- IDG's InfoWorld Announces 'Enterprise Virtualization' Press Luncheon on September 25 in New York City
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- Sponsorships for InfoWorld's Virtualization Executive Forum Completely Sold Out
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September 14, 2006 | Comments: (0)
September 14, 2006 -- San Francisco -- IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today announced that it will host a press/media/analyst luncheon briefing at 12:30pm on Monday, September 25 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. The agenda includes a research presentation, access to key speakers and vendors, as well as other information on the emerging 'enterprise virtualization' opportunity. Press members will also have the opportunity to attend all sessions in the two-day conference. Limited complimentary passes ($895 value) are available to approved press members, subject to availability. Press members may register to attend by visiting: http://www.VirtExecForum.com and using the promotional code: "PRESSVIRT" to bypass payment options.
InfoWorld's Virtualization Executive Forum is designed to demystify 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.
Novell is the cornerstone sponsor. Platinum-level sponsors include: EMC, Intel, PolyServe, Red Hat, and VMware. Gold-level sponsors include DataSynapse, Egenera, Emulex, IBM, Kingston Technology, and Microsoft.
Scheduled keynotes include (listed alphabetically):
- Tony Bishop, Senior Vice President and Director of Product Management, Wachovia Bank
- Dr. Jeffrey Jaffe, Chief Technology Officer, Novel
- Andi Mann, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Management Associates
- Arun Taneja, Founder and Consulting Analyst, Taneja Group
- Steve Yatko, Managing Director, Global Head IT R&D for Credit Suisse and Chief Technology Officer for Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse
Confirmed speakers include (listed alphabetically):
- Andrew Binstock, Principal Analyst, Pacific Data Works LLC, and Senior Contributing Editor, InfoWorld
- Chris Burry, Technology Infrastructure Practice Director, Avanade
- Brian Byun, Vice President of Products and Alliances, VMware
- Michael Callahan, Co-Founder and CTO, PolyServe, Inc.
- David Cohen, Director, Architecture and Engineer, Merrill Lynch
- Simon Crosby, CTO, XenSource
- Doug Dineley, Executive Editor, Test Center, InfoWorld
- Kelly Flanagan, Information Technology Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Brigham Young University
- Steve Fox, Editor-in-Chief, InfoWorld
- Andre Hill, Director of Linux Programs, Novell
- Aaron Holzer, Sr. Product Marketing Engineer Virtualization Strategy & Programs, Intel
- Sameer Jagtap, Director of Product Management, Surgient Inc.
- Steven Jenvy, Investment Associate, Fidelity Ventures
- Scott Jones, Product Manager, Altiris
- Lukas Losche, Director of IT Operations, arvato mobile Bertelsmann
- Neil McAllister, Senior Editor, InfoWorld
- David Miller, Enterprise Infrastructure Architecture Practice Director, Avanade
- Carlos Montero-Luque, Vice President, Product Management, Novell Open Platform Solutions, Novell
- Mike Neil, Sr. Director Virtualization Strategy, Microsoft Corporation
- Don Norbeck, Senior Manager of Product Development, SunGard
- Jack Norris, EMC Rainfinity VP of Marketing, EMC
- James Phillips, Senior Director, Software Lifecycle Solutions, VMware
- Matt Prigge, Network Architect, SymQuest Group
- Wade Reynolds, Infrastructure Architect, Surgient, Inc.
- Mike Smith, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Emulex
- Brian Stevens, CTO and Vice President, Engineering, Red Hat
- Allen Stewart, Senior Program Manager, Windows Server Division Customer Advisory Team, Microsoft
- Nicholas Tang, Director of Operations, Community Connect Inc.
- Mornay Van der Walt, Vice President, IXIS Capital Markets
- Alex Vasilevsky, CTO and Founder, Virtual Iron Software
- Paul Venezia, Senior Contributing Editor, InfoWorld
- Tom Yager, Test Center Chief Technologist, InfoWorld
For a complete list of session descriptions and speakers biographies, visit the Virtualization Executive Forum web site: http://www.virtexecforum.com.
"By championing a new approach to virtualization, InfoWorld continues to build out emerging market opportunities that create unique value for the organizations that implement them, as well as the vendors offering the solutions," said Bob Ostrow, InfoWorld's president and publisher. "Virtualization Executive Forum is a critical component of our initiative to champion the benefits of enterprise virtualization face-to-face, online and in print."
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. Using an integrated communications approach including online, events, a weekly print publication, research, and a continued investment in an independent Test Center, InfoWorld analysts and editors provide both hands-on analysis and evaluation, as well as expert commentary on issues surrounding emerging technologies and products. Visit InfoWorld at http://www.infoworld.com.
About IDG
International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media, events, and research company. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers in 85 countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG's online network includes more than 400 Web sites spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment, and gaming worldwide. IDG is a leading producer of more than 170 technology-related events including LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Macworld Conference & Expo, DEMO, and IDC Directions. IDC, a subsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events. Over 850 IDC analysts in 50 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends. Additional information about IDG, a privately held company, is available at http://www.idg.com.
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Posted by InfoWorld Marketing on September 14, 2006 12:02 PM
September 12, 2006 | Comments: (0)
IDG's InfoWorld Hosts IT Video Marketing Breakfast on September 26 in New York City
September 12, 2006 -- San Francisco, CA -- IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today announced a breakfast discussion about using video and other multimedia techniques for technology marketing. The event takes place on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 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 video for technology marketing. Space is limited and registrations are subject to InfoWorld approval. Sign up now at: http://www.infoworld.com/4499.
Attendees will gain expertise on several topics relevant to video marketing to IT, including:
-Recent primary research from InfoWorld on video consumption trends among IT decision makers
-Tips for developing video content that connects with your target audience
-Measurement techniques and new tools/metrics used to determine ROI
-Ideas on improving the viewing experience
-Evaluating communications potential and coverage
-Analytical tools used to fuse video results with other emerging content technologies, like podcasting
Experts participating in panel discussions at the InfoWorld breakfast include (listed alphabetically):
Bill Reinstein, CEO, Accela Communications; Tim Napoleon, Product Director, Media and Entertainment, Akamai; Mike Gorden, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Limelight Networks; David Rittenhouse, Partner-Media Director, Ogilvy and Mather; Tom Masotto, Vice President Business Development, ON24; Kyle Sherwin, Vice President & Group Media Director, Universal McCann Interactive.
"InfoWorld's multimedia approach utilizes a series of editorially driven audio and video programs as the centerpiece of an integrated communications initiative that distributes similar content via Weblogs, RSS feeds, mobile phones, relevant sections on InfoWorld.com, and targeted e-mail newsletters," said Paul Calento, InfoWorld's vice president of marketing. "This is only one approach, and the InfoWorld breakfast event aims to share best practices and ultimately improve the way we all utilize digital media and build future communications programs."
InfoWorld's technology marketing breakfast is co-located with the brand's inaugural Virtualization Executive Forum conference (separate registration required). The event focuses on helping IT solutions management demystify the path to successful virtualization of the enterprise, including coverage of server, hardware-assisted, storage, application, and desktop virtualization approaches. 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. Using an integrated communications approach including online, events, a weekly print publication, research, and a continued investment in an independent Test Center, InfoWorld analysts and editors provide both hands-on analysis and evaluation, as well as expert commentary on issues surrounding emerging technologies and products. Visit InfoWorld at http://www.infoworld.com.
About IDG
International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media, events, and research company. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers in 85 countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG's online network includes more than 400 Web sites spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment, and gaming worldwide. IDG is a leading producer of more than 170 technology-related events including LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Macworld Conference & Expo, DEMO, and IDC Directions. IDC, a subsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events. Over 850 IDC analysts in 50 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends. Additional information about IDG, a privately held company, is available at http://www.idg.com.
All product and company names are trademarks of their respective companies.
Posted by InfoWorld Marketing on September 12, 2006 06:14 PM
September 07, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Sponsorships for InfoWorld's Virtualization Executive Forum Completely Sold Out
Strong Market Demand for Enterprise Virtualization Education Unites Vendors and IT Buyers
San Francisco, CA - September 7, 2006 -- IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today announced that all Virtualization 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. Novell is the cornerstone sponsor. Platinum-level sponsors include: EMC, Intel, PolyServe, Red Hat, and VMware. Gold-level sponsors include DataSynapse, Egenera, Emulex, IBM, 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, 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," 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 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. Using an integrated communications approach including online, events, a weekly print publication, research, and a continued investment in an independent Test Center, InfoWorld analysts and editors provide both hands-on analysis and evaluation, as well as expert commentary on issues surrounding emerging technologies and products. Visit InfoWorld at http://www.infoworld.com.
About IDG
International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media, events, and research company. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers in 85 countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG's online network includes more than 400 Web sites spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment, and gaming worldwide. IDG is a leading producer of more than 170 technology-related events including LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Macworld Conference & Expo, DEMO, and IDC Directions. IDC, a subsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events. Over 850 IDC analysts in 50 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends. Additional information about IDG, a privately held company, is available at www.idg.com.
All product and company names are trademarks of their respective companies.
Contact: Paul Calento
Vice President of Marketing
InfoWorld Media Group
415-978-3212
paul_calento@infoworld.com
Posted by InfoWorld Marketing on September 7, 2006 11:48 AM
September 07, 2006 | Comments: (0)
IDG's InfoWorld Joins Accela Communications' IT Video Network
Latest member rounds out network to include top IT sites
September 7, 2006 - SOUTHBOROUGH, MA - Accela Communications, Inc. the leading on-demand rich media services firm, today announced that IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, has joined the IT Video Network, a collection of top IT web sites that will collectively distribute an original video series called INNOVATE.
"We're very pleased to have InfoWorld join the IT Video Network as a partner distributing this series. The content is uniquely suited to their audience of IT professionals and CTO's who are innovators themselves, deeply involved in new technologies and major purchase decisions for their companies," said Bill Reinstein, President/CEO of Accela Communications.
Featuring veteran technology journalist Paul Gillin as host, INNOVATE is a monthly video journal that taps into the creative energy of the information technology industry by spotlighting people, companies and organizations that are inventing the future. Produced and delivered through the AccelaCast inBanner platform, each episode zeroes in on a topic that is creating excitement in the industry, whether it's a compelling problem to be solved or an opportunity to be explored.
"Accela Communications' INNOVATE initiative leverages InfoWorld's audience of IT solutions management through branding on InfoWorld.com, pre-roll visibility within each segment, and lead generation," commented Paul Calento, InfoWorld's Vice President of Marketing. "The result is a compelling ROI-based program, combining a proven audience with unique content presentation."
About Accela Communications
Accela Communications is an interactive marketing services firm that offers a collection of tools and services to produce deliver and manage on-demand rich media communications. The company generates actionable results for customers like Apple, Boston Scientific, Eli Lilly, HP, International Data Group, Reed Business Information and the Federal Reserve through their AccelaCast™ on-demand rich media platform, AccelaWorks™ web response management system, and a network of information technology web sites. For more information, visit http://www.accelacommunications.com.
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. Using an integrated communications approach including online, events, a weekly print publication, research, and a continued investment in an independent Test Center, InfoWorld analysts and editors provide both hands-on analysis and evaluation, as well as expert commentary on issues surrounding emerging technologies and products. Visit InfoWorld at http://www.infoworld.com.
About IDG
International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media, events, and research company. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers in 85 countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG's online network includes more than 400 Web sites spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment, and gaming worldwide. IDG is a leading producer of more than 170 technology-related events including LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Macworld Conference & Expo, DEMO, and IDC Directions. IDC, a subsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events. Over 850 IDC analysts in 50 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends. Additional information about IDG, a privately held company, is available at www.idg.com.
For More Information Contact:
Paul Calento
VP, Marketing
InfoWorld Media Group
paul_calento@infoworld.com
415-978-3212
Posted by InfoWorld Marketing on September 7, 2006 11:41 AM
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