SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- SDForum, Silicon Valley's leading source of information and education in the technology community, announced today the one-day conference "Developing Security and Securing Development: Hosting, Outsourcing and Compliance" to be held on Sept. 19 at South San Francisco Conference Center in conjunction with SecureWorld. This year's keynote focuses on the intersection of security and technology innovation: past, present and future.

"Implementing comprehensive security solutions without inhibiting productivity continues to be topmost in the minds of company executives across the globe," said Archie Reed, Distinguished Technologist at Hewlett-Packard and this year's keynote speaker. "Increasingly, companies have employees, partners and customers scattered in far-flung places. Ensuring maximum efficiency without compromising security is of critical importance."

The event kicks off with Archie Reed's keynote and three panel discussions ensue: "Best Practices for Compliance," "Venture Capital & Start Ups -- Where's the Business?" and "Storage and Disaster Recovery- Offsite/Onsite/Outsourced secure storage." Experts will address how companies are integrating security and compliance into in- and out-sourced development, the latest technologies with the most promise and what criteria investors are using to pick winning security technologies.

"Criminals are increasingly profiting from identity theft, cyber-extortion and credit card fraud. Meanwhile, our world is becoming exponentially more connected, and more vulnerable through on-line commerce, outsourcing and open community development models," said Ames Cornish, SDForum Board Member and managing partner of Montebello Partners. "This event offers a unique opportunity to hear an outstanding group of technology visionaries and investors who will describe how to reduce your risks and profit from new market opportunities."

Some of the speakers at the event include: Archie Reed, Hewlett-Packard Chris Gladwin, Cleversafe Jay Boddu, Sofinnova Ventures Asheem Chandna, Greylock Anton Chuvakin, LogLogic David M. Pike, Hanson Bridgett Irfan Saif, Deloitte & Touche Ames Cornish, Montebello Partners James Yu, NeoScale Price & Registration

The event is $45 for SDForum members and there are special rates for SecureWorld attendees. Visit SDForum's website at http://www.sdforum.org/SecureWorld to register or view the complete agenda.

Press Registration

Media are invited to attend the event. For media registration, please contact Kathlyn Ripley at SDForum@fortythreepr.com.

About SDForum

SDForum has been instrumental in setting the high tech industry agenda for more than 22 years. As a high-tech non-profit dedicated to educating and creating relationships within the technology community, SDForum provides the latest insights on emerging technology trends and best business practices through events, specialized services and resources. The SDForum reaches 12,000 software professionals annually, through more than 20 programs a month that promote emerging technologies and business practices. Long-standing relationships in Silicon Valley include software companies such as HP, IBM, Microsoft, SAP and Sun Microsystems. In addition, SDForum has support from the City of San Jose, and sponsorship from over 30 venture capital firms, financial institutions, multinational enterprises, international trade organizations and service providers. For more information, visit http://www.sdforum.org/.

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