On December 13-14, Turkey hosted a "Conference for the Support of the Iraqi People" in Istanbul that brought together more than 150 attendees, including politicians, religious figures, intellectuals and activists, from both inside and outside Iraq.

United Business Media plc announces today that its wholly-owned, US-based subsidiary CMP Technology has acquired the Software 2007 conference from Sand Hill Group LLC for an initial cash consideration of $5.5m, with a further $3.5m being payable over the next three years if certain performance conditions are met.