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Recession-Proof Your Software: A Special Panel Discussion

December 11, 2008
9am Pacific, 12pm Eastern

This panel will discuss...

...the current economic recession and how small software firms can successfully navigate through it.

We'll have four software industry veterans on deck, representing a range of perspectives from marketing and sales to finance, to help you develop strategies to not just survive, but thrive, in this difficult economic climate.

Do you know...

  1. What expenses to cut, and how to reallocate the rest?
  2. Where to focus your marketing efforts to get the most bang for the buck?
  3. How to counter demands from buyers to discount because "times are tough"?
  4. How to manage your financials in light of longer and longer sales cycles?

If not, join us. Listen. Learn. And since you'll be part of the discussion... ask our panel the tough questions.

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For: www.softwareceo.com, 1768 2nd Street, Florence, OR 97439.
Contact: Bruce Hadley, 630-678-8442, or e-mail.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

www.softwareceo.com Announces 2003 Seminar Series for Software Executives; Software University Covers the Entire Curriculum of Running a Software Company

Florence, OR, October 29, 2002 - www.softwareceo.com, a portal for software industry executives, announces their new Software University, a year-long series of online seminars that covers an extensive range of topics of interest to software executives.

Top experts in the software industry will share their knowledge in these interactive 90-minute sessions. Speakers include:

• Stowe Boyd, Ikimbo

• Steve Kraner, Topline Solutions

• Bobbi Fischer, Fischer Communications

• Richard Miles, Re:Launch

• Jim Foxworthy, Pragmatic Marketing

• Bruce Milne, Corum Group

• Colleen Francis, Engage Selling

• Joe Morgan, Proven Sales Engineering

• Mark Gardner, Sales Foresight

• Michael Nick, VMC

• Jim Geisman, Marketshare

• Bill Rose, SSPA

• Sarah Gerdes, BMG

• Don Rosenberg, Stromian Technologies

• Susan Haumeder, The Third Bridge

• Barry Shamis, Selecting Winners

Among the Software University faculty are authors, software executives, association leaders, and industry consultants and practitioners. Collectively, they represent many hundreds of hours of software-specific experience.

Attendance at each session will be capped at 100 to ensure that each executive has the opportunity to have all of his or her questions addressed during the intensive question and answer session following each seminar.

Two seminars will be held each month on topics such as software sales and telesales, mergers and acquisitions, negotiating OEM agreements, establishing partnerships, launching new products, working with the media, recruiting and hiring, and pricing software. The seminars scheduled for January and February are:

January 16, 2003
Bruce Milne, Corum Group
"Software/IT M&A in 2002: What to Expect for 2003, and How to Position Your Company for Maximum Value"

January 30, 2003
Steve Kraner, Topline Solutions Inc.
"Building the Case for Now: How to Get Your Software to the Top of the CFO's List"

February 13, 2003
Joe Morgan, Proven Sales Engineering
"How to Team-Sell with SEs (Hint: They're Not Just Your Sidekicks)"

February 20, 2003
Stowe Boyd, Ikimbo
"Analyst Relations: An Insider's View of the Economics, Strategy, and Protocols of Influence"

All seminars will be conducted over the Internet, allowing executives to fit the courses more easily into a busy schedule and to avoid the cost and hassles of travel. To aid in planning, the entire schedule for 2003 is available at http://www.softwareceo.com/seminars.

"Over the past year, I've had many discussions with software industry executives to discover what topics interest them most," says Bruce Hadley, founder of www.softwareceo.com. "Each seminar in our Software University has been carefully chosen to address a key concern of these business leaders. Together, the seminars provide a complete education in how to run a software company."

The seminars cost $295 each. SoftwareCEO members receive a $100 discount, and CEO's Circle members pay only $95.

About www.softwareceo.com
www.softwareceo.com is a portal for chief executives, vice presidents and managers of software companies. The site offers business advice, discussion forums, research, news, online seminars, and links to software-specific resources. Site members also have access to file downloads, proprietary data, and thousands of dollars in exclusive buyers' club discounts. More information is available at http://www.softwareceo.com.

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