Prestigious Industry Awards Honor the Top Software Development Products of 2008 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Think Services' Dr. Dobb's Group
today announced that nominations for the 19th Annual Jolt Product Excellence
Awards are now open. Each year, the Jolt Product Excellence Awards, presented
by Dr. Dobb's, honors the new products, books and technologies that have
"jolted" the industry with their significance. Finalists will be announced in
December and the Jolt Award winners will be announced on March 11, 2009 at a
gala ceremony during the 22nd annual Software Development Conference & Expo
West held at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
Last year more than 350 nominations for books, tools, and technologies
were submitted for the coveted trophie.
"The Jolt judges look for the most innovative and useful products in each
category," said Dr. Dobb's Conference Manager Amber Ankerholz. "The winning
Jolt products typically define a category or solve a problem in a new way."
This year's categories are:
-- Books (Practical/General Developer Interest)
-- Books (Technical)
-- Change and Configuration Management Tools
-- Database Engines and Data Tools
-- Design and Modeling Tools
-- Development Environments
-- Enterprise Tools
-- Libraries, Frameworks and Components
-- Mobile and Web Development Tools
-- Project Management Tools
-- Security Tools
-- Testing Tools
-- Utilities
Nominations can be submitted online at http://www.joltawards.com until
November 12, 2008. Discounted nomination rates end October 24, 2008.
More information on the Jolt Product Excellence and Productivity Awards is
available at http://www.joltawards.com.
About Dr. Dobb's
Dr. Dobb's is recognized worldwide as the leading resource for the
professional software development community. With an award-winning monthly
publication (Dr. Dobb's Journal), worldwide technical events and conferences
(Dr. Dobb's Events) and one of the web's most comprehensive sites (Dr. Dobb's
Portal), Dr. Dobb's attracts the industry's most authoritative audience of
professional developers, architects and managers and provides marketing
partners highly actionable integrated marketing solutions to reach the
software development buying team.
About Think Services
Think Services connects specialized communities worldwide using innovative
media, educational events, consulting, training and certification. Providing
comprehensive opportunities for people to learn from, network with, and
inspire each other, Think Services builds strong brands and works within
communities to foster a unique affinity with its products and services. The
division's flagship products include the Game Developers Conference, the Webby
Award-winning Gamasutra.com, Game Developer magazine, the International
Customer Management Institute, HDI, and Dr. Dobb's Journal.
About United Business Media Limited (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)
United Business Media Limited is a leading global business media company.
We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events,
online, in print, and with the information they need to do business
successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from
doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from
farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30
countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities,
helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and
efficiently.
PR Contact
Jenny Searles
Dr. Dobb's Sr. Marketing Manager
415-947-6162
jsearles@think-services.com
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