Active State, is the leading provider of software solutions that increase productivity and organizational efficiency through the innovative use of open source technology. Additional information on ActiveState's industrial strength anti-spam software for enterprises and programming tools for open source language developers is available at: http://www.ActiveState.com.

Did you know that Amazon.com engineers work on some of the most interesting technical challenges on the planet? We’re looking for exceptional software engineers and web developers to join our growing technology organization in beautiful Seattle. Swing by our booth to talk with our engineers and learn more.

Apple Developer Connection (ADC) programs offer a full range of services for new and experienced developers. The programs provide convenient, affordable access to the tools and technical support needed to work efficiently and productively-reducing development time and costs. The support doesn't end with the development process. ADC programs provide critical business information and comarketing resources to help successfully market and distribute products.

CPSR is a public-interest alliance of computer scientists and others concerned about the impact of computer technology on society. Members provide the public and policymakers with realistic assessments of the power, promise, and limitations of computer technology, and direct public attention to critical choices concerning the applications of computing and how those choices affect society.

Developer's Library, is the Essential Reference for Programming Professionals -- delivering the resources needed to optimize current skills and the techniques to master cutting-edge technologies. It is the high-end resource from Sams Publishing who have a long-standing history of supplying technical information to technical minds.

EFF is a legal advocacy group working to protect civil liberties as they relate to new technologies. Among our various activities, EFF educates politicians and the public, undertakes court cases preserving individuals' rights, engages the press regularly, and publishes a comprehensive archive of digital civil liberties information at our website: http://www.eff.org.

The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, promotes the right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development of Free Software---particularly the GNU operating system and its GNU/Linux variants. The FSF helps to spread awareness of the ethical and political issues of software freedom.

Geekcorps is a non-profit organization that places international technical volunteers in developing nations. We transfer technical skills to local IT firms to keep projects moving after our volunteers have returned home. Over the last three years, we have worked in Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Bulgaria, Mongolia, Rwanda and several other countries. We focus on nations where IT already plays an important role.

Comprised of hundreds of volunteer developers and industry-leading companies, the GNOME Foundation is an organization committed to supporting the advancement of GNOME. GNOME is a free software project that provides a complete, easy to use desktop for a variety of operating systems, including GNU/Linux, BSD, Solaris (tm), Operating Environment, HP-UX, Unix, BSD and Apple's Darwin. More than 700 computer developers, including over 100 full-time, paid developers, contribute their time and effort to the project.

Hewlett Packard is a leading global provider of products, technologies, solutions and services to consumers and businesses. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging and printing. HP completed its acquisition of Compaq Computer Corporation on May 3, 2002.

IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. Drawing on resources from across IBM and key Business Partners, IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable customers, large and small, to take full advantage of the new era of e-business.

The Jabber Software Foundation fosters freedom of conversation by managing open protocols layered on top of the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP), and by providing organizational and technical assistance to open-source projects and companies that develop and deploy Jabber technologies for instant messaging and other presence-enabled applications.

SSC Publications, publisher of Linux Journal, is an established leader in the Linux, Open Source and UNIX fields. Now celebrating its eighth year of publication, Linux Journal is the premier magazine of the Linux community. To learn more about LJ and other SSC resources visit Linux Journal online.

MySQL, the world's most popular open source database, develops and markets a family of high performance, database servers and tools. Many of the world's largest organizations, including Yahoo! and Sabre Holdings, are realizing significant cost savings by using MySQL to power Web sites, business-critical enterprise applications and packaged software.

O'Reilly Network is the Online Resource for Open and Emerging Technologies. You trust O'Reilly to help you do your job more efficiently and effectively. And you can trust O'Reilly Network to deepen your knowledge and technical skills. O'Reilly Network offers information beyond O'Reilly books, from thought-provoking articles to extensive, searchable resources. It's your essential technology site before and after conferences: www.oreillynet.com.

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Pogo Linux, Inc. is a systems vendor of servers, workstations, and storage systems. With a Linux focus and in-house technical expertise, Pogo Linux is dedicated to providing affordable, powerful, and reliable Linux-based servers, workstations, and storage solutions. Our systems highlight hardware from the industry's top leaders, the cost-effective benefits of IDE RAID, and dual-boot workstations with Windows and Linux. For more information about Pogo Linux, please visit: http://www.pogolinux.com or call: 1 (888) 828-POGO (7646).

Powell's Books is the largest independent used and new bookstore in the world. Located in Portland, Oregon, Powell's consists of seven general and specialty bookstores, including Powell's Technical Books. Search all our stores, plus the inventory of three giant warehouses at Powells.com, voted Best of the Web by Forbes magazine.

RealNetworks, Inc., is the leading global provider of network-delivered digital audio and video services and the creator of the technology that enables digital media creation, distribution and consumption. Consumers use RealNetworks' RealOne Player and our content subscription services to create and play free and premium digital content. Broadcasters, network operators, media companies and enterprises use RealNetworks' products and services to deliver digital media to PCs, mobile phones and consumer electronics devices. Consumers can access and experience audio/video programming and download RealNetworks' consumer software at http://www.real.com. RealNetworks' systems and corporate information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com. Developers interested in developing on the first open, multi-format digital media platform can download the Helix DNA source code at http://www.helixcommunity.org.

Safari Tech Books Online pinpoints solutions to your urgent technical problems by allowing you to search, read, and annotate the full text from hundreds of books by top publishers like O'Reilly, New Riders, Addison-Wesley Professional, and Prentice Hall PTR.

The Software Association of Oregon (SAO) serves the state's network of software-powered organizations to help establish, grow, and sustain successful organizations. Over 600 companies form the SAO and take advantage of continuing education, networking, group buying discounts and long term industry development. Companies of all sizes and industries belong.

Stonehenge Consulting Services, is the premiere worldwide, on-site and open enrollment Perl Traning company, brought to you by the people who literally wrote the book on Perl. Led by Just another Perl hacker, Randal Schwartz, we deliver the classic Learning Perl course, as well as advanced and customized courses.

Sun Microsystems has held open systems to be the cornerstone of its business philosophy since the beginning. From desktops to supercomputers, and from development tools to productivity suites, Sun is dedicated to delivering hardware and software based on open industry standards. Today, through shared technology innovation, Sun's continued commitment to Open Source is reflected in its leadership and key contributions to the many projects including OpenOffice.org, GNOME, Grid Engine, JXTA, NetBeans, and Mozilla.

Founded in 2000, The Perl Foundation (TPF) is a non-profit 501(c)(3)corporation established to advance the use and development of the Perl programming language. By funding critical areas of Perl development, The Perl Foundation insures the continued growth and innovation of the language.

The Portland State Aerospace Society is an open source, open hardware educational aerospace project at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. Our current project is a third generation amateur rocket with a sophisticated electronics system that includes wireless telemetry and future guidance capabilities.