Record Number of EMC Customers and Partners Set for EMC World 2007
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More than 7,000 Attendees Expected to Participate in Seminal Conference on Information Infrastructure
HOPKINTON, Mass., May 9 -- In less than two weeks, a record gathering of more than 7,000 EMC customers, partners, technologists and members of the news media and analyst communities will converge in Orlando, Florida, for the annual EMC World conference. Under the theme "Conferences Engineered for a World of Information," EMC World (May 21-24, 2007) will bring together three industry-leading user conferences for the first time: EMC Technology Summit, focused on information infrastructure deployment and information management; Momentum - the EMC Documentum user conference focused on management of unstructured content; and the EMC Software Developer Conference, focused on the skills needed to develop new applications for infrastructure and information management.
EMC World now gathers together the industry's widest range of experts, partners and customers, each with a unique perspective on the most innovative approaches to storing, protecting, optimizing and leveraging their information. Spanning nearly one million square feet of exhibit and meeting space in the Orange County Convention Center and nearby facilities, attendees will participate in more than 600 education sessions covering 364 separate topics. More than 115 EMC partners, representing the full spectrum of the IT industry, will be exhibiting their products and services and EMC will be conducting demonstrations of more than 50 of its own leading solutions.
"Just as bringing information together enhances its value to an organization, bringing together the disciplines and experts responsible for managing that information also results in a tremendous amount of value for them and for the industry," said Frank Hauck, EMC Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Customer Quality. "EMC's scope and breadth have evolved to keep pace with the challenges and opportunities our customers face regarding the management and protection of information in all its forms. The unification of these three disciplines under one roof is a reflection of the more holistic approaches to managing and leveraging information that our customers have told us they need and want."
For the first time this year, EMC is hosting the Inforati Video Awards, an online contest offering EMC customers and partners from around the world a chance to show off their creative side by submitting home-made videos related to information infrastructure. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to view and vote for the videos, which can be seen at http://emc.com/IV
EMC World 2007 kicks off on Sunday, May 20, with a welcome reception featuring a concert by Grammy Award-winning recording artists Hootie & the Blowfish. The conference formally begins on Monday, May 21, with a keynote presentation by EMC Chairman, President and CEO, Joe Tucci, who will focus on the theme of "Building Tomorrow's Information Infrastructure." Also on Monday, David Donatelli, EMC Executive Vice President, Storage Product Operations will deliver a keynote entitled "Making Life Easier in Your Exabyte World."
On Tuesday, May 22, Momentum, the annual EMC Documentum user conference takes center stage with keynote presentations by Balaji Yelamanchili, EMC Senior Vice President and Co-General Manager of Content Management and Archiving, and Whitney Tidmarsh, EMC Vice President of Marketing for Content Management and Archiving. The two will deliver a keynote that will highlight emerging trends in this growing market and feature the newest technology from EMC Documentum.
On Wednesday, May 23, Software Developer Conference '07 is in the spotlight with a keynote by Mark Lewis, EMC Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer. Lewis will explore "Information 2.0" and what an enterprise needs to do to exploit this new digital era. The Software Developer Conference is a top educational forum for developers, architects, technical project managers and others to sharpen their skills and delve into deep technical detail on EMC software development platforms.
In addition to the keynotes, educational sessions and exhibits, there are several other activities that will take place at EMC World that are designed to maximize networking for customers and partners, including 43 "Birds of a Feather" sessions that provide an opportunity for customers to share experiences and learn from each other. Customers will also be able to test for EMC Proven Professional certification.
Information on EMC World, including a full agenda and registration details are available at http://emcworld2007.com/index.html.
About EMC
EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) is the world's leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at http://www.emc.com/.
EMC and Documentum are registered trademarks and EMC Proven is a trademark of EMC Corporation. All other trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.
Source: EMC Corporation
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