Broad Slate of Virtualization Thought Leaders To Speak In Boston At United Devices Annual Conference.UD:07 Spotlights Mainstream IT Automation Opportunities BOSTON -- United Devices United Devices, Inc. is a privately held, commercial distributed computing company that focuses on the use of grid computing to manage HPC infrastructures and enterprise cluster management. announced today that speakers representing a Who's Who Who’s Who biographical dictionary of notable living people. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 922] See : Fame of global virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. innovators such as BMC (BMC Software, Inc., Houston, TX, www.bmc.com) A leading supplier of software that supports and improves the availability, performance, and recovery of applications in complex computing environments. and SAP are among those on the agenda for the company's third annual conference, to be held March 7 and 8 in Boston at the Sheraton Hotel near Copley Square. Themed "Grid in 2007: Virtual Reality," this year's conference aims to cut through the noise surrounding mainstream virtualization by showcasing practical implementations that prove value in the data center and managed services arenas. "Our speakers come from multiple industries and range from thought leaders pushing the edge of innovation to project leaders who are grounded in mainstream IT legacy," said Ben Rouse, UD's chief executive officer who will deliver the opening address. "Participants will analyze real case studies that demonstrate how leading IT organizations are achieving business value via high-level automation approaches that only grid can deliver." Early confirmed speakers at UD:07 include: * BMC: Tom Bishop, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer * SAP: Roland Wartenberg, Platform Ecosystem Evangelist * Bristol-Myers Squibb: Tim Wagner, Director, Scientific Computing Services * Corus Automotive: Mike Twelves, Manager, KBE KBE (in Britain) Knight (Commander of the Order) of the British Empire and IT Systems * Hewlett Packard: Norm Lindsey, Chief Architect, Flexible Computing Business Unit * Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control : Jeff Mathers, director, Technology Office Strategy & Delivery * Raytheon: Les Stewart, Manager, Senior Principal Technologist, Raytheon Missile Systems Raytheon Missile Systems Company is a subsidiary of Raytheon Company. Headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, its president is Louise Francesconi. Formerly, known as Hughes Missile Systems Company before acquired by Raytheon Company The division's products include: * Schrodinger: Peter Shenkin, Vice President * Satyam Computer Services: Grid Computing Experts * United Devices: Jikku Venkat, Chief Information Officer * Economic Strategy Institute: Dr. Robert B. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , Senior Fellow * Open Grid Forum The Open Grid Forum (OGF) is the community of users, developers, and vendors leading the global standardization effort for grid computing. It was formed in 2006 in a merger of the Global Grid Forum and the Enterprise Grid Alliance. : Mark Linesch, President * The 451 Group: William Fellows, Principal Analyst, and Steve Wallage, Director of Research Attendees at UD:07 will be able to interact with live data center and managed services solutions at the conference Exhibit and Demo Floor adjacent to the main conference hall. Here conference sponsors and UD partners will showcase production solutions that satisfy the most prominent use cases identified by data center managers, application owners, and IT decision-makers. Confirmed conference sponsors this year include Hewlett Packard, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , Satyam Computer Services and Voltaire. The conference is targeted toward business sponsors and executive decision-makers who want to connect with colleagues now deploying advanced virtualization strategies, including higher level automation in data centers and for managed services. To register or find more information on the conference, visit http://www.ud07.com/ or call 512-692-4118. Industry analysts and news media wishing to attend should contact Steve Eames at seames@thealliantgroup.com. About United Devices United Devices (UD) provides the most cost-effective and flexible computing capacity available anywhere. The company's grid and infrastructure management solutions address a range of business needs, from traditional application acceleration to enterprise-scale infrastructure virtualization. UD products extend, manage, and optimize IT environments by reducing complexity, leveraging both dedicated and non-dedicated resources and establishing centralized control. UD solutions are proven to enhance innovation and reduce total cost of ownership for companies in a wide range of industries including Manufacturing, Energy, Life Sciences, Government, and Telecommunications. Find out more at www.ud.com. |
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