Thank you for attending the third annual Parallels Summit - your participation made this a successful industry event. With over 700 attendees representing hosting providers, ISVs, press, and industry partners, we were able to establish an environment where people could learn, network, participate, and have fun doing it!
The PowerPoint presentations delivered at the summit can be downloaded from the agenda section of this website. Our media sponsor, The WHIR, took a few photos at the event which they posted on flickr.
See you next year!
Areas of Focus and Agenda Highlights
- SaaS - Bill McNee, Founder and CEO Saugatuck Technology will share recent findings from the most recent SaaS program
- Hosting - Dan Golding, Analyst for Tier 1 Research will provide expert analysis of the hosting industry and trends
- Virtualization - Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Parallels will describe the new Parallels and the future of optimized computing
- Automation - Expert panel members will discuss how to compete against Internet Giants such as Google and Amazon
- Green Computing - Expert panel members will discuss datacenter power issues and how to use virtualization to reduce consumption
Networking and Entertainment
Attendees will have many opportunities to network with the Parallels team, business partners, third party application vendors, and colleagues through night out events, sponsored meals, and our exhibitors area.
Boat Cruise (19th) and Nationals Game (20th)
Business People Can Expect To:
- Network with other professionals from your industry
- Learn how Parallels products can help grow your revenue
- Improve your business by listening to strategies from industry leaders
- Establish new business relationships for your SaaS offerings
- Preview roadmaps of upcoming Parallels releases
- Gain insight how to take advantage of Parallels Open Platform
Technical People Can Expect To:
- Interact directly with Parallels engineers
- Learn how to optimize usage of Parallels products
- Give feedback on improving Parallels products
- Gain insight on how an application is packaged and on the Application Packaging Standard (APS)
- View live product demos of upcoming Parallels releases
- Participate in open advanced training forums with other users of Parallels products
The next generation of SaaS and Virtualization is about to begin. Don’t be left behind!
If you are interested in being a sponsor for the third annual Parallels Summit, please contact sponsors@parallels.com.
For all other questions, please contact summit@parallels.com.
Details
When
Monday, May 19, 2008 8:00 AM - Tuesday, May 20, 2008 5:00 PM
Where
Omni Shoreham, Washington DC
2500 Calvert St. NW,
District of Columbia 20008
202-234-0700
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