Newest Board Member Underscores Silicon Valley Tech Community Commitment to SDForum SAN JOSE, Calif., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- SDForum, Silicon Valley's leading source of information and education in the technology community, today announced Debra Brackeen, Vice President of Strategic Alliances at HP, as the latest addition to SDForum's Board of Directors.

Microsoft seems to have an eye to the future and its prospects of winning over new business, as it announced a program to give some start-ups free software and support.

Microsoft has extended the invitation to more than 30 companies to sign up to its Startup Accelerator Program, an initiative it launched last October to give start-ups access to its technical and marketing resources.