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Now for the Software Industry Awards
The Software
Council of Southern California is hosting the eleventh Annual
Software Industry Awards on March 31st at the Millennium Biltmore
Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
The most successful
software companies. The most innovative developers. The hardest-charging
CEO's and the savviest CIO's. The fastest-rising entrepreneurs.
Mark your calendar and plan to join us as we recognize those who
have made outstanding contributions to Southern California Software.
This gala
event recognizes industry leaders and companies that have made
Southern California a center for software innovation.
Major
highlights will include:
William
Weyand to deliver keynote address.
'Building Software Companies for Growth'
Mr. Weyand assumed the role of chairman and CEO of MSC Software
in February 2005. Prior to joining MSC.Software, he was Chairman
and CEO of Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC) from
1997 to 2001. During that time, he redefined SDRC's strategic
direction to capitalize on new growth opportunities, establishing
the company as a market leader in Product Lifecycle Management
(PLM) solutions. Under his direction, SDRC acquired seven companies.
In 2001, he successfully facilitated the sale of SDRC to Electronic
Data Systems (NYSE: EDS) for $1 billion.
Lee
Roberts to be honored with a Lifetime Acheivement Award.
Lee Roberts, Chairman and CEO of FileNet Corporation will receive
the 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Three
finalists in each of the following categories will be honored:
- Software
CEO of the Year
- Software
Entrepreneur of the Year
- Software
Developer of the Year
- Software
Company of the Year
- Software
Services Company of the Year
- CIO of
the Year
The best companies,
the brightest people and the most fun. This event happens only
once a year. We bring together diverse software interests for
mutual benefit and provide an outstanding opportunity for networking.
Everyone involved in the software industry - should plan to attend
and celebrate the best Southern California has to offer. This
event has been sold out for over five years, so register
online today!
The Software
Industry Awards is generously sponsored by Dorsey & Whitney,
Silicon Valley Bank, CJ Patrick Company with contributions from
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ruder Finn and socalTECH.com.
