HOPKINTON, Mass., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- In just under one week, more than
9,000 EMC customers, partners, technologists, journalists and analysts from
around the world will gather in Las Vegas for the annual EMC World user
conference. EMC World (May 18-22, 2008) is a comprehensive educational forum
that provides attendees with unparalleled access to experts from EMC and over
100 partners, discussing and demonstrating the technologies and strategies
that help customers get the maximum value from their information and their
information infrastructures.
EMC World gathers a wide range of experts, partners and customers, each
with a unique perspective on the most innovative approaches to information
management across a range of industries and organizations that regard
information as one of the most valuable business assets. The conference
covers a multitude of the most important issues in information management
today, from storage and resource management, to security, content management
and virtualization.
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containing the latest EMC and partner news releases, along with event photos,
video and executive presentation slides available for download at:
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Spanning nearly one million square feet of exhibit and meeting space in
Mandalay Bay's convention center in Las Vegas, Nevada, attendees will learn
directly from EMC engineers, users and partners at more than 500 breakout
sessions. Attendees can also explore the EMC World exhibit floor and
Solutions Pavilion featuring more than 125 exhibitors and sponsors,
representing a broad spectrum of the IT industry, including many of EMC's most
strategic partners.
For the first time, EMC World will feature the EMC Innovation Showcase,
providing a dedicated area for conference attendees to learn about EMC's
innovation ecosystem and cutting-edge technologies under research and
development in the company's worldwide offices. Technologies and processes
will be showcased in a dramatic and interactive fashion. Another first at EMC
World 2008 is the EMC World Executive Forum that will bring together more than
200 executive-level attendees, providing them the opportunity to collaborate,
discuss technology trends and strategy with EMC executives and innovation
technologists.
"The continual growth of EMC World indicates how valuable this event has
become to a large and expanding base of EMC users, partners and the IT
software development community," said Frank Hauck, EMC Executive Vice
President, Global Marketing and Customer Quality. "EMC World 2008 is the
premier industry event designed to help educate and inform IT professionals
who are dedicated to leveraging information within their organizations for
competitive advantage."
EMC World 2008 kicks off on Sunday, May 18, with a welcome reception
featuring a concert by platinum-selling, chart-topping recording artists The
Goo Goo Dolls. The conference formally begins on Monday, May 19 with the
opening of the EMC World exhibit floor and a keynote delivered by EMC
Chairman, President and CEO Joe Tucci, who will address the impact that the
ever-expanding digital universe will have on IT organizations of all sizes.
He'll articulate how EMC's information infrastructure strategy is helping
organizations and individuals intelligently and efficiently store, protect,
and manage information so that it can be made accessible, searchable,
shareable, and ultimately, actionable.
Additional executive keynotes will include Howard Elias, President, EMC
Global Services & Resource Management Software Group who will discuss bringing
automation to information infrastructure management; David Donatelli,
President, EMC Storage Division who will focus on the latest innovations in
storage; Mark Lewis, President, EMC Content Management and Archiving Division
who will talk about helping customers navigate the complex content landscape
to realize the full value of content management; Art Coviello, President, RSA,
The Security Division of EMC will deliver a joint keynote with Brian
Gallagher, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Symmetrix Product Group
that will focus on trends in information security and the need to implement
security holistically and linking it to information infrastructure.
On Wednesday, May 21, the topics will center on virtualization with a
keynote by Dr. Stephen Herrod, Chief Technology Officer, VMware, focused on
how virtualization can help overcome the challenges facing today's
datacenters. The day will close with a customer appreciation event featuring
acclaimed actor and comedian Billy Crystal.
In addition to the keynotes, educational sessions and exhibits, attendees
can take advantage of the many opportunities for networking at EMC World
including 44 "Birds of a Feather" sessions that offer users of EMC products
and services a chance to share experiences, ask questions and learn from one
another. The EMC Education Services group will be onsite to administer
testing for EMC Proven Professional certifications.
More information on EMC World, including a full agenda and registration
details are available at http://www.emcworld2008.com.
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 EMC World are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation and its
subsidiaries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the
Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those
projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk
factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic
or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology
spending; (iii) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (iv) risks
associated with managing the growth of our business, including risks
associated with acquisitions and investments and the challenges and costs of
integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (v)
fluctuations in VMware, Inc.'s operating results and risks associated with
trading of VMware stock; (vi) competitive factors, including but not limited
to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (vii) the relative and
varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and
mixture of product and services revenues; (viii) component and product quality
and availability; (ix) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of
customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and
market change; (x) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (xi) war or
acts of terrorism; (xii) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified
employees; (xiii) fluctuating currency exchange rates; and (xiv) other
one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time
to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements
after the date of this release.
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