MOSCOW, September 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The Independent Software Developers Forum announces the update of the agenda of the ISDEF'2010 fall conference that will take place on September 30 - October 3, 2010 at Holiday Inn Vinogradovo. This year, Forum guests will be able to listen to reports by leading experts of the Russian business community and watch presentations of new projects by IT vendors and developers that will be assessed by representatives of investment funds.

The main goal of the investment section of the forum is the discussion of investment and financing strategies used for funding IT startups. Reports by investment experts will be dedicated to investment possibilities and peculiarities of startup funding, typical mistakes made on the initial stage of business development and ways of avoiding them. For the third time in a row, owners of investment funds will assess the projects presented in this section. The practical part of the section offers a unique opportunity for any developer to present a project to all funds and consultants at the same time and get invaluable experience of conducting direct negotiations with investors.

The agenda of the ISDEF'2010 fall conference will include the following sections:

- Developer support programs - Clouds and SaaS - Legal section - Marketing - PR and interaction with the press - Banks and consulting - Human resources - Financial investments in the IT market

A number of major international IT companies are among the partners of this year's conference, including Microsoft, Intel, Nokia, Digital River, Avangate, PayPro Global, Cleverbridge, Gate2Shop and others. Legal support of ISDEF members' businesses is traditionally provided by International Legal Counsel (Femida.US).

PR Newswire Europe (PRNe) is the official news distribution partner of the Forum. Alexandre Bykov (PRNe's representative in Russia) is going to share his Corporate Communication knowledge at the event.

More information about ISDEF'2010 and the investment section is available at http://www.isdef.org

About ISDEF:

The ISDEF association was founded at the end 2002. The main goal of the association is to assist the advancement of the software development and integration process. The reach this goal, the Association holds seminars, conferences and other experience-sharing events; organizes anti-piracy events; helps develop efficient software development and integration processes.

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SOURCE: ISDEF

CONTACT: Eugenia Konareva: Buman Media, eugenia@bumanmedia.ru,+7-495-620-58-09 (office), +7-926-843-66-14 (mob.)