Providing insight into where the most acquisitive technology companies are headed and how executives and venture capitalists can best position their companies for trade sales, The Deal and Tech Confidential present Silicon Valley Summit (www.TheDeal.com/siliconvalley), a one-day conference focused on the latest technology dealmaking trends, taking place at the Computer History Museum.

"We are pleased to present a unique program with some of the most acquisitive technology companies in Silicon Valley," said Kevin Worth, president and CEO of The Deal, LLC. "Silicon Valley Summit promises to be the only forum where top corporate dealmakers share their insights on how acquisitions play into their corporate growth plans."

Opening the conference, Mark S. Lewis, executive vice president and chief development officer at EMC Corporation, will discuss several prevailing trends affecting buyers and vendors of enterprise information technology, including the major challenges that may fuel some of the technology industry's biggest opportunities in the next few years.

Lewis will address the trends among IT buyers that are driving the industry towards consolidation, why Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is the next big thing and how it will generate further innovation and market growth. He will also discuss how corporate governance regulations are fueling an explosive growth of information that will present new data management challenges for companies across nearly every industry.

Recognized industry figures from prestigious companies such as Oracle, Microsoft, Yahoo!, IBM Venture Capital Group, Fox Networks Group, Interactive Corp., Rackable Systems, Hewlett-Packard Co., Symantec and VeriSign will take part in panel discussions and present real-world case studies on strategies and trends. Panel discussions are as follows: "High Tech M&A, IPO and VC Outlook," "Internet Sector Focus: How Long Will the Good Times Roll?" "Private Equity Buyers: Software, Computer Services and Other Targets," "Enterprise Software," "Computing Acquisition Roadmap," and "VC/Corporate Face-Off: Can VCs and Acquirers Just Get Along?"

"A host of factors is driving a surge in technology M&A, including the maturation of key tech sectors, emergence of new computing models and arrival on the scene of cash-flush private equity buyers," said Conference Chairman Alain Sherter, assistant managing editor of The Deal and editor of Tech Confidential. "For tech company executives, investors and deal advisers, it's critical to connect the dots between these forces."

A list of respected corporate sponsors include: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and Maybach, as gold sponsors and Black Duck, as exhibitors. Affiliate partners include Churchill Club, Conference Guru, Entrepreneurs Foundation, Right Hand Partners, VC Angels Roundtable and VC Task Force.

Silicon Valley Summit is one of the many events offered by The Deal, LLC in 2006. Upcoming events include: The Deal and AVCJ's Asian M&A Forum on October 9-11 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Shanghai; The Deal's Corporate Dealmakers Forum on October 26 at the SoHo Grand Hotel in New York City and The Deal's Second Annual M&A Outlook 2007 on November 14 at the New York Athletic Club in New York City. For more information on these events, please contact Allan Cunningham, Managing Director of Events at 212-313-9162.