conference provides independent software vendors, software consultants and in-house corporate development teams with the knowledge and shared experiences that lead to successful Agile programs.

Conference organizers welcome submissions targeted at audiences of all experience levels (beginners, intermediate, advanced). Interested individuals are encouraged to submit ideas and proposals for sessions via an online submission system at http://agile2009.agilealliance.org/welcome. Following core agile principles, this year's program selection will incorporate an iterative feedback process for those submitting session proposals. All proposals will be made available for review by the Agile community, enabling presenters to receive feedback and modify their abstracts based on suggested improvements until the final deadline of Feb. 13, 2009.

"As in years past, the annual Agile conference is committed to providing practitioners with the latest knowledge related to leading techniques, technologies and advancements in Agile software development," said Johanna Rothman, Agile 2009 conference chair. "The Agile Alliance invites anyone who has unique user-experiences, Agile success stories or best practices to submit a presentation to this year's conference."

Agile 2009 connects attendees with the foremost leaders in the Agile domain, enriching the collective body of knowledge and influencing the line of thought in the field. It encourages debate and fosters innovative ideas based on real-world implementations for executives, managers, software development practitioners and researchers from labs and academia. This year conference theme revolves around "Making Agile a Reality," by providing practical and useful information that attendees can take advantage of and adopt in their day-to-day software development work.

Agile 2009 will build upon the success it had with last year's music festival approach , with multiple 'stages' to attract audiences with different interests. The stages within the program are proven to provide participants with the feel of a smaller, focused mini-conference while offering attendees a wider choice of topics to choose from. Agile 2009 will host a number of exciting and beneficial sessions, around topics that include:

• Agile Adoption
• Agile Frontier
• Agile and Organizational Change
• Agile Product Management
• Coaching
• Customer and Business Value
• Leadership and Teams
• Research
• Testing
• Distributed Agile
• Tools for Agility
• Tracks for those who are new to Agile

"The annual Agile conference has established itself as the industry's leading Agile development event," said Phil Brock, managing director of the Agile Alliance. "We are anticipating another informative and educational program at this year's conference and look forward to receiving proposals that address leading topics of interest to Agilists.

For more information on Agile 2009, visit http://agile2009.agilealliance.org/welcome

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 (www.agile2009.org) is set for August 24-28 in Chicago. For more information about the organization, visit http://www.agilealliance.org

Agile Alliance Media Contact:
Catapult PR-IR
Christie Denniston
Office: 303-581-7760 ext. 13
Cell: 303-827-5164
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com