|   |                      Confirmed Sponsors Include Accenture, webMethods, MomentumSI, Troux Technologies, Architecting the Edge, and ebizQ SAN FRANCISCO, July 16, 2007 – The Open Group, a vendor- and technology-neutral
				    consortium focused on open standards and global interoperability within
				    and between enterprises, today announced several corporate sponsors and
				    a media partner for its 15th Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference,
				    to be held July 23rd–25th, 2007 at the Four Seasons in Austin,
			    TX.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Recently confirmed corporate sponsors for the event include
                    Accenture, Software AG/webMethods, MomentumSI, Architecting
                    the Edge and Troux Technologies. The Open Group is also pleased
                    to announce ebizQ (www.ebizq.net), the definitive source
                    for SOA news and features, as a media partner. ebizQ’s
                    Beth Gold-Bernstein will be hosting onsite podcasts during
                    the opening day of the event on Monday, July 23. Visit http://www.opengroup.org/conference-live/                    once the conference begins for updates.  The Open Group’s Enterprise Architecture Practitioners
                    Conferences, now in their fourth year, are globally recognized
                    events created by and for enterprise architecture practitioners
                    to examine a wide variety of topics that are impacting the
                    profession. The Austin event will specifically give attendees
                    an opportunity to advance their knowledge of service-oriented
                    architecture (SOA) and its impact on the enterprise and their
                    business.  “Our 15th Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference
                    in Austin is shaping up to be a must-attend event for anyone
                    interested in SOA,” said Patricia Donovan, vice president
                    of Membership and Events, The Open Group. “We are also
                    thrilled to have Accenture, webMethods, MomentumSI, Architecting
                    the Edge, Troux Technologies and ebizQ on board as sponsors.” The Open Group offers various sponsorship and exhibit opportunities.
                      For more information, please visit: http://www.opengroup.org/events/q307/sponsor-exhibit.htm.
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