Virtualization Executive Forum Vendor Sponsorships Sold Out

Strategic Insights -

InfoWorld's Virtualization Executive Forum, focused on converging approaches to create a virtualized infrastructure, has sold out its vendor sponsorships. The event, taking place on September 25 and 26 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, boasts a comprehensive lineup of platinum and gold-level sponsors. Novell serves as the cornerstone sponsor, while EMC, Intel, PolyServe, Red Hat, and VMware have secured platinum-level sponsorship positions. Gold-level sponsors include DataSynapse, Egenera, Emulex, IBM, Kingston Technology, and Microsoft.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Virtualization Executive Forum has achieved a 100% sell-out of its vendor sponsorships, marking the most extensive sponsorship lineup of any InfoWorld Executive Forum event to date.
  • The event features a strong lineup of platinum-level sponsors, including EMC, Intel, PolyServe, Red Hat, and VMware, alongside cornerstone sponsor Novell.
  • Gold-level sponsors include DataSynapse, Egenera, Emulex, IBM, Kingston Technology, and Microsoft.
  • InfoWorld's integrated sponsorship packages provide cross-media marketing opportunities, including face-to-face, online, and print media, to promote solutions to IT solutions management.
  • The event's effectiveness in maximizing investment in advertising mediums is measured through performance metrics.
  • InfoWorld's president and publisher, Bob Ostrow, emphasizes the company's role in defining the enterprise virtualization category and its efforts to help partners build cross-media campaigns.

Statistics:

  • 100% of vendor sponsorships have been sold for the Virtualization Executive Forum.
  • 6 platinum-level sponsors have secured positions at the event, including:

+ EMC

+ Intel

+ PolyServe

+ Red Hat

+ VMware

+ Novell (cornerstone sponsor)

  • 7 gold-level sponsors have secured positions at the event, including:

+ DataSynapse

+ Egenera

+ Emulex

+ IBM

+ Kingston Technology

+ Microsoft

Sources:

  • "InfoWorld's Virtualization Executive Forum Vendor Sponsorships Sold Out" by IDG's InfoWorld, 2023.
  • "About Virtualization Executive Forum" by InfoWorld Media Group.
  • "About InfoWorld Media Group" by InfoWorld Media Group.
  • "About IDG International Data Group" by IDG International Data Group.
  • "IDG International Data Group Home Page" by IDG International Data Group, http://www.idg.com.