Farm Credit Services of America-Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) is a $9.7 billion ag lender with a passion for serving rural America one relationship at a time. As a company we are defined by our core values of honesty and integrity – both internally and externally. More than team members, we are team players. We work for the success of our customers, our company and each other. Voted one of Omaha’s best places to work in 2003, FCSAmerica has a strong team environment. Using leading edge MS technology platforms and agile development methodology, the Information Services team is backed by a strong corporate commitment to technology. Learn more by visiting our information booth at the conference.

Contact Sales at http://www.fcsamerica.com for more information.

Microsoft-At Microsoft, we're motivated and inspired every day by how our customers use our software to find creative solutions to business problems, develop breakthrough ideas, and stay connected to what's most important to them. We run our business in much the same way, and believe our seven core business units offer the greatest potential to serve our customers in the coming decade. We are committed long term to the mission of helping our customers realize their full potential. Just as we constantly update and improve our products, we want to continually evolve our company to be in the best position to accelerate new technologies as they emerge and to better serve our customers.

Contact Jeff Brand at jbrand@microsoft.com for more information.

Phenomblue-Phenomblue is a 2D, 3D, and interactive development firm. With offices in the US and Canada, Phenomblue’s clients include some of the biggest names in the advertising, production, and corporate worlds. With a constantly growing team of feature film quality CG artists and industry leading software developers, our projects range from major motion pictures to multi-million dollar web properties.

Contact Tom Duggin at tduggin@phenomblue.com for more information.

CRi-CRi is a Nebraska-based corporation, incorporated in 1999, and an industry leader in providing Information Technology Services (IT) services. We serve more than 80 companies with more than 100 employees across Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota. CRi’s management team has more than 100 years of combined experience in IT services. We understand that Information Technology is a dynamic industry, with increasing demands for new skills, methodologies and solutions. We use a proactive approach to help our clients stay competitive in the ever-changing marketplace and offer a full-spectrum of IT services and staffing solutions including: Technical Consulting, Project Services, Vendor Managed Services, Contract to Hire, Direct Permanent Staffing, Staff Augmentation, Off-site/Off Shore Capabilities, and Tailored Staffing Solutions:

Contact Sue Thaden at sthaden@clientresourcesinc.com for more information.

DTN-DTN has been an innovator in the production and delivery of news and information since 1984. We’ve subsequently grown into one of the most familiar and trusted sources of timely and accurate business information in America. Every day, we deliver a stream of timely information tailored to the specific needs of more than a dozen different markets and segments, including agriculture, refined fuels, commodities and futures trading, public safety, aviation, turf, recreation, construction and transportation.

Contact Michelle Hopkins at michelle.hopkins@dtn.com for more information.

Inetium-Inetium, www.inetium.com, is an award-winning Microsoft Gold Certified partner. The company was incorporated in 1998 and currently employs nearly 100 people. Headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota, with an office in Omaha, Nebraska, Inetium provides technology consulting services to both mid-sized and large organizations throughout the United States. Inetium is committed to increasing people and organizational productivity by providing IT planning services, customer relationship management (CRM), business productivity, IT infrastructure, web strategies and real estate technology solutions. Inetium maximizes the value of its customers' technology investments by helping them properly align their business and technology goals.

Contact Sabrina Biancalana at sbiancalana@inetium.com for more information.

Jelecos-Jelecos is a technology services company focused on delivering custom applications and infrastructure solutions to businesses throughout the United States. Specializing in complex applications, real-time integration and build-to-suit managed services; Jelecos is able to deliver value through the entire project lifecycle. Recognized by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce with the Top 25 Excellence In Business award and a member of Inc. Magazines fastest growing privately-held companies, Jelecos is committed to being a great place to work and an excellent community partner.

Contact Sales at sales@jelecos.com for more information.

PeopleServices Center-PeopleServices Center (PSC) is a Business Objects/SAP Platinum Partner, offering resources to help organizations with Business Intelligence (BI) and Enterprise Information Management (EIM) systems. PSC has consultants who are experts in helping clients leverage Business Objects Budgeting, Planning, Forecasting, Consolidations, Dashboarding, and Performance Managements (EPM) systems. PSC offers proven approaches to improve business processes and help deliver information business users need to make critical decisions…all while reducing total costs. PeopleServices offers workshops and assessment services, training solutions and other value added services to help address business performance management needs. PSC is passionate about helping clients improve business performance and PSC looks forward to helping your organization improve performance and make better business decisions!

Contact Sales at http://www.peopleservices.biz for more information.

Quilogy-Quilogy is designated as a Nationally Managed Microsoft Partner and has been a Microsoft Gold-Certified Partner for thirteen years. We currently hold seven competencies in addition to our status as a Microsoft Gold-Certified Technical Education Center. We are also the largest Oracle Approved training partner in the country. Quilogy has 16 offices nationwide and established national practices to support the demand for highly technical solutions and industry-specific needs. While services are locally delivered through our offices, the national practice and industry teams provide best practices and very specialized knowledge to our development teams and clients.

Contact Kelly Cebold at kcebold@quilogy.com for more information.

Sogeti-Sogeti's team of experienced IT professionals works closely with clients to design, develop and deploy adaptable solutions that address the unique needs of their business and industry. Sogeti delivers practical services, built on more than 35 years of global experience. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Sogeti brings you world class best practices and a truly global experience to help you implement complex ERP, CRM and SCM solutions. Sogeti's seasoned team of Microsoft experts work with you in seamless collaboration to help you derive the maximum return from existing IT investments.

Contact the sales team at minneapolisoffice@us.sogeti.com for more information.

TEKsystems-TEKsystems® provides technology staffing and services, helping businesses deploy high-caliber IT and communications expertise under a range of delivery options including Staffing Services, Team Services, Component Services, and Workforce Management Services. Ranked by IT Services Business Report as the nation’s top IT staffing firm, we’ve become a billion-dollar services company by continually building on what we do best – blending superior client service with an unrivaled ability to source and manage talent to precise specifications, resulting in successful technology executions. Our offerings address various applications, infrastructure, and communications needs including technology deployment services, enterprise software support services, and asset management services.

Contact Sara Bachman at sbachman@teksystems.com for more information.

Alexander & Julian, Inc.-Alexander & Julian Inc. is a reliable software consulting solutions firm specializing in software development, mentoring, and training solutions based in Kansas City. Owned and operated by a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and a Microsoft Regional Director, we understand Microsoft technologies and have the experience to know where you have been and the direction you should move forward with. Alexander & Julian Inc. has several years of experience with .NET, BizTalk Server, SharePoint, and Agile development principals.

Contact Jeff Julian at jeff@alexanderjulian.net for more information.

Apress-Please see our web site.

Contact Apress at http://www.apress.com for more information.

Aureus Group-Technology is a driving force within many organizations and highly skilled employees are in short supply. Aureus Systems is your premier resource for staffing solutions to power your business.We speak the language. With knowledge of the market and the intricacies of the information technology/systems fields, our staffing specialists will connect you with the best and the brightest.Aureus Systems identifies and places professionals in a variety of roles, including:Chief Information Officers, Chief Technology Officers, Database Administrators, Entry & Senior Level Technicians , Network Engineers, Help Desk Specialists, IT Managers, Network Engineers, Programmers, and System Engineers.

Contact Gabe Romero at gromero@aureusgroup.com for more information.

DiscountASP- DiscountASP.NET is a recognized leader in advanced Microsoft Windows-based shared webhosting services. Our mission is to deliver the best value in advanced ASP and ASP.NET hosting. Unlike competitors who try to be everything to everybody by supporting every type of hosting platform under the sun, DiscountASP.NET focuses all of our resources in providing the most affordable, reliable, fast, cutting-edge, and feature-rich advanced Microsoft ASP.NET and Active Server Page web hosting. In addition, we have never changed our core business focus. Our platform is perfect for developers looking for cutting edge technology at affordable rates.

Contact Marketing Group at marketing@discountasp.net for more information.

Gallup Organization-The Gallup Organization has studied human nature and behavior for more than 70 years. Gallup employs many of the world's leading scientists in management, economics, psychology, and sociology. Gallup performance management systems help organizations boost organic growth by increasing customer engagement and maximizing employee productivity through measurement tools, coursework, and strategic advisory services. Gallup's 2,000 professionals deliver services at client organizations, through the Web, at Gallup University's campuses, and in 40 offices around the world.

Contact Jodi Kennedy at jodi_kennedy@gallup.com for more information.

Infragistics-Infragistics has been the market leader in the presentation layer components industry for over 18 years. Infragistics NetAdvantage provides the most comprehensive set of components for quickly building and styling commercial class user interfaces for Windows Forms, ASP.NET, JSF and WPF applications. Our advanced user interface controls allow developers to produce all of the familiar interfaces your users expect, such as Office 2007 UI, Windows XP, and Vista. Our controls are widely deployed for use in the hottest trends and architectures such as Web 2.0, Silverlight, SharePoint and Microsoft's Composite Applications Block (CAB). Within every one of our NetAdvantage family of products we provide global product support; source code to our controls and frameworks; guaranteed multiple releases yearly of customer driven products and features; and much more.

Contact Kathleen Rader at krader@infragistics.com for more information.

Intertech-Intertech designs and develops software solutions that power Fortune 500 businesses, mid-sized companies, and state government. Intertech works with NASA, Wells Fargo, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Intel, and other major companies around the United States helping them learn and use technology. Intertech’s technical team frequently publishes books in the Intertech Instructor Series through a partnership with Apress in Berkley, California. In addition, Intertech team members are frequently published in magazines, online websites, and are requested to speak at national conferences.

Contact Tom Salonek at tsalonek@intertech.com for more information.

Oreilly-O'Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazine, and conferences. Since 1978, O'Reilly has been a chronicler and catalyst of leading-edge development, homing in on the technology trends that really matter and spurring their adoption by amplifying "faint signals" from the alpha geeks who are creating the future. An active participant in the technology community, the company has a long history of advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism.

Contact the web sales team at http://www.oreilly.com/ for more information.

Planet Consulting-Planet Consulting is a leading provider of IT consulting and project outsourcing solutions. For more than a decade, Planet Consulting has provided innovative technology solutions to companies of all sizes, nationwide. Planet Consulting provides numerous IT services and solutions, including cross-industry IT consulting, managed and hosted services, and technical help desk services.

Contact Jeff Warren at jwarren@planetci.com for more information.

Pluralsight-Pluralsight is the premier Microsoft .NET training partner and home to many of the top authorities on .NET today. We bring together a community of instructors with a passion for teaching and the experience to communicate cutting edge technologies and concepts to professional developers. Our instructors have trained thousands of developers around the world over the last decade and written some of the most compelling course material for the .NET platform in the industry. Pluralsight works closely with Microsoft product teams to develop training content and courses that are aligned with Microsoft platform and developer technologies and our curriculum allows you to choose courses appropriate for every level of developer experience and interest. Pluralsight’s Instructor-led courses can be accessed in an open enrollment classroom-style environment at various locations around the globe, via customized classes on-site at a customer’s location, and also in a convenient on-demand format via our website, www.pluralsight.com.

Contact Sales at pssales@pluralsight.com for more information.

QuickLearn-QuickLearn is a systems integration training company located in Redmond Washington. We provide public and private classes worldwide for Microsoft SOA technologies. Courses include Microsoft BizTalk Server, SharePoint, Windows Workflow Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation, and advanced ASP.NET Developer skills. QuickLearn works closely with Microsoft to develop and deliver leading-edge curriculum and training programs.

Contact Ginny Simmons at ginnys@quicklearn.com for more information.

Red Gate Software-Red Gate Software produces ingeniously simple tools for over 500,000 Microsoft technology professionals worldwide. We currently specialize in MS SQL Server and .NET tools. Our SQL Toolbelt, a single installer of eleven essential database tools including SQL Compare, SQL Prompt and SQL Backup, is the industry standard in the world's leading companies, including Microsoft, HP, Sage, Bank of America, AT&T and the US Treasury. Working with the SQL Toolbelt means never having to say you're sorry that the database update will be late. Developers on .NET love our ANTS Profiler because it makes their applications fly. This is because our philosophy is to design highly usable, reliable tools that solve the problems of DBAs and developers. We also want to make dealing with us as simple as possible. This means that we are transparent about our pricing, offer online ordering, and give free trials for all our software that can be downloaded straight from our website.

Contact Sales at sales@red-gate.com for more information.