Sponsors

Tiger quoll (silver)

Common Ground
"Founded as an educational and academic publisher in 1984,
Common Ground has evolved into a producer and manager of
content for print and the Internet. The company works in
four related areas; Common Ground Conferences, Common Ground Publishing, Common Ground Research and Common Ground Software."

O'Reilly
"O'Reilly Media is the premier information source for leading-edge computer technologies. The company's books, conferences, and web sites bring to light the knowledge of technology innovators. O'Reilly books, known for the animals on their covers, occupy a treasured place on the shelves of the developers building the next generation of software."

Sun Microsystems, Inc.
"A singular vision -- 'The Network Is The Computer'(TM) -- guides Sun in the development of technologies that power the world's most important markets. Sun's philosophy of sharing innovation and building communities is at the forefront of the next wave of computing: the Participation Age. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at sun.com"

Strategic Data
"Strategic Data provides services in all parts of the data collection, capture, processing, management and analysis process. In all our activities, we pride ourselves on the intelligent application of information technology. Our services include form design, data collection design, scanning, data entry, coding, data cleansing, database design, data management, statistical analysis and reporting."

SitePoint
"SitePoint specializes in providing fun, practical and easy-to-understand content to Web Professionals, with an eye towards best-practices and Web Standards. Our Website, at SitePoint.com, features a free articles, blogs, email newsletters and the Web's largest community of Web Developers. "

myinternet
"myinternet has been developing and delivering Internet solutions specifically for the education sector since 1993 and has grown to become the Australian software and services provider to over 3,000 schools worldwide. Our strong, internationally acclaimed reputation for the implementation of blended software customised for education customer needs has bolstered our emerging reputation for innovation and delivery in the area of Open Source and open standards solutions for education. "

Feathertail glider (bronze)

Digital Dimensions
"Digital Dimensions is an Internet Service provider specialising in web hosting for small business and community groups. We offer a number of easy to get around starter packages so you can start your web site today. We also provide dial-up packages and network connections for small businesses or home use."

Unicity
"Unicity is an independant professional services consulting practice that specialises in enterprise Unix and IP networking. The company maintains a closed and trustworthy group of consulting engineers who have played significant roles in large development projects in Australia, South-East Asia and the United Kingdom."

Perl Training Australia
"Perl Training Australia provides quality training courses in all aspects of the Perl programming language. Our expert trainers specialise in Perl and are actively involved in the development of new features and modules. We run courses throughout all Australian capital cities and major regional centres. Perl Training Australia can come to you and offer courses on-site, and customised to your needs. We also run courses for public enrolment on a regular basis."

Official Media Sponsor

Builder AU
"Builder AU is the premier local online information resource and community, produced by developers for developers. It contains information to influence and shape the enterprise IT infrastructure, including content on aligning projects to the needs of the business AND the operational capabilities. "