CM Crossroads is an exclusively online publisher dedicated to providing
application development professionals and configuration management specialists
with access to news, information and resources to help them make informed
decisions about tools and best practices for their organizations.
With over 30,000 registered members and 250,000 unique monthly visitors, CM
Crossroads is the Internet’s leading portal for users and buyers of
Configuration Management (CM), Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions
and related technologies. Every day, CM Crossroads is relied upon by senior IT
executives, project managers, developers and buyers around the world as an
invaluable resource to research products, download white papers and view
archived webcasts.
Founded in 1998, CM Crossroads has grown to encompass an extensive array of
vehicles designed to deliver our members a rich mix of quality information while
providing sponsors innovative ways to present their messages in an unobtrusive
manner. At the heart of CM Crossroads is the development community with
interactive discussion forums on a wide spectrum of tools and topics and the
web’s most extensive knowledge center dedicated to CM solutions (the CM Yellow
Pages).
Advertisers have access to the member community through our turnkey
sponsorship programs:
- CM Journal, the premier Configuration Management electronic newsletter
- CM Crossroads Webcast Series, our popular online events showcasing hot
topics and vendor solutions
- CM Crossroads On Site Advertising, the industry’s premier CM portal
offering a variety of promotional opportunities including product reviews,
white papers, banners and other lead generation programs.
- Agile Journal, our new online magazine and e-newsletter focused on
development resources for an agile business.
Additionally, CM Crossroads is the producer the Application Lifecycle
Management Conference and Exposition. ALM Expo provides a truly global showcase
of the latest ALM and CM solutions, serving exhibitors, sponsors and buyers in
over 90 countries.
Other popular areas of CM Crossroads are, the Tool Spotlight, columns by CM
thought leaders, the Configuration Management Body of Knowledge (CMBoK) and CM
Wiki, an interactive, collaborative forum on CM related issues. In addition to
featuring thousands of articles, briefs and a wealth of vendor documentation,
the CM Crossroads editorial staff compiles original content daily from leading
analysts, industry veterans and CM experts.
CM Journal
Now it its sixth year, the CM Journal is the premiere
magazine for Configuration Management. CM Journal focuses on a wide variety of
configuration management and related development topics and features articles
and columns by some of the industry’s top thought leaders and analysts. The CM
Journal is delivered each month by email in both HTML and TEXT format to over
22,000 subscribers worldwide. Editorial Calendar
The Agile Journal
With a readership of over 20,000, Agile Journal is
a must read for software professionals involved in developing agile
applications. The Agile Journal is an online magazine and monthly
e-newsletter focused on providing readers with the need-to-know
information and resources they need to develop software for an agile
business.
Driven by Editor in Chief and noted analyst Liz Barnett,
the Agile Journal delivers thought leadership and pragmatic advice from
a wide range of industry experts, as well as direct feedback from
hands-on developers and project managers.
Among the topics we’ll cover:
- Open source solutions
- IT Governance
- SOA
- Globally distributed development environments
- Agile and iterative processes
- Integrated tools
- Reuse and collaboration
eNewsletters
In addition to the CM Journal and Agile Journal, CMC Media produces several other
newsletters each month.
CM Basics is a text only, once a month newsletter featuring developer
tips, how-to discussions and sponsored independent product reviews. Previous articles of CM Basics are archived here.
What’s New @ CM Crossroads is a text only publication delivered two
times each month featuring new content on the site including job postings, white
papers, articles, product reviews and announcements.
Application Lifecycle Management Conference and
Exposition
Hosted completely online, ALM Expo provides a truly global
showcase for exhibitors and sponsors to business executives, IT managers,
developers and analysts. Launched in September 2005, the inaugural ALM Expo
attracted over 4,000 attendees from more than 90 counties and featured
keynotes and technical presentations from highly regarded experts in the
lifecycle management industry.
CM Crossroads Webcast Series
CM Crossroads Webcasts provide a guaranteed turnkey lead generation package
that offers the most efficient and cost effective way to present your message to
potential customers. CM Crossroads Editorial guidelines produce events that are
recognized to contain highly informational content that engages the viewers with
thought provoking discussions of the issues. As a result, CM Crossroads webcasts
produce the best mix of quantity and quality of leads.
CM Crossroads Website Network Advertising
Each month the CM Crossroads website network is viewed by more than 250,000
unique global visitors from over 500 countries. On average, over 20,000 page
views are delivered each day. Sponsors have a variety of options to get their
message to the CM Crossroads community including, banner ads in various
dimensions, Sponsored Links, Featured Tool Spotlight, Featured Whitepapers,
Product Reviews and (new for 2006) through weekly Podcasts.
Sales Contact
For advertising and sales information or to request a media kit please
contact:
Megan O'Meara
Customer Relations Manager
Tel: (805) 683-4455
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