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Platinum Sponsors

CodeSmith

CodeSmith Tools is a privately-held software company specializing in the creation of software tools that help developers be more productive. Our flagship product CodeSmith Generator, started out as a small side project by our founder Eric J. Smith. CodeSmith Generator quickly gained tremendous popularity and grew into a hugely successful product.

Microsoft

At Microsoft, we're motivated and inspired every day by how our customers use our software to find creative solutions to business problems, develop breakthrough ideas, and stay connected to what's most important to them.

Nevron

Nevron Software is a global leader in component based data visualization technology for a diverse range of Microsoft centric platforms. Built with perfection, usability and enterprise level features in mind, our components deliver advanced digital dashboards and diagrams that are not to be matched. Today Nevron components are used by many Fortune 500 companies and thousands of developers and IT professionals worldwide. Designed by professionals for professionals, Nevron Data Visualization technology delivers rich functionality with exceptional features to your Presentation, Scientific, Financial and Business Intelligence applications. For more detailed information take a look at: Nevron .NET Vision: http://www.nevron.com/Products.Nevron.NETVision.Overview.aspx Nevron SSRS Vision: http://www.nevron.com/Products.SQLServerReportingServices.Overview.aspx Nevron SharePoint Vision: http://www.nevron.com/Products.SharePointDataVisualization.Overview.aspx Download a fully-functional evaluation versions shipped with great number of examples at: http://www.nevron.com

Tyson Foods, Inc.

Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) is an American multinational corporation based in Springdale, Arkansas, that operates in the food industry. The company is the world's second largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef, and pork only behind Brazillian JBS S.A., and annually exports the largest percentage of beef out of the United States. With 2005 sales of US$26 billion, Tyson Foods is the second-largest food production company in the Fortune 500, the largest meat producer in the world, and according to Forbes one of the 100 largest companies in the United States.

Gold Sponsors

CODE Magazine

CODE Magazine is the leading independent .NET developer print and online publication providing in-depth articles for professional .NET developers. CODE now offers CODE Training from experts in Software Development today. Instructors among the most respected names in the software industry are available to teach you the in-depth and practical knowledge you need to write professional applications. For upcoming courses and dates visit www.code-training.com. CODE Magazine is a strong supporter of the developer community and recently launched the USER GROUP ‘Cash Back’ program that extends discount subscriptions to members and gives cash back to the group to help support group events. www.codemag.com

DevExpress

DevExpress engineers feature-complete Presentation Components, Reporting Systems, IDE Productivity Tools and Business Application Frameworks for Visual Studio .NET. Our technologies help you build your best, see complex software with greater clarity, increase your productivity and create stunning applications for Windows and Web in the shortest possible time.

GrapeCity

Complete Spreadsheet, Reporting, Analysis and Business Intelligence Tools for .NET. Founded in 1980, GrapeCity is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a Premier Visual Studio Industry Partner, an international award-winning software firm, and the world’s largest provider of developer components and tools that includes the DataDynamics ActiveReports and FarPoint Spread product lines. Our products are deep in functionality, unleash real business value, and are driven by an unwavering commitment to the highest quality standards. We are a strong organization with over two decades of consistent growth. We have more than 850 employees and tens of thousands of global customers.

Infragistics

As the world leader in User Interface development tools, and experts in User Centric Design, Infragistics empowers developers to build and style immersive user experiences and rich data visualization in their line of business applications across all .NET platforms—ASP.NET, Windows Forms, WPF and Silverlight 4. Infragistics also offers a range of value-added services including automated UI testing tools, support, training and consulting services. For additional information on Infragistics, our products and career opportunities, please visit www.infragistics.com.

LogicNP Software

LogicNP Software specializes in the development of developer-centric software products such as reusable controls, components and libraries for .Net, WPF, ActiveX and MFC/ATL developers. Our mission is to provide innovative, developer-friendly, robust and easy-to-use software that helps developers build the best applications that today's competitive marketplace demands. Our products are used by thousands of large corporations, multi-national companies, consultants, ISVs and professionals from all over the world working in finance, government, military, education, technology, health, insurance, consulting and more.

O'Reilly Media

O'Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazine, and conferences. Since 1978, O'Reilly has been a chronicler and catalyst of leading-edge development, homing in on the technology trends that really matter and spurring their adoption by amplifying "faint signals" from the alpha geeks who are creating the future. An active participant in the technology community, the company has a long history of advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism.

telerik

As the world leader in user interface development tools and experts in User Centered Design, Infragistics empowers developers to build and style immersive user experiences and rich data visualization in line of business applications across all .NET platforms — Windows Forms, WPF, ASP.NET and Silverlight. Infragistics also has a range of value-added services including UI testing tools, support, training and consulting services, and the free interactive UI patterns browser - Quince. For additional information, please visit www.infragistics.com and http://quince.infragistics.com.