Leader in wireless innovation set to participate in July 24-25 event

NORWALK, Conn. – July 22, 2013 – TMC and Crossfire Media announced today that BlackBerry has signed on as a Diamond Sponsor for DevCon5, to be held July 24-25 at the Kimmel Center in New York City. DevCon5 will center on the revolutionary technology, tools and techniques that enterprises, mobile and gaming developers need in order to build HTML5 pages and apps.

BlackBerry is a global leader in wireless innovation and has revolutionized the mobile industry. It aims to inspire the success of its millions of customers around the world by continuously pushing the boundaries of mobile experiences.

On Tuesday, July 23, BlackBerry will present a hands-on coding workshop to support app building capabilities for developers and designers, titled “BlackBerry Jam Starter Session.” The workshop will take attendees through the basic principles of building a BlackBerry app, with an overview of what they can expect throughout the process. After the session, attendees will have the opportunity to start building their own BlackBerry apps with support from BlackBerry experts and evangelists who will be on hand to answer any questions. BlackBerry will also host a series of mini-lessons throughout the day to introduce attendees to some of the deeper concepts of BlackBerry development. Attendees can learn more about the BlackBerry Jam Starter Session here.

“It’s difficult to consider the evolution of the wireless industry without factoring in the game-changing contributions of BlackBerry,” said Carl Ford (News – Alert), CEO of Crossfire Media and executive director of DevCon5 Content and Community. “We’re excited to have BlackBerry on board as a Diamond Sponsor for DevCon5, and look forward to the insight and innovation they will bring to the conference.”

DevCon5 is also supported by Diamond Sponsor Basho; Platinum Sponsors Kony and Radware (News – Alert); Gold Sponsors AOL Networks and DreamFactory; and Silver Sponsor Xtreme Labs.

Registration for DevCon5 is now open. For more information, contact Frank Coppola at 203-852-6800 x131. For media registration, contact Ashley Baster. Companies interested in exhibiting, sponsorship or advertising packages for DevCon5 should contact TMC’s Dan Gold at 203-852-6800 x105.

For the latest DevCon5 news, updates and information, follow on Twitter (News – Alert) at @DevConFive.

About TMC:
TMC is a global, integrated media company that supports clients’ goals by building communities in print, online, and face to face. TMC publishes multiple magazines including Cloud Computing, M2M Evolution, Customer, and Internet Telephony. TMCnet is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries, and is read by as many as 1.5 million unique visitors monthly. TMC produces a variety of trade events, including ITEXPO, the world’s leading business technology event, as well as industry events: 3D Printing Conference & Expo; Asterisk (News – Alert) World; AstriCon; ChannelVision (CVx) Expo; Cloud4SMB Expo; DevCon5 – HTML5 & Mobile App Developers Conference; M2M Evolution Conference & Expo; Secure Mobility Conference; Small Cell Summit, Software Telco Congress, StartupCamp; Super Wi-Fi & Shared Spectrum Summit; SIP Trunking-Unified Communications (News – Alert) Seminars; Wearable Tech Conference & Expo; WebRTC Conference & Expo; and more. Visit TMC Events for additional information.

About Crossfire Media:
Crossfire Media is an integrated marketing company with a core focus on future trends in technology. We service communities of interest with conferences, tradeshows, webinars and newsletters. Crossfire Media has a partnership with Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) to produce events and websites related to disruptive technologies. Crossfire Media is a division of Crossfire Consulting, a full service Information Technology company based in New York.

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