Sponsorships for InfoWorld's Virtualization Executive Forum Completely Sold Out; Strong Market Demand for Enterprise Virtualization Education Unites Vendors and IT Buyers.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today announced that all 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. Executive Forum vendor sponsorships have been sold. The event, focusing on convergence of various approaches to create a virtualized infrastructure, takes place on September 25 and 26 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Novell is the cornerstone sponsor. Platinum-level sponsors include: EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , Intel, PolyServe, Red Hat, and VMware. Gold-level sponsors include DataSynapse, Egenera, Emulex, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Kingston Technology, and Microsoft. The sponsorship lineup is the most extensive of any InfoWorld Executive Forum event to date. Additional information about Virtualization Executive Forum and the event sponsors is available at: http://www.VirtExecForum.com. InfoWorld's integrated sponsorship packages help Virtualization Executive Forum vendor partners market their offerings to IT solutions management, using a cross-media approach including face-to-face, online, and print media offerings. All levels of sponsorship include branding and networking at the two-day event, participation in an online "Spotlight" focused on enterprise virtualization (Webcasts, white papers, news about virtualization), print advertising promoting their solutions in InfoWorld's weekly publication, as well as prominent mention in direct-response programs promoting the event. InfoWorld's enterprise virtualization build-out mirrors the brand's successful technology advocacy approach: face-to-face InfoWorld Executive Forum events, online community media (Weblog See blog and Web log. (World-Wide Web) weblog - (Commonly "blog") Any kind of diary published on the World-Wide Web, usually written by an individual (a "blogger") but also by corporate bodies. , podcast, newsletter), online special sections, and coverage in the weekly print publication. Editorial and advertising programs are already ongoing throughout InfoWorld.com. "InfoWorld is helping define the enterprise virtualization category, much like we've done with SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. ," said Bob Ostrow, InfoWorld's president and publisher. "Moreover, InfoWorld's integrated opportunities help our Virtualization Executive Forum vendor partners build cross-media campaigns that maximize their investment in a variety of advertising mediums, with measurable performance. Look for continued innovations and leadership from InfoWorld." About Virtualization Executive Forum InfoWorld's Virtualization Executive Forum is designed to demystify de·mys·ti·fy tr.v. de·mys·ti·fied, de·mys·ti·fy·ing, de·mys·ti·fies To make less mysterious; clarify: an autobiography that demystified the career of an eminent physician. the path to successful virtualization of the enterprise. InfoWorld's multi-dimensional communications program focuses on the benefits of various virtualization approaches, including server, hardware-assisted, storage, application, and desktop virtualization. InfoWorld also identifies benefits of linking these different technologies as part of an 'enterprise virtualization' infrastructure. Cost to attend InfoWorld's Virtualization Executive Forum is $895, with InfoWorld subscriber and early registration discounts available. Register now at: http://VirtExecForum.com/register. About InfoWorld Media Group InfoWorld Media Group helps IT solutions management choose the right technology, within the context of a cohesive strategy, for business impact at their organizations. Rather than merely covering the enterprise technology market, InfoWorld identifies and promotes emerging technology segments that add unique value for the organizations that implement them, as well as the vendors that provide those solutions. 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