Ace of Cakes' Charm City Cakes to Create Rock Star Cake for 2009 System Administrator of the Year Awards Gala Sponsored

EMERYVILLE, CA, Oct 29 (MARKET WIRE) --

News Facts

-- BigFix, Inc., sponsor of the 2009 System Administrator of the Year
contest, has secured Charm City Cakes to create one of its famous cakes
for the contest's Awards Gala November 4, 2009, at the Baltimore Marriott
Waterfront Hotel.

-- The cake, which will be designed after the Systems Administrator of the
Year logo, won't be Duff Goldman's only contribution to the Awards Gala;
his Baltimore-based band ...soihadto... will also be the headlining act.

-- While having one's cake and eating it too, are separate experiences,
event attendees can expect a symphony of almond, amaretto cream, Caribbean
black rum flavor, carrot, and red velvet. Design elements will include the
2009 Sysadmin of the Year logo. Charm City has also agreed to avoid the
use of anything resembling a brown "M&M" candy in the cake design, in
line with well-known preferences of the rock star community.

-- The 2009 System Administrator of the Year Awards Gala is the finale of
this year's contest, which acknowledges the under-recognized rock stars
of information technology who are vital to the smooth functioning of
business, government and public services.

Background and Context

-- Charm City Cakes, founded in 2000 by Duff Goldman, is the nationally
recognized bakery featured on the Food Network's Ace of Cakes, famous for
creating jaw-dropping cakes that are beautiful, challenging, and as
out-of-the-ordinary as possible

-- ...soihadto..., comprised of Rahn and Yungwirth on guitars, Duff on
bass and Honus on drums, is heading into the studio this month to record
its first LP for Grape Juice Records.

-- Sysadmins are the unsung heroes of information technology, keeping
computers up and running, defending infrastructures from malware and
hacking attacks, and helping end-users maximize their productivity.

-- The 2009 System Administrator of the Year contest is also an
opportunity for the sysadmin community to share information on best
practices and new ways to deliver value to their constituencies.

-- A panel of judges including AEleen Frisch (author, "Essential System
Administration"), Doug Hughes (serial presenter and guru at many USENIX
LISA conferences), Ben Kus (founder, BigFix User Group), Thomas A.
Limoncelli (sysadmin author, http://www.everythingsysadmin.com), Johnny
Long (founder, Hackers for Charity, http://www.hackersforcharity.org/),
Ryan Russell (author, "Stealing the Network"), Robert Scoble (blogger,
http://scobleizer.com), and Amrit Williams (BigFix CTO and blogger,
http://techbuddha.wordpress.com), will weigh entrants qualifications and
select the award winner.

-- Contest winner and runners up announced on November 4, 2009, at the
USENIX Large Installation System Administrator (LISA) Conference at the
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel.

Supporting Quotes

Amrit Williams, System Administrator of the Year judge, said: "While
working as a sysadmin is anything but a 'piece of cake,' this edible focus
of the Sysadmin of the Year awards ceremony symbolically balances the
scales. We're excited to offer all of the hard working sysadmins at the
LISA conference a great party, with great music and a spectacular cake
that matches the feats they accomplish every day. And of course, we'll
have a selection of festive beverages at the ceremony to wash it down,
but only in a responsible manner."

Information Resources

-- System of the Administrator of the Year home page:
www.bigfix.com/rockstar

-- Twitter: @SysAdRockStar09

-- LinkedIn: http://tinyurl.com/saoty09-linkedin

-- Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/saoty09-facebook

-- Take it to 11 blog: http://sysadminoftheyear.wordpress.com/

-- Charm City Cakes homepage: http://www.charmcitycakes.com/about

-- ...soihadto... homepage: http://www.soihadto.com/

-- Grape Juice Records homepage: http://www.grapejuicerecords.com/

-- LISA '09 Conference: http://www.usenix.org/event/lisa09/

-- USENIX: http://www.usenix.com/

-- LOPSA: http://www.lopsa.org/

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Nicole Colwell
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