Linthicum Heights, MD. April 2008.  On March 7-11, key Ciphent personnel joined approximately 7500 participants at the Austin Convention Center for the Web Development portion of the South by Southwest Interactive Festival.  Ciphent took advantage of South by Southwest both to stay on the cutting edge of Web Development market trends, as well as to support clients and partners such as Playworld, B5 Media and Carton Donofrio.

The Interactive Festival – an event honoring media technologies – consisted of five days full of keynote discussions, hands-on training, panels, information sharing, and a trade show.  The conference focused on topics ranging from web design and usability to technology business modeling. 

Andrew Eye, Ciphent’s Chief Operating Officer, commented on the conference in saying, “Overall, the conference was truly rewarding and we’re excited to use what we’ve learned here to create more positive experiences for our clients.”

About Ciphent

Ciphent, Inc. is the industry's leading Secure Software Development company. Ciphent's suite of security-infused software development, technology integration, and consulting services enable global corporations, government agencies, financial institutions, and more to innovate, extract value, and trust their software and application technology investments. With an industry-leading 25+ publications on application security and software development, extensive experience in the Defense, academia, and private sector, Ciphent's consultants are true experts in their field. Ciphent is a pre-IPO company, headquartered outside of Baltimore, MD. To learn more about Ciphent, please visit www.ciphent.com

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