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Pittsburgh, Pa., September 26, 2011 — Learn about the latest research in cloud computing. Have your questions about Agile development and architecture answered by leading researchers in the field. Inquire about the state of the practice of insider threat. Technologists representing all areas of work at the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute will host a day-long series of webinars beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET Thursday, October 20, 2011. Each session will conclude with a question-and-answer period where presenters will address as many questions as possible. The morning and afternoon sessions will feature opening remarks by SEI director and CEO Paul Nielsen and chief technology officer Douglas Schmidt respectively. The scheduled sessions for the forum include

• Architectural Implications of Cloud Computing by Grace Lewis
• Agile Development and Architecture: Understanding Scale and Risk by Ipek Ozkaya
• The Insider Threat: Lessons Learned from Actual Insider Attacks by Randy Trzeciak
• CMMI for Services: The Strategic Landscape for Service by Eileen Forrester
• Measuring Operational Resilience by Julia Allen
• Software Acquisition Program Dynamics by William E. Novak
• A Brief Survey of the Team Software Process (TSP) by James McHale

To register for one or more presentations in the SEI Technologies Forum webinar, please visit www.sei.cmu.edu/go/technologies-forum. For more information about the SEI Webinar Series, and to view recent installments, please visit www.sei.cmu.edu/events/webinars/index.cfm.

About the Software Engineering Institute
The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and operated by Carnegie Mellon University. The SEI helps organizations make measurable improvements in their software engineering capabilities by providing technical leadership to advance the practice of software engineering. For more information, visit the SEI website at www.sei.cmu.edu.