At Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) customers come first and an integral part of our DNA is creating long-lasting customer partnerships and working with them to identify their needs and provide solutions that support their success. The concept of solutions being driven to address specific customer challenges has been with Cisco since its inception. Cisco has shaped the future of the Internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for our customers, employees, investors and ecosystem partners and has become the worldwide leader in networking – transforming how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Welcome to the Human Network.

Adobe Systems Incorporated offers business, creative, and mobile software solutions that revolutionize how the world engages with ideas and information. With a reputation for excellence and a portfolio of many of the most respected and recognizable software brands, Adobe is one of the world’s largest and most persified software companies. Adobe is proud to sponsor UX Week 2010. Come see what’s new in Adobe Creative Suite 5, which introduces Flash Catalyst CS5.

Axure is a software development company based in sunny San Diego, CA. Our flagship product Axure RP is a wireframing, prototyping and specification tool that helps UX professionals, business analysts and product managers get the benefits of prototyping without a lot of hassle.

…And in case you’re wondering, it’s pronounced “ak-shur”.

Designing truly great interfaces is extremely hard but we believe that anyone can learn if given access to the right knowledge coupled with intuitive, empowering tools. This is why we created Balsamiq Mockups, and why we’re proud to support UX Week.

Life’s too short for bad software, don’t you agree?

FILTER is a company dedicated to partnering with clients to solve creative and marketing challenges. In a single, unique agency, FILTER combines unparalleled access to creative resources with creative leadership and project management. FILTER has offices in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Foodspotting makes finding good food as easy as looking in a bakery window and seeing what looks good. Instead of reading and writing long restaurant reviews, you can simply share photos of specific dishes you recommend and see what’s good around you wherever you go.

Foodspotting was founded by an Adaptive Path alumni, Alexa Andrzejewski.

Goplan is an online project management and collaboration solution for inpiduals and teams, built by WBS (We’re at webreakstuff.com). Goplan was developed to scratch our own itch – we needed a better tool to manage our projects, communicate with clients, and organize our personal lives. We hope you have a great time using our product. We’ve worked really hard to make sure it meets your expectations, so if ever lets you down, get in touch. We’re here to help.

Loop11 is an online and DIY usability testing tool. It allows usability professionals to conduct remote, unmoderated usability testing on any website!

Loop11 benefits:
1. Only $350!
2. No coding. No downloads.
3. Real-time tracking
4. Test in over 40 languages.
5. Test on any website: yours or your competitors.
www.Loop11.com

lynda.com teaches computer software skills online 24/7 via high-quality instructional videos that members can watch sequentially or in any combination they choose. lynda.com encourages life-long learning, striving to help its members reach their creative and career goals. Monthly and annual membership plans are available. Learn more at www.lynda.com.

Rickshaw Bagworks is a new San Francisco-based messenger bag and urban gear company specializing in the design, manufacturing and marketing of cycling bags, laptop carrying cases, backpacks, shoulder bags and related accessories. For more information about the company and its products, go to rickshawbags.com.

Sugru is a brand new material that is getting makers and DIYers around the world absurdly excited. Sugru is like modeling clay when you take it from its pack. The magic bit is that itʼs sticky. It sticks to lots of other materials including aluminium, steel, wood, ceramics, glass and even some plastics and fabrics! You shape it into whatever shape you like, then it cures by itself to become a tough, flexible, colourful silicone rubber. Yes — this stuff is pretty darn tough, and pretty darn useful. Sugru users are tired of buying new stuff all the time — they want to repair and improve the things they have instead.

Telerik is a leading vendor of ASP.NET AJAX, ASP.NET MVC, Silverlight, WinForms and WPF controls, as well as Reporting, ORM, CMS, TFS, Code Analysis and Web Application Testing Tools. Telerik products help thousands of developers every day to be more productive and deliver reliable applications under budget and on time.

TripIt helps you organize and share travel plans, no matter where you book. Forward travel confirmation emails to plans@tripit.com to create a trip itinerary you can share with others. TripIt Pro adds mobile flight alerts, alternate flight options, frequent traveler point tracking and more. Free Android, iPhone and BlackBerry apps.

Usabilla is a fast and simple tool to collect feedback in any stage of the design process. 5000 User experience professionals and web analysts from all over the world use Usabilla to learn from real users with micro usability tests. Try it in 5 minutes, it’s free.

If you are interested in reaching this audience, you can download our UX Week Sponsorship Document or call Analisa Lono at (415) 495-8270.