Partners

Platinum Partners

	Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
	There is no substitute for the right foundation. Designed for the Microsoft .NET framework, new Verio Web Servers for Windows are exactly what you'd expect from a hosting pioneer with nearly 500,000 business customers and a winner of Microsoft's 2006 Advanced Hosting Infrastructure Award.
	Paladin Consulting, Inc. is a top secret cleared IT project services and staff support provider based in Dallas, Texas. We match high-quality Technology & Accounting professionals with companies across the nation including multiple Fortune 100 companies! What’s more, Paladin treats each staff member as an employee, providing excellent health benefits that create stability and high performance for our clients. We offer many of our employees a complete menu of company-funded benefits including Life Insurance and AD&D at no cost. Since 1983 Paladin Consulting has focused on the Human Capital industry and we are veterans of Information Technology. As a result, we can place personnel in every conceivable IT position in the marketplace today. We match people to employers that fit their skills and personality. We place you in a position where you fit culturally, ensuring you are comfortable and happy to go to work each day. You have an opportunity to join the number of Paladin employees who are offered permanent work by our clients as well as becoming a lifelong member of the Paladin team, making you eligible for future Paladin career opportunities. We Source, Staff and Promote candidates with various skills including: Microsoft.Net Framework, Architects and Designers, Business Analysts, Database Administrators, Developers, Java / C++ ERP/CRM, Help Desk, Desktop Analysts, Network Administrators, Systems Administrators and Project Managers to name a few. Visit us at www.PALADIN-INC.COM Douglas E. Roark Director of Recruiting PALADIN Consulting, Inc. 3030 LBJ Freeway Suite 1140 Dallas, TX 75234 (972) 783-1995 d.roark@paladin-inc.com
	As the world leader of user interface development tools and User Experience experts, Infragistics empowers developers to create UIs that are the foundation for developing killer apps— applications with extreme functionality, complete usability and the “wow-factor!” No .NET platform is off-limits—we have UI component toolsets for Windows Forms, WPF, ASP.NET and Silverlight. Our superior support,UI testing tools, training and consulting services ensure your success like no others. Your ideas, our powerful tools, great killer apps. In addition to providing software, Infragistics is providing lunch on Saturday and Sunday.

Location Partner

BravoTECH is one of the fastest growing providers of IT professional services, and for good reason. With an intense focus on personal service and client satisfaction, we offer people solutions in today's hottest technical fields - including data warehousing, web development, ERP, security, support and applications development. And because we're entrenched in the technology world day in and day out, we meet your IT staffing needs with speed and accuracy. Event Contact Amber Weiss (972) 419-1608 aweiss@bravotech.com

Gold Partner

Launched on the Web in April of 1995, Match.com helped pioneer the online dating industry and now services 40 countries and territories and hosts Web sites in 15 different languages. With more than 100 million members since 2000 and 15 million current members, we create romantic opportunities so singles are more likely to find someone special. Over the years, we've learned more and more about what people want—and the tools they need to help take the lottery out of love. With more ways than ever to help, we've come a long way since 1995. Match.com is providing the caffeine.

Silver Partners

	Telerik is a leading vendor of User Interface (UI) components for ASP.NET and Windows Forms, and .NET Reporting solutions. Building on our expertise in interface development and Microsoft technologies, Telerik helps customers build applications with unparalleled richness, responsiveness and interactivity. Created with passion, Telerik products help thousands of developers every day to be more productive and deliver reliable applications under budget and on time. Sitefinity CMS is a flexible ASP.NET-based content management platform that can be used for the construction and management of commercial websites, community portals, intranets, and personal blogs. Representatives from Telerik will be on-site to support any teams that want to use Sitefinity CMS.
	ComponentOne provides Microsoft Visual Studio designers, developers and architects with a premier studio of components, tools and solutions that provides everything they need to build applications and projects for Windows or for the Web. ComponentOne has donated a copy of IntelliSpell as a door prize. Also, everyone who volunteers will receive a special promo code for 10% savings on their Studio suites, including Studio Enterprise.
	Red Gate Software makes ingeniously simple tools for over 500,000 Microsoft technology professionals working with SQL Server, .NET, and Exchange. The company’s product line includes essential tools for .NET developers writing applications in any of the languages supported by the .NET framework. Red Gate Software has generously donated one copy of each of the following products: SQL Prompt SQL Backup Pro ANTS Performance Profiler Download your free trial by visiting www.red-gate.com.
	Wrox Press, established in 1992 to publish books for computer programmers, is driven by the Programmer to Programmer philosophy. Wrox books are written by programmers for programmers, and the Wrox brand means authoritative solutions to real-world programming problems. Wrox's unique author-editorial process delivers the best and most useful information you need in the timeliest manner.
	Improving offers certified consulting, applied training, networked recruiting and rural sourcing. We firmly believe that a company’s people are its most valuable asset. Furthermore, we believe that too few companies invest in their people in a meaningful way. Most companies focused on training and skills transfer will tell you the same. But that is usually where the similarity between us and them ends. We founded Improving Enterprises to help people reach beyond their current limitations.

Bronze Partner

Founded in 1991 by local entrepreneur Tom Salonek, Intertech, Inc. has grown from a one-person shop to the largest combined software developer training company and research-supported consulting firm in Minnesota. Intertech designs and develops software solutions that power Fortune 500 businesses, mid-sized companies, and state government. Intertech works with NASA, Wells Fargo, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Intel, and other major companies around the United States helping them learn and use technology.

Software / Support Partners

	SAAS MADE EASY is a leader in Microsoft Exchange and Team Foundation Server hosting. We are here to make Microsoft Exchange and Team Foundation Server hosting an affordable, reliable and secure option for businesses of all sizes. SaaS Made Easy, www.saasmadeeasy.com, is providing TFS hosting.
	ApexSQL Universal Studio is the worlds most powerful suite of SQL Tools and includes tools for Editing/IDE, to Comparison/sync, Scripting, Auditing, Reporting, Documentation, Dependency Analysis, Code Generation and more. ApexSQL has donated 3 copies of their popular ApexSQL Universal Studio ($1,999). Visit us at www.aspexsql.com
	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. Nevron Software has donated 5 copies of both Nevron Chart for .NET Light and Nevron Guage for SQL Server Reporting Services.

Book Partners

O'Reilly has generously donated a selection of books to be used as door prizes.