WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ, Apr 24 (MARKET WIRE) --
SYS-CON Events (www.sys-con.com) announced today the 5th International
Virtualization
Conference & Expo will take place January 26-27, 2009, in London, England.
Virtualization is becoming an increasingly important concept, not only to IT
staffs, but to CIOs and line-of-business managers as well. It is quickly being
deployed in server, storage, networking, as well as client environments.
"Deploying Virtualization in the Enterprise" is the conference theme of
SYS-CON's 5th International "Virtualization Conference & Expo EUROPE"
(www.Virtualization-Europe.co.uk) to be held in London, England, January 26-27,
2009. The Call for Papers, which is now open, welcomes submissions from
exceptional
speakers with high-quality use cases not only of how virtualization maximizes
the use of resources and thus saves companies money, but also of how it is
fundamentally altering the way that businesses run IT.
This is the 5th successful iteration of this tried and tested leading
eventon Virtualization. International Virtualization Conference & Expo
typicallyattracts top-flight speakers such as the CTOs of companies like VMware,
Citrix,
EMC and the GM of Virtualization at Microsoft, among dozens and dozens of
others from leading and upcoming virtualization players.
Conference Faculty - A Who's Who of Virtualization Technology Rock Stars!
International Virtualization Conference & Expo faculty alumni include such
notable speakers as: Brian Stevens, CTO of Red Hat; Stephen Herrod, CTO of
VMware; Vern Brownell, founder and CEO of Egenera; Simon Crosby, founder and CTO
of Citrix XenSource; Hubert Yoshida, vice president and CTO of Hitachi Data
Systems; Jeffrey Nick, CTO of EMC; David Greschler, director of Virtualization
Strategy for Microsoft; Hal Stern, vice president and distinguished engineer
for Sun Microsystems; Andrew Hillier, founder and CTO of CiRBA; Alex
Vasilevsky, founder and CEO of Virtual Iron; Jack Zubarev, founder and COO of
SWsoft; Stephen Pollack, founder and CEO of PlateSpin; Brett Adam, founder
and CEO of rPath; Kevin Brown, founder and CEO of Kidaro; Bob Lozano, founder
and CEO of Appistry; and Harry Ruda, founder and CEO of Desktone.
Conference Tracks - A Rich Selection
By far the most visible adoption of virtualization technology is happening
in
servers, but the Conference Faculty will comprise speakers not only on
Server Virtualization but also on Desktop Virtualization, Application
Virtualization,
File Virtualization, The Future of the Virtual Enterprise, Hosted
Virtualization,
Para-virtualization, Virtualization Hardware Support, Virtual Security,
Hardware-level Virtualization, Storage Virtualization, I/O Virtualization,
Service-Oriented Virtualization, Virtualization for Server Consolidation and
Containment,
WindowsVirtualization, Utility Computing, State of the Virtualization Services
Market,
Virtualization-based Malware, and Middleware Virtualization.
Call for Papers for the London Event Now Open
Submit your speaking proposal today to the "5th International Virtualization
Conference
& Expo" (London, England - January 26-27, 2009). Ideal candidates are
Virtualization experts who have firsthand experience in the deployment or
implementation of all aspects of virtualization solutions in the enterprise.
If you have something substantive, challenging, and original to offer, you
are encouraged to submit a proposal. In the proposal, please highlight previous
speaking engagements including classroom or course work.
Please provide at least three references with respect to speaking ability,
as well
as contact information that will allow us to reach you to evaluate presentation
skills. Past speakers at SYS-CON Events conferences do not need to provide
references.
Sponsorship and Exhibit Opportunities Offered on a First-Come First-Served
Basis
To inquire about sponsorship and exhibit opportunities please contact Carmen
Gonzalez at 201-802-3021 or by email at events(at)sys-con.com. Currently, a
limited number of
sponsorship and exhibition packages with multiple sponsorship discounts are
available for the following international events:
3rd International Virtualization Conference & Expo 2008 - East
June 23-24, 2008, New York City (www.VirtualizationConference.com)
4th International Virtualization Conference & Expo 2008 - West
November 20-21, 2008, San Jose, CA (www.VirtualizationConference.com)
5th International Virtualization Conference & Expo 2009 - Europe
January 26-27, 2009, London, England (www.Virtualization-Europe.co.uk)
Sponsors and Exhibitors
SYS-CON's International Virtualization Conference & Expo events are
sponsored
by the world's leading virtualization technology providers,
including:
Intel (Platinum Sponsor)
Red Hat (Platinum Sponsor)
Green Hills Software (Platinum Sponsor)
Fujitsu (Gold Sponsor)
Novell / Platespin (Gold Sponsor)
Ceedo (Gold Sponsor)
Software AG (Gold Sponsor)
3PAR (Silver Sponsor)
APC (Silver Sponsor)
Certeon (Silver Sponsor)
Web Age Solutions (Silver Sponsor)
WSO2 (Silver Sponsor)
Stoneware (Silver Sponsor)
AppStream (Expo Sponsor)
Astaro (Expo Sponsor)
Composite Software (Expo Sponsor)
Grid Dynamics (Expo Sponsor)
InstallFree (Expo Sponsor)
Nastel (Expo Sponsor)
Managed Methods (Expo Sponsor)
Farata Systems (Expo Sponsor)
Splunk (Expo Sponsor)
Xsigo Systems (ExpoSponsor)
DataSynapse (Expo Sponsor)
Mellanox Technologies (Expo Sponsor)
Marathon Technologies (Expo Sponsor)
RingCube (Expo Sponsor)
Reflex Security (Expo Sponsor)
The Most Distinguished Virtualization Faculty at the Upcoming
June 23-24, 2008 Conference in New York City
SYS-CON's upcoming "3rd International Virtualization Conference & Expo"
faculty
includes such distinguished speakers as: Al Aghili (Managed Methods), Andi Mann
(Enterprise Management Associates), Ariel Cohen (Xsigo Systems), Ben Rudolph
(Parallels), Bob Lozano (Appistry), Bob Quinn (3Leaf Systems), Brian Martin
(IBM), Carlo Innocenti Ph.D. (DataDirect Technologies), Chris Shayan (Ashna
Samane),
Doc D'Errico (EMC Corporation), Domenic Alcaro (APC), Etay Bogner (Neocleus),
George
Pradel (Vizioncore), Geva Perry (GigaSpaces), Gordon Hunt (Real-Time
Innovations),
GordonJackson (DataSynapse), Gregory Brail (Sonoa Systems), Harry Petty
(Brocade),
Hubert Yoshida (Hitachi Data Systems), Ian Thain (Sybase), Jacek Kruszelnicki
(Numatica Corporation), Jeremy Geelan (SYS-CON Media), Joe McKendrick
(WebServices.org), John Goodson (DataDirect), John Senor (iWay Software), JP
Morgenthal (GXS), Keith Swenson (Fujitsu), Ken North (Computing, LLC), Kenon
Owens (VMware), Kevin Epstein (Scalent Systems), Koen Aers (Red Hat/JBoss), Kyle
Gabhart (Web Age Solutions), Lance Urbas (Certeon), Mario Dal Canto (SIMtone),
Mark Davydov Ph.D. (Blue Cross Blue Shield), Mark Hapner (Sun Microsystems),
Mark Milligan (VirtualLogix), Matt George (Fidelity Investments), Michael
CareyPh.D. (BEA Systems), Michael Gorman (Whitemarsh Information Systems), Mike
Pizzo (Microsoft), Miko Matsumura (Software AG), Nikita Ogievetsky (Morgan
Stanley), Paul Lipton (CA), Paul Rivot (IBM), Peter Manca (Egenera), Phil Morris
(SunMicrosystems), Pierre Fricke (Red Hat / JBoss), Ravi Gururaj (VMLogix), Rich
Lechner
(IBM), Rich Schreiber (Nastel Technologies), Richard Mark Soley (OMG), Robert
Steward (DataDirect), Ron Williams (Tivoli Software), Sean Derrington
(Symantec),
Shai Fultheim (ScaleMP), Simon Crosby (Citrix), Stephen Herrod (VMware), Stephen
Pollack (PlateSpin), Tom Bishop (BMC Software), Tom Woteki (Cisco), Ursula
Sinkewicz (Fidelity Investments), Vern Brownell (Egenera), Victoria Livschitz
(Grid
Dynamics), Yakov Fain (Farata Systems), Zoran Cakeljic (Virtual Iron).
Virtualization Technology Providers and Contributors in 2008
The following companies are among the providers and contributors of
Virtualization technology: 3Leaf Systems, 3Tera, Acronis, Actional, Active
Endpoints, ActiveGrid, activePDF, ActiveServers, ActiveState, Actuate, Agile
Software, Agilent, AGiLiENCE, Agilysys, Akamai, Akorri, AlachiSoft, Altova, AMD,
AMDAHL, Amentra, Amyuni, anacubis, Apani, APC, Appcelerator, Appistry,
AppStream,
Ascential, Attune Systems, Autodesk, AutoVirt, Availl, Azul Systems, BEA
Systems,
B-Hive, Black Duck Software, Black Hat, Blackbaud, Blue Lane Technologies,
BlueArc, BlueNote, BluePhoenix Solutions, BMC Software, Borland, Bristol
Technology,
Brix Networks, BroadVision, Brocade, Burton Group, Business Objects, CA, CalAmp,
Cassatt,Cast Iron, Catbird, Cayenne Technologies, Ceedo Technologies, Cenzic,
CiRBA,
Cisco Systems, Citrix Systems, ClearApp, ClearCube Technology, Compass America,
Composite Software, Compuware, Configuresoft, Continuity Software, Coraid,
Courion,
Coyote Point Systems, DataDirect, DataSynapse, Dell, Double-Take Software, Ecora
Software, EDS, Egenera, Elastra Corporation, Embarcadero, EMC Corporation,
Enomaly Open Source, Enterprise Management Associates, Entuity, EqualLogic,
ESRI, F5
Networks, Fortisphere, Forum Systems, Fujitsu, GemStone, Getronics, GigaSpaces,
Green
HillsSoftware, Grid Dynamics, GridGain Systems, GT Software, Hitachi Data
Systems,
HP, Hyperic, IBM, ICEsoft, Illumita, ILOG, IMEX Research, Information Builders,
InstallFree, Intel, International Computerware, iTKO LISA, JBoss, Juniper,
Kidaro, LynuxWorks, ManageIQ, Marathon Technologies, Mellanox, Microsoft,
Mindreef,
MKS, Moka5, Motorola, NASTEL, Ncomputing, NEC, NetApp, Netegrity, Neverfail,
Nexaweb,
NextAxiom, Nimbus, Novell, OpenSpan, OPNET Technologies, OpTier, Oracle, Panacea
Software, Parallels, Pillar Data Systems, PlateSpin, PLX Technologies, Progress
Software,Prolifics, Prosync Technology, Provision Networks, QLogic, Quest
Software, Racemi,
Raxco Software, Red Hat, Reflex Security, Resolutions Enterprises, Riverbed
Technology, Rogue Wave, rPath, RSA Security, SanDisk, SAP, Saugatuck
Technology, ScaleMP, Secure Command, ShavLik, ServInt Internet Services, Silpion
IT Solutions, Software AG, Splunk, StackSafe, Stoneware, StoreVault, StrikeIron,
STT, WebOS, Sun Microsystems, Surgient, Sybase, Symantec, Tenfold, TheInfoPro,
Thinstall, Third Brigade, TIBCO Software, Tideway Systems, TRANGO Virtual
Processors, Transitive, Trend Micro, Trigence, Unisys, Verio, VeriSign, Virtual
Iron, VirtualLogix, Vizioncore, VKernel, VMLogix, vmSight, VMware, WSO2, XDS,
Xiotech, xkoto, and Xsigo Systems.
About SYS-CON Events:
A wholly owned subsidiary of SYS-CON Media, SYS-CON Events, Inc.
(events.sys-con.com) is the world's leading producer of i-Technology conferences
and
expositions for IT professionals. SYS-CON Events' upcoming conference calendar
includes: 3rd International Virtualization Conference Expo (New York City, June
23-24, 2008), 13th International SOA World Conference & Expo (New York City,
June 23-24, 2008), DataServices World (New York City, June 24, 2008), 5th
International AJAXWorld Conference & Expo (San Jose, CA, October 20-22,
2008), iPhone Developer Summit 2008 West (San Jose, CA, October 20, 2008),
14th International SOA World Conference & Expo (San Jose, CA, November
20-21, 2008), 4th International Virtualization Conference & Expo (San Jose, CA,
November
20-21, 2008).
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Contact:
Speaking Inquiries:
Jeremy Geelan
201 802 3020
Email Contact
Sponsorship Opportunities:
Carmen Gonzalez
201 802 30 21
Email Contact
Conference Inquiries:
Sharmonique Shade
201 802 3022
Email Contact
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