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Open Source Software Gurus Converge in San Francisco Next Week to Discuss the Future of Open Source Technology
InfoWorld's Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) to Tackle Putting Open Source to Work SAN FRANCISCO – March 18, 2008 – InfoWorld's Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) is set to begin Tuesday, March 25th when open source software professionals from around the world convene in San Francisco to discuss the future of making open source software useful and profitable in the business environment. Taking place March 25-26 at the Palace Hotel, the conference will focus on the complete open source ecosystem - vendor, end-user, venture capitalist, and legal. Passes to attend the event are available at www.osbc.com or can be purchased... more

Posted by Kaitlen Murphy on March 18, 2008 at 11:29 AM

Tri-State CIO Forum Announces Call for Nominations for Best Practices Awards Program
Sector's Top Awards to Recognize IT User-Organization Deployments NEW YORK CITY — March 11, 2008 — The Tri-State CIO Forum, produced in conjunction with Computerworld, InfoWorld and the Society for Information Management (SIM), is seeking IT-end-user organization case study submissions for its "Best Practices Awards Program." Nominations will be considered for IT end-users only and are accepted from IT users themselves, their public relations representatives, or vendors on behalf of their IT end-user customers. Multiple submissions of case studies describing different deployments per IT end-user/organization will be considered. Entries must be submitted by 8 p.m. EST Monday, April 7, 2008.... more

Posted by Kaitlen Murphy on March 11, 2008 at 01:03 PM

CBS Interactive, HP, Kaplan, Microsoft and Red Hat Set to Keynote OSBC 2008
InfoWorld's OSBC will take place March 25-26, 2008 at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco with a Focus on Putting Open Source to Work February 21, 2008 - San Francisco, CA - IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today announced the full keynote and presenter lineup for the fifth year of the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), taking place March 25-26, 2008 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. The premier event for open source software and business focuses on the complete open source ecosystem - vendor, end-user, venture capitalist, and legal. Over the course of... more

Posted by Kaitlen Murphy on February 21, 2008 at 10:31 AM

More than 75,000 Signatures Collected to Save Microsoft Windows XP
InfoWorld's petition drive unearths strong concerns over the new Windows Vista San Francisco, CA – February 7, 2008 – InfoWorld, the leading Web site for information technology decision makers, announced today that more than 75,000 people have signed InfoWorld's "Save Windows XP" petition (www.SaveXP.com) in the three weeks since it was launched — many with passionate, often emotional pleas to not be forced to make a change. While many businesses are willing to make the switch, other see the cost as too high. "We believe that users should have the choice," said Galen Gruman, executive editor of InfoWorld. Microsoft plans... more

Posted by InfoWorld Marketing on February 07, 2008 at 09:54 AM

InfoWorld’s Virtualization Executive Forum Kicks Off Monday, February 4th
The event will take place at the Hotel Nikko, San Francisco with a Focus on Mastering Virtualization from the Datacenter to the Desktop January 28, 2008 - San Francisco, CA - IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today gave a preview of its fifth Virtualization Executive Forum, taking place Monday, February 4th at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, California. The executive-level event will explore enterprise commitment to virtualization in order to maximize IT resources for strategic business advantage. The event will also focus on how virtualization fits into the big IT management picture. Keynote... more

Posted by Kaitlen Murphy on January 28, 2008 at 09:35 AM

Computerworld, InfoWorld and SIM Announce New Jointly-Produced CIO Event
Executive Forum Will Bring Together Top IT Leaders May 6-7 in New York City San Francisco, CA - January 23, 2008- IDG's Computerworld and InfoWorld, the two leading brands in enterprise IT media, have joined forces with the Society of Information Management (SIM) tri-state chapters to develop a power-packed executive forum, commencing this May 6th and 7th at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City. This first installment of the Tri-State CIO Forum will be designed for CIOs and senior IT executives charged with the growing demands for innovation. Topics covered will include: Green IT, Social Networking, Globalization, Security,... more

Posted by Kaitlen Murphy on January 23, 2008 at 10:37 AM

InfoWorld Announces the OSBC 2008 Agenda and Registration are Live
InfoWorld's OSBC will take place March 25-26, 2008 at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco with a Focus on Putting Open Source to Work December 20, 2007 - San Francisco, CA - IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today unveiled the agenda for the fifth year of the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), the premier event for open source software and business, taking place March 25-26, 2008 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. The event focuses on the complete open source ecosystem – vendor, end-user, venture capitalist, and legal. Conference sessions will center on emerging... more

Posted by Kaitlen Murphy on December 20, 2007 at 09:46 AM

Credit Suisse and Andi Mann Set to Keynote InfoWorld’s Virtualization Executive Forum
InfoWorld's Virtualization Executive Forum will take place February 4, 2008 at the Hotel Nikko, San Francisco with a Focus on Mastering Virtualization from the Datacenter to the Desktop December 17, 2007 - San Francisco, CA - IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today announced the full keynote and presenter lineup for its fifth Virtualization Executive Forum, taking place Monday, February 4, 2008 at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, California. The executive-level event provides real-world guidance and best practices for dynamically managing the IT environment. David Reilly, Credit Suisse's managing director of Technology Infrastructure Systems,... more

Posted by Kaitlen Murphy on December 17, 2007 at 10:28 AM

IDG's InfoWorld Names the 100 Most Innovative Corporate IT Solutions for 2007
November 12, 2007-- San Francisco, CA – IDG's InfoWorld today announced the winners of its InfoWorld 100 Awards. The annual awards honor IT projects that demonstrate the most creative use of cutting-edge technologies to further their business goals. Nominations were submitted by InfoWorld readers, technology partners, and end-user companies in late-summer. To be considered, projects must stretch beyond the typical, off-the-shelf solution, and must use multiple technologies in innovative ways to serve well-defined business goals. Winners are formally announced on November 12th at InfoWorld.com. "Whether ushering legacy systems into the agile era or revolutionizing how their companies leverage technology to... more

Posted by InfoWorld Marketing on November 12, 2007 at 10:00 AM

InfoWorld Announces New Editor in Chief Eric Knorr
SAN FRANCISCO – November 6, 2007– IDG's InfoWorld today announced that Eric Knorr has been named editor in chief of InfoWorld. Don Tennant, former editor and chief of InfoWorld's sister publication Computerworld, will be taking on a more expanded role at IDG as vice president and editorial director for both InfoWorld and Computerworld. Knorr brings 20 years of technology journalism experience to his new role at InfoWorld. Previously, he was editor at large of InfoWorld for four years, where he was responsible for the planning, development, and execution of feature articles that serve the needs of enterprise IT managers. Knorr... more

Posted by InfoWorld Marketing on November 06, 2007 at 11:52 AM

InfoWorld’s SOA Executive Forum Features Case Studies by Pfizer and Lehman Bros. plus More Avenues for Attendee Involvement
InfoWorld's SOA Executive Forum will take place November 7-8, 2007 at the Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York City with a focus on Building a Foundation for Continuous Change October 16, 2007 - San Francisco, CA - IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today announced additions to the agenda for its ninth SOA Executive Forum taking place November 7th and 8th at New York City's Millennium Broadway Hotel. The executive-level event provides real-world guidance and best practices for dynamically managing the IT environment. November's agenda features dynamic stories from best-laid SOA plans to successful implementation from... more

Posted by Kaitlen Murphy on October 16, 2007 at 10:28 AM

InfoWorld Sets Agenda for SOA Executive Forum Featuring Keynotes by Pfizer and Lehman Bros.
InfoWorld's SOA Executive Forum will take place November 7-8, 2007 at the Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York City with a focus on Building a Foundation for Continuous Change September 19, 2007 - San Francisco, CA - IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today unveiled the agenda for its ninth SOA Executive Forum, taking place November 7th and 8th at New York City's Millennium Broadway Hotel. The executive-level event provides real-world guidance and best practices for dynamically managing the IT environment. November's event – at a new location – will provide fresh insight into building a... more

Posted by Kaitlen Murphy on September 19, 2007 at 09:24 AM

InfoWorld Brings Back Industry Executive to Lead Event Sales Efforts
SAN FRANCISCO – Sept. 17, 2007– IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT Solutions Management, today announced that Dave Colford has been hired as Vice President, Business Development, Events. A tech media veteran who had previously been National Advertising Director for InfoWorld before holding senior positions at Primedia, Ziff and CMP, Colford returns to InfoWorld at a time when its events business is growing rapidly. Working out of the company's New Jersey offices, Colford will work closely with Jill Martay, InfoWorld's vice president of events, and will report directly to Matt Sweeney, president and CEO of InfoWorld and... more

Posted by InfoWorld Marketing on September 17, 2007 at 09:32 AM

InfoWorld’s Virtualization Executive Forum Kicks Off September 24th
InfoWorld's Virtualization Executive Forum returns to New York September 24-25, 2007 with a focus on Mastering Virtualization from the Datacenter to the Desktop September 12, 2007 - San Francisco, CA - IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, opens its fourth Virtualization Executive Forum September 24-25, 2007 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. The executive-level conference offers real-world guidance for implementing an enterprise-wide virtualization strategy. Chris Wolf of Burton Group and Toby Ford of USinternetworking, an AT&T company, will keynote the two days of interactive case studies and technical track discussions on mastering virtualization... more

Posted by Kaitlen Murphy on September 12, 2007 at 10:21 AM

InfoWorld Best of Open Source Software Press Release 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IDG’s InfoWorld Names the Winners of the Best of Open Source Software for 2007 InfoWorld’s Bossies recognize the Best of Open Source Software for business San Francisco, CA – Sept 10, 2007 -- IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT Solutions Management, today announced the winners of the Bossie Awards, an innovative recognition program focused on the best of open source software. Full results are available at http://www.infoworld.com/bossies The InfoWorld Test Center’s central mission has always been to identify the most promising and cost-effective solutions available to IT organizations. Increasingly, those solutions come from the... more

Posted by Kaila Bongiovanni on September 10, 2007 at 09:44 AM

Burton Group and USinternetworking to Keynote InfoWorld's Virtualization Executive Forum
InfoWorld's Virtualization Executive Forum returns to New York September 24-25, 2007 with a Focus on Mastering Virtualization from the Datacenter to the Desktop August 23, 2007 - San Francisco, CA - IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today announced the full keynote and presenter lineup for its fourth Virtualization Executive Forum, taking place September 24-25, 2007 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. The executive-level event offers real-world guidance for implementing an enterprise-wide virtualization strategy. Chris Wolf of Burton Group and Toby Ford of USinternetworking, an AT&T company, will set the stage for the... more

Posted by Kaitlen Murphy on August 23, 2007 at 09:22 AM

IDG's InfoWorld Announces the BOSSIE Awards Recognizing the Best of Open Source Software
Reflects Mission-Critical Importance of Open Source Software San Francisco, CA – July 31, 2007 -- IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT Solutions Management, today announced the Bossie Awards, an innovative recognition program focused on the best of open source software. InfoWorld's Bossies recognize the Best Open Source Software for business, from small offices to large enterprises. InfoWorld will select more than two dozen Bossie winners after testing a vast array of open source software solutions across all the major product categories: operating systems, middleware, databases, networking, communications, storage, security, development tools, business applications, and more. Winners will... more

Posted by InfoWorld Marketing on August 02, 2007 at 02:32 PM

InfoWorld Opens Registration for Virtualization Executive Forum
InfoWorld's Virtualization Executive Forum returns to New York September 24-25, 2007 with a Focus on Mastering Virtualization from the Datacenter to the Desktop July 19, 2007 - San Francisco, CA - IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today announced plans for its fourth Virtualization Executive Forum, taking place September 24-25, 2007 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. InfoWorld has previously hosted two executive-level events and one government-focused event offering real-world guidance for implementing an enterprise-wide virtualization strategy. Passes to attend the Virtualization Executive Forum are priced at $1,295, with credential and early registration... more

Posted by Kaitlen Murphy on July 19, 2007 at 12:58 PM

InfoWorld’s EDP Executive Forum Attracts Top Vendors Driving the Future of Enterprise Data Protection
Strong Market Demand for EDP Education Unites Vendors and IT Buyers on June 26, 2007 at Le Parker Meridien, New York City June 22, 2007 - San Francisco, CA - IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT Solutions Management, today announced the sponsor lineup for the inaugural Enterprise Data Protection (EDP) Executive Forum, taking place on Tuesday, June 26th at Le Parker Meridien in New York City. PGP Corporation is the cornerstone sponsor. Gold-level sponsors include Core Security Technologies and Voltage Security. Ipswitch is a silver-level sponsor. Blue Lane, CipherMax, Reconnex and Vontu are associate-level sponsors. InfoWorld's success... more

Posted by Kaitlen Murphy on June 22, 2007 at 10:36 AM

InfoWorld Research Study Identifies Top Security Challenges Solved By Enterprise Data Protection Solutions
Enterprise Data Protection (EDP) Executive Forum on June 26, 2007 will Focus on Data-Centric Security for the Data-Driven Enterprise San Francisco, CA -- June 15, 2007 -- IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today announced the key results of a research project on enterprise data protection. The study examines organizational perceptions and strategies for protecting data across the enterprise. Respondents identified the top security threats for their organizations as: outside attacks to harvest data (66%), exposing sensitive data or files to unauthorized users (60%) and accidental loss of employee data (59%). Based on the survey... more

Posted by Kaitlen Murphy on June 15, 2007 at 11:19 AM

InfoWorld Announces Keynotes for Enterprise Data Protection Executive Forum
InfoWorld's Enterprise Data Protection Executive Forum will take place June 26, 2007 at Le Parker Meridien Hotel in New York City June 6, 2007 - San Francisco, CA - IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, has secured Stephen Scharf, head of security for a global market data and analytics firm and member of the Board of Directors for ISSA International, and Stephen R. Katz, CISSP, president, Security Risk Solutions, LLC, and former CISO for Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and Merrill Lynch, to provide the keynote addresses at the launch of its Enterprise Data Protection (EDP) Executive... more

Posted by Kaitlen Murphy on June 06, 2007 at 02:25 PM

InfoWorld CTO 25 Press Release 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IDG's InfoWorld Names the Top 25 Chief Technology Officers for 2007 Annual Awards Honor CTOs Leading Their Companies and the Industry June 4, 2007 - San Francisco - IDG's InfoWorld, the leading media brand for IT solutions management, today announced the recipients of its 2007 CTO 25 Awards. Results are available at: http://www.infoworld.com/5246. "This year's CTO 25 award winners are true visionaries who believe that leading edge technology equals leading edge business," said Steve Fox, InfoWorld editor in chief. " Their constant invention and reinvention of strategic tools, coupled with an eagle eye for business opportunity, provide... more

Posted by Kaila Bongiovanni on June 04, 2007 at 11:27 AM

IDG's InfoWorld Hosts a Marketing Breakfast on Social Media on May 22 in San Francisco
May 8, 2007 -- San Francisco, CA -- IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today announced a technology marketing breakfast discussion on Social Media. The event takes place on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at the Palace Hotel; located on New Montgomery St (close to the intersection of Montgomery St and Market St) in San francisco, from 8:00 am to 10:00 am EST. InfoWorld's previous technology marketing breakfast about podcasting in New York City was a standing-room-only event. InfoWorld's breakfast is open at no charge to technology marketers and agencies developing, executing, or investigating programs utilizing... more

Posted by Kaila Bongiovanni on May 09, 2007 at 02:52 PM

InfoWorld's Open Source Business Conference Kicks Off on Tuesday, May 22nd in San Francisco
Premier event for open source and business features keynote addresses by industry leaders, an Open Source Elite Showcase and education for business leaders, lawyers and VCs San Francisco, CA - May 8, 2007 - InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today gave a preview of the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), taking place May 22-23, 2007 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Two days of conference sessions and keynotes will explore controversial issues around building a business on open source software and offer insights to commercial success. OSBC is designed for IT business executives (buyers... more

Posted by Kaitlen Murphy on May 08, 2007 at 10:32 AM

IDG's InfoWorld Hosts a Marketing Breakfast on Social Media on May 15 in New York City
May 4, 2007 -- San Francisco, CA -- IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today announced a technology marketing breakfast discussion on Social Media. The event takes place on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at the Roosevelt Hotel; located at Madison Avenue & 45th Street in New York City, from 8:00 am to 10:00 am EST. InfoWorld's previous technology marketing breakfast about podcasting in New York City was a standing-room-only event. InfoWorld's breakfast is open at no charge to technology marketers and agencies developing, executing, or investigating programs utilizing Social Media for technology marketing. Space is... more

Posted by Kaila Bongiovanni on May 04, 2007 at 10:33 AM

IDG's InfoWorld Launches Enterprise Data Protection Executive Forum
Event is the centerpiece of an integrated initiative championing a holistic approach to protecting enterprise data. May 3, 2007 -- San Francisco, CA -- IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today unveiled the latest addition to its growing portfolio of events and media resources with the launch of the Enterprise Data Protection (EDP) Executive Forum, June 26th at the Le Parker Meridien Hotel, New York City. PGP, a global leader in enterprise data security and encryption solutions, is the cornerstone sponsor. Additional partners will be announced shortly. The EDP event is part of InfoWorld's expanding... more

Posted by Kaitlen Murphy on May 03, 2007 at 10:09 AM

BT, ADP and BEA to Keynote InfoWorld's SOA Executive Forum
InfoWorld's SOA Executive Forum will take place May 15-16, 2007 at the Roosevelt Hotel, New York City with a focus on Breaking SOA Bottlenecks April 19, 2007 - San Francisco, CA - IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, has secured W. George Glass of BT Exact, Bob Bongiorno of ADP and Charles Stack of BEA Systems to provide the keynote addresses at its eighth Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Executive Forum, May 15 and 16, 2007 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. The executive-level event provides real-world guidance and best practices for dynamically managing the... more

Posted by Kaitlen Murphy on April 19, 2007 at 11:31 AM

InfoWorld to Focus Exclusively on Online and Events
Publishes Its Last Print Issue Next Week Amid Brand Expansion BOSTON (March 26, 2007) - International Data Group (IDG), the leading IT media company, announces a strategic decision as part of its transformation to a web-centric company. InfoWorld's last print edition is April 2, 2007, as the brand focuses its resources on its fast-growing online and events businesses, including InfoWorld.com, the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), SOA Executive Forum, and Virtualization Executive Forum. Unique visitor traffic at infoworld.com has increased 85 percent (February 2006 compared to February 2007), reflecting audience migration online, as well as strategic and ongoing investments in... more

Posted by InfoWorld Marketing on March 28, 2007 at 11:38 AM