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SmartBear Software, provider of software quality tools used by more than one million developers and testers worldwide, is donating software licenses of its industry leading testing tools to the Software Testing Education Program (STEP), created by Per Scholasand Barclays, to prepare the next generation of IT professionals to compete for entry-level software testing jobs. Per Scholas is a non-profit which breaks the cycle of poverty by providing technology education, access, training and job placement for people in low-income communities. Barclays is a major global financial services provider. Throughout the STEP course, test tool strategies and techniques are taught to qualified professionals using SmartBears industry leading testing software.

The global software testing market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 21.15 percent over the period 2012 2016, said Angie Kamath, Executive Director, New York at Per Scholas. The new STEP program, two weeks of intensive lab-based instructor-led training supported by exercises, field studies, industry experts and exposure to leading edge software testing tools like SmartBear, will help to meet the increasing demand for testing professionals.

Software testing is new to Per Scholas curriculum. Students are selected for the STEP program after successful completion of the core Per Scholas 15-week curriculum and successful achievement of Comp TIA A+ certification. STEP teaches select Per Scholas graduates industry leading testing skills and techniques, provides access to real life projects and field studies for participants to learn alongside working professionals. Key skills developed include test strategies, coverage, defect analysis and reporting.

The Per Scholas program is one that SmartBear believes in and supports wholeheartedly, said Lorinda Brandon, Director, Strategy at SmartBear. We are thrilled that Per Scholas added software testing to their curriculum and that our tools will be utilized to help build tomorrows critically needed testing professionals.

SmartBear has some of the most recognized and used testing tools in the world. As part of its Freeware Initiative, the company offers free versions of its industry leading tools. Visit: http://smartbear.com/products/free

Per Scholas

Per Scholas offers free, high quality technology education, job training, placement and career development opportunities to people in underserved communities. Since 1998, more than 4,000 un- and underemployed adults (18+ years old) have enrolled in our flagship IT-Ready job training and placement programs in New York City and Columbus, OH. The graduates work today in hundreds of corporations, small businesses, nonprofits and government agencies. The Social Impact Exchange recently named us one of the top 100 nonprofits creating proven social impact in the U.S. For more information, visit http://perscholas.org/.

About SmartBear Software

More than one million developers, testers and operations professionals use SmartBear software tools to ensure the quality and performance of their APIs, mobile, cloud-based and Web applications. With five million downloads and counting, SmartBear products are affordable, easy-to-use and ready for deployment. Free tools and plug-ins for automation and performance testing, code review and website monitoring are available for download on the website. Learn more about SmartBear, the company's award-winning tools or join the active user community at http://www.smartbear.com, on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @smartbear or Google+.

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MONTREAL--(Marketwired - Jun 17, 2013) - LULU SOFTWARE, the publisher of Soda PDF, a portable document format (PDF) editing and creation application, announced today the acquisition of DOC2PDF Limited ("DOC2PDF"), a leader in online document conversion.

DOC2PDF has enabled visitors to convert various document formats to PDF and vice-versa for more than 8 years.The UK based company has developed and maintained its dominance as a top source for free online conversion tools. Last year, DOC2PDF converted over 100 million documents for over 10 million users around the world. DOC2PDF will continue to offer free online conversion tools to its users; additionally the company will now have the ability to offer a wider range of services and conversions options.

"The acquisition of DOC2PDF Limited is a strategic move that strengthens Soda PDF's tremendous momentum in the PDF landscape," said Eric Gareau, CEO of Lulu Software. "We are winning in the PDF market because we are listening to our users. They have multiple devices and are doing more and more through online services," Gareau said. "This also confirms our continuing commitment to offer businesses and consumers, the broadest and best value proposition in PDF Apps and online services," Mr. Gareau concluded.

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Visit our Soda PDF Online Services page and see what we can convert for you: http://online.sodapdf.com/pdf-converter

Terms and conditions of the transaction were not disclosed

About LULU SoftwareLULU Software -- "The software company moms recommend to geeks" -- is the publisher of Soda PDF, a portable document format (PDF) editing and creation application. Founded in 2010, LULU Software creates simple, smart and efficient software for PCs. The company's Soda PDF product line offers several options that are tailored to suit the needs of home users, large corporations and everyone in between. LULU Software has offices in Montreal (Canada), Malta and the Ukraine. For more information, please visit http://www.lulusoftware.com or http://sodapdf.com/

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Every faith and culture has its travelling gurus -- its wandering wise men, who spread thought and enlightenment as they traverse the globe, preferably while maintaining an excellent beard.

Computer science is no different. And that's where Jon 'Maddog' Hall comes in.

Outside of computer circles, his name might not seem that familiar. But Hall, 63, has been one of the leading voices in the free (or open source) software movement for many decades.

An author, educator, programmer and currently the executive director of Linux International, he has travelled the world speaking on the benefits of free software, and most recently has given several keynote talks at the global Campus Party technology conference.

In September he will speak at the next Campus Party, to be held at London's O2 arena.

We managed to catch up with Maddog to ask about Campus Party, but we also touched on several other big issues affecting the tech world - among them whether the UK should consider moving its data off US-owned surveys. Oh and porn. We talked about porn.

This is an edited transcript of a longer telephone interview conducted with HuffPost UK.

To get this out of the way, I imagine you get asked where the name 'Maddog' comes from five to six times a day?

At least, yeah. And Ill just tell you that at the age of 63 Ive learned to control my temper better than I could at the age of 27.

Fair enough. Perhaps we should start with the O2 Campus Party - how did you get involved with these kinds of events?

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