IDG World Expo Completes Successful LinuxWorld Conference & Expo and Second Annual...

IDG World Expo Completes Successful LinuxWorld Conference & Expo and Second Annual Next Generation Data Center Event

Conferences bring together Linux and open source community to
discuss emerging trends, unveil new products and participate in
agenda-setting educational sessions
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows and
events, today announced the successful completion of LinuxWorld(R) and
Next Generation Data Center(TM) Conference & Expo (NGDC(TM)), both of
which were held August 4-7, 2008 at the Moscone Center in San
Francisco. Combined, the two shows attracted close to 10,000
participants and 200 exhibitors from around the globe. Each event
showcased the latest open source and data center technologies, and
boasted a conference program with almost 200 combined educational
sessions, tutorials and hands-on-labs across 17 tracks, including
applications, mobile Linux, virtualization and advanced facilities
management in the data center.

Key themes that resonated throughout the show were mobile Linux,
power consumption and green technologies, embedded, and
virtualization. Keynote presentations from executives at Merrill
Lynch, McKesson, Cisco Systems, Inc., IBM, Citrix Systems Inc. and
Lucasfilm, Ltd., explored many of these themes.

The exhibit floor featured key companies that are driving the
future of Linux, open source, and the evolving data center, including
Astaro Corp., Barracuda Networks, COPAN Systems, Opengear, Canonical,
ACCESS, Oracle Corp., DataSynapse, CISCO, Fujitsu, Intel, Talend,
Brocade, Ubucon, Bivio Networks, VMware, SugarCRM, Rackable Systems,
Wind River, and more. Many exhibitors leveraged attendee traffic and
the media spotlight on both LinuxWorld and NGDC to announce their
latest product and service offerings, or other breaking news relevant
to the industry.

Additional highlights included the new Mobile Linux Conference,
the new Linux Garage, Software Central, Installfest for Schools, an
Open Source Voting demonstration, and the Golden Penguin Bowl. The
LinuxWorld.com Product Excellence Awards were announced on Tuesday,
August 5 and a full list of winners can be found at:
http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/live.

"This year's LinuxWorld and NGDC events saw expanded participation
from several companies including Brocade, Canonical, Dice and IBM, as
well as new participation from organizations such as Linagora,
DataSynapse, Foundry Networks and Fusion io," said Melinda Kendall,
vice president and general manager, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo. "In
addition, we were extremely pleased with attendee response to new
conference content and show floor highlights that included a dedicated
Mobile Linux Conference, the Open Source Voting demonstration and the
Installfest for Schools, which gave the open source community an
opportunity to give back to San Francisco. We look forward to the 2009
events."

All of the keynote addresses from LinuxWorld and NGDC can be
downloaded from the LinuxWorld web site at www.linuxworld.com/events,
or the NGDC web site at www.datacenterjournal.com/ngdc.

An official audit of the actual number of attendees will be
available by October, 2008.

Next year's LinuxWorld Conference & Expo(R) and Next Generation
Data Center Conference & Expo are scheduled to take place August
10-13, 2009 at the Moscone Center.

For more information or to register for the event, please visit:
www.linuxworldexpo.com or www.ngdcexpo.com.

About LinuxWorld Conference & Expo

LinuxWorld Conference & Expo is the premier event exclusively
focused on Linux and open source solutions. As the world's most
comprehensive marketplace for open source products and services,
LinuxWorld provides business decision-makers with information and
resources to implement Linux and open source solutions into business
infrastructure and enterprise networks. For more information or to
register for the event, visit the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Web
site at www.linuxworldexpo.com, or call (800) 657-1474. For exhibiting
opportunities, please contact Amy Bonner at (508) 424-4892 or
amy_bonner@idg.com or Giovanni Stein at (508) 424-4864 or
Giovanni_stein@idg.com. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact
Ellen Moorehead at (508) 988-7830 or ellen_moorehead@idg.com or
Michelle Mohr at (508) 424-4855, or michelle_mohr@idg.com.

About IDG World Expo

IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com) is a leading producer of
tradeshows and events for professionals and consumers seeking
world-class education, peer-to-peer networking and one-stop comparison
shopping. IDG World Expo's portfolio of conferences and events
includes Entertainment For All(R) (E For All(R)), E3 Media & Business
Summit, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo(R), Macworld Conference &
Expo(R), Next Generation Data Center(TM) (NGDC(TM)) and REVEAL Los
Angeles...The Fashion & Design Event(TM). IDG World Expo is a business
unit of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research and event
company.

IDG World Expo
Charlotte McCormack, 508-424-4837
charlotte_mccormack@idg.com

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